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Every thing

LEARNING PLAN

Every thing

This comprehensive learning plan is designed for curious minds seeking to build a complete mental map of reality—from cosmic origins to human civilization. It's ideal for lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and anyone who wants to move beyond specialized knowledge to understand how everything connects, enabling them to think more clearly and act more effectively in an increasingly complex world.

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12 coursesUpdated 5 days ago
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How This Learning Plan Was Made

This plan was crafted by BeFreed’s proprietary AI to help you learn Every thing with ease. It is curated from in-depth research on the topic and structured around the most effective learning journeys proven by BeFreed users.

Each episode delivers bite-sized, high-impact lessons distilled from world-class sources — bestselling books, research papers, and expert insights. Together, they form a sophisticated yet accessible path to mastering Every thing.

What You'll Learn

  • Trace the complete arc of existence from the Big Bang to modern civilization and understand humanity's place in the cosmos
  • Master the fundamental principles of physics, philosophy, and consciousness that explain how reality works
  • Decode human psychology, social dynamics, and the hidden patterns that drive individual and collective behavior
  • Build a powerful toolkit of mental models and systems thinking frameworks for navigating complexity
  • Develop an interconnected worldview that reveals how science, society, and systems link together into a coherent whole
  • Gain the big-picture perspective needed to make better decisions and understand the forces shaping our world

Trace humanity's incredible journey from the Big Bang to modern civilization, understanding where we came from and how everything connects.

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Sapiens

A sweeping narrative of human history

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Origin Story

An epic journey through 13.8 billion years of history, from the Big Bang to humanity's future, reframing our cosmic significance.

11 m
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From Big Bang to Human Consciousness: The Ultimate Origin Story

Journey through 13.8 billion years of cosmic evolution, from the first spark of existence to human civilization. Discover how cooperation, not competition, drives evolution and why we're made of literal stardust.

10 m

Explore the fundamental nature of the universe, consciousness, and existence through the lenses of physics, philosophy, and big-picture thinking.

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Cosmos

Exploring 15 billion years of cosmic evolution and human knowledge

9 m
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The Problems of Philosophy

Exploring knowledge, reality, and existence through philosophical inquiry

8 m
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The Universe's Greatest Story: From Big Bang to You

Journey through 13.8 billion years of cosmic evolution, from quantum fluctuations to conscious minds. Discover how the same forces that forged stars also built your brain in this epic tale of existence.

14 m

Discover what makes us human—our psychology, social structures, and the hidden forces that shape behavior and civilization.

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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

In-depth look at human behavior and biology

9 m
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Blueprint

Explores how evolution has shaped human societies, revealing our innate capacity for goodness, cooperation, and social connection.

10 m
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The Complete History of Human Civilization

Journey through world history from the cognitive revolution to modern times, exploring how trade routes, shared beliefs, and grand transitions shaped our interconnected world. Discover why Asia was civilization's true center and what patterns from the past reveal about our future.

9 m

Master the thinking tools and frameworks that help you understand complexity, make better decisions, and see how everything interconnects.

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Thinking in Systems

A concise guide to systems thinking, offering powerful tools for understanding and changing complex systems in our interconnected world.

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Upgrade your thinking with powerful mental models to improve decision-making, productivity, and clarity in understanding the world.

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The Hidden Mathematics of Everything

Explore how complexity science, information theory, and systems thinking reveal the secret patterns governing our universe-from messy desks to AI breakthroughs to the crystallization of human imagination into reality.

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