Intuition often fails

Sometimes we act like intuition is some kind of superpower… like if someone read fluently at age 4, then they must be a genius. But our mind doesn’t work that clean. When we make prediction based on gut feelings, we skip over the stuff that actually matters. Like stats, or facts.

We trust the little stories our brain throws at us. “She started early, she must be smart.” But if you stop and look, the connection between evidence and outcome isn't always logical. The brain plays lazy storyteller filling gaps with what sounds nice.

and still, we think we can “know” someone in 5 minutes.

nope.

#psychology #intuition #cognitivebias #danielkahneman