2021'May 10

L-Mode and R-Mode

#stanier-effective-manager
#kahneman-fast-and-slow
#hunt-pragthinkin
#hunt-pragthinking

On [#stanier-effective-manager], 13th chapter:

Our brain has two modes of processing:

L-Mode: (L)inear mode, this is the one that does algebra or takes care of focused tasks
R-Mode: (R)ich mode, this one is diffuse and out of our control. It takes care of creative thinking, pattern matching and connection making

[#kahneman-fast-and-slow] defines R-Mode as system 1 and L-Mode as system 2.

PS.: Stanier takes the L/R concept from [#hunt-pragthinkin]. Not sure if Hunt took this from somewhere else. So be cautious when attributing authorship here.

[#hunt-pragthinking]: Hunt, Andrew. Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your “Wetware.” Pragmatic Programmers. Raleigh: Pragmatic, 2008. [#kahneman-fast-and-slow]: Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking, Fast and Slow. London: Penguin Books, 2012. [#stanier-effective-manager]: Stanier, Dr. James. Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager. 1st ed. S.l.: Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2020.