Unfair caricatures are just one of the side effects of what psychologist and economist Daniel Kahneman calls “System 1”—the fast, instinctive, emotional system of our brain that tries to make most of our decisions while requiring the least amount of energy. This system relies on habits of thought and quick, reliable shortcut strategies to get things done. It stands in contrast to System 2—the slow, more deliberative, more logical thinking system that takes a lot of energy and is what we typically think of as conscious thinking.
