Finance · Library course

The Behavioral Side of Money: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things

You know not to panic-sell, not to chase headlines, not to hold a loser out of pride. So why do you do it anyway? This course closes that gap.

  • Beginner
  • 8 lessons
  • 1 h 38 min to complete

7-day preview, no card needed. The course is in the library the day your academy goes live.

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What it covers

What your people will learn.

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The smartest investor you know still sold at the bottom, held a sinking stock because of what they paid for it, and let a news cycle rewrite a plan that took years to build. Knowing better is not the problem.

Most money advice assumes the issue is information. It isn't. The damage happens in the moments your brain hijacks the decision: when a $100 loss stings twice as hard as a $100 gain feels good, when a windfall fades faster than you expected, when you are convinced you are above average and the math says you probably are not. This course names those exact reflexes, shows you where they fire in real situations, and treats the cause instead of scolding the symptom.

The point is not to feel guilty about being human. It is to build a system that keeps working when you are scared, bored, or overconfident, so your future self cannot quietly undo your best decisions.

Who it's for

Investors: who already know the rules and keep breaking them under pressure.

Founders and earners: facing a windfall, a market drop, or a high-stakes call they do not want to flinch on.

Anyone rebuilding habits: who wants money decisions that survive their own bad days.

The lessons

8 lessons, in order.

About 1 h 38 min to complete. Add the course and every lesson is yours to publish as it is, or to edit.

  1. The Gap Between What You Know and What You Do10 min
  2. Why Losing $100 Hurts More Than Winning $100 Helps12 min
  3. The Day You Felt Like You Had to Get Out11 min
  4. The Lottery Winner Three Years Later12 min
  5. The News Habit That Costs You Money12 min
  6. You Are Probably Not Above Average12 min
  7. The Stock You Cannot Sell Because of What You Paid13 min
  8. Building a System That Survives Your Future Self16 min

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