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Books like A Mind of Its Own

Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2019
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
3.47
121
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience📰 Information Literacy😤 Emotional Reasoning🎭 Self-Deception
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking Summary
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking 97%
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
by Albert Rutherford 2019
3.47
121 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience📰 Information Literacy😤 Emotional Reasoning🎭 Self-Deception
Subliminal
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2012
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
4.05
14k+
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🌊 Unconscious Processing⚖️ Cognitive Biases🏗️ Constructed Reality🤝 Social Cognition
Subliminal Summary
Subliminal 97%
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2012
4.05
14k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🌊 Unconscious Processing⚖️ Cognitive Biases🏗️ Constructed Reality🤝 Social Cognition
I Think, Therefore I Lie
by Warren Archer • 2019
Self-deception evolved first, lying to others came second, and objectivity was never the goal.
3.44
9
🤥 Self-Deception🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology📢 Misinformation💭 Memory Fallibility
I Think, Therefore I Lie Summary
I Think, Therefore I Lie 97%
Self-deception evolved first, lying to others came second, and objectivity was never the goal.
by Warren Archer 2019
3.44
9 ratings
🤥 Self-Deception🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology📢 Misinformation💭 Memory Fallibility
Mindware
by Richard E. Nisbett • 2015
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
3.75
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Mental Models💰 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Decision Science🌏 Cultural Psychology
Mindware Summary
Mindware 96%
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
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
by Carol Tavris • 2007
Why smart people double down on bad decisions, rewrite history, and refuse to admit error.
4.04
29k+
🧠 Cognitive Dissonance🎭 Self-Deception🔄 Motivated Reasoning👁️ Bias Blind Spot💭 Memory Distortion
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Summary
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) 96%
Why smart people double down on bad decisions, rewrite history, and refuse to admit error.
by Carol Tavris 2007
4.04
29k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Dissonance🎭 Self-Deception🔄 Motivated Reasoning👁️ Bias Blind Spot💭 Memory Distortion
You Are Not So Smart
by David McRaney • 2011
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
3.86
36k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🎭 Self-Delusion⚡ Heuristics🧩 Memory Fallibility
You Are Not So Smart Summary
You Are Not So Smart 96%
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
by David McRaney 2011
3.86
36k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🎭 Self-Delusion⚡ Heuristics🧩 Memory Fallibility
Blind Spots
by Max H. Bazerman • 2011
Most unethical behavior is driven by mental gaps, not character flaws. A lens to see what you miss.
3.68
597
🐝 Behavioral Ethics🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Unconscious Bias📈 Behavioral Economics🏢 Corporate Ethics
Blind Spots Summary
Blind Spots 96%
Most unethical behavior is driven by mental gaps, not character flaws. A lens to see what you miss.
by Max H. Bazerman 2011
3.68
597 ratings
🐝 Behavioral Ethics🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Unconscious Bias📈 Behavioral Economics🏢 Corporate Ethics
The Age of Magical Overthinking
by Amanda Montell • 2024
Your brain mistakes repetition for truth, confidence for skill, and the present for a crisis.
3.42
31k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Self-Deception📱 Information Overload📊 Behavioral Economics
The Age of Magical Overthinking Summary
The Age of Magical Overthinking 96%
Your brain mistakes repetition for truth, confidence for skill, and the present for a crisis.
by Amanda Montell 2024
3.42
31k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Self-Deception📱 Information Overload📊 Behavioral Economics
Useful Delusions
by Shankar Vedantam • 2021
Self-deception isn't a flaw. It's what holds relationships, nations, and economies together.
3.84
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Self-Deception🛒 Consumer Psychology⛪ Psychology Of Religion
Useful Delusions Summary
Useful Delusions 96%
Self-deception isn't a flaw. It's what holds relationships, nations, and economies together.
by Shankar Vedantam 2021
3.84
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Self-Deception🛒 Consumer Psychology⛪ Psychology Of Religion
How We Know What Isn't So
by Thomas Gilovich • 1991
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
3.95
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases❤️ Motivated Reasoning🎲 Randomness Perception🔬 Scientific Skepticism👥 Social Cognition
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So 96%
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
by Thomas Gilovich 1991
3.95
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases❤️ Motivated Reasoning🎲 Randomness Perception🔬 Scientific Skepticism👥 Social Cognition
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience👁️ Consciousness Studies⚡ Unconscious Processing🎭 Self-Deception🔄 Memory Distortion
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past 96%
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998
3.77
115 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience👁️ Consciousness Studies⚡ Unconscious Processing🎭 Self-Deception🔄 Memory Distortion
Irrationality
by Stuart Sutherland • 1992
Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.
