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Understand Yourself & Others
Using everyday examples, this level walks you through a few common quirks of the brain, what emotions actually do, and the patterns behind motivation and habits.
Unit 1
First, Understand Your Brain
Your brain is smart, but it also loves to cut corners and take shortcuts. This unit helps you spot those shortcuts so your own brain fools you less often.
- 1The Brain's Three Favorite ShortcutsConfirmation bias, the anchoring effect, and survivorship bias6 Q
- 2Emotions Aren't the Enemy—They're SignalsWhat emotions do, naming emotions, and how thoughts shape feelings6 Q
- 3Motivation and HabitsIntrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, the habit loop, and how to build or break a habit6 Q
Unit 2
Probability Intuition & Judgment Biases
Where intuition systematically misjudges probability — starting with the base rate fallacy: before trusting impressive-looking evidence, ask what the underlying rate is.