The fast system handles the emergency, but the slower system keeps track of why you were driving, where you were headed, and what you need to do next. Rather than toggling between two separate modes, ...

Psychology professor Daniel Kahneman recently passed away. His most famous book, Thinking Fast and Slow, discusses how we have two methods of thinking — one based on immediate reactions and instinct, ...

As marketing director of Attensi, Anthony Wong helps people learn faster and better by making learning more fun and fruitful. During the holiday, I finally finished Thinking, Fast and Slow, authored ...

Engaging System 2 requires significant metabolic energy. Your brain consumes a lot of your body’s energy as it is; intense mental concentration burns even more. Because of this, humans are “cognitive ...

Daniel Kahneman, who understood that not all economic decision-making is strictly rational, has died at the age of 90. His research, which focused on the ways human psychology can warp rational ...