3.91
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Decision Science📊 Statistical Thinking👥 Social Conformity🎭 Emotional Biases
Irrationality Summary
Irrationality 96%
Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.
by Stuart Sutherland 1992
3.91
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Decision Science📊 Statistical Thinking👥 Social Conformity🎭 Emotional Biases
What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite
by David DiSalvo • 2011
Your brain favors certainty, shortcuts, and approval. The biases to catch and the override rules.
3.83
4k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Delayed Gratification🎮 Self-Control
What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite Summary
What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite 96%
Your brain favors certainty, shortcuts, and approval. The biases to catch and the override rules.
by David DiSalvo 2011
3.83
4k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Delayed Gratification🎮 Self-Control
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty
by Dan Ariely • 2012
Everyone cheats a little and still feels honest. The hidden forces that widen that gap.
3.93
17k+
🔬 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases🪞 Self-Deception🦠 Social Contagion
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty Summary
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty 96%
Everyone cheats a little and still feels honest. The hidden forces that widen that gap.
by Dan Ariely 2012
3.93
17k+ ratings
🔬 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases🪞 Self-Deception🦠 Social Contagion
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
by Leon Festinger • 1957
The mental shortcuts that run your life are full of bugs. Here's how to debug them.
4.02
193
🧠 Mental Models🔍 Cognitive Biases⚡ Cognitive Dissonance💡 Critical Thinking🔄 Belief Change
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance Summary
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance 96%
The mental shortcuts that run your life are full of bugs. Here's how to debug them.
by Leon Festinger 1957
4.02
193 ratings
🧠 Mental Models🔍 Cognitive Biases⚡ Cognitive Dissonance💡 Critical Thinking🔄 Belief Change
How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer • 2009
When to stop thinking and start trusting your gut, and the neuroscience that explains why.
3.85
42k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Cognitive Biases🔀 Dual Process Theory❤️ Emotional Intelligence🎯 Deliberate Practice
How We Decide Summary
How We Decide 95%
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
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
Before You Know It
by John A. Bargh • 2017
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
4.02
2k+
🧠 Unconscious Mind👥 Social Psychology⚖️ Dual Process Theory🔥 Embodied Cognition🌍 Cultural Conditioning
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It 95%
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
Why We Believe What We Believe
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2006
Prayer dims the self, meditation sharpens focus: the neural signature of why you believe.
4.01
331
🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Perception And Reality🧱 Belief Formation💊 Placebo Effect🧘 Spiritual Experiences
Why We Believe What We Believe Summary
Why We Believe What We Believe 95%
Prayer dims the self, meditation sharpens focus: the neural signature of why you believe.
by Andrew B. Newberg 2006
4.01
331 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Perception And Reality🧱 Belief Formation💊 Placebo Effect🧘 Spiritual Experiences
The Invisible Gorilla
by Christopher Chabris • 2010
Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.
3.91
15k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Attention Management💭 Memory Fallibility😎 Overconfidence🔍 Scientific Skepticism
The Invisible Gorilla Summary
The Invisible Gorilla 95%
Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.
by Christopher Chabris 2010
3.91
15k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Attention Management💭 Memory Fallibility😎 Overconfidence🔍 Scientific Skepticism
Sidetracked
by Francesca Gino • 2013
Hidden forces quietly derail every decision you make; spotting them is a trainable skill.
3.45
286
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🧭 Decision Making👥 Social Influence⚖️ Ethical Fading
Sidetracked Summary
Sidetracked 95%
Hidden forces quietly derail every decision you make; spotting them is a trainable skill.
by Francesca Gino 2013
3.45
286 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🧭 Decision Making👥 Social Influence⚖️ Ethical Fading
Thinking 101
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn • 2022
Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.
3.82
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🔗 Causal Reasoning📊 Statistical Thinking😟 Negativity Bias
Thinking 101 Summary
Thinking 101 95%
Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn 2022
3.82
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🔗 Causal Reasoning📊 Statistical Thinking😟 Negativity Bias
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You
by Albert Moukheiber • 2019
Reality is your brain's best guess. Its shortcuts are predictable, and spotting them is trainable.
