We must move beyond the aspiration for autonomy to action for its sake. Noticing that we are at risk and resisting the danger ...

As an entrepreneur, you spend a lot of time psyching yourself out. You’re your own harshest critic. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Melinda Fouts, Ph.D., of Success Starts With You, author of Cognitive Enlightenment and awarded Top International Coach 2020 by the IAOTP. Let’s say you are having a conversation and before you know ...

In his groundbreaking book, Thinking Fast and Slow, Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman lays out the conflict in our minds between "the impulsive, automatic, intuitive, or System 1, and the ...

Two seconds is not much time. Not enough time to evaluate a situation. Not enough time to negotiate. But it is enough time for implicit attitudes and emotions to drive responses. It is enough time to ...

As marketing director of Attensi, Anthony Wong helps people learn faster and better by making learning more fun and fruitful. During the holiday, I finally finished Thinking, Fast and Slow, authored ...

I do some of my best thinking on my bike. Or on my skis. Or in the shower. Or when I’m drifting off to sleep. I suppose that’s because, except for gravel, snow snakes, frothy soap and the Sandman ...

The boardroom fell silent when I told the CEO to stop everything. His competitors were gaining ground, market share was eroding, and his board was demanding immediate action. Every fibre of his being ...

How does your brain tell you to stop if you’re crossing the road and you have to stop quickly? – Ruby, aged nine, Rochester, UK The human brain is really clever. It keeps our heart beating, it allows ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Dan Kahneman received a Noel Prize for his book “Thinking - Fast and Slow.” This column does not do justice to his work, but thinking fast is how many ...