Summary & Analysis of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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He describes well-being as what occurs when people’s lives are filled with experiences they would rather continue than stop. Resistance to interruption is a sign that someone is experiencing well-being.

The priming effect occurs when exposure to a word makes it easier for related words to be evoked. Actions and emotions can also be primed and form reciprocal links to each other.

Scientists have discovered that exposure to a word makes it easier for related words to be evoked. This is called a priming effect. In addition, the primed words have some ability to prime other ideas. Priming is not limited to words and concepts. Action and emotions can also be primed.

Cognitive work is not always unpleasant. Some people experience a state of effortless concentration so deep that they lose their sense of time, of themselves, and of their problems. This state of mind was named “flow” by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It brings about a state of joy and is known as an optimal experience.