Perception of logic

 Robert reminded me of the fact that system 1 reigns over space while system 2 reigns over time.

System 1 is rooted in the senses. The senses can only act in the here and now. System 1 is assisted by emotions. The senses have their own addictions. Knowledge in the realm of system 1 is called skill.

Our education is mainly based on system 2. System 2 creates an imaginary future and an imaginary past. For practical life, this is very useful, since you can predict how things are going to be in the future based on how they were in the past. Problems arise though when system 2 goes haywire. Then we will be overthinking the world too much, and we will try to mold the reality into the perfect picture in our mind. The problem with a perfect picture in the mind, is that it is conceptualized. It is only a brief summary of reality. It lacks the details of reality. In our head we see a picture of a perfect lawn, while in reality there is a mole in our garden. We typically try to change reality and kill the moles. How dare they. Another word for system 2 who has a tendency to dwell in een imaginary time is Ego. Knowledge in the realm of system 2 is called word salad. A typical language for abbreviation of reality is called mathematics.

System 1 is very economic, and it will not use mental resources to transform knowledge into skill unless it is necessary. System 2 is babbling so much, that we cannot learn something unless system 2 shuts up for a moment. Since system 2 is addicted to babbling, we need a pacifier to keep it quiet. In meditation that is called a mantra.

Slow down and redo

The following position gives you a clear idea of what system 1 must learn to perceive. I noticed what I had missed by slowing down and redoing a position which I thought I had already covered.

White to move

2r1r1k1/p4pbp/4pnp1/1p1bN1B1/1q1P4/1B3R1Q/PP3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 24

Welling, G. vs. Tondivar, B., Haarlem 2019

What I immediately saw was the B.A.D. Nf6.
What I didn't see was the counter attack Qxe1# mate in one.

24. Nd3   addresses the counter attack with tempo.

The logical question for black is now: can black save his queen AND protect Nf6 extra?

There are two possibilities:

24. ... Qxd4

24 ... Qe7

What I did not see was that Qe7 puts the black queen in a pin, which made Bd5 virtually unprotected.

And here you have it. What we need to learn is to see the mate in one and to see the pin. But system 2 tends to say, "yeah, yeah, I know it now, it is not difficult". This somewhat impatience notice of system 2 prevents system 1 from absorbing the knowledge.

Slow down and redo until you see the logic.