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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein

CategoryPsychology

Kahneman, Sibony, and Sunstein argue that bad decisions come not only from bias but from unwanted variability in judgment, and they propose routines to make decisions more consistent.

What stuck

  • Error does not come only from bias. It also comes from inconsistency.
  • Better decisions often require process, not just smarter people.