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Noise
- Narrated by: Todd Ross, Olivier Sibony, Daniel Kahneman
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
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From the world-leaders in strategic thinking and the multi-million copy bestselling authors of Thinking Fast and Slow and Nudge, the next big book to change the way you think.
We like to think we make decisions based on good reasoning–and that our doctors, judges, politicians, economic forecasters and employers do too. In this groundbreaking book, three world-leading behavioural scientists come together to assess the last great fault in our collective decision-making: noise.
We all make bad judgements more than we think. Noise shows us what we can do to make better ones.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Critic reviews
"Noise may be the most important book I've read in more than a decade. A genuinely new idea so exceedingly important you will immediately put it into practice. A masterpiece." (Angela Duckworth, author of Grit)
"An absolutely brilliant investigation of a massive societal problem that has been hiding in plain sight." (Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics)
"A monumental, gripping book.... Outstanding." (Sunday Times)
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- Michael Farrell
- 31-12-22
An excellent learning experience
For me, Noise is best as an audiobook. There are sections which are riveting and others which are interesting but a little heavy to read in a book.
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- LB
- 21-01-24
interesting concept, could be shorter
I loved Thinking fast and slow and would count it as one of my top ten most influential books so was really excited to listen to Noise. As some of the other reviewers have said, this is a tough listen and I really had to force myself to finish it.
The start of the book made me (as someone else said) wonder if I was being sold a 'noise audit'.
The book was very academic and could be simplified and shortened for more impact. the narrator isn't brilliant so that doesn't help. All in all an interesting subject, but save your time and listen to the blinkest overview rather than the full book.
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- romperstomper
- 05-07-21
flawed
multiple authors have added to the size but not the quality. not a patch on kahneman's earlier work 'thinking fast and slow'
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- Fipzee
- 04-09-22
Maybe Audio is not the right format
I get the important point that this book is making and some of the case studies are interesting but I struggled to find the book engaging.
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- Auguste Dupin
- 22-05-21
Powerful book
A few people have left negative reviews, but I feel they have not read or engaged with the book. A powerful case is made by Kahneman et al. that noise is an important problem in many decision contexts, and concerning how to interpret and deal with that noise. Laypeople, and even non-statististicians who use statistics, could learn a lot from the book -- although there are indeed some controversial claims that could have used another revision. Nonetheless this is an important book and I think it will have a long life.
The audiobook is OK, but the narrator runs through material breathlessly and often with evident misunderstanding. He reads chapter and section headings as if they are simply part of the ongoing text and that is a most alarming habit. The narrator of Thinking Fast and Slow was so good -- what happened to him?
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- Nelson Carreras
- 29-07-21
Fascinating
It is a fascinating realization to understand the noise in our personal minds and the noise in organizations.
The book is very well written with a completing storyline. It is challenging in a good way and the complementary PDF is useful to visualize the figures and tables.
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- Wolfie's Wibbles
- 28-04-22
Good book but needs more editing
The subject was really interesting, well explained and though I've not studied statistics I could understand the concepts without needed to get all the maths.
Some of the points felt over-explained which is why I say needs more editing but it doesn't detract too much.
Vocal performance was clear and easy to listen to: it feels conversational not lecturing which can happen with this kind of book. Delivery is slow but I just sped it up so not an issue
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-06-22
an extraordinary insight into human decision makin
such a flawless and insightful book. beautiful and simple to understand. must read for anyone interested
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- wltnkt
- 18-02-24
Another well rounded, holistic discussion of the attributes and impacts of human judgement
Another great book by kahneman et al deep diving into how we can make better decisions. An unmissable book.
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- PapaPete
- 05-07-21
Good, but not as good as "Thinking fast and slow"
I enjoyed it. the findings about the effects of noise and bias were useful, but I think it could have been delivered somewhat more efficiently.
I did enjoy the interview with the authors at the end, and in fact that was a great way of concluding the book.
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