Free will often feels like a constant. We imagine decisions as the product of intention and reason, guided by stable preferences and conscious control. Yet everyday experience suggests something more fragile. Choices shift when we are exhausted, irritable, distracted, or overwhelmed. The confidence we place in our own judgment assumes a consistency that daily life quietly contradicts. Fatigue alters decision-making long before we notice it. When energy drops, the brain conser

Propaganda rarely begins with an obvious lie. It begins with something familiar. A statistic that feels plausible. A story that sounds believable. A concern that already exists. The power of propaganda does not come from inventing reality. It comes from rearranging it.

Facts can correct information, but they rarely replace stories. Myths do not survive because they are accurate. They survive because they are useful. A myth simplifies complexity, offers meaning, and provides emotional comfort. When a belief serves these functions, evidence alone rarely feels powerful enough to remove it. Most myths are not remembered as data. They are remembered as narratives. Narratives are easier for the brain to store, repeat, and share. They contain char