When working on a difficult problem, the problem space often exceeds the capacity of your short-term memory. Though some have better short-term memory than others, the really difficult problems are likely to exceed the memory capacity of any mortal. At that point, method trumps raw speed.
This article is amazing, and how I have been approaching software development lately. I personally seemed to have lost the art of thinking slow and making well informed decisions. This is a great reminder why slowing down is important.
As a side note. I have no idea how this ended up in my feed reader, but glad it did. The awesome power of syndication.