The adaptive toolbox consists of evolved capacities, includ-ing capacities…

The adaptive toolbox consists of evolved capacities, includ-ing capacities to learn, that form the basis for building blocks that can construct efficient rules of thumb. Evolved capacities are the metal from which the tools are made. A gut feeling is like a drill, a simple instrument whose force lies in the quality of its material.

— from The Mind in the Cockpit · Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious by Gerd Gigerenzer

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