Ideas

System 1 and System 2 are both features of the human brain, and we need both of them. The elephant is going to go where it's going to go. System 2 is the rider on top.

When we feel stress, the logic part of our brain isn't fully engaged. Stress, distraction, lack of sleep, and small physical irritants all wear down the attention we need when a suspicious message shows up.

When we are tired, when we're distracted, when we're in pain, our brain's attention is on relieving that pain. Cyber criminals will try to induce that stress. Your body notices before you do.

Mindfulness has a reputation problem. It's really the opposite of abstract: noticing what you feel while you read an email is the cue that survives AI-polished phishing.