Scientific Definition
Two ways of thinking, both real, both useful, often mis-deployed.
Plain-English Definition
Two ways of thinking, both real, both useful, often mis-deployed.
Feynman Explanation
Most executive errors are mis-matches between mode and moment.
Core Principle
Two ways of thinking, both real, both useful, often mis-deployed.
Mechanisms
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Two ways of thinking, both real, both useful, often mis-deployed.
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Most executive errors are mis-matches between mode and moment.
Examples
- Snap judgments where slow thinking was needed.
- Decision process design.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Tag decisions by required mode before deciding.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Tag decisions by required mode before deciding.
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Interactive Mini Network
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
Auto-linked to the rest of the Human Behavior Taxonomy by family, domain, dimension, and shared keywords.
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Defaults bypass active cognition.
Brain weights existing state heavily.
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Modeling what others think, feel, and intend.
Naming an emotion reduces its intensity.
Cumulative physiological wear from chronic stress.