A class by Richard Pound

The Common Sense Class

Common sense isn't a talent - it's a method. Ten modules of real situations, honest choices, and straight feedback. Module 1 is free; the Quick Check takes five minutes.

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The method

SENSE - five steps, every decision

The same five moves run under every module: sort the facts from the story, decide what good looks like, notice what's missing, run the cheap checks, then act and learn.

SSeparateFacts from stories.

EEstablishWhat good looks like.

NNoticeWhat you don’t know yet.

SScanThe cheap checks.

EExecuteDecide, then learn.

How it works

Read a little. Decide a lot.

Short writing

Each module is a few minutes of plain prose - no filler, no lectures.

Real situations

Decisions interrupted mid-lesson. You make the call before you learn the answer.

Honest feedback

Every option explains itself. The wrong ones teach the most.

Graded checks

Module checks and a final exam measure judgement, not memory.

The syllabus

Ten modules

Each takes about twenty minutes: a short read, decisions in the middle, a graded check at the end.

1Before You Decide - What common sense actually isWhy smart people make avoidable mistakes, how fast and slow decisions differ, and the five-step method this class trains.~20 minFree 2Responsibility - Own what's yoursCleaning up without being asked and owning mistakes quickly - the two habits that quietly buy you trust.~20 minLocked 3Communication - Say what you mean. Hear what was meant.The gap between what you meant and what they heard is where most conflict lives. This module works both sides of it.~20 minLocked 4Time & Reliability - Your word, with a clock on itRespecting other people's time and following through on yours - the reputation that compounds.~20 minLocked 5Boundaries - Hold the line without starting a warSaying no, meaning it, and not making it weird - for you or for them.~18 minLocked 6Self-Awareness - See your own part in the patternThe one variable in every bad situation you have full control over - and the one most people never check.~18 minLocked 7Conflict - Know when to raise it and howThe difference between handling conflict and avoiding it is usually about ninety seconds of discomfort.~20 minLocked 8Digital Judgement - Think before it leaves your handsPosts, forwards, screenshots, replies - the internet remembers your worst three seconds forever.~18 minLocked 9Practical Judgement - Ordinary situations, decided wellMoney, plans, people, commitments - the everyday calls where judgement quietly adds up.~18 minLocked 10The Examination - Show your workA final set of scenarios that earn you the certificate - or show you exactly what to revisit.~15 minLocked

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