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Explore Tech, Psychology & Habits

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Explore Tech, Psychology & Habits

In an era of constant digital distraction, understanding the mechanics of the mind is essential for personal agency. This plan is ideal for designers, leaders, and individuals looking to regain control over their habits and optimize their decision-making through behavioral science.

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2 h 37 m
12 coursesUpdated 5 days ago
Alone TogetherIrresistiblePsychology in the Digital Age: Mapping Your Mind12 sources

How This Learning Plan Was Made

This plan was crafted by BeFreed's proprietary AI to help you learn Explore Tech, Psychology & Habits 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 Tech, Psychology & Habits.

What You'll Learn

  • Analyze how digital tools influence human cognition and daily mental processes.
  • Master evidence-based techniques to build and sustain positive long-term habits.
  • Identify and mitigate cognitive biases that distort personal decision-making.
  • Design digital and physical environments that nudge behavior toward well-being.
  • Apply behavioral science principles to create systems for lasting life changes.

Understand how technology shapes human behavior and psychology, exploring the intersection between our digital tools and mental processes.

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Alone Together

A thought-provoking exploration of how technology shapes our relationships and inner lives in the digital age.

8 m
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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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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made SimpleCognitive Behavior TherapyOvercoming depressionThe  feeling good handbook
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Psychology in the Digital Age: Mapping Your Mind

Is your smartphone more honest than you are? Discover how digital traces and modern psychology reveal the hidden patterns behind your daily behavior.

42 m

Master the psychology behind habit creation and change, learning evidence-based strategies to build lasting behavioral patterns.

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Atomic Habits

Comprehensive guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones.

8 m
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Power of Habit

Understanding and changing habits

9 m
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13 Science-Backed Habit Formation Techniques That Actually WorkHow to Build Habits That Stick (Science-Backed Guide 2026) | Mental LensHow Habits Work: The Complete Science Behind Behavior Change (2026 Guide)Habit degradation strategies promote faster early reductions in unhealthy snacking habit strength in intensive longitudinal randomised controlled trial | Communications Psychology
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The Science of Habit Formation

Stop waiting for the 21-day myth to kick in. Learn the neuroscience of building routines that stick and how to master the 66-day path to change.

19 m

Explore how your mind makes decisions and learn to recognize the systematic biases that influence your choices in both digital and offline environments.

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Thinking, fast and slow

Insights into human decision-making and cognitive biases

8 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
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Nudge: The Final EditionNoise: A Flaw in Human JudgmentInfluence: The Psychology of PersuasionSuperforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
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The Mind's Hidden Shortcuts: How Psychological Biases Shape Decisions

Discover how your brain's automatic shortcuts secretly influence every decision you make. Drawing from Daniel Kahneman's 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' Julia Galef's 'Scout Mindset,' and Thaler & Sunstein's 'Nudge,' learn practical tools to recognize and outsmart these mental patterns in work and life.

12 m

Integrate technology, psychology, and habit science to design environments and systems that promote positive behavioral change and well-being.

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Nudge

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

9 m
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The Dopamine Trap

Breaking free from the grip of screen addiction.

1 m
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Making Habits, Breaking HabitsGood Habits, Bad HabitsStick with ItTriggers
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Environment design makes habits easier than willpower

Stop fighting your own willpower. Learn how to use choice architecture and visual cues to design a space that makes your daily success automatic.

14 m

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