%% date:: [[2023-02-22]] %% # [[Fast Thinking]] *Fast thinking* is the type of [[Cognition]] that occurs instantaneously and automatically as a result of informed intuition. It is what [[Daniel Kahneman]] calls "System 1" thinking in his book [[Thinking, Fast and Slow - summary]]. Fast thinking is the opposite of [[Slow Thinking]]. Fast thinking excels at [[Heuristics]] that are difficult to teach and can involve flashes of intuition that can only be built up over time. However, it is prone to [[Cognitive Biases]].