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    VALUE OF YOUR TIME CALCULATOR
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    Learn What Your Time Is Worth

    10 minutes

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    MENTAL TRAPS
    A Cognitive Bias Crash Course
    ClearerThinking.org featured on Inc.com

    Our free, interactive tools and mini-courses make it fun and easy to improve your life by helping you apply powerful insights from cognitive science, mathematics and economics.

    SHOULD YOU TRUST YOUR THINKING?
     
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    A Cognitive Confidence
     
     
    Assessment
    SHOULD YOU TRUST YOUR THINKING?
     
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    A Cognitive Confidence
     
     
    Assessment

    10 minutes

    Scientists have discovered a slew of systematic errors in human thought. Learn about a few of the mind's mistakes in this brief introduction.

    This brief tool is designed to give you a clearer sense of how you rate your own reasoning chops – and how your confidence compares to others'.

    Get a free custom report that will help you make important decisions based on the value of your time, like whether to take on extra part-time work or hire your own help.

    HOW RATIONAL
    ARE YOU, REALLY? 
    Discover Your Reasoning Style

    8 minutes

    Learn which of 16 reasoning styles you use, your overall level of rationality, and what you can do now to improve your rationality skills.

    COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
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    Do You Know Fact from Fiction?

    15 minutes

    Separate fact from B.S. in this fun quiz that asks you to identify the misconceptions among 30 common beliefs.

    THE DECISION ADVISOR
     
     
     
    The Tool for Tough Choices

    15 minutes

    Facing a challenging, complex, or emotionally-charged decision? Try this tool for organizing your thoughts and weighing your options numerically.

    HOW AIRTIGHT ARE YOUR ESTIMATES?
    Beware This Common Bias 

    12 minutes

    Are your guesses truly independent? Or is it possible that you're being manipulated by irrelevant information without your knowledge?

    LEAVING YOUR MARK ON THE WORLD 
    The Essential Tool

    20 minutes

    Learn to make the most of your charitable contributions with this detailed and informative guide.

    MOOD BOOSTERS
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    Improve Your Day in Minutes

    2+ minutes

    Brighten your disposition fast with scientifically-tested exercises that can improve your mood and dispel the blues.

    THE POLITICAL
    BIAS TEST
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    How Realistic are Your Views?

    15 minutes

    Learn to spot and overcome your political biases and test your policy knowledge with this fun, free quiz.

    35 minutes

    THE QUESTION OF EVIDENCE
    Interpreting New Information

    There is more to interpreting evidence than you might think. Learn to improve your predictions by understanding evidence on a deeper level using Bayes' rule.

    SAVOR YOUR LIFE
    A Tool for Boosting Happiness

    15 minutes

    Learn a skill recommended by positive psychology to increase satisfaction and deepen your happiness. Lift your spirits and create lasting positive feelings!

    THE SUNK COST
    FALLACY
    Focusing on the Future

    50 minutes

    When we have invested heavily in a project, it can be difficult to evaluate it objectively. Learn about why this happens and how to combat it.

    THE CHARITY TEST
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    Can You Guess What Works?

    4 minutes

    See if you can guess which social

    interventions had a positive effect, a negative effect, or no effect, based on a short description.

    TACTICS FOR
    HAPPIER LIVING
    Add Meaning to Your Life

    12 minutes

    Take this test to get a personalized set of activities that can support you in adding fulfillment and meaning to your life.

    THE PLANNING
    FALLACY
    Predicting Times and Costs​

    50 minutes

    Ever notice that projects usually take longer than people predict? Understand the science behind this phenomenon and become a more reliable planner.

    BELIEF
    CHALLENGER
    Gain More Accurate Beliefs

    11 minutes

    Our beliefs determine our behavior and how we interact with others. Use this program to refine your beliefs and form truer views.

    LIFETIME ASPIRATIONS
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    Plan To Pursue Your Goals

    20 minutes

    Develop strategies for improving important areas of your life. Use this tool to become happier and to more easily achieve your long-term goals.

    RHETORICAL FALLACIES
    Dodging Argument Traps

    25 minutes

    Bad arguments are all around us. Train yourself to instantly detect common reasoning errors that often go unnoticed.

    LEARNING FROM MISTAKES
    A Systematic Approach

    25 minutes

    Learning from mistakes is challenging. Try our approach and you can rebound from your mistakes and carry on as an even more awesome person.

    THE GOAL
    TRAINER
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    Achieve What You Really Want

    30 minutes

    This goal achievement tool was created by a world expert and is powered by many of the most significant discoveries from the science of motivation.

    THE STARTUP TEST
     
     
    Could You Start a Company?

    30 minutes

    Take our test to get a customized report on your strengths and weaknesses as a potential startup founder. Learn if you have the traits and skills you need to succeed!

    FACT-CHECKING
    THE 2016 DEBATES
    Watch in a Whole New Way

    2+ minutes

    SEEING OTHER
    EXPLANATIONS
    Interpreting Uncertain Events

    30 minutes

    Sometimes our first explanation is not our best explanation. Learn a simple trick for improving your predictions.

    10 minutes

    UNDERSTANDING BAYES' THEOREM
    A Brief Introduction

    Learn the mathematical rule that governs the way statisticians and scientists handle evidence.

    Watch the recent presidential primary debates with subtitles that point out fallacious claims and tactics.