3.85
803
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Critical Thinking📰 Misinformation⚡ Mental Shortcuts🤲 Intellectual Humility
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You Summary
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You 95%
Reality is your brain's best guess. Its shortcuts are predictable, and spotting them is trainable.
by Albert Moukheiber 2019
3.85
803 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Critical Thinking📰 Misinformation⚡ Mental Shortcuts🤲 Intellectual Humility
Don't Believe Everything You Think
by Thomas Kida • 2006
Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.
3.82
853
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism💡 Critical Thinking🎲 Probability And Chance🧩 Memory Fallibility
Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Think 95%
Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.
by Thomas Kida 2006
3.82
853 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism💡 Critical Thinking🎲 Probability And Chance🧩 Memory Fallibility
Split-Second Persuasion
by Kevin Dutton • 2009
Influence is decided in an instant. Five learnable elements control that verdict.
3.66
2k+
🌀 Social Influence🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science🕶️ Dark Psychology
Split-Second Persuasion Summary
Split-Second Persuasion 95%
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
Think
by Guy P. Harrison • 2013
Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.
3.36
687
🔬 Scientific Skepticism🧐 Critical Thinking⚠️ Cognitive Biases👾 Pseudoscience🧠 Brain Health
Think Summary
Think 95%
Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.
by Guy P. Harrison 2013
3.36
687 ratings
🔬 Scientific Skepticism🧐 Critical Thinking⚠️ Cognitive Biases👾 Pseudoscience🧠 Brain Health
Why We Lie
by David Livingstone Smith • 2004
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
3.62
260
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🎭 Self-Deception🤥 Deception🗡️ Machiavellian Intelligence🌌 Unconscious Mind
Why We Lie Summary
Why We Lie 95%
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
by David Livingstone Smith 2004
3.62
260 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🎭 Self-Deception🤥 Deception🗡️ Machiavellian Intelligence🌌 Unconscious Mind
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 95%
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
Why We Make Mistakes
by Joseph T. Hallinan • 2009
Your brain edits reality, rewrites your memories, and is certain you're above average.
3.91
9k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics✅ Error Reduction🎯 Attention Management🧩 Memory Fallibility
Why We Make Mistakes Summary
Why We Make Mistakes 95%
Your brain edits reality, rewrites your memories, and is certain you're above average.
by Joseph T. Hallinan 2009
3.91
9k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics✅ Error Reduction🎯 Attention Management🧩 Memory Fallibility
Rationality
by Steven Pinker • 2021
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
3.84
7k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎯 Game Theory📈 Statistical Thinking🛡️ Motivated Reasoning
Rationality Summary
Rationality 95%
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
by Steven Pinker 2021
3.84
7k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎯 Game Theory📈 Statistical Thinking🛡️ Motivated Reasoning
How to Actually Change Your Mind
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2018
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
4.28
294
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎯 Rationality Training🙇 Epistemic Humility📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎭 Motivated Reasoning
How to Actually Change Your Mind Summary
How to Actually Change Your Mind 95%
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2018
4.28
294 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎯 Rationality Training🙇 Epistemic Humility📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎭 Motivated Reasoning
Being Wrong
by Kathryn Schulz • 2010
We can't feel wrong while being wrong, so we confuse certainty with accuracy every time.
3.94
7k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases💫 Human Fallibility🤔 Intellectual Humility🔄 Belief Revision🪞 Self-Deception
Being Wrong Summary
Being Wrong 95%
We can't feel wrong while being wrong, so we confuse certainty with accuracy every time.
by Kathryn Schulz 2010
3.94
7k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases💫 Human Fallibility🤔 Intellectual Humility🔄 Belief Revision🪞 Self-Deception
Sleights of Mind
by Stephen L. Macknik • 2010
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
3.94
3k+
🪞 Perceptual Illusions🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Attention And Awareness💭 Memory Distortion💊 Placebo Effect
Sleights of Mind Summary
Sleights of Mind 95%
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
by Stephen L. Macknik 2010
3.94
3k+ ratings
🪞 Perceptual Illusions🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Attention And Awareness💭 Memory Distortion💊 Placebo Effect
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 95%
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
Black and White Thinking
by Kevin Dutton • 2021
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
3.57
489
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏷️ Categorical Thinking🖼️ Framing Effects⚡ Polarization
Black and White Thinking Summary
Black and White Thinking 95%
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
by Kevin Dutton 2021
3.57
489 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏷️ Categorical Thinking🖼️ Framing Effects⚡ Polarization
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
The Blindspots Between Us
by Gleb Tsipursky • 2020
Your brain's built-in biases predict your relationship fights. The method to intercept them.
