ABSTRACT
Thinking, Fast and Slow tells us that there are two routes people use to think. The idea of two systems of cognition is known as a dual processing theory. These two types of cognition are known as System 1, or the intuitive system, and System 2, or the deliberate system. System 1 is always active and waiting to jump into operation. System 2 is slow thinking. This system needs deliberate activation. The ideas in Thinking, Fast and Slow are applicable to a whole spectrum of human thought, action, and behavior. It contains lessons whether the reader is looking at buying a house or examining potential biases they may have towards people. Thinking, Fast and Slow highlights that even professions we associate with high levels of System 2 functioning, such as academia or law, are vulnerable to System 1 errors.
