Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman · 2011

Daniel Kahneman's synthesis of work on judgment, heuristics, bias, and two modes of thinking.

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Thinking, Fast and Slow appears in 2 currently documented source-backed recommendations.

Sam Altman CEO, OpenAI; former head, Y Combinator

Recommended HN transcript of Twitter AMA answer comment

Documented citation: A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman's Twitter AMA answer to a question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder and listed Thinking, Fast and Slow.

Documented citation Recommended comment Sam Altman AMA transcript comment on recommended books for young startup founders

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Hacker News / Algolia API · 2015-10-21 · accessed 2026-06-22

A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman answering a Twitter AMA question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder; Altman later confirmed the disputed Art of War in the Middle Ages title in the same thread.

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Recommended · HN transcript of Twitter AMA answer · comment Source 2015-10-21

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Tony Fadell Product builder and founder; creator of the iPod and iPhone; founder, Nest Labs

Recommended Secondary transcription of book reading list article

Documented citation: The transcribed Reading List includes Thinking, Fast and Slow among the books and articles Tony Fadell says helped him, his friends, and mentors.

Documented citation Recommended article Tony Fadell's Reading List

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Lanre Dahunsi · 2022-06-07 · accessed 2026-08-10

This page transcribes the Reading List section from Tony Fadell's Build and introduces it as a list of books and articles that helped Fadell, his friends, and mentors. Google Books independently identifies a Reading List section in Build.

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Recommended · Secondary transcription of book reading list · article Source 2022-06-07

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