Heuristics are mental shortcuts that enable you to make decisions and solve problems quickly. The term is Greek in origin, meaning ‘to find’ or ‘to discover’. Though the term sounds very exotic, it is a technique we all use in our everyday life, without even realizing it.   How Does it Work? Daniel Kahneman said in Thinking, Fast and Slow: “This is the essence of intuitive heuristics: when faced with a difficult question, we often answer an easier one instead, usually without noticing the substitution.” One of the most common heuristics that we all know of and use is the ‘lefty-loosey, righty-tighty’ rule. When you are trying to screw something in, you generally turn it