Key points

Autopilot judgments and perceptions implicitly guide thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

Positive change that occurs through reflection or insight hardly affects the autopilot brain.

Changes wrought in the reflective brain last only if the autopilot brain is conditioned to execute them.

Positive change that occurs through reflection or insight hardly affects the autopilot brain, which is dominated by habits, conditioned responses, tacit attitudes, and deep bias .

We’re aware of judgments, feelings, and values only in the reflective brain. Trouble is, the autopilot brain processes much faster, requiring much less effort than the reflective brain. When autopilot judgments do become conscious, we tend to justify rather than evaluate them. To paraphrase psychologist Daniel

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