50 Books like The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide

Luxury Fever

by Robert H. Frank • 1999

Your happiness depends less on what you own than on having more than your neighbor.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 💎 Conspicuous Consumption 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 🏆 Status Competition 📊 Relative Income

Luxury Fever 97%

Your happiness depends less on what you own than on having more than your neighbor.

by Robert H. Frank 1999

3.77

184 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 💎 Conspicuous Consumption 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 🏆 Status Competition 📊 Relative Income

The Happiness Equation

by Nattavudh Powdthavee • 2010

Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.

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🧮 Happiness Economics 🧠 Positive Psychology 🎲 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 🤝 Social Connections

The Happiness Equation 97%

Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.

by Nattavudh Powdthavee 2010

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142 ratings

🧮 Happiness Economics 🧠 Positive Psychology 🎲 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 🤝 Social Connections

The Origins of Happiness

by Andrew E. Clark • 2018

Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.

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🧮 Happiness Economics 📊 Subjective Well-Being 🧠 Behavioral Economics 👀 Social Comparison 🤝 Relationship Science

The Origins of Happiness 96%

Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.

by Andrew E. Clark 2018

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64 ratings

🧮 Happiness Economics 📊 Subjective Well-Being 🧠 Behavioral Economics 👀 Social Comparison 🤝 Relationship Science

Happiness

by Richard Layard • 2005

We're richer but no happier. Why money stopped working, and the metric that can fix policy.

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📊 Happiness Studies 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌻 Positive Psychology 📈 Happiness Economics 🌍 Post-Growth Economics

Happiness 96%

We're richer but no happier. Why money stopped working, and the metric that can fix policy.

by Richard Layard 2005

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1k+ ratings

📊 Happiness Studies 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌻 Positive Psychology 📈 Happiness Economics 🌍 Post-Growth Economics

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.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 👶 Evidence-Based Parenting 💰 Cash Transfers 🌍 Carbon Pricing

How Economics Can Save the World Summary

How Economics Can Save the World 96%

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

Stuffocation

by James Wallman • 2013

More stuff, less happiness. The science is in: experiences beat possessions every time.

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🛒 Consumer Culture 🎭 Experience Economy 🚫 Anti-Consumerism 🏔️ Experiential Living 🏠 Clutter And Wellbeing

Stuffocation 95%

More stuff, less happiness. The science is in: experiences beat possessions every time.

by James Wallman 2013

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4k+ ratings

🛒 Consumer Culture 🎭 Experience Economy 🚫 Anti-Consumerism 🏔️ Experiential Living 🏠 Clutter And Wellbeing

Under the Influence

by Robert H. Frank • 2020

Nobody decides alone. The $2 trillion proof that social contagion drives everything.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 🦠 Social Contagion 👥 Social Influence 💸 Positional Spending 🤔 Cognitive Biases

Under the Influence 95%

Nobody decides alone. The $2 trillion proof that social contagion drives everything.

by Robert H. Frank 2020

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154 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🦠 Social Contagion 👥 Social Influence 💸 Positional Spending 🤔 Cognitive Biases

Animal Spirits

by George A. Akerlof • 2008

Economists assume you're rational. You're not. Five psychological forces actually run the economy.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Macroeconomic Theory 🎢 Market Psychology 📈 Keynesian Economics 💥 Financial Crises

Animal Spirits 95%

Economists assume you're rational. You're not. Five psychological forces actually run the economy.

by George A. Akerlof 2008

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5k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Macroeconomic Theory 🎢 Market Psychology 📈 Keynesian Economics 💥 Financial Crises

The Darwin Economy

by Robert H. Frank • 2011

Darwin explains tax policy better than Adam Smith: the evolutionary case for taxing the top.

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🏛️ Political Economy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💎 Conspicuous Consumption ⚠️ Market Failures 🤝 Collective Action

The Darwin Economy 95%

Darwin explains tax policy better than Adam Smith: the evolutionary case for taxing the top.

by Robert H. Frank 2011

3.77

631 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💎 Conspicuous Consumption ⚠️ Market Failures 🤝 Collective Action

The High Price of Materialism

by Tim Kasser • 2002

Worldwide, materialism predicts less happiness and worse relationships. The reason isn't obvious.

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🛒 Consumer Psychology 😊 Happiness Research 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 📺 Consumer Culture Critique

The High Price of Materialism 95%

Worldwide, materialism predicts less happiness and worse relationships. The reason isn't obvious.

by Tim Kasser 2002

3.65

708 ratings

🛒 Consumer Psychology 😊 Happiness Research 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 📺 Consumer Culture Critique

Happy Money

by Elizabeth Dunn • 2013

More money won't make you happier. Where you put it will.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 📈 Positive Psychology 🔬 Happiness Research 💸 Spending Psychology 💳 Spending Habits

Happy Money 95%

More money won't make you happier. Where you put it will.

by Elizabeth Dunn 2013

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3k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📈 Positive Psychology 🔬 Happiness Research 💸 Spending Psychology 💳 Spending Habits

The Upside of Irrationality

by Dan Ariely • 2010

Irrationality's upside: biases that warp judgment also fuel motivation, meaning, and persistence.

