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Degree in a Book
by Alan Porter • 2018
Psychology's biggest ideas: why conditioning works, how memory fails, and what shapes personality.
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278
📜 History Of Psychology🧠 Psychology Fundamentals💻 Cognitive Science👥 Social Influence🎭 Personality Theory
Degree in a Book Summary
Degree in a Book 97%
Psychology's biggest ideas: why conditioning works, how memory fails, and what shapes personality.
by Alan Porter 2018
4.02
278 ratings
📜 History Of Psychology🧠 Psychology Fundamentals💻 Cognitive Science👥 Social Influence🎭 Personality Theory
Psych
by Paul Bloom • 2023
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
4.14
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Psychology📜 History Of Psychology🪤 Cognitive Biases🌑 Unconscious Mind👶 Child Development
Psych Summary
Psych 97%
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
by Paul Bloom 2023
4.14
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology📜 History Of Psychology🪤 Cognitive Biases🌑 Unconscious Mind👶 Child Development
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
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📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 97%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
Mindware
by Richard E. Nisbett • 2015
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
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2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Mental Models💰 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Decision Science🌏 Cultural Psychology
Mindware Summary
Mindware 95%
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
by Richard E. Nisbett 2015
3.75
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Mental Models💰 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Decision Science🌏 Cultural Psychology
The Social Animal
by David Brooks • 2011
Your unconscious mind runs the show. That 11-million-to-40 processing advantage is not a bug.
3.86
24k+
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🤝 Social Brain💭 Unconscious Processes🫀 Emotional Intelligence📊 Behavioral Economics
The Social Animal Summary
The Social Animal 95%
Your unconscious mind runs the show. That 11-million-to-40 processing advantage is not a bug.
by David Brooks 2011
3.86
24k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🤝 Social Brain💭 Unconscious Processes🫀 Emotional Intelligence📊 Behavioral Economics
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room
by Jacob Burak • 2013
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
3.61
74
🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics😊 Happiness Research
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room Summary
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room 95%
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
by Jacob Burak 2013
3.61
74 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics😊 Happiness Research
Freud and Beyond
by Stephen A. Mitchell • 1995
One founder, many heirs: how psychoanalysis splintered into rival schools after Freud.
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2k+
📜 History Of Psychoanalysis⚖️ Comparative Psychoanalysis🧸 Object Relations🛡️ Ego Psychology🪞 Self Psychology
Freud and Beyond Summary
Freud and Beyond 95%
One founder, many heirs: how psychoanalysis splintered into rival schools after Freud.
by Stephen A. Mitchell 1995
4.18
2k+ ratings
📜 History Of Psychoanalysis⚖️ Comparative Psychoanalysis🧸 Object Relations🛡️ Ego Psychology🪞 Self Psychology
Freud
by Ruth Snowden • 2010
Dreams, desire, and the unconscious: Freud's most enduring and unsettling ideas, made clear.
3.68
590
🛋️ Psychoanalysis🧠 The Unconscious💭 Dream Interpretation🛡️ Defense Mechanisms💬 Talk Therapy
Freud Summary
Freud 94%
Dreams, desire, and the unconscious: Freud's most enduring and unsettling ideas, made clear.
by Ruth Snowden 2010
3.68
590 ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalysis🧠 The Unconscious💭 Dream Interpretation🛡️ Defense Mechanisms💬 Talk Therapy
What You Can Change and What You Can't
by Martin E.P. Seligman • 1993
Biology sets some limits, effort changes the rest. A leading psychologist maps which is which.
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2k+
🧠 Clinical Psychology🔄 Behavioral Change🧬 Nature Vs Nurture💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy😤 Anger Management
What You Can Change and What You Can't Summary
What You Can Change and What You Can't 94%
Biology sets some limits, effort changes the rest. A leading psychologist maps which is which.
by Martin E.P. Seligman 1993
3.88
2k+ ratings
🧠 Clinical Psychology🔄 Behavioral Change🧬 Nature Vs Nurture💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy😤 Anger Management
Mindfulness
by Ellen J. Langer • 1989
Real mindfulness means noticing new details. A landmark study showed this alone can extend life.
