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Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)

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Re: Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)

#11

I wonder if the author is unaware Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow has been debunked. I suppose its a 6 year old article, but I'm still embarrassed when I have thoughts related to that book.

Debunked how? Got links? I'm curious because I remember quite enjoying that book and he did get a Nobel for that whole area of research whereas we're just random HN commenters.

Re: Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)

#12

I dunno. For me it is a running gag when I go to a McDonald's in a distant city, particularly in a foreign country, and say to somebody who's been waiting in line "... I thought this was supposed to be fast food". In software development it is quite official that a fast computer is a good thing, I mean, idle minds do the devil's work if your compile takes 40 minutes.

From my experience of being an American traveler in Paris, you should be grateful that they're serving you at all!

Re: Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)

#13

I wonder if the author is unaware Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow has been debunked. I suppose its a 6 year old article, but I'm still embarrassed when I have thoughts related to that book.

There's 1 specific chapter that he has publicly acknowledged relied on weak data. You're significantly overstating your point. Here's the actual blog post, with Kahneman responding in the comments (publicly confirmed it's him) if you page back : https://replicationindex.com/2017/02/02/reconstruction-of-a-...

Re: Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)

#15
At the highest level, it's difficult to argue that anything actually matters.

So being in a hurry is as pointless as pondering endlessly to make the best choice.

But since we create our own isolated realities, most of which are human-lifetime based, we tend to care about the passage of hours or days. And in that scope, sometimes being quick seems important, but also having perspective and time for reflection can.

There is a time (pardon the pun) for blitz chess, and there's a time for clockless chess. What matters actually is the experience, not the outcome. If we believe that our approach resulted in a better outcome, we are happier.

Re: Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)

#18

I wonder if the author is unaware Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow has been debunked. I suppose its a 6 year old article, but I'm still embarrassed when I have thoughts related to that book.

> I'm still embarrassed when I have thoughts related to that book

You shouldn't be. The book is rightfully considered one of (if not) the defining works of behavioral psychology and you dismiss it because one chapter's methods came into question?

Read his explanation of the "debunk": https://replicationindex.com/2017/02/02/reconstruction-of-a-...

Re: Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)

#19
Interesting mix of pointers in this article.

What I was looking for, but could not find in the article, is some more information about time perception [1].

It amazes me to no end that time seems to be passing faster and faster now that I grow older. In my youth, 10 minutes used to take ages, but now a month passes in a blink.

If any of you startup guys can find a way to slow this down, I'll buy a subscription.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_perception

Re: Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)

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post #19

Interesting mix of pointers in this article. What I was looking for, but could not find in the article, is some more information about time perception [1]. It amazes me to no end that time seems to be passing faster and faster now that I grow older. In my youth, 10 minutes used to take ages, but now a month passes in a blink. If any of you startup guys can find a way to slow this down, I'll buy a subscription. [1] ht…

You might find this interesting:

Time Perception: Why Time Can Feel So Slowhttps://www.spring.org.uk/2022/12/time-perception.php

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