Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Think Again
Sydney Finkelstein · 2008
80/100
👍 Worth It
Finkelstein and his co-authors do something genuinely useful here: they go past diagnosing smart people's bad decisions and actually build a practical safeguard system grounded in neuroscience and cognitive psychology. The case studies range widely from Hurricane Katrina to corporate collapses, keeping the framework from feeling abstract, and Jim Collins' endorsement reflects real respect within the field. A natural complement to Kahneman for leaders who want the organisational rather than individual implications of cognitive bias.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety98
Substance / usefulness82
Craft & writing78
Originality74
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers80
Age-fit90
👁 Human-eye gut-check80
Penny’s verdict80
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