Thinking, Fast and Slow

I had to stop reading this book because it was just so difficult to get through.

The Why
I wanted to read this book because it just has sooo many recommendations. I don't have an example of lists-of-books-to-definitely-read where this book is not featured on. As I could get it secondhand at a bargain I bought it and started reading it.

What it's about
Daniel Kahneman is a researcher who has done tons of research on human decision making and thinking, together with his colleague and friend Amos.
Most of this research focuses on the human's two types of thinking; Type 1 which is fast and mostly subconscious, and Type 2, which is slower and more deliberate.
The book explains the differences in these two modes of thinking and what kind of effect this two-mode of thinking has on human decision making. One such example of an effect is what is called the Availability Bias, which I notice a lot in daily life surrounding the choice for Nuclear power. Disasters such as Fukushima and Chernobyl come easily to mind, so the risk of a nuclear disaster is assessed to be higher than it actually is (with newly designed plants almost zero).

How its written
I'm really interested in the books subject; Cognitive Bias and how persons make decisions (and how to make better decisions myself). Unfortunately this book explains these Biases and Heuristics by way of describing experiments. So there were researchers, they did a certain experiment and they found this and that.
Super dry and non imaginative.

Verdict
For me the writing style makes it too boring to read for extended periods of time. I plan to skimp through this and highlight the different heuristics and will dive deeper into a specific section if I want to further my knowledge of a specific heuristic.
If you're more of an “easy-reader” I suggest Factfulness by Hans Rosling, which is soooo much more entertaining to read. Het bestverkochte boek ooit (met deze titel) by Sanne Blauw for the Dutchies amongst you, which focuses on faults in our use of numbers.
Also the podcast from Jordan Harbringer with Gabriel Weinberg is focused on Cognitive Biases, but then with a lot of real-world examples thrown in.