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Explore Mind, Tech, & Human Behavior

LEARNING PLAN

Explore Mind, Tech, & Human Behavior

This learning plan is essential for anyone looking to reclaim their autonomy in an age of digital distraction and rapid technological change. It is ideal for professionals, tech enthusiasts, and lifelong learners who want to master the psychological forces shaping our modern world.

ByCommunity User
2 h 48 m
12 coursesUpdated 8 days ago
Thinking, fast and slowInvisible GorillaThe Architecture of the Mind12 sources

How This Learning Plan Was Made

This plan was crafted by BeFreed's proprietary AI to help you learn Explore Mind, Tech, & Human Behavior 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 Explore Mind, Tech, & Human Behavior.

What You'll Learn

  • Identify cognitive biases and hidden patterns that drive daily decision-making.
  • Recognize psychological manipulation used by tech companies to engineer addiction.
  • Develop strategies to navigate the digital world with greater conscious awareness.
  • Apply behavioral economics and persuasion techniques to ethically influence others.
  • Evaluate the ethical impact of AI and emerging tech on human evolution and society.

Uncover how your brain actually works—from cognitive biases and decision-making shortcuts to the hidden patterns that drive human behavior in daily life.

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Thinking, fast and slow

Insights into human decision-making and cognitive biases

8 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
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50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need To KnowThe psychology book30-Second PsychologyThinking, fast and slow
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The Architecture of the Mind

Ever wonder why you act against your own interests? Explore the unconscious forces and biological gears that drive your behavior and well-being.

21 m

Explore how technology companies engineer behavioral addiction through psychological manipulation and learn to navigate the digital world more consciously.

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Irresistible

A compelling exploration of how modern technology exploits our psychological vulnerabilities, creating powerful behavioral addictions in the digital age.

9 m
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Hooked

How tech companies create habit-forming products using the Hook Model.

9 m
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The Automation AdvantageAutomate Your BusyworkWhat To Do When Machines Do EverythingIRREPLACEABLE
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You're Using AI All Wrong

Discover why most people treat AI like Google when they should be having conversations, and learn the simple shift that transforms mediocre results into genuinely useful ones.

12 m

Master the science of persuasion and social dynamics—understanding how behavioral economics shapes choices and how to ethically influence others in any context.

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Nudge

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

9 m
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The social animal

A captivating exploration of human social behavior, examining conformity, persuasion, and prejudice through scientific insights and real-world examples.

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

Navigate the convergence of artificial intelligence and human behavior—examining how emerging technologies will reshape society, ethics, and what it means to be human.

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The Coming Wave

Insights into the future of technology and its societal implications.

10 m
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Life 3. 0

Exploring the future of artificial intelligence

10 m
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Rebooting AIAI Breakthroughs in 2026: March Update | Kersaisource 3Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts.
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AI and the Human Baseline

AI can now navigate computers better than humans. Explore how new visual agents and world models are shifting from answering questions to taking action.

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