Clear Thinking

EVERYTHING STARTS WITH HOW YOU THINK

EVERYTHING STARTS WITH HOW YOU THINK

EVERYTHING STARTS WITH HOW YOU THINK

Most people don't learn how to think — they learn what to think.


Third Brain's "Growing The Pie: The Mental Models Playbook" gives you 12+ frameworks to see the world more clearly, make better choices, and live happier with more abundance.

Your Reptile Brain

Your Mammal Brain

Your Human Brain

The Science

The Science

YOU WERE BORN WITH THREE BRAINS, NOT ONE

YOU WERE BORN WITH THREE BRAINS, NOT ONE

YOU WERE BORN WITH THREE BRAINS, NOT ONE

Each brain is layered on top of each other through millions of years of evolution:


  • Your Reptilian Brain runs on survival instincts;

  • Your Mammalian Brain runs on emotions and social bonds;

  • Your Human Brain — the newest and most powerful — runs on logic, reason, and long-term thinking.


The problem is your older brains are faster and louder. When you're stressed, angry, or afraid, your survival instincts and emotions (Reptilian + Mammalian Brains) hijack the steering wheel from your logic and reasoning (your Human Brain).


Most of life's problems — bad decisions, reactive arguments, short-term thinking, etc. — happen when your older brains are running the show without you realizing it.


Clear, positive-sum thinking is the answer, and it starts with learning to recognize when that's happening and consciously activating your Human Brain to take back control of how you are thinking.

Each brain is layered on top of each other through millions of years of evolution:


  • Your Reptilian Brain runs on survival instincts;

  • Your Mammalian Brain runs on emotions and social bonds;

  • Your Human Brain — the newest and most powerful — runs on logic, reason, and long-term thinking.


The problem is your older brains are faster and louder. When you're stressed, angry, or afraid, your survival instincts and emotions (Reptilian + Mammalian Brains) hijack the steering wheel from your logic and reasoning (your Human Brain).


Most of life's problems — bad decisions, reactive arguments, short-term thinking, etc. — happen when your older brains are running the show without you realizing it.


Clear, positive-sum thinking is the answer, and it starts with learning to recognize when that's happening and consciously activating your Human Brain to take back control of how you are thinking.

Each brain is layered on top of each other through millions of years of evolution:


  • Your Reptilian Brain runs on survival instincts;

  • Your Mammalian Brain runs on emotions and social bonds;

  • Your Human Brain — the newest and most powerful — runs on logic, reason, and long-term thinking.


The problem is your older brains are faster and louder. When you're stressed, angry, or afraid, your survival instincts and emotions (Reptilian + Mammalian Brains) hijack the steering wheel from your logic and reasoning (your Human Brain).


Most of life's problems — bad decisions, reactive arguments, short-term thinking, etc. — happen when your older brains are running the show without you realizing it.


Clear, positive-sum thinking is the answer, and it starts with learning to recognize when that's happening and consciously activating your Human Brain to take back control of how you are thinking.

Inside the Playbook

12+ MENTAL MODELS FOR CLEAR THINKING

12+ MENTAL MODELS FOR CLEAR THINKING

12+ MENTAL MODELS FOR CLEAR THINKING

Each mental model helps you see the world through a lens of abundance — because when you think positive-sum, you make better decisions, build stronger relationships, and live a happier, more fulfilling life.

Each mental model helps you see the world through a lens of abundance — because when you think positive-sum, you make better decisions, build stronger relationships, and live a happier, more fulfilling life.

IT'S TIME TO TRAIN YOUR THIRD BRAIN

READY TO UPGRADE HOW YOU THINK?

READY TO UPGRADE HOW YOU THINK?

READY TO UPGRADE HOW YOU THINK?

Download Third Brain's "Growing The Pie: The Positive-Sum Mental Models Playbook for Sustainably Making Better Decisions and Becoming Happier"

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