[jbotz]

That's where my third bullet comes in... you need a high degree of metacognitive awareness (mindfulness) to be able recognize your own biases. Together they do make a difference. If you're well versed in cognitive biases, then as you increase your mindfulness you will begin to recognize them in yourself, at first with a delay, upon reflection, and later --- when you're practically a Zen master ;-) --- you may recognize them in real-time and be able to correct them immediately.

[bumby]

I think what Khaneman was getting at is that it's hopeless futile to try and recognize your own biases in a meaningful. So why I understand your statement, I'm skeptical that's it's possible if someone at the forefront of cognitive science admits he can't do it. I'm still enough of an optimist to try and use mindfulness myself to accomplish that though.

Of course, maybe he's just really bad at being mindful ;-)