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After the Soviet Collapse: The Survival of Cognitive Architecture

⏱️ 2-3 hours 📊 Advanced 📚 Learning

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Examines why institutions collapse faster than cognitive habits, and how mental architecture outlasts the systems that created it. This lesson explores how cognition is transmitted across generations without institutional reinforcement.

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💭 Explainer Prompt

Describe how cognitive patterns persist after institutions fall. Why do habits of thought outlive the systems that formed them?

💬 Discussion Question

How is cognition transmitted across generations without institutional reinforcement?

How to Get Started

PHASE 1
UNDERSTANDING (30 minutes)
  1. Study why institutions collapse faster than habits
  2. Examine cognitive architecture persistence
  3. Identify mental patterns that outlast systems
PHASE 2
ANALYSIS (60 minutes)
  1. Analyze how cognitive habits survive
  2. Study transmission mechanisms across generations
  3. Examine persistence without institutional support
PHASE 3
SYNTHESIS (30 minutes)
  1. Consider how cognition transmits without institutions
  2. Reflect on durable vs. fragile cognitive patterns
  3. Document insights about generational transmission

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Progress Milestones

Track your progress with these key achievements:

1
30 minutes
Understand cognitive persistence
2
1.5 hours
Analyze generational transmission
3
2.5 hours
Synthesize insights about cognitive architecture

Common Challenges & Solutions

Every beginner faces obstacles. Here's how to overcome them:

⚠️ Complex transmission mechanisms
Solution: Focus on observable patterns and mechanisms. Use family and community structures as examples of transmission.

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