Analysis Of Thinking: Fast And Slow By Daniel Kahneman

In his book Thinking: Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman explains the process of thinking by characterizing initial thought and deeper thought. In doing so, he calls the initial thought System I and the deeper thought System II. System I can be characterized by being fast, heuristic, and intuitive. It is the default thinking of our minds. This type of thinking is important when a quick decision needs to be made, one that does not require much thought. However, there are times when decisions are made with System I thinking that actually need to be thought about using System II; in these instances, the outcome tends to have negative consequences. Life presents countless opportunities to use both types of thinking, and it is crucial to know when to use each. Thinking fast can be incredibly helpful at times. There were 14 seconds left in overtime play of my junior year playoff basketball game, and we were down by one point. It was our ball as we took the court after the timeout. As the referee was handing us the ball on the sideline at half court, our coach told us to run his infamous Fairmont play. My teammate threw the ball in, and we got the play setup. As the play was developing, I …show more content…
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