Fast and Slow Thinking

Lisa Dusenbery bio ↓  ·  December 15th, 2011  ·  filed under books

Psychologists believe that the brain has two complementary modes of thought. If you’re curious about the difference between system 1 (fast mode) and system 2 (slow mode), check out this Guardian review of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Because it’s never too late in the week to be reminded of our self-delusions.

“Looking back on our experience of pain, we prefer a larger, longer amount to a shorter, smaller amount, just so long as the closing stages of the greater pain were easier to bear than the closing stages of the lesser one.”

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Lisa Dusenbery is the assistant editor at The Rumpus. Besides writing, her interests include dancing, practicing winking, and the smell of basements. She is a recent convert to San Francisco, CA. More from this author →

2 Responses to “Fast and Slow Thinking”

  1. Paul Says:
    December 15th, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    you didn’t post the link to the Guardian’s review, just to the book on Powell’s.

  2. Lisa Dusenbery Says:
    December 15th, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Thanks for the heads up. Fixed!

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