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3k+
🧠 Cognitive Psychology👥 Social Psychology🔄 Flexible Thinking🧘 Mind-Body Connection👁️ Attention Management
Mindfulness Summary
Mindfulness 94%
Real mindfulness means noticing new details. A landmark study showed this alone can extend life.
by Ellen J. Langer 1989
3.80
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology👥 Social Psychology🔄 Flexible Thinking🧘 Mind-Body Connection👁️ Attention Management
Why Brains Need Friends
by Ben Rein • 2025
Your brain is built to connect, then sabotages every attempt. The neuroscience of fixing it.
3.95
502
🧠 Social Neuroscience🦴 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases🌍 Prosocial Behavior🐕 Human-Animal Bond
Why Brains Need Friends Summary
Why Brains Need Friends 94%
Your brain is built to connect, then sabotages every attempt. The neuroscience of fixing it.
by Ben Rein 2025
3.95
502 ratings
🧠 Social Neuroscience🦴 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases🌍 Prosocial Behavior🐕 Human-Animal Bond
Know Thyself
by Stephen M. Fleming • 2021
Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.
3.86
357
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🗣️ Social Cognition🤔 Metacognition🧮 Bayesian Brain🔮 Predictive Processing
Know Thyself Summary
Know Thyself 94%
Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.
by Stephen M. Fleming 2021
3.86
357 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🗣️ Social Cognition🤔 Metacognition🧮 Bayesian Brain🔮 Predictive Processing
The Art of Risk
by Kayt Sukel • 2016
Risk is a brain calculation, not a character trait. The neurobiology of better decisions.
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141
🧐 Behavioral Economics🧠 Neuroscience Of Choice🔍 Cognitive Biases❤️ Emotional Regulation📈 Stress And Performance
The Art of Risk Summary
The Art of Risk 94%
Risk is a brain calculation, not a character trait. The neurobiology of better decisions.
by Kayt Sukel 2016
3.56
141 ratings
🧐 Behavioral Economics🧠 Neuroscience Of Choice🔍 Cognitive Biases❤️ Emotional Regulation📈 Stress And Performance
Psycho-Logical
by Dean Burnett • 2021
Depression, anxiety, addiction: the real brain science looks nothing like the popular explanations.
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🧑‍⚕️ Clinical Psychology🧪 Neurochemistry🔄 Neuroplasticity🏷️ Mental Health Stigma📋 Psychiatric Diagnosis
Psycho-Logical Summary
Psycho-Logical 94%
Depression, anxiety, addiction: the real brain science looks nothing like the popular explanations.
by Dean Burnett 2021
3.84
1k+ ratings
🧑‍⚕️ Clinical Psychology🧪 Neurochemistry🔄 Neuroplasticity🏷️ Mental Health Stigma📋 Psychiatric Diagnosis
La vida secreta de la mente
by Mariano Sigman • 2015
Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.
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🧠 Unconscious Processing🔄 Brain Plasticity👶 Infant Cognition😴 Sleep And Memory🎓 Neuroeducation
La vida secreta de la mente Summary
La vida secreta de la mente 94%
Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.
by Mariano Sigman 2015
3.99
3k+ ratings
🧠 Unconscious Processing🔄 Brain Plasticity👶 Infant Cognition😴 Sleep And Memory🎓 Neuroeducation
How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer • 2009
When to stop thinking and start trusting your gut, and the neuroscience that explains why.
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🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Cognitive Biases🔀 Dual Process Theory❤️ Emotional Intelligence🎯 Deliberate Practice
How We Decide Summary
How We Decide 94%
When to stop thinking and start trusting your gut, and the neuroscience that explains why.
by Jonah Lehrer 2009
3.85
42k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Cognitive Biases🔀 Dual Process Theory❤️ Emotional Intelligence🎯 Deliberate Practice
The Happiness Hypothesis
by Jonathan Haidt • 2006
Your reason is not the driver; ancient wisdom and modern psychology agree on what is.
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😊 Positive Psychology⚖️ Moral Psychology🏛️ Ancient Wisdom🧠 Dual-Process Theory💭 Cognitive Therapy
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis 94%
Your reason is not the driver; ancient wisdom and modern psychology agree on what is.
by Jonathan Haidt 2006
4.09
46k+ ratings
😊 Positive Psychology⚖️ Moral Psychology🏛️ Ancient Wisdom🧠 Dual-Process Theory💭 Cognitive Therapy
Redirect
by Timothy D. Wilson • 2009
Common-sense fixes fail. Small edits to our self-stories can change everything.
