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> they either get it because they've read that book, or they understand that they don't and can save themselves a lot of time and confusion and ask what you mean.

I've read that book and several other works on the subject and I still can't remember which one is system I and which is system II. I get why they use those labels (because they don't want to pre-suppose the characteristics of what they're investigating). But I do find them frustratingly undescriptive.



Easy mnemonic: “thinking fast and slow” lists them in order.


Other mnemonic: on any problem you're thinking about, system 1 responds first, system 2 is second.

System 2 is always second cause it's slower. (Because it's more methodical, etc. etc.)




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