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Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain
by Douglas T. Kenrick • 2022
Your brain is built for the Stone Age; the modern world has learned every button to push.
3.83
46
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🪨 Modern Mismatch🧱 Environment Design🤝 Friendship Science👑 Status Seeking
Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain Summary
Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain 97%
Your brain is built for the Stone Age; the modern world has learned every button to push.
by Douglas T. Kenrick 2022
3.83
46 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🪨 Modern Mismatch🧱 Environment Design🤝 Friendship Science👑 Status Seeking
Supernormal Stimuli
by Deirdre Barrett • 2010
Giant fake eggs fool geese. Junk food, screens, and porn pull the same trick on you.
3.69
391
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch🎣 Instinct Hijacking🍔 Consumption And Craving📺 Media Effects
Supernormal Stimuli Summary
Supernormal Stimuli 96%
Giant fake eggs fool geese. Junk food, screens, and porn pull the same trick on you.
by Deirdre Barrett 2010
3.69
391 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch🎣 Instinct Hijacking🍔 Consumption And Craving📺 Media Effects
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 96%
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
Consuming Instinct
by Gad Saad • 2011
Your cravings for burgers, Ferraris, and porn all trace back to the same evolutionary wiring.
3.70
755
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🛒 Consumer Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch💋 Sexual Selection
Consuming Instinct Summary
Consuming Instinct 96%
Your cravings for burgers, Ferraris, and porn all trace back to the same evolutionary wiring.
by Gad Saad 2011
3.70
755 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🛒 Consumer Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch💋 Sexual Selection
The Ape that Understood the Universe
by Steve Stewart-Williams • 2018
You don't own your desires. They belong to your genes and the ideas colonizing your mind.
4.23
2k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology📜 Cultural Evolution💘 Mating Strategies👶 Parental Investment🤝 Altruism
The Ape that Understood the Universe Summary
The Ape that Understood the Universe 96%
You don't own your desires. They belong to your genes and the ideas colonizing your mind.
by Steve Stewart-Williams 2018
4.23
2k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology📜 Cultural Evolution💘 Mating Strategies👶 Parental Investment🤝 Altruism
The Social Leap
by William Von Hippel • 2018
We're savannah apes in skyscrapers: cooperative, self-deceiving, and never satisfied for long.
4.23
2k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Human Evolution👥 Social Cognition🎭 Self-Deception🦚 Sexual Selection
The Social Leap Summary
The Social Leap 96%
We're savannah apes in skyscrapers: cooperative, self-deceiving, and never satisfied for long.
by William Von Hippel 2018
4.23
2k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Human Evolution👥 Social Cognition🎭 Self-Deception🦚 Sexual Selection
This View of Life
by David Sloan Wilson • 2019
Social Darwinism got Darwin wrong. His real theory: cooperation, not competition, built humanity.
3.96
372
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🌍 Cultural Evolution👥 Group Selection⚡ Evolutionary Mismatch🔄 Systems Thinking
This View of Life Summary
This View of Life 96%
Social Darwinism got Darwin wrong. His real theory: cooperation, not competition, built humanity.
by David Sloan Wilson 2019
3.96
372 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🌍 Cultural Evolution👥 Group Selection⚡ Evolutionary Mismatch🔄 Systems Thinking
The Science of Positivity
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2013
Your brain chemicals chase survival, not happiness. Learn their rules to build better circuits.
3.60
519
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Brain Chemistry😟 Negativity Bias🔄 Cognitive Rewiring📊 Social Comparison
The Science of Positivity Summary
The Science of Positivity 96%
Your brain chemicals chase survival, not happiness. Learn their rules to build better circuits.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2013
3.60
519 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Brain Chemistry😟 Negativity Bias🔄 Cognitive Rewiring📊 Social Comparison
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
by Alan S. Miller • 2006
The mating dance, boardroom gambles, and prayer: all driven by a brain built for the savannah.
3.56
2k+
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💑 Human Mating🦚 Sexual Selection⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch🙏 Psychology Of Religion
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters Summary
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters 96%
The mating dance, boardroom gambles, and prayer: all driven by a brain built for the savannah.
by Alan S. Miller 2006
3.56
2k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💑 Human Mating🦚 Sexual Selection⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch🙏 Psychology Of Religion
Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life
by Douglas T. Kenrick • 2011
What if your brain is not one self but a committee, and the mating module runs most meetings?
3.56
672
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics🧩 Modular Mind🔍 Cognitive Biases💑 Mating Strategies
Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life Summary
Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life 95%
What if your brain is not one self but a committee, and the mating module runs most meetings?
by Douglas T. Kenrick 2011
3.56
672 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics🧩 Modular Mind🔍 Cognitive Biases💑 Mating Strategies
Human Instinct
by Robert Winston • 2002
Your brain was built for the savannah. Why ancient instincts still steer every choice you make.