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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social Psychology🔄 Behavior Change📖 Narrative Psychology🧠 Cognitive Reframing🌷 Positive Psychology
Redirect Summary
Redirect 94%
Common-sense fixes fail. Small edits to our self-stories can change everything.
by Timothy D. Wilson 2009
3.76
2k+ ratings
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social Psychology🔄 Behavior Change📖 Narrative Psychology🧠 Cognitive Reframing🌷 Positive Psychology
Anger
by Carol Tavris • 1983
Venting anger doesn't cool you down; it fuels the fire. The evidence against catharsis.
3.81
257
👥 Social Psychology😤 Anger Management🧠 Emotion Regulation💭 Cognitive Psychology🔍 Myth-Busting Psychology
Anger Summary
Anger 94%
Venting anger doesn't cool you down; it fuels the fire. The evidence against catharsis.
by Carol Tavris 1983
3.81
257 ratings
👥 Social Psychology😤 Anger Management🧠 Emotion Regulation💭 Cognitive Psychology🔍 Myth-Busting Psychology
The Undiscovered Self
by C.G. Jung • 1961
The mass state erases the individual; the psyche you ignore becomes the tyrant's best tool.
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🧠 Depth Psychology📚 Jungian Psychology💭 Dream Interpretation🌑 Shadow Work👥 Mass Psychology
The Undiscovered Self Summary
The Undiscovered Self 94%
The mass state erases the individual; the psyche you ignore becomes the tyrant's best tool.
by C.G. Jung 1961
4.13
13k+ ratings
🧠 Depth Psychology📚 Jungian Psychology💭 Dream Interpretation🌑 Shadow Work👥 Mass Psychology
How Pleasure Works
by Paul Bloom • 2010
You don't enjoy what you sense; you enjoy what you believe. The underlying nature of pleasure.
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🧠 Hedonic Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics🔮 Essentialism🎨 Aesthetics
How Pleasure Works Summary
How Pleasure Works 94%
You don't enjoy what you sense; you enjoy what you believe. The underlying nature of pleasure.
by Paul Bloom 2010
3.71
4k+ ratings
🧠 Hedonic Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics🔮 Essentialism🎨 Aesthetics
Split-Second Persuasion
by Kevin Dutton • 2009
Influence is decided in an instant. Five learnable elements control that verdict.
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🌀 Social Influence🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science🕶️ Dark Psychology
Split-Second Persuasion Summary
Split-Second Persuasion 94%
Influence is decided in an instant. Five learnable elements control that verdict.
by Kevin Dutton 2009
3.66
2k+ ratings
🌀 Social Influence🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science🕶️ Dark Psychology
Before You Know It
by John A. Bargh • 2017
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
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2k+
🧠 Unconscious Mind👥 Social Psychology⚖️ Dual Process Theory🔥 Embodied Cognition🌍 Cultural Conditioning
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It 94%
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
by John A. Bargh 2017
4.02
2k+ ratings
🧠 Unconscious Mind👥 Social Psychology⚖️ Dual Process Theory🔥 Embodied Cognition🌍 Cultural Conditioning
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice
by Jon G. Allen • 2008
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
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39
🧸 Attachment Theory🧠 Social Cognition🌊 Affect Regulation🩹 Trauma Treatment🎭 Borderline Personality
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice Summary
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice 94%
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
by Jon G. Allen 2008
4.31
39 ratings
🧸 Attachment Theory🧠 Social Cognition🌊 Affect Regulation🩹 Trauma Treatment🎭 Borderline Personality
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
by Julian Jaynes • 1976
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
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🧠 Consciousness Studies🧬 Consciousness Evolution🧩 Neurological Models🔗 Metaphor Theory🧐 Heterodox Psychology
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Summary
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind 94%
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
by Julian Jaynes 1976
4.26
6k+ ratings
🧠 Consciousness Studies🧬 Consciousness Evolution🧩 Neurological Models🔗 Metaphor Theory🧐 Heterodox Psychology
The Disordered Mind
by Eric R. Kandel • 2018
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🏥 Neuropsychiatry🩺 Brain Disorders🔄 Neural Plasticity💭 Consciousness Studies
The Disordered Mind Summary
The Disordered Mind 94%
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
by Eric R. Kandel 2018
4.13
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🏥 Neuropsychiatry🩺 Brain Disorders🔄 Neural Plasticity💭 Consciousness Studies
The Language Instinct
by Steven Pinker • 1994
Children don't learn language; they reinvent it, driven by grammar etched into the brain.
