Your brain relies on mental shortcuts called cognitive biases that helped ancestors survive but now lead to flawed decisions in modern life. By understanding the top five biases and implementing practical counter-strategies, you can make more rational choices.
Stories hijack your brain through neural coupling, mirror neurons, and framing effects—making narratives 22 times more memorable than facts and the key to influence in work and life.
Neuroscience reveals that brain activity begins 300-500 milliseconds before conscious decisions, with modern fMRI predicting choices up to 10 seconds in advance. While hard determinists argue free will is an illusion shaped by biology and environment, compatibilists redefine freedom as acting according to internal desires without coercion. Research shows belief in free will improves motivation and moral behavior, yet understanding determinism can increase compassion. The debate has profound i...
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