> [!tldr] Rider = rational part & Elephant = emotional part A recurring metaphor in [[Switch (book)]] is that of humans acting like an Elephant with a Rider sitting atop, directing it where to go. The rider is our rational, logical part of our brain - probably akin to what Daniel Kahnaman would call [[System 2]]. It ostensibly sets the direction and has control. The Elephant is our emotions. Not quite akin [[System 1]], but instead perhaps closer to the [[Emotional Algorithms]] described by Yoval Noah Harari. **While the rider can direct the elephant to go someplace, if the elephant wants to go someplace different it will win.** > [!info] > If provoked, emotions will overpower the rational mind. **** # More ## Source - [[Switch (book)]]