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📝 Generative Linguistics👶 Language Acquisition🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Psycholinguistics
The Language Instinct Summary
The Language Instinct 94%
Children don't learn language; they reinvent it, driven by grammar etched into the brain.
by Steven Pinker 1994
4.01
23k+ ratings
📝 Generative Linguistics👶 Language Acquisition🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Psycholinguistics
The Self Illusion
by Bruce M. Hood • 2011
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
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🧩 The Constructed Self🧠 Memory Unreliability🪞 Social Identity🌍 Cultural Psychology🎭 Free Will Debate
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion 94%
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
by Bruce M. Hood 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
🧩 The Constructed Self🧠 Memory Unreliability🪞 Social Identity🌍 Cultural Psychology🎭 Free Will Debate
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue
by Rob Anderson • 1997
The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.
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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Humanistic Psychology💬 Dialogic Philosophy📜 Intellectual History🤝 Therapeutic Relationship🧠 Philosophical Psychology
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue Summary
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue 94%
The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.
by Rob Anderson 1997
4.16
31 ratings
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Humanistic Psychology💬 Dialogic Philosophy📜 Intellectual History🤝 Therapeutic Relationship🧠 Philosophical Psychology
Mind Hacks
by Tom Stafford • 2004
The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.
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🧠 Cognitive Science🔧 Applied Psychology📚 Brain-Based Learning🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience👁️ Perception And Attention
Mind Hacks Summary
Mind Hacks 94%
The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.
by Tom Stafford 2004
3.74
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Science🔧 Applied Psychology📚 Brain-Based Learning🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience👁️ Perception And Attention
Good Chemistry
by Julie Holland • 2020
Your brain is built for belonging. Isolation rewires it. Mapping the neurochemistry of connection.
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633
🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology🍄 Psychedelic Therapy🤝 Attachment Theory🌿 Holistic Healing🖤 Shadow Work
Good Chemistry Summary
Good Chemistry 94%
Your brain is built for belonging. Isolation rewires it. Mapping the neurochemistry of connection.
by Julie Holland 2020
4.14
633 ratings
🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology🍄 Psychedelic Therapy🤝 Attachment Theory🌿 Holistic Healing🖤 Shadow Work
Out of My Skull
by James Danckert • 2020
Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.
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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience😶 Affective Science🎯 Agency And Motivation🔍 Attention And Engagement🌟 Meaning And Purpose
Out of My Skull Summary
Out of My Skull 93%
Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.
by James Danckert 2020
3.50
359 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience😶 Affective Science🎯 Agency And Motivation🔍 Attention And Engagement🌟 Meaning And Purpose
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory
by Jeremy Holmes • 1993
Why a child's bond with a caregiver is a biological drive, not a learned habit.
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🧸 Attachment Theory👶 Child Development🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🖤 Grief And Loss🛋️ Therapeutic Relationship
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory Summary
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory 93%
Why a child's bond with a caregiver is a biological drive, not a learned habit.
by Jeremy Holmes 1993
4.21
219 ratings
🧸 Attachment Theory👶 Child Development🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🖤 Grief And Loss🛋️ Therapeutic Relationship
Mind Wide Open
by Steven Johnson • 1999
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
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🧠 Pop Neuroscience🧩 Cognitive Science🗣️ Social Neuroscience🐒 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Neurochemistry
Mind Wide Open Summary
Mind Wide Open 93%
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
by Steven Johnson 1999
3.90
6k+ ratings
🧠 Pop Neuroscience🧩 Cognitive Science🗣️ Social Neuroscience🐒 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Neurochemistry
The Empathy Effect
by Helen Riess • 2018
Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.
