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Study Mind, Habits & Behavioral Science

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Study Mind, Habits & Behavioral Science

Understanding the intersection of neuroscience and psychology is essential for anyone looking to optimize their personal and professional life. This plan is ideal for leaders, creators, and lifelong learners who want to master their habits and master the hidden drivers of human behavior.

ByCommunity User
2 h 50 m
12 coursesUpdated 1 day ago
Your Brain's Untapped PotentialHow your brain predicts realityInvisible Gorilla12 sources

How This Learning Plan Was Made

This plan was crafted by BeFreed’s proprietary AI to help you learn Study Mind, Habits & Behavioral Science with ease. It is curated from in-depth research on the topic and structured around the most effective learning journeys proven by BeFreed users.

Each episode delivers bite-sized, high-impact lessons distilled from world-class sources — bestselling books, research papers, and expert insights. Together, they form a sophisticated yet accessible path to mastering Study Mind, Habits & Behavioral Science.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand the brain's role as a prediction machine to better manage thoughts and emotions.
  • Master the neuroscience of habit formation to create lasting identity-based changes.
  • Identify and mitigate cognitive biases to improve clarity in complex decision-making.
  • Apply behavioral science principles to ethically influence yourself and your environment.
  • Develop systematic strategies for behavior change and improved mental performance.

Discover how your brain works as a prediction machine and the fundamental systems driving your thoughts, emotions, and perception of reality.

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Your Brain's Untapped Potential

Your brain: a prediction machine that constantly adapts and grows.

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Your Brain's Untapped PotentialBeing YouIncognitoA Thousand Brains
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How your brain predicts reality

If you think your eyes work like cameras, think again. Discover why neuroscience calls perception a controlled hallucination and how to master it.

30 m
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Invisible Gorilla

Uncover hidden cognitive biases and learn how our minds deceive us in everyday life through fascinating psychological experiments.

10 m

Master the neuroscience and psychology behind building lasting habits through systematic behavior change and identity transformation.

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Atomic Habits

Comprehensive guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones.

8 m
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Stick with ItAtomic HabitsMaking Habits, Breaking HabitsBadass Habits
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The Science of Building Unbreakable Habits

Discover why most people fail at habit change and learn the four simple laws that make any habit stick, based on research from the 25-million-copy bestseller Atomic Habits.

24 m
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Good Habits, Bad Habits

Unlock the science of habits to transform your life with practical, evidence-based strategies.

8 m

Understand the hidden mental shortcuts and biases that shape your decisions, and learn to think more clearly in complex situations.

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Thinking, fast and slow

Insights into human decision-making and cognitive biases

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The Hidden Puppet Strings of Your Mind

Discover the systematic mental glitches that control your decisions without you realizing it. From confirmation bias to loss aversion, learn how cognitive biases shape everything from relationships to investments-and practical strategies to think more clearly.

23 m
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Predictably Irrational

Explores hidden forces shaping our decisions, revealing systematic irrationality in human behavior through engaging experiments and real-world applications.

9 m

Learn how to ethically influence behavior and design environments that promote positive change in yourself and others.

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Nudge

Using small changes to guide better decisions on health, wealth, and happiness.

9 m
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Say What They Can't UnhearThe Art of Influencing AnyoneYes!Thank You for Arguing
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Persuasion techniques that actually work

Struggling to get a 'yes'? Learn how to use Robert Cialdini’s psychology of influence to overcome social barriers and ethically move people to action.

25 m
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Influential Mind

Unlocking the science of influence through brain research and emotional intelligence.

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