Foundations 101 Overview
Introduction
Section 1: Understanding Your Brain
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Section 1 Intro: How Your Brain Works (and What It Gets Wrong)
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1.1 Think Fast – Meet System 1
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1.2. Think Slow - Meet System 2
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1.3 How We Learn: What Helps, What Hurts, and What Actually Works
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1.4 When your Brain Fills in the Blanks: The Surprising Science of Misremembering
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Section 1 Quiz
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Section 1: References and Resources to Dive Deeper
Section 2: Identifying Thinking Traps
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Section summary
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2.1 What are Thinking Traps?
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2.2 Everyday Biases: The Mental Shortcuts That Steer Us Wrong
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2.3 Invisible Biases: The Ones That Sneak Past Us
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2.4 Groupthink: When Going Along Goes Wrong
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2.5 The Power (and Perils) of Story: How Narratives Trick Us
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2.6 Why We’re Bad at Odds: The Pitfalls of Probability
Section 3: Tools for Clear Thinking
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Section summary
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3.1 First Principles: Break Problems Down Like a Scientist
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3.2 Second-Order Thinking: See Beyond the First Move
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3.3 Inversion: Think Backwards to Solve Problems
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3.4 Control What You Can: The Circle of Control vs. Concern
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3.5 Mental Shortcuts: Heuristics That Help (and Hurt)
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3.6 Solve New Problems with Old Ideas: Thinking in Analogies
Section 4: Decision-Making Skills
Section 5: Building Reflective Habits
Section 6: Application in Real Life
Section 7: Cheat Codes for Real Life
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Section summary
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7.1 Compound Growth: How Thinking Long-Term Builds Wealth
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7.2 Study Smarter: How to Learn Faster and Remember More
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7.3 How to Choose What Matters: College, Careers, and Big Life Moves
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7.4 Don’t Be Fooled: Spot Manipulation and Misinformation
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7.5 Stay in Control: Manage Stress and Overthinking
Course Wrap-Up
