Acharya Prashant begins by drawing an analogy between solving a problem in physics, mathematics, or engineering and evaluating information. He explains that when faced with a scientific problem, one does not simply accept the conclusion. Instead, a rational person focuses on the process, the assumptions, and the hypothesis. One must check if the hypothesis is explicit or hidden and if each step in the solution logically follows from the previous one. If there is a flaw in any step, the entire solution is invalid, much like a computer program that won't compile or a mathematical solution that would be marked as false. He contrasts this rigorous, scientific approach with how people typically consume content from influencers, often through fast-paced videos. The medium and its speed often prevent the audience from pausing to think critically. While the video medium offers a pause button, people rarely use it, allowing the influencer to "run away with whatever he wants to serve you." Acharya Prashant urges the audience to halt the speaker at every sentence and question its validity, refusing to move to the next point until the previous one is justified and established. He advises against letting influencers "pull a fast one," a sleight of hand, which they can do swiftly, leaving the audience unable to catch the trick. Acharya Prashant points out a significant disconnect in modern education and thinking. People are trained in critical thinking for science and technology but fail to apply the same rigor to matters of life, such as motivation, purpose, friendship, values, love, and money. This leads to the paradox of highly educated individuals, like scientists, being deeply superstitious in their personal lives. He criticizes an education system that trains students to think sharply to clear competitive exams but implicitly tells them to set aside that thinking for life's fundamental issues. This lack of critical thinking in life makes people vulnerable to being fooled by mediocre individuals. He connects this scientific spirit of inquiry to the ancient sages of Vedanta, describing them as scientists who followed a rigorous method of experimentation, observation, and independent verification. The true purpose of education, he suggests, is to cultivate a mind accustomed to looking at everything in life with inquiry. The first and foremost freedom is the freedom to question—to question others and to question oneself. He emphasizes that one should not accept anything without verification, regardless of the authority or position from which it comes. This spirit of inquiry must be applied universally, not just to academic subjects but to all aspects of existence.