private_messaging comments on Learn a foreign language to reduce bias? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: private_messaging 27 June 2012 05:06:35PM *  -1 points [-]

Is there really a 'system 1' and 'system 2' anyway? Brain is a real-time system, and has to provide gradual de-rating when the time is shorter. When facing a really complicated problem that would take a lot of time to solve, there's "system 2" type reasoning being not even wrong if not given enough time.

Comment author: orthonormal 28 June 2012 07:38:39PM 3 points [-]

"System 1" and "System 2" aren't meant to represent separate sub-minds; they're just a helpful categorization of mental processes. If you want a fuller disclaimer on this useful oversimplification, Kahneman has an excellent one in Thinking, Fast and Slow.