4.00
464
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Sociobiology⚡ Mismatch Theory💕 Mate Preferences👨‍👩‍👧 Kin Selection
Human Instinct Summary
Human Instinct 95%
Your brain was built for the savannah. Why ancient instincts still steer every choice you make.
by Robert Winston 2002
4.00
464 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Sociobiology⚡ Mismatch Theory💕 Mate Preferences👨‍👩‍👧 Kin Selection
The Happiness Cure
by Anders Hansen • 2023
Your brain sabotages happiness by design. The biological cure: movement, connection, meaning.
4.06
313
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Evolutionary Psychiatry🦎 Mismatch Theory😶 Happiness Paradox🏃 Exercise Psychiatry
The Happiness Cure Summary
The Happiness Cure 95%
Your brain sabotages happiness by design. The biological cure: movement, connection, meaning.
by Anders Hansen 2023
4.06
313 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Evolutionary Psychiatry🦎 Mismatch Theory😶 Happiness Paradox🏃 Exercise Psychiatry
The Science of Sin
by Jack Lewis • 2018
Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.
3.60
230
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🚦 Impulse Control🧘 Emotional Regulation📱 Modern Temptations
The Science of Sin Summary
The Science of Sin 95%
Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.
by Jack Lewis 2018
3.60
230 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🚦 Impulse Control🧘 Emotional Regulation📱 Modern Temptations
The Happy Brain
by Dean Burnett • 2018
A neuroscientist reveals the messy brain circuits behind happiness, and why the chase backfires.
3.70
2k+
😊 Positive Psychology🧠 Brain Chemistry🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🤝 Social Connection💼 Meaningful Work
The Happy Brain Summary
The Happy Brain 95%
A neuroscientist reveals the messy brain circuits behind happiness, and why the chase backfires.
by Dean Burnett 2018
3.70
2k+ ratings
😊 Positive Psychology🧠 Brain Chemistry🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🤝 Social Connection💼 Meaningful Work
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption
by Gad Saad • 2007
Your shopping cart is a fossil. Every purchase reveals a survival strategy from the Pleistocene.
3.87
54
🧠 Consumer Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💎 Conspicuous Consumption📡 Costly Signaling⚠️ Evolutionary Mismatch
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption Summary
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption 94%
Your shopping cart is a fossil. Every purchase reveals a survival strategy from the Pleistocene.
by Gad Saad 2007
3.87
54 ratings
🧠 Consumer Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💎 Conspicuous Consumption📡 Costly Signaling⚠️ Evolutionary Mismatch
I, Mammal
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2011
Your brain is a mammal's, chasing status not happiness. You can stop the war inside.
4.24
134
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology👑 Social Dominance⚗️ Brain Chemistry🔄 Rewiring The Brain🎯 Reward Systems
I, Mammal Summary
I, Mammal 94%
Your brain is a mammal's, chasing status not happiness. You can stop the war inside.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2011
4.24
134 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology👑 Social Dominance⚗️ Brain Chemistry🔄 Rewiring The Brain🎯 Reward Systems
The Moral Animal
by Robert Wright • 1994
Our noblest impulses and our ugliest desires share one source: millions of years of evolution.
4.08
12k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology👤 Human Nature🐒 Behavioral Evolution🎭 Self-Deception💑 Mating Strategies
The Moral Animal Summary
The Moral Animal 94%
Our noblest impulses and our ugliest desires share one source: millions of years of evolution.
by Robert Wright 1994
4.08
12k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology👤 Human Nature🐒 Behavioral Evolution🎭 Self-Deception💑 Mating Strategies
The Intelligence Paradox
by Satoshi Kanazawa • 2012
Intelligence evolved for novelty. So smart people lean liberal, atheist, nocturnal, and childless.
3.52
500
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Intelligence Research🌍 Evolutionary Mismatch⚡ Iq Controversy🧬 Nature Vs Nurture
The Intelligence Paradox Summary
The Intelligence Paradox 94%
Intelligence evolved for novelty. So smart people lean liberal, atheist, nocturnal, and childless.
by Satoshi Kanazawa 2012
3.52
500 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Intelligence Research🌍 Evolutionary Mismatch⚡ Iq Controversy🧬 Nature Vs Nurture
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 2010
Your brain can manage about 150 relationships. Gossip, art, and religion are the overflow.
