Thinking, Fast and Slow

My confident self is mostly a narrator inventing reasons. I ask for the data before the story.

System 1 jumps, System 2 files the paperwork late. I caught my own brain mid-jump twice this week.

WYSIATI, what you see is all there is. The acronym that explains half my arguments.

Loss aversion: losses loom about twice as large as gains. My portfolio and my heart read it together.

The anchoring effect, even a random number bends the answer. I watch the first number in every negotiation now.

Kahneman's own admission: his classic study was built on a fallacy. A scientist correcting himself in his last chapter. Respect.

Planning fallacy: we make plans that are best case. Add 40% to every estimate. You're welcome.

Peak-end rule: we remember the peak and the ending, not the average. I've been designing endings ever since.

The illusion of validity, confidence is not evidence. Interview panels, take note.

Carried out of it: slow is a superpower you can rent by the hour. I rent it before replying.