3.90
283
🧠 Cognitive Biases💑 Relationship Psychology🫀 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Communication Barriers🔬 Behavioral Science
The Blindspots Between Us Summary
The Blindspots Between Us 95%
Your brain's built-in biases predict your relationship fights. The method to intercept them.
by Gleb Tsipursky 2020
3.90
283 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases💑 Relationship Psychology🫀 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Communication Barriers🔬 Behavioral Science
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit
by John V. Petrocelli • 2021
Bullshit has a playbook. Learn the cognitive habits and questions that neutralize it first.
3.48
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔍 Evidence Evaluation🎯 Persuasion Tactics❌ Reasoning Errors
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit Summary
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit 94%
Bullshit has a playbook. Learn the cognitive habits and questions that neutralize it first.
by John V. Petrocelli 2021
3.48
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔍 Evidence Evaluation🎯 Persuasion Tactics❌ Reasoning Errors
The Self Illusion
by Bruce M. Hood • 2011
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
3.84
2k+
🧩 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 Art of Risk
by Kayt Sukel • 2016
Risk is a brain calculation, not a character trait. The neurobiology of better decisions.
3.56
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
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living
by Linda Elder • 2006
Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.
3.80
465
🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🧱 Mental Discipline🏛️ Socratic Method
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living Summary
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living 94%
Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.
by Linda Elder 2006
3.80
465 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🧱 Mental Discipline🏛️ Socratic Method
Against Empathy
by Paul Bloom • 2016
Empathy zeroes in on one face, ignores a thousand deaths, and makes cruelty feel righteous.
3.57
7k+
🧠 Moral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases💡 Effective Altruism💭 Emotional Reasoning⚖️ Utilitarianism
Against Empathy Summary
Against Empathy 94%
Empathy zeroes in on one face, ignores a thousand deaths, and makes cruelty feel righteous.
by Paul Bloom 2016
3.57
7k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases💡 Effective Altruism💭 Emotional Reasoning⚖️ Utilitarianism
Third Millennium Thinking
by Saul Perlmutter • 2024
Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.
3.66
339
🔬 Scientific Thinking🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Probabilistic Thinking👥 Collective Intelligence📰 Information Literacy
Third Millennium Thinking Summary
Third Millennium Thinking 94%
Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.
by Saul Perlmutter 2024
3.66
339 ratings
🔬 Scientific Thinking🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Probabilistic Thinking👥 Collective Intelligence📰 Information Literacy
Kluge
by Gary F. Marcus • 2008
Your brain is an evolutionary patch job: why you forget, misjudge, and chase empty pleasures.
3.83
2k+
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch💭 Memory Fallibility🏗️ Mental Architecture
Kluge Summary
Kluge 94%
Your brain is an evolutionary patch job: why you forget, misjudge, and chase empty pleasures.
by Gary F. Marcus 2008
3.83
2k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch💭 Memory Fallibility🏗️ Mental Architecture
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 94%
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
Sway
by Ori Brafman • 2008
Seven invisible biases that make rational people overpay, overstay, and reject free money.
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💰 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Value Perception🗣️ Groupthink🎯 Incentive Design
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Seven invisible biases that make rational people overpay, overstay, and reject free money.
by Ori Brafman 2008
3.78
20k+ ratings
💰 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Value Perception🗣️ Groupthink🎯 Incentive Design
The Optimism Bias
by Tali Sharot • 2011
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Cognitive Biases🌈 Positive Illusions💪 Emotional Resilience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
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The Optimism Bias 94%
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
by Tali Sharot 2011
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2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Cognitive Biases🌈 Positive Illusions💪 Emotional Resilience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
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
Brain Bugs
by Dean Buonomano • 2011
Phantom limbs, false memories, irrational fears: the flaws evolution built into your brain.
3.80
3k+
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases📝 Memory Flaws🔄 Neural Plasticity👁️ Perceptual Illusions
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Brain Bugs 94%
Phantom limbs, false memories, irrational fears: the flaws evolution built into your brain.
by Dean Buonomano 2011
3.80
3k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases📝 Memory Flaws🔄 Neural Plasticity👁️ Perceptual Illusions
Idiot Brain
by Dean Burnett • 2016
Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.
3.97
11k+
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases📝 Memory Fallibility👁️ Sensory Perception
Idiot Brain Summary
Idiot Brain 94%
Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.
by Dean Burnett 2016
3.97
11k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases📝 Memory Fallibility👁️ Sensory Perception
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