The Undoing Project: 6 key ideas
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- IDEA 1 OF 6
An unlikely partnership
Kahneman was cautious and self-doubting; Tversky was confident and brilliant.
Together they produced ideas neither could have produced alone.
- IDEA 2 OF 6
Heuristics
People rely on shortcuts like representativeness (judging by similarity) and availability (judging by what comes to mind).
They work often but fail predictably.
- IDEA 3 OF 6
Experts fall for it too
In experiments, doctors, statisticians and generals made the same judgement errors as everyone else.
- IDEA 4 OF 6
Losses loom larger
Prospect theory showed that people weigh losses more than equal gains and react to how choices are framed.
- IDEA 5 OF 6
Big ideas take time
Their work challenged economics' rational-actor model and took decades to be accepted.
- IDEA 6 OF 6
Credit strains partnerships
Even great collaborations can fray over recognition.
Share credit generously.
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