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27A - Reading Reflection No. 3

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

1) The overall theme of this book is the cognitive struggle that your brain goes through with two systems of modes of thought. System 1 is a fast mode of thought which is capitalized on instincts. System 2 is a slower mode of thought which focuses on deliberate thinking to make decisions. The book describes how these two modes of thoughts interact and how to minimize mistakes when these two systems are involved.
2) This book relates to what we're learning in the course for multiple reasons. I think the most important thing it teaches us is how to think and in what situations should you capitalize on a particular mode of thought. Knowing the difference between these modes of thoughts and not rushing into decisions can be the difference maker for an entrepreneur not to have his/her business venture implode. Furthermore, this book is very useful when one decides to think creatively. When coming up with a business venture, it's important to spend your time and energy wisely in order for you to maximize results. This book helps in determining successful thinking.
3) I would design two exercises. One that puts students in high pressure situations and another one that forces students to slow down and deliberately think about what the best course of action is. The high pressure situations would be a series of mind puzzles that students have to complete in under 10 minutes. Whoever completes the most wins. The slower situations would involve students taking an hour to come up with a solution to a pressing issue in society, such as global warming. I feel like these two exercises would demonstrate these two modes of thought well.
4) I was surprised to learn that Daniel Kahneman was in the Israeli Defense Forces and how he understood the pros and cons from these two modes of thought from his work there. I thought this was really interesting since my dad was in the IDF. I followed up with my dad and told him the general theme of this book and what I learned from it. Not only did he find it interesting but he indeed agreed that there's multiple scenarios where both of these modes of thought come into play. He faced multiple high pressure scenarios in the army where system 1 came into effect, and he faced multiple life changing decisions where system 2 came into effect.

Comments

  1. Brooke RossmanNovember 25, 2019 at 9:56 AM

    Hey Jordan,
    This is an incredibly interesting concept as I have never thought about these two different types of "systems" and how they could affect the decision-making process. I really liked the exercises you came up with for your reflection. Not only do they perfectly embody each system, but also there's a lot of room in there to make those exercises fun and memorable for the participants.

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  2. Philip AciernoNovember 25, 2019 at 11:28 AM

    Dear Jordan,
    Great choice for your book I read some of this book before reverting to a different ine. I think it is very interesting to have people categorized into two different parts of thinking because it is a simple way to do it yet very difficult for people to understand where they would stand. Great post!

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