inclinations

February 21, 2012

Sound Decisions: On Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking, Fast and Slow”

“Instinct puts us in the moment, intellect is slower.” – Robert Fripp “The proof that you truly understand a pattern of behavior is that you know how to reverse it.” – Daniel Kahneman Sometimes while working on writing new music I’ve noticed how I oscillate between two frames of mind. One frame feels spontaneous and intuitive. Continue reading

composition, creative strategies, decision-making, Electronic music, music cognition

american psychologist, inclinations, jumping to conclusions, nobel laureate, vague awareness

Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.

inclinations

Sound Decisions: On Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking, Fast and Slow”