Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious
by Gerd Gigerenzer
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Author: Gerd GigerenzerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
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Published: 2007-07-05
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Viking Adult
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Summary: 1 Stars
This book provides an amazingly tiny amount of evidence for the topic it alleges itself to be about, i.e. the "intelligence of the unconscious." Yes, it does have a few interesting ideas, but most of the book is repetitive filler. It was very unsatisfying. I am an avid nonfiction reader, and this is probably one of the two least satisfying nonfiction books I have ever read. I will be trying to find a different book about this subject.
Summary of Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious
Why is split second decision-making superior to deliberation? Gut Feelings delivers the science behind Malcolm Gladwell's BlinkReflection and reason are overrated, according to renowned psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer. Much better qualified to help us make decisions is the cognitive, emotional, and social repertoire we call intuition-a suite of gut feelings that have evolved over the millennia specifically for making decisions. "Gladwell drew heavily on Gigerenzer's research. But Gigerenzer goes a step further by explaining just why our gut instincts are so often right. Intuition, it seems, is not some sort of mystical chemical reaction but a neurologically based behavior that evolved to ensure that we humans respond quickly when faced with a dilemma" (BusinessWeek).
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