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Nobody ever taught you how to think. Most of us were only told what to think.

After this course you can slow down a snap reaction, examine an idea from several angles, and reach decisions you can stand behind.

  • Spot the habits that pass for thinking: reacting, running on autopilot, certainty and rigid expectation
  • Practise questioning, doubting and getting specific, so ideas get clearer before you act on them
  • Learn to step back from your own thoughts, learn from experience on purpose and make real decisions

USD 397 one payment, full course

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Course cover: Thinking for Humans: Navigating the Matrix of the Mind
Thinking for Humans: Navigating the Matrix of the Mind
  • 3days of live teaching
  • 14.5hours of recorded video
  • 5critical thinking skills practised
  • 7pseudo-thinking habits to unlearn

Why this course

6 key ideas that change how you think

  1. Thinking comes naturally. Everyone already knows how.

    Dr. Hall treats thinking as a skill we are not born with. It has to be learned and practised, like any other skill.

    Day 1
  2. Being certain is a sign of a strong mind.

    Certainty closes the mind, because we can always be missing information. He lists it among the pseudo-thinking habits that block real thought.

    Day 1
  3. If nobody asks questions, everyone understood.

    A room with no questions is a room where nobody is thinking. Asking the right question is the simplest way to focus your thinking.

    Day 1
  4. Adults think like adults.

    Under stress, all of us slip back into childish thinking patterns, such as taking things personally or making things awful. Noticing that slide is the first step out of it.

    Day 1
  5. Overthinking is the problem, so think less.

    What people call overthinking is often the mind's ability to reflect on itself, misnamed and used badly. The aim is to use that ability on purpose, not to switch it off.

    Day 3
  6. Experience teaches you automatically.

    Two people can live the same event and learn different lessons. Learning is not built into the experience, it depends on how you think about it.

    Day 3

What you get

Day 1

Think critically before you react

  • Consider an idea on its own terms before judging it
  • Ask more and better questions about any subject
  • Doubt wisely, checking where a claim comes from and whether it holds
  • Get specific and draw clear distinctions so ideas stop blurring together
  • Catch reactions, autopilot answers and stress-driven thinking as they happen
Day 2

Think creatively and with structure

  • Infer what is implied but not said in a conversation
  • Put a messy topic in order and give it a structure
  • Build a step-by-step strategy, with a plan B ready
  • Generate new ideas, including by playing with metaphors
Day 3

Take charge of your own thinking

  • Step back from a thought or feeling to choose how you respond
  • Move from an unresourceful state into a calmer, more resourceful one
  • Question a limiting belief by stating it and reversing it
  • Tell a real decision apart from a passing choice, and think a decision through

What is in the course, day by day

Day 1

From pseudo-thinking to critical thinking

  • Why thinking is a skill, not a gift
  • Seven pseudo-thinking habits to unlearn
  • Childish thinking patterns that return under stress
  • Considering: entertaining an idea before judging it
  • Questioning: practice in asking more and better questions
  • Doubting, detailing and distinguishing

Day 2

Creative thinking skills

  • Inferring what is implied but not stated
  • Ordering and structuring your thinking
  • Strategic thinking and planning with alternatives
  • Creative thinking and how new ideas emerge
  • Metaphorical thinking, using the Matrix film as a working example

Day 3

Executive thinking skills

  • Reflective thinking: thinking about your own thinking
  • A full-body exercise for stepping back into a resourceful state
  • Learning: why experience alone does not teach
  • A simple pattern for questioning a belief
  • Decision-making and wisdom
  • Autotelic thinking: enjoying thinking for its own sake

Who it is for

Managers and leaders

  • You make decisions that affect other people
  • You want to understand people on their terms before you respond
  • You want to stop reacting under pressure

Coaches and helping professionals

  • Questioning is the core of your work
  • You want to hear what a client implies, not only what they say
  • You want practical exercises you can rehearse

Anyone who wants a clearer mind

  • You notice yourself jumping to conclusions
  • You get stuck in loops of overthinking
  • You want a structured way to examine your own beliefs

Not for you if Not for someone who wants a quick tip list. This is a full three-day workshop with exercises, and it rewards people who practise.

Get Thinking for Humans: Navigating the Matrix of the Mind

USD 397 one payment

  • The full workshop on video, recorded live
  • Watch online at academy.ns-trainings.com, at your own pace
  • Automatic enrolment right after your payment
  • Log in with your email address or your username
  • No end date on your enrolment

Recording: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2025. Language: English. About 14.5 hours of video.

Add another course 2 or more courses: 5% off the total
Total
USD 397

After payment you are enrolled automatically. New students get their login by email from noreply@ns-trainings.com.

Questions and answers

Do I need any background in NLP or Neuro-Semantics?

No. Dr. Hall builds the thinking skills up from the basics, starting on Day 1 with what thinking is and why it has to be learned.

What do the three days cover?

Day 1 covers critical thinking skills such as considering, questioning and doubting. Day 2 covers creative thinking skills such as inferring, structuring and metaphor. Day 3 covers executive skills: reflecting on your thinking, learning and decision-making.

Is this the same as the Mauritius recording?

It is the same workshop, recorded at a different event: this one in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2025. You only need one of them.

Are there exercises, or is it only lectures?

The live workshop was built around exercises in pairs and small groups each day, and the recording includes Dr. Hall's instructions for them, so you can practise with a partner.

How do I get access after I pay?

Right after your PayPal payment you are enrolled automatically at academy.ns-trainings.com. If you are new, we create your account and email you your login from noreply@ns-trainings.com (check your spam folder if you do not see it). If you already have an account, the course is added to it, so use your usual login or the Forgot password link.

How long do I have access?

Your enrolment has no end date. Log in whenever you like and watch again as often as you want.

What do I need to watch?

A phone, tablet or computer with a web browser and an internet connection. You watch online at academy.ns-trainings.com. There is nothing to install.

What language are the videos in?

The workshops are taught in English.

Do I get a certificate?

No. These are video recordings of the workshop for your own learning. They do not include a certificate.

How do I pay?

You pay securely with PayPal on this page. Where PayPal offers it in your country, you can also pay by card through PayPal.

Can I buy more than one course?

Yes. Tick the extra course in the order box before you pay. When you take two or more courses, you get 5% off automatically.

Can I get a refund?

If you have any question about a course before you buy, write to us first and we will help you decide. Message Jeff on WhatsApp at +63 927 782 1317.

Who do I contact?

Message Jeff on WhatsApp at +63 927 782 1317. He replies to you personally.

Who is Dr. L. Michael Hall?

Dr. L. Michael Hall, Ph.D., is the founder of Neuro-Semantics. He has spent his working life studying how people think, how they give meaning to what happens to them, and how they can change it.

He has written many books on coaching, leadership, change and personal development, including the Meta-Coaching series used to train coaches. He also writes a free weekly newsletter for the Neuro-Semantics community.

The video courses here are recordings of his live workshops. You see him teach a real group, with the examples, exercises and questions from the room, just as the people there experienced it.

What is Neuro-Semantics?

Neuro-Semantics is an approach to personal and professional development that grew out of NLP and General Semantics. It looks at how people create meaning, and how that meaning shapes their thinking, emotions and behavior. Coaches, trainers and individuals use it to think more clearly and to make lasting changes.

These workshops were recorded live and published by NS Trainings. We are member coaches and trainers of the International Society of Neuro-Semantics.

Nobody ever taught you how to think. Most of us were only told what to think.

After this course you can slow down a snap reaction, examine an idea from several angles, and reach decisions you can stand behind.

Get the course for USD 397