Hi, I'm Adrian.
I spent years studying behavior change and flourishing. Then I started turning what I learned into something I could teach my kidsāand eventually everyone else.
More visual. More memorable. More usable.
Why did I build The Fundamentals Academy?
To teach my kids the fundamentals.
The science of behavior change and flourishing.
To do meaningful work.
I find it meaningful to help others.
ToĀ make the science accessible.
Outrageous prices should not be a barrier to flourishing.
It started with my kids. Now I'm building it for anyone who wants to learn, live, and teach the fundamentals.
Why trust me?
100s of hours studying yearly
100s of books read. 1,000+ summaries read. Over a decade of learning.
Formal education
B.S. in Psychology. M.S. in Happiness Studies - The Science of Well-being.
Behavior design certified
Tiny Habits. Fogg Behavior Design. Behavioral design. And more.
The library
100s of ready-to-teach slides.Ā One book. Five big ideas. 10+ new slides. Every Monday.
I spend hundreds of hours every year searching, reading, researching, and designing.
I've studied this stuff a Lot.
Master'sĀ InĀ Happiness Studies - 4.0
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Happiness Studies I
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Happiness Studies II
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Foundations of Happiness Studies
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Facilitating Happiness I
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Facilitating Happiness II
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Philosophy and Happiness
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Happiness in Literature and Film
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A SPIRE Retreat
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Wholebeing Coaching
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Integrative Leaders on Happiness
Bachelor's In Psychology - 4.0
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Cognitive Psychology
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Physiological Psychology
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Social Psychology
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Careers in Psychology
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Lab Methods in Psychology
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Research in Psychology
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Applied Psychology Graduate Study
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Abnormal Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Psychology & Social Issues
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Writing in Psychology
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Individual Work - Writing in Psychology (TA)
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Personality Psychology
Certifications
Behavior ChangeĀ & Flourishing
Tiny Habits Coach
- Dr. BJ Fogg
Fogg Behavior Design
-Ā Dr. BJ Fogg
Happiness Coach
- Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar
Happiness Trainer
- Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar
Heroic Performance Coach
- Brian Johnson
GamificationĀ & Behavioral Design
- Yu-kai Chou
Behavior Design Bootcamp
- Irrational Labs
Behavioral Design
- Massimo Ingegno
After all that learning, I kept running intoĀ 3 problems.
There's too much to learn.
Great ideas are buried inside hundreds of books, studies, podcasts, and courses.
Great ideas are easy to forget.
Reading something isn't the same as remembering it when you need it.
Sharing them takes even more work.
Teachers, coaches, and leaders can spend hours searching, reading, researching,Ā designing, and re-designing something useful for others.
So I started building what I wished existed.
A growing visual library that makes the best ideas in behavioral science and flourishing easier to see, remember, and teach.
I help learners & people who help people.
The FundamentalsĀ Academy is ultimately about helping good ideas travel farther.
Learners
Learn it. Use it.
Learn and useĀ the science of behavior change and flourishing.
Teachers
Make ideas stick.
Turn behavioral science into clear, memorable lessons.
Coaches
Turn insight into action.
Give clients practical tactics they can actually use.
Leaders
Make change happen.
Use behavioral science to help people grow and perform.
Learn it. Live it.Ā Teach it.
Where do you want to start?
Learn
Spend less time searching. Spend more time growing.
See it.Ā Remember it.Ā Use it.
Teach
Spend less time building slides. Spend more time helping people.
See it. Remember it. Teach it.
FAQ's
Why cats?
Want to Say Hi?
I'm always interested in hearing from learners, teachers, coaches, leaders, and fellow behavior & flourishing science nerds.
Have a question, an idea, a book I should summarize, or a way we might work together?
I'd love to hear from you.
