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From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewSharePredictions feel like insight, but they are often extrapolations from a small, vivid set of cues. Intuition overreacts…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareExtreme performances tend to be followed by less extreme ones. This is not fate, punishment, or reward. It…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareYour mind is built to see causes. When you encounter a pattern, you immediately ask what produced it,…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareSome judgments feel more plausible when they are more detailed. A richer story seems more “real,” even if…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareWhen you judge what someone is “like,” you rely on resemblance to a stereotype. A description that fits…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareRisk rarely feels statistical. It feels emotional. If a hazard is vivid, frightening, or easy to picture, it…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareYou assess frequency and probability by ease of recall. If examples come to mind quickly, the event feels…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareNumbers you encounter—even irrelevant ones—can become anchors. Once an anchor is present, your estimates drift toward it, as…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareSmall samples tempt you into strong stories. A few observations feel like evidence of a pattern, especially when…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareWhen faced with a hard question, the mind often performs a quiet substitution. Instead of answering what was…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareJudgment often begins as impression. The fast system proposes a verdict—good, bad, risky, safe—before you have articulated reasons.…

From Thinking, Fast and Slow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareThe fast system is built to leap. It turns partial evidence into a whole picture, then treats that…