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150 decision patterns466 pages2026 field edition

Decoding the Consumer Mind.

See the invisible forces behind attention, trust, value, urgency, and action. Then use them to build offers people understand before they hesitate.

150
Cognitive biases, made practical
5
Decision stages from attention to action
PDF
Finished digital field edition
Decoding the Consumer Mind book by Vijay Anand Krishnan
Enter the field guide

FIELD FILM / 01THE DECISION FIELD

Watch a buying decision form.

Attention becomes belief. Belief changes value. Value lowers or raises the distance to action.

150 patternsOne field guide for the moments that move a customer.
01THE BOOK

A field guide, not a textbook

Psychology becomes valuable when you can use it before the next campaign ships.

Every bias is translated into plain English, connected to a stage in the buying journey, and paired with a practical marketing application.

Built for the workbench

Open it while writing an ad, restructuring an offer, setting a price, preparing a sales call, or reviewing a landing page.

02THE METHOD

One repeatable reading pattern

Understand the bias. Locate the moment. Change the decision environment.

  1. 01
    See the mechanism

    A concise explanation strips away academic fog without flattening the idea.

  2. 02
    Find the funnel stage

    Map the bias to attention, trust, value, urgency, retention, or action.

  3. 03
    Apply it responsibly

    Use examples, prompts, and guardrails to improve clarity rather than manufacture pressure.

Sample page explaining Nudge Theory
BIAS 004Nudge Theory
Sample page explaining the Nostalgia Effect
BIAS 061Nostalgia Effect
Sample page explaining Underestimation
BIAS 118Underestimation
03FROM THEORY TO REVENUE

Use the same decision map across the entire customer journey.

The value is not memorizing 150 labels. It is knowing which lever to examine when a campaign feels weak.

01

Attention

Hooks, salience, contrast, curiosity, and memory.

What earns the first second? Increase salience before adding more copy. ADS / CONTENT
02

Belief

Authority, specificity, familiarity, and social proof.

What makes the claim believable? Pair specificity with evidence and familiar cues. LANDING PAGES
03

Value

Anchors, framing, contrast, bundles, and effort.

What makes the price feel worth it? Reveal the reference point, outcome, and effort saved. OFFERS / PRICING
04

Action

Choice architecture, urgency, friction, and risk.

What makes the next step feel safe? Reduce choice, uncertainty, and avoidable friction. CHECKOUT / SALES
05

Memory

Peak moments, consistency, identity, and recall.

What remains after the moment? Design a useful peak, a clear close, and a reason to return. RETENTION
04WHAT WE ARE BUILDING NEXT

Consumer Mind OS · protected R01 + R02 builds

Read less. Retrieve faster. Build with the right bias in view.

The shared operating core now has two protected working releases. They remain private, in development, and separate from the PDF while the observed pilot is still 0/3.

01Finished field guide

The ready foundation: 150 buyer-decision patterns with clear explanations and applications.

02Protected R01 core

A 150-entry retrieval index, Quick and Full Offer Audits, and an experiment backlog.

03Protected R02 page pack

A 36-check landing-page diagnosis across six sections, plus a 12-slot fix backlog.

04Next: observed pilot

Three sessions are planned and zero are complete. No customer outcome is claimed.

05Planned monthly releases

A bounded 12-month update season, with every delivered version kept permanently.

05PRODUCT ROADMAP

One ready product, two clear next stages

Start with the finished field guide. Follow the system as it grows.

The PDF is ready. Consumer Mind OS is in development. The agency toolkit follows after a small pilot.

IN DEVELOPMENT

Consumer Mind OS

R01 · R02protected builds

The private working core now includes retrieval, offer-audit, and landing-page diagnosis tools.

  • 150-bias retrieval index
  • Quick + Full Offer Audits
  • 36-check landing-page diagnosis
  • 12 monthly releases only after launch
Get OS build updates

UPCOMING

Agency Toolkit

PILOTafter OS v1

A future commercial-use layer for workshops, client reviews, and team training.

  • Commercial and client-use license
  • Workshop and facilitator materials
  • Client diagnostic workbook
  • Reporting templates

Pilot applications will open after Consumer Mind OS v1 is usable.

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Parity pricing, without diluting global value.

This page remains USD-first. Approved regional discounts will be handled through dedicated checkout links or coupons so customers can access a fair local price without changing the global offer.

Repeated Exposure Fatigue page included in the free sampler
Cognitive Chunking page included in the free sampler
06TRY THE METHOD

Free 18-page chapter sampler

Review one live offer before you buy.

Scan ten chapter openings, then use the complete featured field note to examine one ad, one landing page, or one pricing decision today.

The PDF unlocks immediately. Saving your preview request is confirmed separately.

07QUESTIONS

Before you add it to your desk.

Is this only for marketers?

No. It is for founders, creators, sales teams, agencies, and anyone who needs to understand why buyers notice, believe, value, and act.

Is the book academic?

It is research-informed but deliberately practical. Each entry uses plain language, a visual explanation, a funnel stage, and a real application.

Is Consumer Mind OS available now?

Not yet. Protected R01 and R02 working builds exist, but the observed pilot is still 0/3 and no customer outcome is claimed. The finished PDF is the only available product; join the preview list for OS build updates.

When is the agency toolkit coming?

After Consumer Mind OS v1 is usable. A small agency pilot will test workshop, client-review, diagnostic, and reporting materials before a public license is offered.

How will book delivery work?

Once the verified payment link is connected, guide buyers will receive the finished PDF through the checkout platform. No unfinished OS or agency files are being sold today.