3.50
646
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Limits💘 Mate Preferences👁️ Theory Of Mind📜 Cultural Evolution
How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Summary
How Many Friends Does One Person Need? 94%
Your brain can manage about 150 relationships. Gossip, art, and religion are the overflow.
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2010
3.50
646 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Limits💘 Mate Preferences👁️ Theory Of Mind📜 Cultural Evolution
Everyday Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 2008
Smart people fail because the mind's shortcuts were built for a world that no longer exists.
3.59
840
🧠 Cognitive Biases🗺️ Mental Models🔄 Automatic Behavior👥 Group Psychology🕸️ Complex Systems
Everyday Survival Summary
Everyday Survival 94%
Smart people fail because the mind's shortcuts were built for a world that no longer exists.
by Laurence Gonzales 2008
3.59
840 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🗺️ Mental Models🔄 Automatic Behavior👥 Group Psychology🕸️ Complex Systems
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
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
by Randolph M. Nesse • 2019
Your brain evolved for a different world. Depression and anxiety are the mismatch showing.
3.94
2k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏥 Evolutionary Medicine🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch😢 Adaptive Emotions😰 Anxiety And Depression
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings Summary
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings 94%
Your brain evolved for a different world. Depression and anxiety are the mismatch showing.
by Randolph M. Nesse 2019
3.94
2k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏥 Evolutionary Medicine🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch😢 Adaptive Emotions😰 Anxiety And Depression
Pleased to Meet Me
by Bill Sullivan • 2019
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
4.02
1k+
🧬 Behavioral Genetics🔬 Epigenetics🦠 Microbiome⚙️ Biological Determinism🧠 Cognitive Biases
Pleased to Meet Me Summary
Pleased to Meet Me 94%
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
by Bill Sullivan 2019
4.02
1k+ ratings
🧬 Behavioral Genetics🔬 Epigenetics🦠 Microbiome⚙️ Biological Determinism🧠 Cognitive Biases
The Truth About Trust
by David DeSteno • 2014
Trust isn't a virtue; it's biology. Power, money, or a stressful day can turn anyone into a cheat.
3.74
314
🤝 Social Trust🔗 Cooperation Dynamics💰 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases
The Truth About Trust Summary
The Truth About Trust 94%
Trust isn't a virtue; it's biology. Power, money, or a stressful day can turn anyone into a cheat.
by David DeSteno 2014
3.74
314 ratings
🤝 Social Trust🔗 Cooperation Dynamics💰 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases
How Pleasure Works
by Paul Bloom • 2010
You don't enjoy what you sense; you enjoy what you believe. The underlying nature of pleasure.
3.71
4k+
🧠 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
How We Became Human
by Tim Dean • 2021
Your sense of right and wrong evolved for the Stone Age. It's time for an upgrade.
3.90
114
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Moral Philosophy📜 Cultural Evolution🧩 Cognitive Biases🏕️ Tribalism
How We Became Human Summary
How We Became Human 94%
Your sense of right and wrong evolved for the Stone Age. It's time for an upgrade.
by Tim Dean 2021
3.90
114 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Moral Philosophy📜 Cultural Evolution🧩 Cognitive Biases🏕️ Tribalism
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
FREEDOM
by Jeremy Griffith • 2016
Moral instinct and conscious mind are at war. Understanding why ends the war.
4.10
607
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🦴 Human Origins⚔️ Instinct Versus Reason🤝 Altruism Evolution💭 Consciousness Studies
FREEDOM Summary
FREEDOM 94%
Moral instinct and conscious mind are at war. Understanding why ends the war.
by Jeremy Griffith 2016
4.10
607 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🦴 Human Origins⚔️ Instinct Versus Reason🤝 Altruism Evolution💭 Consciousness Studies
The Optimism Bias
by Tali Sharot • 2011
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
3.78
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Cognitive Biases🌈 Positive Illusions💪 Emotional Resilience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
The Optimism Bias Summary
The Optimism Bias 94%
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
by Tali Sharot 2011
3.78
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Cognitive Biases🌈 Positive Illusions💪 Emotional Resilience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Blueprint
by Nicholas A. Christakis • 2019
Goodness is our default setting. Evolution built us for love, friendship, and cooperation.
3.95
2k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🌐 Human Universals🏛️ Cultural Anthropology📜 Cultural Evolution🕸️ Social Networks
Blueprint Summary
Blueprint 94%
Goodness is our default setting. Evolution built us for love, friendship, and cooperation.
by Nicholas A. Christakis 2019
3.95
2k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🌐 Human Universals🏛️ Cultural Anthropology📜 Cultural Evolution🕸️ Social Networks
The Elephant in the Brain
by Kevin Simler • 2017
Your brain hides your true motives. It's not a bug; it's a feature for deceiving others.
3.96
9k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🎭 Self-Deception📡 Social Signaling🏆 Status Seeking🔬 Behavioral Science
The Elephant in the Brain Summary
The Elephant in the Brain 94%
Your brain hides your true motives. It's not a bug; it's a feature for deceiving others.
by Kevin Simler 2017
3.96
9k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🎭 Self-Deception📡 Social Signaling🏆 Status Seeking🔬 Behavioral Science
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 94%
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
The Attention Fix
by Anders Hansen • 2024
Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.
3.89
359
🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch📱 Digital Attention📵 Phone Addiction🧠 Dopamine And Reward⚡ Stress Biology
The Attention Fix Summary
The Attention Fix 94%
Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.
by Anders Hansen 2024
3.89
359 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch📱 Digital Attention📵 Phone Addiction🧠 Dopamine And Reward⚡ Stress Biology
The Great Mental Models Volume 2
by Shane Parrish • 2019
The best mental tools come from physics, chemistry, and biology, not business books.
4.16
2k+
🧠 Mental Models🔗 Systems Thinking🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💸 Behavioral Economics📈 Business Strategy
The Great Mental Models Volume 2 Summary
The Great Mental Models Volume 2 94%
The best mental tools come from physics, chemistry, and biology, not business books.
by Shane Parrish 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
🧠 Mental Models🔗 Systems Thinking🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💸 Behavioral Economics📈 Business Strategy
The Upside of Irrationality
by Dan Ariely • 2010
Irrationality's upside: biases that warp judgment also fuel motivation, meaning, and persistence.
4.03
36k+
🔬 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases⚡ Motivation Science💼 Meaning At Work🛠️ Effort Justification
The Upside of Irrationality Summary
The Upside of Irrationality 94%
Irrationality's upside: biases that warp judgment also fuel motivation, meaning, and persistence.
by Dan Ariely 2010
4.03
36k+ ratings
🔬 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases⚡ Motivation Science💼 Meaning At Work🛠️ Effort Justification
Being Human
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2012
From parasite mind control to the biology of metaphors: what science reveals about being human.
4.35
806
🧬 Behavioral Biology🧠 Social Neuroscience🩺 Status And Health🧪 Dopamine And Motivation🔄 Neuroplasticity
Being Human Summary
Being Human 94%
From parasite mind control to the biology of metaphors: what science reveals about being human.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2012
4.35
806 ratings
🧬 Behavioral Biology🧠 Social Neuroscience🩺 Status And Health🧪 Dopamine And Motivation🔄 Neuroplasticity
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 94%
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
Born to Be Good
by Dacher Keltner • 2009
Darwin argued sympathy, not self-interest, shaped human evolution. The biology now proves him right.
3.57
729
🌞 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Nonverbal Communication
Born to Be Good Summary
Born to Be Good 94%
Darwin argued sympathy, not self-interest, shaped human evolution. The biology now proves him right.
by Dacher Keltner 2009
3.57
729 ratings
🌞 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Nonverbal Communication
Executive Functions
by Russell A. Barkley • 2012
Executive functions didn't evolve for cognition. They evolved to survive group life with strangers.
4.06
126
🧠 Executive Function⚖️ Self-Regulation🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Mental Time Travel🤝 Social Cognition
Executive Functions Summary
Executive Functions 94%
Executive functions didn't evolve for cognition. They evolved to survive group life with strangers.
by Russell A. Barkley 2012
4.06
126 ratings
🧠 Executive Function⚖️ Self-Regulation🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Mental Time Travel🤝 Social Cognition
The Sweet Spot
by Paul Bloom • 2021
Why you chase pain, from ghost peppers to marathons, and how difficulty makes life meaningful.
3.61
2k+
😊 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧭 Psychology Of Meaning🌊 Flow States🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth
The Sweet Spot Summary
The Sweet Spot 94%
Why you chase pain, from ghost peppers to marathons, and how difficulty makes life meaningful.
by Paul Bloom 2021
3.61
2k+ ratings
😊 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧭 Psychology Of Meaning🌊 Flow States🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth
The Social Instinct
by Nichola Raihani • 2021
Cooperation built life from genes to nations. The bill always lands on someone else.
3.90
670
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🦴 Human Evolution🤝 Cooperation👥 Collective Action🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
The Social Instinct Summary
The Social Instinct 94%
Cooperation built life from genes to nations. The bill always lands on someone else.
by Nichola Raihani 2021
3.90
670 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🦴 Human Evolution🤝 Cooperation👥 Collective Action🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
The Ten Types of Human
by Dexter Dias • 2018
Your brain runs ten minds. One feels another's pain. One learns to enjoy causing it.
4.16
2k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science🤝 Social Bonding💕 Empathy💔 Psychological Trauma
The Ten Types of Human Summary
The Ten Types of Human 94%
Your brain runs ten minds. One feels another's pain. One learns to enjoy causing it.
by Dexter Dias 2018
4.16
2k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science🤝 Social Bonding💕 Empathy💔 Psychological Trauma
The Origins of Happiness
by Andrew E. Clark • 2018
Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.
3.67
64
🧮 Happiness Economics📊 Subjective Well-Being🧠 Behavioral Economics👀 Social Comparison🤝 Relationship Science
The Origins of Happiness Summary
The Origins of Happiness 94%
Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.
by Andrew E. Clark 2018
3.67
64 ratings
🧮 Happiness Economics📊 Subjective Well-Being🧠 Behavioral Economics👀 Social Comparison🤝 Relationship Science
The Meme Machine
by Susan Blackmore • 1999
Our brains did not make culture. Culture, evolving like a virus, made our brains.
3.86
4k+
🧬 Cultural Evolution🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🦠 Memetics🔄 Universal Darwinism🤝 Altruism Evolution
The Meme Machine Summary
The Meme Machine 94%
Our brains did not make culture. Culture, evolving like a virus, made our brains.
by Susan Blackmore 1999
3.86
4k+ ratings
🧬 Cultural Evolution🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🦠 Memetics🔄 Universal Darwinism🤝 Altruism Evolution
Look Again
by Tali Sharot • 2024
Why good things lose their shine and bad things become acceptable, and how to reverse it.
3.66
1k+
🔥 Habituation🧠 Cognitive Biases🔄 Variety Seeking👁️ Attention Management🧪 Cognitive Neuroscience
Look Again Summary
Look Again 94%
Why good things lose their shine and bad things become acceptable, and how to reverse it.
by Tali Sharot 2024
3.66
1k+ ratings
🔥 Habituation🧠 Cognitive Biases🔄 Variety Seeking👁️ Attention Management🧪 Cognitive Neuroscience
Meet Your Happy Chemicals
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2015
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
4.01
6k+
🧠 Brain Chemistry🐒 Evolutionary Psychology🔄 Neuroplasticity🔁 Habit Rewiring🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Meet Your Happy Chemicals Summary
Meet Your Happy Chemicals 94%
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015
4.01
6k+ ratings
🧠 Brain Chemistry🐒 Evolutionary Psychology🔄 Neuroplasticity🔁 Habit Rewiring🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Twilight of American Sanity
by Allen Frances • 2016
Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.
3.60
287
🧠 Political Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch🌍 Climate Denial🌱 Sustainability
Twilight of American Sanity Summary
Twilight of American Sanity 94%
Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.
by Allen Frances 2016
3.60
287 ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch🌍 Climate Denial🌱 Sustainability
The Science of Happiness
by Bruce Hood • 2024
The course that proved happiness is trainable: seven evidence-based shifts for a better life.
3.79
482
😊 Positive Psychology🤝 Social Connection🧠 Cognitive Biases🧘 Mindfulness Meditation🎁 Altruism And Giving
The Science of Happiness Summary
The Science of Happiness 94%
The course that proved happiness is trainable: seven evidence-based shifts for a better life.
by Bruce Hood 2024
3.79
482 ratings
😊 Positive Psychology🤝 Social Connection🧠 Cognitive Biases🧘 Mindfulness Meditation🎁 Altruism And Giving
On Desire
by William B. Irvine • 2005
Your desires are not your own; biology and society scripted them. Philosophy can rewrite the code.
3.91
702
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Ancient Philosophy🔄 Hedonic Adaptation🏹 Modern Stoicism🧘 Buddhist Psychology
On Desire Summary
On Desire 94%
Your desires are not your own; biology and society scripted them. Philosophy can rewrite the code.
by William B. Irvine 2005
3.91
702 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Ancient Philosophy🔄 Hedonic Adaptation🏹 Modern Stoicism🧘 Buddhist Psychology
Invisible Rivals
by Jonathan R Goodman • 2025
We compete constantly without knowing it; language is the weapon that hides the battle.
3.76
33
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🕵️ Hidden Motives🤝 Cooperation And Cheating🎫 Moral Licensing🪞 Self-Deception
Invisible Rivals Summary
Invisible Rivals 93%
We compete constantly without knowing it; language is the weapon that hides the battle.
by Jonathan R Goodman 2025
3.76
33 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🕵️ Hidden Motives🤝 Cooperation And Cheating🎫 Moral Licensing🪞 Self-Deception
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