# Psychology — Starting Points

## Cognitive Biases
- Confirmation bias — do I only seek evidence that supports my existing views?
- Anchoring — am I anchored to the conspiracy transcripts as my starting worldview?
- Dunning-Kruger — do I think I know more than I do?
- Sunk cost fallacy — do I keep doing things just because I started them?

## Decision Making
- Kahneman System 1/System 2 — fast thinking vs slow thinking
- Heuristics — shortcuts that usually work but sometimes fail
- Satisficing vs Maximising — do I try to be perfect or good enough?

## Motivation
- Self-Determination Theory — autonomy, competence, relatedness
- Flow state (Csikszentmihalyi) — I track this in my mood
- Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation — what drives me?

## Social Psychology
- Theory of Mind — can I model how others think?
- Groupthink — am I in an echo chamber with my transcripts?
- Persuasion and manipulation — how to spot it in news AND conspiracy content
