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    Expand my mind

    LEARNING PLAN

    Expand my mind

    This learning plan is essential for anyone who wants to think more clearly, decide more wisely, and understand themselves and the world more deeply. It's particularly valuable for professionals facing complex decisions, lifelong learners seeking intellectual growth, and anyone feeling stuck in conventional thinking patterns who wants to unlock their creative and analytical potential.

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    Thinking, Fast and SlowThe Art Of Thinking ClearlyYour Brain: The Ultimate Prediction Machine12 sources

    How This Learning Plan Was Made

    This plan was crafted by BeFreed’s proprietary AI to help you learn Expand my mind 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 Expand my mind.

    What You'll Learn

    • Understand the cognitive biases and mental shortcuts that unconsciously influence your thoughts and decisions
    • Master critical thinking frameworks and mental models to analyze problems more effectively and make better choices
    • Explore philosophical questions about consciousness, reality, and existence that challenge your worldview
    • Develop creative thinking abilities to generate innovative ideas and approach problems from unconventional angles
    • Build a toolkit of thinking strategies that improve decision-making across personal and professional contexts

    Understand the hidden mechanisms that shape your thoughts and decisions, from cognitive biases to mental shortcuts that rule your daily life.

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    Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Insights into human decision-making and cognitive biases

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    The Art Of Thinking Clearly

    Uncover cognitive biases and logical fallacies to make better decisions in all aspects of life through 99 insightful chapters.

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    Your Brain: The Ultimate Prediction Machine

    Discover how your three-pound brain constructs reality, debunking myths about the "lizard brain" while exploring genetics, neural networks, and the social wiring that shapes every decision you make.

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    Master mental models and critical thinking frameworks that help you see problems clearly, ask better questions, and make smarter decisions.

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    The Great Mental Models

    Upgrade your thinking with powerful mental models to improve decision-making, productivity, and clarity in understanding the world.

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    Clear Thinking

    A practical guide to mastering clear thinking, overcoming cognitive biases, and making better decisions in everyday life and business.

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    Mental Models: Building Your Brain's Operating System for Better Decisions

    Discover how to build a mental toolkit that transforms decision-making, drawing from Charlie Munger's latticework concept, Daniel Kahneman's cognitive biases, and Shane Parrish's frameworks. Learn practical techniques to apply these models when it matters most, backed by Andrew Huberman's neuroscience research.

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    Explore profound questions about reality, consciousness, and existence that will challenge your assumptions and deepen your understanding of the world.

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    Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind

    An illuminating exploration of consciousness, challenging our assumptions about the mind, self, and nature of reality.

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    Rewire your reality: exercises to hack human consciousness forever.

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    Philosophy's Greatest Hits: Think or Die Trying

    Lena and Miles drag you kicking and screaming through 2,500 years of humanity's biggest brain battles-from Socrates to Nietzsche-while mercilessly calling out your intellectual laziness every step of the way.

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    Break free from conventional thought patterns and develop the ability to generate breakthrough ideas and solve problems in novel ways.

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    Become the World's Most Inventive Genius

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    First Things FirstThe Power of DisciplineThe Simplicity Principle
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