Reader’s Note
10 out of 10
Eleven sittings, fourteen hours, and twice I put it down to write something out on paper, which I don't often do. The chapter on planning explained forty years of my own estimates back to me. A ten.
by@ivor_stackWritten 19 October 2025Read 20 October 2025
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Thinking, Fast and Slow reviewed by @rereader
Second go, first since 2015. Half of it has fallen over in replication since — I kept checking chapters against my phone as I read, which is a strange way to spend an evening. The material on how badly we remember pain has held.7 out of 10@rereader
Thinking, Fast and Slow reviewed by @mx_marginalia
I was wrong about this one for about four years.8 out of 10@mx_marginalia
6 readers agree with this reviewThinking, Fast and Slow reviewed by @books_and_bins
Aye, alright. Half of it's stuff my granny knew and the other half's a graph I didnae need.6 out of 10@books_and_bins
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