The Intelligence of Instinct
summary
Argues that fear is information not fluff, grounded in Daniel Kahneman’s System One and System Two framework and Gavin de Becker’s real-world precursors to violence. Gives concrete examples: a staff sergeant following suspicion spots an IED and 17 lives saved, the Office of Naval Research funds intuition studies, Moneyball’s Oakland A’s build algorithms around on-base percentage to test gut calls. Recommends noticing code-smell shivers, observing, then running disciplined hypotheses and measurements.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Start
- 2:48THE GIFT OF FEAR Gavin de Becker
- 10:09A SIXTH SENSE
- 10:30YOUR BRAIN DID ALL THE WORK
- 12:08FEAR AND ANXIETY FEEL THE SAME
- 12:54THE DIFFERENCE IS TIME Fear is immediate
- 13:56AMOS TVERSKY
- 16:21ENGINEERS RUN IN NERD MODE
- 16:57SYSTEM ONE IS UNCONSCIOUS
- 17:30Complete the phrase. War and
- 18:09HOW MANY GOLF BALLS FIT IN A SCHOOL BUS?
- 19:19SYSTEM ONE IS A GODDAMN LIAR
- 20:13MONEYBALL Michael Lewis
- 24:02TRIGGER YOUR SYSTEM TWO LE
- 25:08YOU ARE AN EXPERT
- 25:35RESPECT YOUR INTUITION
- 26:13Recording and Production Confreaks
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