The Psychology of Money vs Thinking, fast and slow: Which Should You Read?
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The Psychology of Money
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Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. How to manage money,…
Thinking, fast and slow
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In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Psychology of Money is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 12 for Thinking, fast and slow.
- Thinking, fast and slow has the widest readership — 613929 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Psychology of Money | Thinking, fast and slow | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (21) | 4.2 (613929) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.1 (947) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (46) | 3.5 (2172) |
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Reception
| The Psychology of Money | Thinking, fast and slow | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 425 | 613929 |
| Editions | 26 | 35 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9979 | 27471 |
| Pages | 272 | 672 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Psychology of Money or Thinking, fast and slow?
Thinking, fast and slow has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Thinking, fast and slow 4.2/5, The Psychology of Money 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Psychology of Money or Thinking, fast and slow?
The Psychology of Money is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Psychology of Money (272 pages, ≈ 5 h 02 m); Thinking, fast and slow (672 pages, ≈ 12 h 27 m).
Which is harder to read: The Psychology of Money or Thinking, fast and slow?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Psychology of Money: Moderate; Thinking, fast and slow: Moderate.