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System 2 thinking

Also: Slow thinking · Deliberate reasoning

Where to encounter it

Read about System 2 thinking in Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman — the primary source in the Read Stacks library.

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The other can reason, check, and calculate—but it is slower, and it tires.

Related concepts

Cross-reference·System 2 thinking on Wikipedia