Streams of news, expert opinions, and advice from social media bombard us every day, and amidst this noise, it is easy to lose our footing. In Konstantin Lukin's lecture, listeners will explore how to develop critical thinking, recognize manipulations, distinguish facts from interpretations, and protect their decisions from imposed ideas and emotional pressure. Every day, a person encounters dozens of headlines, advice, and loud statements that contradict each other and demand immediate reactions. Someone shares "insights," someone confidently cites research without references, and someone sells quick answers to any questions. In such a reality, an internal filter is especially important, helping to distinguish facts from interpretations and not to succumb to emotional triggers. Konstantin Lukin's lecture is dedicated to how to build this filter in everyday life. The discussion will cover the basic principles of critical thinking: the ability to ask clarifying questions, verify sources, and see where fact ends and someone's opinion begins. Special attention will be given to cognitive biases-those perceptual traps that cause us to overestimate some data and ignore others, drawing conclusions based on emotions rather than arguments. Listeners will analyze real cases from media, social networks, and business correspondence: how wording affects our perception, why the same numbers can be presented as a reason for panic or a reason to calm down, how manipulations of fear, shame, and urgency work. Konstantin Lukin will show what questions to ask before sharing news, agreeing to an offer, or changing one's opinion. A separate block will be dedicated to the topic of the Overton Window and how the framework of what is acceptable gradually changes. The conversation will address why ideas that seemed radical yesterday appear familiar today, and how not to lose one's own bearings in this process. An important part of the meeting will be the discussion of how to maintain a critical perspective without becoming an eternal skeptic.