3.81
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🧠 Emotional Intelligence🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology🎯 Empathy Training🎭 Cognitive Bias💖 Self-Compassion
The Empathy Effect Summary
The Empathy Effect 93%
Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.
by Helen Riess 2018
3.81
275 ratings
🧠 Emotional Intelligence🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology🎯 Empathy Training🎭 Cognitive Bias💖 Self-Compassion
What We Value
by Emily Falk • 2025
A single neural circuit prices every choice, from lunch to life partners. Adjust the inputs.
3.62
502
🔬 Neuroeconomics🧠 Social Neuroscience🔄 Behavior Change🎯 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence
What We Value Summary
What We Value 93%
A single neural circuit prices every choice, from lunch to life partners. Adjust the inputs.
by Emily Falk 2025
3.62
502 ratings
🔬 Neuroeconomics🧠 Social Neuroscience🔄 Behavior Change🎯 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence
A User's Guide to the Brain
by John J. Ratey • 2001
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
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🧠 Neuroplasticity🏃 Embodied Cognition👁️ Perception And Consciousness🔍 Attention Management💾 Memory Formation
A User's Guide to the Brain Summary
A User's Guide to the Brain 93%
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
by John J. Ratey 2001
4.04
2k+ ratings
🧠 Neuroplasticity🏃 Embodied Cognition👁️ Perception And Consciousness🔍 Attention Management💾 Memory Formation
Be Who You Want
by Christian Jarrett • 2021
Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.
3.71
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🧠 Personality Psychology🔄 Behavioral Change🧬 Neuroplasticity💖 Self-Compassion📖 Life Narratives
Be Who You Want Summary
Be Who You Want 93%
Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.
by Christian Jarrett 2021
3.71
262 ratings
🧠 Personality Psychology🔄 Behavioral Change🧬 Neuroplasticity💖 Self-Compassion📖 Life Narratives
The Narcissist Next Door
by Jeffrey Kluger • 2014
A crash course in spotting the narcissist early: at the bar, in the interview, on the ballot.
3.11
1k+
🧠 Personality Disorders📚 Popular Psychology🕶️ Dark Personality Traits💔 Narcissistic Abuse💼 Workplace Psychology
The Narcissist Next Door Summary
The Narcissist Next Door 93%
A crash course in spotting the narcissist early: at the bar, in the interview, on the ballot.
by Jeffrey Kluger 2014
3.11
1k+ ratings
🧠 Personality Disorders📚 Popular Psychology🕶️ Dark Personality Traits💔 Narcissistic Abuse💼 Workplace Psychology
American Therapy
by Jonathan Engel • 2008
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
3.39
70
🛋️ Psychotherapy History🇺🇸 American Cultural History🗣️ Talk Therapy🧠 Biological Psychiatry✊ Anti-Psychiatry
American Therapy Summary
American Therapy 93%
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
by Jonathan Engel 2008
3.39
70 ratings
🛋️ Psychotherapy History🇺🇸 American Cultural History🗣️ Talk Therapy🧠 Biological Psychiatry✊ Anti-Psychiatry
Great Thinkers
by The School of Life • 2016
From Plato's cave to Freud's couch: the ideas that built our world, made practical for yours.
4.35
2k+
🏛️ Western Philosophy☸️ Eastern Philosophy🛠️ Practical Philosophy📜 Intellectual History⚖️ Political Theory
Great Thinkers Summary
Great Thinkers 93%
From Plato's cave to Freud's couch: the ideas that built our world, made practical for yours.
by The School of Life 2016
4.35
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Western Philosophy☸️ Eastern Philosophy🛠️ Practical Philosophy📜 Intellectual History⚖️ Political Theory
The Heart of Man
by Erich Fromm • 1964
Human destructiveness follows three orientations. Their convergence is visible from clinic to state.
4.05
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🕳️ Depth Psychology🌅 Existential Psychology🌱 Humanistic Psychoanalysis👿 Psychology Of Evil🏫 Frankfurt School
The Heart of Man Summary
The Heart of Man 93%
Human destructiveness follows three orientations. Their convergence is visible from clinic to state.
by Erich Fromm 1964
4.05
2k+ ratings
🕳️ Depth Psychology🌅 Existential Psychology🌱 Humanistic Psychoanalysis👿 Psychology Of Evil🏫 Frankfurt School
Triumphs of Experience
by George E. Vaillant • 2012
Harvard tracked 268 men for 75 years. One predictor of happiness beat income, IQ, and genes.
