Jon Brosio
Jon Brosio

@jonbrosio

19 Tweets 33 reads Jan 21, 2023
Master psychology and you can print money at will
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These 15 documentaries will teach you more about psychology than a four-year degree:
1. The Mind, Explained
The top lessons you'll learn:
•Intro to human behavior
• Decision making
• Disorders
2. Art & Copy
The top lessons you'll learn:
• What makes great copywriting
• Psychology behind great ad campaigns
• Work & wisdom of the greatest copywriters
3. Design & Thinking
The top lessons you'll learn:
• "Design Thinking"
• How to "design" business
• How design plays on our perception
4. PressPausePlay
The top lessons you'll learn:
• The digital revolution & creativity
• Why now is the easiest time to be creative
• How the internet has changed how we think
5. The Century of Self
The top lessons you'll learn:
• Intersection of psychoanalysis & advertising
• Freud's theories applied in business
• Science behind "desire"
6. Video Game: The Movie
The top lessons you'll learn:
• Psychology of digital addiction
• Marketing of digital products
• How to attract users
7. The Social Dilemma
The top lessons you'll learn:
• Exploits of human behavior for engagement
• Ethics surrounding engagement
• Science of Influence
8. Helvetica
The top lessons you'll learn:
• The psychology behind typeface
• Global visual & design culture
• Why Helvetica is widely used
9. Freakonomics
The top lessons you'll learn:
• How to quantify joy
• Incentives-based thinking
• Human nature through economics
10. Transcendent Man
The top lessons you'll learn:
• Man's relation to rapid advancement
• Implications of artificial intelligence
• Human psychology vs. AI
11. The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
The top lessons you'll learn:
• Ad agency manipulation
• Psychology of advertising
• Secrets behind product placement
12. Reasons to Believe
The top lessons you'll learn:
• Science of belief
• What motivates peoples' beliefs
• Why people act (even if it up-ends reason)
13. The Creative Brain
The top lessons you'll learn:
• Ways to spark innovation
• How the brain works
• How to be creative
14. Why Man Creates
The top lessons you'll learn:
• Nature of creativity
• Creative problem solving
• Psychology behind graphic design
15. The Persuaders
The top lessons you'll learn:
• Science behind advertising
• Advertising ethics
• Neuromarketing
TL;DR (PartI):
These 15 documentaries will teach you more about psychology than a four-year degree:
• The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
• Video Game: The Movie
• The Mind, Explained
• The Social Dilemma
• Reasons To Believe
• The Century of Self
• Transcendent Man
TL;DR (Part II):
• The Creative Brain
• Why Man Creates
• Design & Thinking
• PressPausePlay
• The Persuaders
• Freakonomics
• Art & Copy
• Helvetica
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