
The Course
Ready to step up your thinking game? This course is your foundational playbook to kick bad thinking habits to the curb and sharpen your mental prowess. Dive into the fascinating world of critical thinking, where you'll learn the nuts and bolts of identifying fallacies, avoiding cognitive biases, and making decisions like a pro. Each session is packed with interactive scenarios and robust discussions that challenge you to dissect complex arguments, weighing them with a skeptic's eye. By understanding the structure of sound reasoning, you'll become a maestro at crafting and evaluating arguments, transforming the way you tackle problems both big and small.
The applications? Oh, they're as boundless as your curiosity. From honing your negotiation skills to making sense of the media circus, what you'll learn here sticks with you way beyond the classroom. You’ll walk away with tools that are indispensable in today's fast-paced world, where clear and independent thinking isn't just fancy, it's necessary. Whether you're navigating career moves, making educated votes, or cutting through the noise of everyday decisions, you'll be the cool-headed strategist in a sea of hasty judgments. Because when the waves of information come crashing in, you won’t just stay afloat; you'll build your own raft and navigate the waters like a seasoned captain.
What you'll learn
This course is your training ground for becoming an independent thinker—one who knows how to cut through noise, ask smart questions, and think clearly under pressure. Instead of memorizing facts, you’ll build real-world mental tools: spotting logical fallacies, breaking down arguments to their core, and constructing your own well-reasoned conclusions.
Each module is carefully designed to flex your mental muscles and sharpen your judgment. You’ll learn how to challenge assumptions, evaluate evidence, and navigate uncertainty like a pro. The goal isn’t to tell you what to think—it’s to help you think for yourself.
And yes, it’s serious skill-building—but it’s also engaging. The exercises, examples, and discussions are designed to be practical, surprising, and (honestly) pretty fun. By the end, you’ll feel more confident, more capable, and way less likely to fall for bad ideas.
Curriculum
- Section 1 Intro: How Your Brain Works (and What It Gets Wrong)
- 1.1 Think Fast – Meet System 1
- 1.2. Think Slow - Meet System 2
- 1.3 How We Learn: What Helps, What Hurts, and What Actually Works
- 1.4 When your Brain Fills in the Blanks: The Surprising Science of Misremembering
- Section 1 Quiz
- Section 1: References and Resources to Dive Deeper
- Section summary
- 2.1 What are Thinking Traps?
- 2.2 Everyday Biases: The Mental Shortcuts That Steer Us Wrong
- 2.3 Invisible Biases: The Ones That Sneak Past Us
- 2.4 Groupthink: When Going Along Goes Wrong
- 2.5 The Power (and Perils) of Story: How Narratives Trick Us
- 2.6 Why We’re Bad at Odds: The Pitfalls of Probability
- Section summary
- 3.1 First Principles: Break Problems Down Like a Scientist
- 3.2 Second-Order Thinking: See Beyond the First Move
- 3.3 Inversion: Think Backwards to Solve Problems
- 3.4 Control What You Can: The Circle of Control vs. Concern
- 3.5 Mental Shortcuts: Heuristics That Help (and Hurt)
- 3.6 Solve New Problems with Old Ideas: Thinking in Analogies
- Section summary
- 7.1 Compound Growth: How Thinking Long-Term Builds Wealth
- 7.2 Study Smarter: How to Learn Faster and Remember More
- 7.3 How to Choose What Matters: College, Careers, and Big Life Moves
- 7.4 Don’t Be Fooled: Spot Manipulation and Misinformation
- 7.5 Stay in Control: Manage Stress and Overthinking

🧩 Bite-Sized Lessons
Clear, engaging, and easy to follow—each lesson builds essential thinking skills without overwhelming students.

✅ Interactive Quizzes
Reinforce learning and track progress with short, meaningful checks along the way.

🎓 Certificate of Completion
Students earn recognition for finishing the course—proof of effort and a great resume booster.