# Effectively using Discourse together with group chat **URL:** \ **Category:** Blog\ **Created:** [10 באפריל,‏ 2018,‏ 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/effectively-using-discourse-together-with-group-chat/84977 "2018-04-10T13:29:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Wall-E](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/wall-e/32/184438_2.png) [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\ **Post date:** [28 בינואר,‏ 2021,‏ 2:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/effectively-using-discourse-together-with-group-chat/84977/8 "2021-01-28T02:35:48Z")
> [@erlend\_sh](#): > > Another little discussed benefit of “slow” asynchronous conversations (fun fact: very few things in life, especially in business, are actually URGENT) is that it encourages walking away from the discussion for a while, which is scientifically proven to improve critical thinking. I very much enjoyed this post. In particular, would you have a reference (paper, news article) that could help me support this quote? I’m trying to make an argument that my [scientific] community needs something like Discourse and stop relying solely on chat rooms. This could be one reference I guess? > **[Thinking, Fast and Slow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow)** > > Thinking, Fast and Slow is a 2011 popular science book by the Israeli-American psychologist Daniel Kahneman. Its main thesis is a differentiation between two modes of thought: "System 1" is fast, instinctive and emotional; "System 2" is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. > The book delineates rational and non-rational motivations or triggers associated with each type of thinking process, and how they complement each other, starting with Kahneman's own research on loss aversion. From f... But that’s a long book! I was hoping for shorter references… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/effectively-using-discourse-together-with-group-chat/84977)._