Michael Moynihan: Reading 'Fast and Slow' and overcoming your biases

It’s slightly unnerving, on reading the book, to realise how illogical our decision-making can be, but it’s also hugely instructive

Sig Mejdal, an assistant general manager with the Baltimore Orioles, is full of praise for Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Our columnist takes a look at why the book is popular - and how some people can't overcome their biases to accept the book recommendation. Picture: Rich Pilling

It's now several years since an inter-county manager recommended a book to me — Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.

(No, it wasn’t the manager you’re thinking of. No, not him either.)