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You can think of heuristics as shortcuts that your brain uses to reduce cognitive overload and get to a decision quicker. However, sometimes, these shortcuts lead to faulty decisions and stereotypical thinking. Letβs look at an example from Kahnemanβs book, Thinking, Fast and Slow,* which we introduced in the previous chapter: