Thinking in Algorithms

Our “gut” often hot-wires our decisions and takes them on a joyride to buy things for a rush of dopamine despite our empty wallets or to go on a date with an attractive person we know isn’t good for us

Even when we think we’re making a logical choice, emotional impulses will seize control of situations and steer us in illogical directions

We may crunch the numbers to see if we can afford those new shoes we’ve been eyeing, but if we believe they’ll bring us enough happiness, our minds will be made up no matter what our calculations say

our rationality has been tainted by our feelings

Our heads often defer to our hearts to help make quick choices.

spur-of-the-moment

“these irrational behaviors of ours are neither random nor senseless. They are systematic, and since we repeat them again and again, predictable.”