System I/System II [1] has been all the rage lately, making it to a wide audience with Kahneman's bestseller [2], but it is not without criticism. For instance,

System I/System II [1] has been all the rage lately, making it to a wide audience with Kahneman's bestseller [2], but it is not without criticism. For instance, the usual two-column list of System I/System II traits makes things much more clear-cut than they really are. Furthermore, both Systems can be inter-related and influence each others. The System I/System II narrative is an old idea that can be quite convincing, and it's not without merits, but one might wonder if all its appeal doesn't call for a suggestion of the original post: watch if you are happy with a belief/theory. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_process_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_process_theory [2]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow