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Ethics for the Real World
by Ronald A. Howard • 2008
Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.
4.02
6k+
🏢 Business Ethics⚖️ Ethical Decision Making🧠 Moral Psychology📜 Practical Philosophy🪞 Cognitive Biases
Ethics for the Real World Summary
Ethics for the Real World 96%
Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.
by Ronald A. Howard 2008
4.02
6k+ ratings
🏢 Business Ethics⚖️ Ethical Decision Making🧠 Moral Psychology📜 Practical Philosophy🪞 Cognitive Biases
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 96%
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
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 95%
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
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
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 95%
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
Bargaining with the Devil
by Robert Mnookin • 2010
A framework for deciding when to negotiate with an enemy, even when your gut says fight.
3.91
656
🤝 Adversary Negotiation🕊️ Conflict Resolution🧠 Cognitive Biases🗺️ Decision Frameworks⚖️ Moral Dilemmas
Bargaining with the Devil Summary
Bargaining with the Devil 95%
A framework for deciding when to negotiate with an enemy, even when your gut says fight.
by Robert Mnookin 2010
3.91
656 ratings
🤝 Adversary Negotiation🕊️ Conflict Resolution🧠 Cognitive Biases🗺️ Decision Frameworks⚖️ Moral Dilemmas
Doing Good Better
by William MacAskill • 2015
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
4.17
8k+
🧮 Effective Altruism📊 Evidence-Based Giving🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarianism💼 Career Strategy
Doing Good Better Summary
Doing Good Better 95%
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
by William MacAskill 2015
4.17
8k+ ratings
🧮 Effective Altruism📊 Evidence-Based Giving🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarianism💼 Career Strategy
Sway
by Ori Brafman • 2008
Seven invisible biases that make rational people overpay, overstay, and reject free money.
3.78
20k+
💰 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Value Perception🗣️ Groupthink🎯 Incentive Design
Sway Summary
Sway 95%
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
Good Work
by Howard Gardner • 2001
Genetics soars; journalism collapses. The difference is not technology or money, but alignment.
3.76
272
🏛️ Professional Ethics🎯 Purpose-Driven Work⚖️ Profit Vs Purpose🤖 Technology And Ethics📜 Modern Virtue Ethics
Good Work Summary
Good Work 95%
Genetics soars; journalism collapses. The difference is not technology or money, but alignment.
by Howard Gardner 2001
3.76
272 ratings
🏛️ Professional Ethics🎯 Purpose-Driven Work⚖️ Profit Vs Purpose🤖 Technology And Ethics📜 Modern Virtue Ethics
Poor Charlie's Almanack
by Peter D. Kaufman • 2022
Avoid stupidity, compound wisdom, and let incentives do the work: Charlie Munger's mental playbook.
4.33
418
🧠 Mental Models🤔 Cognitive Biases🎯 Incentive Design💰 Value Investing📊 Behavioral Economics
Poor Charlie's Almanack Summary
Poor Charlie's Almanack 95%
Avoid stupidity, compound wisdom, and let incentives do the work: Charlie Munger's mental playbook.
by Peter D. Kaufman 2022
4.33
418 ratings
🧠 Mental Models🤔 Cognitive Biases🎯 Incentive Design💰 Value Investing📊 Behavioral Economics
All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There
by Peter Bevelin • 2016
The Buffett-Munger playbook: avoid what fails, think for yourself, and wait for the right moment.
4.62
628
📈 Value Investing🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Mental Models🎯 Incentive Design⚖️ Business Ethics
All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There Summary
All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There 95%
The Buffett-Munger playbook: avoid what fails, think for yourself, and wait for the right moment.
by Peter Bevelin 2016
4.62
628 ratings
📈 Value Investing🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Mental Models🎯 Incentive Design⚖️ Business Ethics
Moral Ambition
by Rutger Bregman • 2024
The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.
3.76
13k+
🌍 Effective Altruism💼 Social Impact Careers🔄 Career Reinvention⚠️ Existential Risk📢 Activism Strategy
Moral Ambition Summary
Moral Ambition 95%
The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.
by Rutger Bregman 2024
3.76
13k+ ratings
🌍 Effective Altruism💼 Social Impact Careers🔄 Career Reinvention⚠️ Existential Risk📢 Activism Strategy
Practical Wisdom
by Barry Schwartz • 2010
Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.
3.70
816
🏛️ Virtue Ethics🧠 Moral Psychology⚖️ Professional Ethics🏢 Institutional Critique🔨 Philosophy Of Work
Practical Wisdom Summary
Practical Wisdom 94%
Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.
by Barry Schwartz 2010
3.70
816 ratings
🏛️ Virtue Ethics🧠 Moral Psychology⚖️ Professional Ethics🏢 Institutional Critique🔨 Philosophy Of Work
Influence is Your Superpower
by Zoe Chance • 2021
Your fast, emotional brain decides before you even notice. Influence it ethically, starting with no.
4.14
2k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🗣️ Persuasion Skills🤝 Negotiation Tactics🧩 Cognitive Biases🚧 Boundary Setting
Influence is Your Superpower Summary
Influence is Your Superpower 94%
Your fast, emotional brain decides before you even notice. Influence it ethically, starting with no.
by Zoe Chance 2021
4.14
2k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🗣️ Persuasion Skills🤝 Negotiation Tactics🧩 Cognitive Biases🚧 Boundary Setting
Moral Tribes
by Joshua D. Greene • 2013
Your moral brain has a tribal mode and a modern mode. The tribal one keeps winning.
4.02
3k+
🧠 Moral Psychology⚖️ Utilitarianism🔍 Cognitive Biases🏴 Tribalism🤝 Cooperation
Moral Tribes Summary
Moral Tribes 94%
Your moral brain has a tribal mode and a modern mode. The tribal one keeps winning.
by Joshua D. Greene 2013
4.02
3k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology⚖️ Utilitarianism🔍 Cognitive Biases🏴 Tribalism🤝 Cooperation
The Elements of Choice
by Eric J. Johnson • 2021
Your choices feel free. But someone arranged the options, and that arrangement is doing the work.
3.91
523
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔬 Decision Science🪤 Cognitive Biases🎛️ Choice Design🛒 Consumer Psychology
The Elements of Choice Summary
The Elements of Choice 94%
Your choices feel free. But someone arranged the options, and that arrangement is doing the work.
by Eric J. Johnson 2021
3.91
523 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔬 Decision Science🪤 Cognitive Biases🎛️ Choice Design🛒 Consumer Psychology
Pebbles of Perception
by Laurence Endersen • 2014
A questioning mind, a listening ear, and a dozen other small choices that shape a life.
4.08
808
📝 Life Lessons📜 Practical Philosophy🧠 Behavioral Economics🪞 Self-Awareness💪 Resilience
Pebbles of Perception Summary
Pebbles of Perception 94%
A questioning mind, a listening ear, and a dozen other small choices that shape a life.
by Laurence Endersen 2014
4.08
808 ratings
📝 Life Lessons📜 Practical Philosophy🧠 Behavioral Economics🪞 Self-Awareness💪 Resilience
Answers for Aristotle
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2012
Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.
3.76
352
🧠 Moral Psychology🌿 Naturalistic Ethics🪤 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Intuition And Reason💪 Willpower And Self-Control
Answers for Aristotle Summary
Answers for Aristotle 94%
Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2012
3.76
352 ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🌿 Naturalistic Ethics🪤 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Intuition And Reason💪 Willpower And Self-Control
How Highly Effective People Speak
by Peter Andrei • 2020
Wire your message for the human mind: nine cognitive biases that turn talk into influence.
3.47
341
🧠 Cognitive Biases🗣️ Public Speaking📈 Persuasion🔬 Applied Psychology📖 Storytelling In Business
How Highly Effective People Speak Summary
How Highly Effective People Speak 94%
Wire your message for the human mind: nine cognitive biases that turn talk into influence.
by Peter Andrei 2020
3.47
341 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🗣️ Public Speaking📈 Persuasion🔬 Applied Psychology📖 Storytelling In Business
Thinking and Deciding
by Jonathan Baron • 2007
A psychologist's guide to mental shortcuts that fail, and the rules that repair them.
4.06
320
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧱 Mental Models📊 Decision Frameworks⚙️ Productivity Methods🧩 Problem Solving
Thinking and Deciding Summary
Thinking and Deciding 94%
A psychologist's guide to mental shortcuts that fail, and the rules that repair them.
by Jonathan Baron 2007
4.06
320 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧱 Mental Models📊 Decision Frameworks⚙️ Productivity Methods🧩 Problem Solving
The Most Good You Can Do
by Peter Singer • 2015
Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.
3.80
4k+
🎯 Effective Altruism⚖️ Utilitarianism📊 Evidence-Based Charity🌍 Global Poverty💼 Social Impact Careers
The Most Good You Can Do Summary
The Most Good You Can Do 94%
Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.
by Peter Singer 2015
3.80
4k+ ratings
🎯 Effective Altruism⚖️ Utilitarianism📊 Evidence-Based Charity🌍 Global Poverty💼 Social Impact Careers
How Economics Can Save the World
by Erik Angner • 2023
Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.
3.61
288
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases👶 Evidence-Based Parenting💰 Cash Transfers🌍 Carbon Pricing
How Economics Can Save the World Summary
How Economics Can Save the World 94%
Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.
by Erik Angner 2023
3.61
288 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases👶 Evidence-Based Parenting💰 Cash Transfers🌍 Carbon Pricing
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 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
Wild Problems
by Russell "Russ" Roberts • 2022
The biggest decisions resist spreadsheets. An economist on what to do when calculation fails.
3.81
2k+
📊 Decision Frameworks🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Beyond Rationality🌱 Human Flourishing💎 Values-Based Living
Wild Problems Summary
Wild Problems 94%
The biggest decisions resist spreadsheets. An economist on what to do when calculation fails.
by Russell "Russ" Roberts 2022
3.81
2k+ ratings
📊 Decision Frameworks🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Beyond Rationality🌱 Human Flourishing💎 Values-Based Living
Maximum Influence
by Kurt W. Mortensen • 2004
A quarter of the economy is persuasion. The psychological levers that earn every yes.
3.94
400
🧠 Persuasion Psychology🔄 Cognitive Biases💰 Behavioral Economics💗 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Verbal Persuasion
Maximum Influence Summary
Maximum Influence 94%
A quarter of the economy is persuasion. The psychological levers that earn every yes.
by Kurt W. Mortensen 2004
3.94
400 ratings
🧠 Persuasion Psychology🔄 Cognitive Biases💰 Behavioral Economics💗 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Verbal Persuasion
Covert Persuasion
by Kevin Hogan • 2006
Body language, loaded questions, and well-timed stories: the hidden playbook for getting to yes.
3.59
553
🧠 Persuasion Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🤝 Rapport Building👥 Social Proof
Covert Persuasion Summary
Covert Persuasion 94%
Body language, loaded questions, and well-timed stories: the hidden playbook for getting to yes.
by Kevin Hogan 2006
3.59
553 ratings
🧠 Persuasion Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🤝 Rapport Building👥 Social Proof
The Power of Noticing
by Max H. Bazerman • 2014
The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.
3.40
437
🧠 Cognitive Biases💰 Behavioral Economics🏢 Organizational Culture⚠️ Risk Management👔 Executive Leadership
The Power of Noticing Summary
The Power of Noticing 94%
The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.
by Max H. Bazerman 2014
3.40
437 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases💰 Behavioral Economics🏢 Organizational Culture⚠️ Risk Management👔 Executive Leadership
Yes!
by Noah J. Goldstein • 2008
Why people say yes is predictable. Fifty research-backed levers you can pull.
3.97
12k+
🧪 Persuasion Science📊 Behavioral Economics👥 Social Influence🤝 Ethical Persuasion🧠 Decision Psychology
Yes! Summary
Yes! 94%
Why people say yes is predictable. Fifty research-backed levers you can pull.
by Noah J. Goldstein 2008
3.97
12k+ ratings
🧪 Persuasion Science📊 Behavioral Economics👥 Social Influence🤝 Ethical Persuasion🧠 Decision Psychology
Negotiating Rationally
by Max H. Bazerman • 1991
Cognitive biases hijack negotiations. Smart people lose deals they should win, and never see why.
3.83
317
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🤝 Integrative Bargaining🎮 Game Theory
Negotiating Rationally Summary
Negotiating Rationally 94%
Cognitive biases hijack negotiations. Smart people lose deals they should win, and never see why.
by Max H. Bazerman 1991
3.83
317 ratings
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🤝 Integrative Bargaining🎮 Game Theory
Uncharted
by Margaret Heffernan • 2020
Why the best leaders swap predictions for experiments, scenarios, and collective preparation.
3.64
458
📋 Scenario Planning🧪 Experimentation Culture🏛️ Long-Term Thinking🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Collective Intelligence
Uncharted Summary
Uncharted 94%
Why the best leaders swap predictions for experiments, scenarios, and collective preparation.
by Margaret Heffernan 2020
3.64
458 ratings
📋 Scenario Planning🧪 Experimentation Culture🏛️ Long-Term Thinking🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Collective Intelligence
Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy
by David Rooney • 2010
Knowledge is abundant, but the competitive edge belongs to managers who master practical wisdom.
4.33
3
🦉 Practical Wisdom💼 Knowledge Economy⚖️ Ethical Leadership🧠 Cognitive Diversity❤️ Emotional Intelligence
Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy Summary
Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy 94%
Knowledge is abundant, but the competitive edge belongs to managers who master practical wisdom.
by David Rooney 2010
4.33
3 ratings
🦉 Practical Wisdom💼 Knowledge Economy⚖️ Ethical Leadership🧠 Cognitive Diversity❤️ Emotional Intelligence
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 94%
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
Obliquity
by John Kay • 2010
The goals that matter most are best achieved by aiming for something else entirely.
3.62
1k+
📈 Business Strategy🧠 Behavioral Economics🔗 Complexity Theory🌱 Evolutionary Economics🤫 Tacit Knowledge
Obliquity Summary
Obliquity 94%
The goals that matter most are best achieved by aiming for something else entirely.
by John Kay 2010
3.62
1k+ ratings
📈 Business Strategy🧠 Behavioral Economics🔗 Complexity Theory🌱 Evolutionary Economics🤫 Tacit Knowledge
On the Edge
by Nate Silver • 2024
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
3.66
6k+
🎲 Risk Cultures📊 Quantitative Thinking🎮 Game Theory🧠 Behavioral Economics⚔️ Culture Wars
On the Edge Summary
On the Edge 94%
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
by Nate Silver 2024
3.66
6k+ ratings
🎲 Risk Cultures📊 Quantitative Thinking🎮 Game Theory🧠 Behavioral Economics⚔️ Culture Wars
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 94%
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 small BIG
by Robert B. Cialdini • 2014
Persuasion runs on tiny levers: one sentence, a number, a name. Big arguments rarely move anyone.
3.78
1k+
🤓 Behavioral Economics🧠 Social Psychology🧪 Persuasion Science🤏 Nudge Theory👥 Social Proof
The small BIG Summary
The small BIG 94%
Persuasion runs on tiny levers: one sentence, a number, a name. Big arguments rarely move anyone.
by Robert B. Cialdini 2014
3.78
1k+ ratings
🤓 Behavioral Economics🧠 Social Psychology🧪 Persuasion Science🤏 Nudge Theory👥 Social Proof
Priceless
by William Poundstone • 2010
An arbitrary number shown moments before can change what you'll pay by a factor of ten.
3.82
2k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics💲 Pricing Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🤝 Negotiation Tactics🛒 Consumer Psychology
Priceless Summary
Priceless 94%
An arbitrary number shown moments before can change what you'll pay by a factor of ten.
by William Poundstone 2010
3.82
2k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics💲 Pricing Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🤝 Negotiation Tactics🛒 Consumer Psychology
How Change Happens
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2019
Social change seems impossible until the moment it isn't: the hidden forces that drive it.
3.11
197
🌊 Social Change🧠 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Political Polarization🏗️ Choice Architecture⚖️ Moral Psychology
How Change Happens Summary
How Change Happens 94%
Social change seems impossible until the moment it isn't: the hidden forces that drive it.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2019
3.11
197 ratings
🌊 Social Change🧠 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Political Polarization🏗️ Choice Architecture⚖️ Moral Psychology
The Power of Regret
by Daniel H. Pink • 2022
Regret isn't weakness; it's data. Four types expose what you value most and where to act.
3.82
14k+
🧠 Behavioral Psychology🌟 Positive Psychology🔄 Emotional Reframing📊 Decision Science💖 Self Compassion
The Power of Regret Summary
The Power of Regret 93%
Regret isn't weakness; it's data. Four types expose what you value most and where to act.
by Daniel H. Pink 2022
3.82
14k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Psychology🌟 Positive Psychology🔄 Emotional Reframing📊 Decision Science💖 Self Compassion
The Voltage Effect
by John A. List • 2022
Why ideas win small but fail big: the psychological and economic traps that derail scaling.
3.93
1k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics📈 Organizational Scaling🔍 Cognitive Biases📐 Marginal Thinking🎯 Incentive Design
The Voltage Effect Summary
The Voltage Effect 93%
Why ideas win small but fail big: the psychological and economic traps that derail scaling.
by John A. List 2022
3.93
1k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📈 Organizational Scaling🔍 Cognitive Biases📐 Marginal Thinking🎯 Incentive Design
Never Go With Your Gut
by Gleb Tsipursky • 2019
Your gut is for survival, not strategy. Override the biases that cost 10 percent of revenue.
4.12
259
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics💼 Business Decisions📋 Evidence-Based Management🔧 Decision Frameworks
Never Go With Your Gut Summary
Never Go With Your Gut 93%
Your gut is for survival, not strategy. Override the biases that cost 10 percent of revenue.
by Gleb Tsipursky 2019
4.12
259 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics💼 Business Decisions📋 Evidence-Based Management🔧 Decision Frameworks
How Will You Measure Your Life?
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2012
Apply the rigor of corporate strategy to your life, before you tally a deficit of meaning.
4.05
38k+
🧭 Life Strategy🏢 Applied Management Theory🧠 Intrinsic Motivation⏳ Resource Allocation👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Culture
How Will You Measure Your Life? Summary
How Will You Measure Your Life? 93%
Apply the rigor of corporate strategy to your life, before you tally a deficit of meaning.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2012
4.05
38k+ ratings
🧭 Life Strategy🏢 Applied Management Theory🧠 Intrinsic Motivation⏳ Resource Allocation👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Culture
FRICTION―The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage
by Roger Dooley • 2019
The hidden force that decides what you buy, what you quit, and what you never start.
4.09
119
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛒 Customer Experience🧱 Habit Design💻 User Experience👆 Nudge Theory
FRICTION―The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage Summary
FRICTION―The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage 93%
The hidden force that decides what you buy, what you quit, and what you never start.
by Roger Dooley 2019
4.09
119 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛒 Customer Experience🧱 Habit Design💻 User Experience👆 Nudge Theory
Leading Quietly
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. • 2001
When values hit office politics, the fix isn't heroism but patience, details, and creative rule use
3.59
378
🤝 Ethical Leadership🏢 Organizational Ethics🔄 Incremental Change🧩 Pragmatism🌱 Virtue Ethics
Leading Quietly Summary
Leading Quietly 93%
When values hit office politics, the fix isn't heroism but patience, details, and creative rule use
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. 2001
3.59
378 ratings
🤝 Ethical Leadership🏢 Organizational Ethics🔄 Incremental Change🧩 Pragmatism🌱 Virtue Ethics
Spellbound
by David Kwong • 2015
Stage magic and business persuasion share the same hidden rules. A master illusionist reveals them.
3.74
108
🗣️ Influence And Persuasion🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Attention Management📖 Storytelling🎤 Public Speaking
Spellbound Summary
Spellbound 93%
Stage magic and business persuasion share the same hidden rules. A master illusionist reveals them.
by David Kwong 2015
3.74
108 ratings
🗣️ Influence And Persuasion🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Attention Management📖 Storytelling🎤 Public Speaking
Discover Your Inner Economist
by Tyler Cowen • 2007
Hidden economics of love, lunch, and looking good: incentives that work when cash fails.
3.41
2k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛒 Everyday Economics🕊️ Signaling Theory🎭 Self-Deception⏳ Attention Scarcity
Discover Your Inner Economist Summary
Discover Your Inner Economist 93%
Hidden economics of love, lunch, and looking good: incentives that work when cash fails.
by Tyler Cowen 2007
3.41
2k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛒 Everyday Economics🕊️ Signaling Theory🎭 Self-Deception⏳ Attention Scarcity
Subtract
by Leidy Klotz • 2021
We add to fix things; subtraction works better. The cognitive bias that hides the shorter path.
3.40
2k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🔗 Systems Thinking✏️ Design Thinking🧩 Mental Models
Subtract Summary
Subtract 93%
We add to fix things; subtraction works better. The cognitive bias that hides the shorter path.
by Leidy Klotz 2021
3.40
2k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🔗 Systems Thinking✏️ Design Thinking🧩 Mental Models
Bargaining for Advantage
by G. Richard Shell • 1999
The negotiation method that sizes up the situation so your natural style becomes your advantage.
3.90
7k+
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🔄 Situational Negotiation🧠 Behavioral Economics🗣️ Persuasion Psychology💬 Strategic Communication
Bargaining for Advantage Summary
Bargaining for Advantage 93%
The negotiation method that sizes up the situation so your natural style becomes your advantage.
by G. Richard Shell 1999
3.90
7k+ ratings
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🔄 Situational Negotiation🧠 Behavioral Economics🗣️ Persuasion Psychology💬 Strategic Communication
How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition
by Robert Mayer • 2005
Win arguments without shouting: self-control, precise language, and psychological disarming.
3.38
226
🗣️ Argumentation🧲 Persuasion✍️ Rhetoric🤝 Negotiation Tactics🧘 Emotional Regulation
How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition Summary
How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition 93%
Win arguments without shouting: self-control, precise language, and psychological disarming.
by Robert Mayer 2005
3.38
226 ratings
🗣️ Argumentation🧲 Persuasion✍️ Rhetoric🤝 Negotiation Tactics🧘 Emotional Regulation
100 mental models
by Wisdom Theory
Why a hundred borrowed concepts from physics, economics, and psychology beat expertise alone.
4.00
105
🧠 Mental Models🧩 Cognitive Biases🧭 Decision Frameworks🔄 Systems Thinking📉 Behavioral Economics
100 mental models Summary
100 mental models 93%
Why a hundred borrowed concepts from physics, economics, and psychology beat expertise alone.
by Wisdom Theory
4.00
105 ratings
🧠 Mental Models🧩 Cognitive Biases🧭 Decision Frameworks🔄 Systems Thinking📉 Behavioral Economics
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