
I recently completed the bookThinking Fast and Slowby Daniel Kahneman, and it got me to thinking about the nature of compassion. In the book, Kahneman identifies two "systems" or modes of thought, which he calls "System I" and "System II." System I thinking is almost instantaneous, requires little energy, and relies on heuristics ("rules of thumb"). System II is conscious and effortful, and uses up energy. System I knows the answer to 2+2, but System II is what you invoke when you have to get...
Published on February 23, 2017 10:03