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This! Decision making is mostly "irrational". I wish it would be different.
by ReDeiPirati 6y ago
This! Decision making is mostly "irrational". I wish it would be different.
- visarga 6y agoDecision making in humans is a mix of slow and fast thinking. Fast thinking - like reading, writing, physical reflexes - requires little effort and is best suited for repetitive situations. Slow thinking - such as reasoning - is more expensive so we only use it when we are faced with a new situation for which we have not 'cached' the answer. It entails the creation of a mental model and imagining outcomes. The exact mix of the two modes is tuned by evolution. If all we had was the slow system we'd be much less efficient at survival.