Brain Hacks: free course

Brain autopilot, thinking bugs, priming. Two pilots · Thinking bugs · Priming: facts and myths · Context decides · Motivation and intuition · Take the wheel

1. Two pilots

Autopilot and pilot, the lazy controller, the association machine, why easy feels true and how the brain fills gaps.

• Autopilot and pilot
• The lazy pilot
• The association machine
• Easy means true?
• The storytelling brain

2. Thinking bugs

Anchors, availability, stereotypes vs statistics, streaks and regression, the illusion of understanding, loss aversion.

• The anchor
• The availability trap
• Stereotype vs statistics
• Streaks and regression to the mean
• The illusion of understanding
• Loss aversion

3. Priming: facts and myths

What priming is, famous studies that failed to replicate, goal priming, body and mind, the tail of the past.

• What priming really is
• Famous studies that didn’t replicate
• Goal priming
• Body and thinking
• The tail of the past

4. Context decides

Character or situation, the bystander effect, conformity, the focus of attention, the right moment and the power of “we”.

• Character or situation
• The crowd effect
• Conformity
• The spotlight of attention
• The right moment
• The power of “we”

5. Motivation and intuition

Toward gains or away from losses, goals that fit, when to trust intuition and when not, knowledge in the body.

• Toward gains or away from losses
• A goal that fits like a glove
• When to trust your intuition
• When intuition lies
• Knowledge in the body

6. Take the wheel

Habits and if-then plans, anti-manipulation, honest influence and the final simulator.

• Autopilot on your side
• Anti-manipulation
• Honest influence
• Finale: the “Hack the decision” simulator

Is the course free?

Yes. All lessons are free, and the first one opens without signing up. A free account only saves your progress.