This is the Read to Lead podcast episode 5.59. Game Changing Reeds. 11 books. Every leader needs, part one.

Hello and welcome to the Read to Lead podcast. My name is Jeff, and this is the podcast that explores the books that can transform your life and your leadership journey.

Today I'm kicking off a special year-end series featuring 11 must-read nonfiction books that I think deserve a place on everybody's bookshelf.

They aren't just any books that the kind of a place on everybody's bookshelf. They aren't just

any books that the kind of works that can fundamentally change how you think, how you lead,

and how you live. In this first episode of this two-parter, we'll dive into books 11 through

six, each offering unique insights that can reshape your understanding of yourself and the

world around you. So, let's not waste any time. Let's dig right in. Our journey begins with

Nobel laureate, Daniel Kahneman's masterpiece on decision making and behavioral economics.

It's called Thinking, Fast and slow. It came out in

2011. This book revolutionizes our understanding of how we think by introducing two systems that

drive our thought processes. System one, which is fast, intuitive, and emotional, and system two,

which is slower, more deliberate and logical.

In fact, let me share a fascinating experiment from the book that demonstrates how these systems work.

Kahneman asks readers to solve this simple problem.

You may have heard of it before.

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball.

How much does the ball cost? Well, your immediate response, courtesy of System 1, is probably

10 cents. But take a moment to think it through with System 2, and you'll realize that can't be right.

If the ball costs $0.10 and the bat costs $1.10, making the total $1.20.

The correct answer then has to be $5 for the ball and $1.5 for the bat.

This example illustrates how our intuitive thinking can lead us astray, even in simple mathematics.

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