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  • Protect your brain from marketers | BrainTools #35

    Ever bought something and regretted it later? Or found yourself feeling oddly compelled to click buy? Marketing has gotten too smart, and marketers know how to use your brain against you to make you buy stuff you don't need. In this episode, learn about your brain on marketing and how to protect it from sneaky, brain-based marketing tactics.

    Plus get 4 PRACTICAL science-backed BrainTools to prevent you being taken advantage of and ending buying junk you regret. If you're liking the show, feel free to support us by leaving a review on iTunes, or follow our journey on linkedin or instagram.

    Kirun & Sam from BrainTools

    42 min
  • Reading and your brain | BrainTools #33

    These days picking up a book feels like staring up Mount Everest. Reading has become hard for so many of us. Why? We unpack the reason behind it, how reading works in your brain (and why you might be struggling to sit down and turn pages). Plus get 4 PRACTICAL science-backed BrainTools for reawakening your reading brain and reading better. If you're liking the show, feel free to support us by leaving a review on iTunes, or follow our journey on linkedin or instagram.

    Kirun & Sam from BrainTools

    41 min
  • Biases in your brain | BrainTools #31

    We are all biased - we make decisions based on the limited information our brain can process which leads to shortcuts. These shortcuts (or heuristics) cause bia and suboptimal decisions - they were made to help us survive the jungle not the concrete jungle. In this episode we explain where biases come from, why we have these quirks and give you 4 bias-tools to overcome some of your biases. If you're liking the show, you can support us by following our page on linkedin or instagram!

    39 min
  • Your brain biases | BrainTools #19
    We're all biased - we make decisions based on limited information and use shortcuts to get there. Problem is theses biases can lead to poor decisions in our modern environment - they evolved for the jungle not the concrete jungle. How do you mitigate your bias? Which biases are limiting you? Find out in this episode of BrainTools, plus grab 4 science-backed debiasing braintools - like an ad blocker for your bias. If you're learning useful things from our podcast, you can always help us out by following BrainTools on linkedin or instagram. Your BrainTool friends, Kirun & Sam.
    34 min
  • Your brain on disagreements | BrainTools #29

    When your beliefs clash in conversation, your brain changes. It enters a state of survival which blinds you to the other persons perspective and creates an ideological fist fight. In this episode learn what happens to your brain when you disagree plus how to navigate a healthy disagreement about beliefs using 4 science-backed BrainTools. If you're learning useful things from our podcast, you can always help us out by following BrainTools on linkedin or instagram. Your BrainTool friends, Kirun & Sam.

    38 min

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Make Brain Science practical, simple and useful with easy-to-use and understand tools & practices. Welcome to BrainTools.