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Learning to Make Better Decisions [Decision-Making]

42m 15s
English
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Discover the secrets of decision-making psychology! Learn how to overcome cognitive biases, handle uncertainty, and apply effective thinking strategies to make better decisions at work and in life.

Why Should You Study Decision-Making?

Decisions shape our lives, but do you ever consider what influences them? This course will be your guide into the world of decision-making psychology. You will learn to identify hidden biases, enhance your thought processes, and make conscious, effective decisions.

What You Will Gain

The course offers real-life cases, practical assignments, and valuable knowledge on how to deal with uncertainty, avoid cognitive traps, and find a balance between intuitive and analytical approaches. By the end, you will be ready to confidently tackle complex challenges.

What Does the Course Cover?

Foundations of Decision Making

  • Understanding how decisions are made: logic, emotions, and habits in action.

Cognitive Biases

  • Learn to recognize and avoid common thinking errors such as Narrow Framing and Loss Aversion.

Optimizing Thought Processes

  • Understand when to rely on intuition (System 1) and when to use analytical thinking (System 2).

Dealing with Uncertainty

  • Master strategies to overcome the fear of uncertainty and learn how to leverage opportunities even under risk.

Real-Life Cases

  • Study examples like Netflix's innovative HR practices to understand decision-making in practice.

Halo Effect and Perception

  • Learn how initial impressions can skew decisions and how to make more objective judgments.

Interactive Learning in Practice

  • Apply acquired knowledge in the "Tentacle Tents" project, solving tasks using decision-making strategies and AI.

Practical Tools for Life

  • Master useful tools and methods that will help you make better decisions in everyday life and career.

About the Author: Zero To Mastery

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Zero To Mastery (ZTM) is a Toronto-based online coding academy founded by Andrei Neagoie, originally a senior developer at large Canadian tech firms before turning to teaching full-time. The academy's signature is the cohort-based bootcamp track combined with a deep self-paced course library, all aimed at career-changers and self-taught developers preparing to land software-engineering roles at top companies.

The instructor roster has grown well beyond Andrei to include other senior practitioners: Daniel Bourke (machine learning), Aleksa Tešić (DevOps), Jacinto Wong, and others. Courses cover the full software-engineering career path: web development with React and Next.js, Python, machine learning and deep learning, DevOps and cloud, system design, mobile, and the algorithm / data-structure interview prep that gates engineering jobs.

The CourseFlix listing under this source carries over 120 ZTM courses spanning that full range. Material is paid; ZTM itself runs on a monthly / annual membership model. The teaching style favours long-form, project-based courses where students build complete portfolio-quality applications rather than disconnected feature tutorials.

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Introduction Demo
03:53
2
The Monty Hall Problem
06:17
3
Narrow Framing
07:10
4
Loss Aversion
04:25
5
Uncertainty Aversion
03:54
6
System 1 and System 2
07:03
7
The Halo Effect
02:59
8
Utility
03:57
9
Case Study: How Netflix Reinvented HR
02:37
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Course content

9 lessons · 42m 15s
Lessons
  1. 1 Introduction 03:53
  2. 2 The Monty Hall Problem 06:17
  3. 3 Narrow Framing 07:10
  4. 4 Loss Aversion 04:25
  5. 5 Uncertainty Aversion 03:54
  6. 6 System 1 and System 2 07:03
  7. 7 The Halo Effect 02:59
  8. 8 Utility 03:57
  9. 9 Case Study: How Netflix Reinvented HR 02:37

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