4.15
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🧪 Longitudinal Research🌱 Adult Development😊 Happiness Research💕 Intimacy And Well-Being🍺 Addiction Science
Triumphs of Experience Summary
Triumphs of Experience 93%
Harvard tracked 268 men for 75 years. One predictor of happiness beat income, IQ, and genes.
by George E. Vaillant 2012
4.15
1k+ ratings
🧪 Longitudinal Research🌱 Adult Development😊 Happiness Research💕 Intimacy And Well-Being🍺 Addiction Science
Beyond Human Nature
by Jesse J. Prinz • 2011
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
3.69
246
🧠 Cultural Psychology🌍 Cognitive Anthropology🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🗣️ Linguistic Relativity🏗️ Social Construction
Beyond Human Nature Summary
Beyond Human Nature 93%
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
by Jesse J. Prinz 2011
3.69
246 ratings
🧠 Cultural Psychology🌍 Cognitive Anthropology🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🗣️ Linguistic Relativity🏗️ Social Construction
A Natural History of Human Emotions
by Stuart Walton • 2005
Six universal feelings evolved to keep us alive. Culture twisted each one.
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23
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Cultural History💭 Philosophy Of Mind🏗️ Social Construction😇 Moral Emotions
A Natural History of Human Emotions Summary
A Natural History of Human Emotions 93%
Six universal feelings evolved to keep us alive. Culture twisted each one.
by Stuart Walton 2005
3.61
23 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Cultural History💭 Philosophy Of Mind🏗️ Social Construction😇 Moral Emotions
Saving the Modern Soul
by Eva Illouz • 2008
Why therapy's language now runs the boardroom, the bedroom, and the self.
4.08
184
🏛️ Cultural Sociology🛋️ Therapy Culture📚 Self-Help Critique💼 Emotional Labor📖 Narrative Identity
Saving the Modern Soul Summary
Saving the Modern Soul 93%
Why therapy's language now runs the boardroom, the bedroom, and the self.
by Eva Illouz 2008
4.08
184 ratings
🏛️ Cultural Sociology🛋️ Therapy Culture📚 Self-Help Critique💼 Emotional Labor📖 Narrative Identity
Soul Machine
by George Makari • 2015
Science couldn't find the soul. So early modern Europe invented the mind to take its place.
3.82
157
🧠 Intellectual History🧪 History Of Psychology💭 Philosophy Of Mind💡 Enlightenment Thought⛪ Secularization
Soul Machine Summary
Soul Machine 93%
Science couldn't find the soul. So early modern Europe invented the mind to take its place.
by George Makari 2015
3.82
157 ratings
🧠 Intellectual History🧪 History Of Psychology💭 Philosophy Of Mind💡 Enlightenment Thought⛪ Secularization
Cognitive Gadgets
by Cecilia Heyes • 2018
Imitation and language are not instincts. They are cultural tools, rebuilt in every childhood.
3.75
183
🧠 Cultural Evolution🔬 Cognitive Psychology👶 Cognitive Development👥 Social Learning📖 Cultural Transmission
Cognitive Gadgets Summary
Cognitive Gadgets 93%
Imitation and language are not instincts. They are cultural tools, rebuilt in every childhood.
by Cecilia Heyes 2018
3.75
183 ratings
🧠 Cultural Evolution🔬 Cognitive Psychology👶 Cognitive Development👥 Social Learning📖 Cultural Transmission
The Influential Mind
by Tali Sharot • 2017
Facts alone rarely change minds. The brain has a backdoor, and influence knows where it is.
3.91
3k+
🧠 Behavioral Science🎯 Influence Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases❤️ Emotional Influence👥 Social Influence
The Influential Mind Summary
The Influential Mind 93%
Facts alone rarely change minds. The brain has a backdoor, and influence knows where it is.
by Tali Sharot 2017
3.91
3k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Science🎯 Influence Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases❤️ Emotional Influence👥 Social Influence
A Mind of Its Own
by Cordelia Fine • 2005
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
3.86
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤥 Self-Deception⚖️ Moral Psychology📊 Decision Science🤔 Motivated Reasoning
A Mind of Its Own Summary
A Mind of Its Own 93%
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
by Cordelia Fine 2005
3.86
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤥 Self-Deception⚖️ Moral Psychology📊 Decision Science🤔 Motivated Reasoning
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