Reading Reflection No. 3

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman

1. The general theme or argument for most of the book was the concept that there are two different ways of forming thoughts. System 1, as described in the book, represents a form of thinking that can generally be described as fast, stereotypical, emotional, and subconscious. System 2 is a form of thinking that is described as more logical, calculating, and conscious. These two different systems change the way people view things, and can affect their cognitive biases towards different things. The book also speaks about how people struggle to think in a statistical, analytical way because it is hard to view the world that way when we are so used to thinking with our emotions. 

2. This book connected with what I have learned in this class because I think I am more of a system 2 type thinker, where I focus on being very logical and conscious in my decisions. I think this will reflect on how I would run my business and the entrepreneurial relationships that I would form. If I think of my venture concept in a very logical way, I think it improve the chance of my product being successful. 

3. I think a good exercise for this book would be to have the reader consider what type of thinker they are and why they think that is their type. It would be interesting to see what people think of themselves, and you could maybe also have other students try to guess what kind of thinker someone is based on their assignments. 

4. I biggest "aha" moment while reading this book was when I started to learn and understand the concepts involving cognitive bias and how our system of thinking can affect the way we interact with ideas and other people in the world. That did not necessarily differ from my expectations, but it was still very interesting to learn.