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🔬 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚡ Motivation Science 💼 Meaning At Work 🛠️ Effort Justification

The Upside of Irrationality 95%

Irrationality's upside: biases that warp judgment also fuel motivation, meaning, and persistence.

by Dan Ariely 2010

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36k+ ratings

🔬 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚡ Motivation Science 💼 Meaning At Work 🛠️ Effort Justification

Inside the Nudge Unit

by David Halpern • 2015

A government unit given two years to survive found a single word could bring in millions.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Public Policy 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 👥 Social Norms 🔄 Habit Design

Inside the Nudge Unit 95%

A government unit given two years to survive found a single word could bring in millions.

by David Halpern 2015

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1k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Public Policy 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 👥 Social Norms 🔄 Habit Design

How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life

by Robert Skidelsky • 2012

Keynes predicted 15-hour workweeks by 2030. Here is why the money came but the time never did.

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🌱 Post-Growth Economics 🛒 Anti-Consumerism ⚖️ Economic Ethics ⏳ Work-Time Reduction 💰 Basic Income Debate

How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life Summary

How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life 95%

Keynes predicted 15-hour workweeks by 2030. Here is why the money came but the time never did.

by Robert Skidelsky 2012

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2k+ ratings

🌱 Post-Growth Economics 🛒 Anti-Consumerism ⚖️ Economic Ethics ⏳ Work-Time Reduction 💰 Basic Income Debate

Mismeasuring Our Lives

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2009

GDP tracks factories, not welfare. A Nobel economist's blueprint for a better number.

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📊 Economic Measurement 📋 Social Indicators 😊 Happiness Economics ⚖️ Inequality Metrics 🌱 Sustainability Accounting

Mismeasuring Our Lives 95%

GDP tracks factories, not welfare. A Nobel economist's blueprint for a better number.

by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2009

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338 ratings

📊 Economic Measurement 📋 Social Indicators 😊 Happiness Economics ⚖️ Inequality Metrics 🌱 Sustainability Accounting

Phishing for Phools

by George A. Akerlof • 2015

Your blind spots are a business model. Free markets reward deception as reliably as innovation.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔧 Market Failures 🎯 Consumer Manipulation ⚡ Cognitive Biases 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Phishing for Phools 95%

Your blind spots are a business model. Free markets reward deception as reliably as innovation.

by George A. Akerlof 2015

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2k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔧 Market Failures 🎯 Consumer Manipulation ⚡ Cognitive Biases 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Mind Over Money

by Claudia Hammond • 2016

Your brain on money: dopamine, loss aversion, and the hidden biases that control your wallet.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 💵 Money Psychology ⚖️ Loss Aversion 🗂️ Mental Accounting 🔄 Cognitive Biases

Mind Over Money 95%

Your brain on money: dopamine, loss aversion, and the hidden biases that control your wallet.

by Claudia Hammond 2016

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 💵 Money Psychology ⚖️ Loss Aversion 🗂️ Mental Accounting 🔄 Cognitive Biases

Cool

by Steven Quartz • 2015

Cool began as rebellion; now it runs the economy. Blame the brain's hidden status circuits.

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🧠 Consumer Psychology 📡 Social Signaling 🏆 Status Dynamics 💸 Neuroeconomics 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Cool 94%

Cool began as rebellion; now it runs the economy. Blame the brain's hidden status circuits.

by Steven Quartz 2015

3.60

225 ratings

🧠 Consumer Psychology 📡 Social Signaling 🏆 Status Dynamics 💸 Neuroeconomics 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Discover Your Inner Economist

by Tyler Cowen • 2007

Hidden economics of love, lunch, and looking good: incentives that work when cash fails.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 🛒 Everyday Economics 🕊️ Signaling Theory 🎭 Self-Deception ⏳ Attention Scarcity

Discover Your Inner Economist 94%

Hidden economics of love, lunch, and looking good: incentives that work when cash fails.

by Tyler Cowen 2007

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2k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🛒 Everyday Economics 🕊️ Signaling Theory 🎭 Self-Deception ⏳ Attention Scarcity

The Broken Ladder

by Keith Payne • 2018

Inequality doesn't just divide bank accounts. It rewires how we think, vote, and age.

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🪞 Social Comparison 💰 Economic Inequality ⏳ Scarcity Mindset ⚖️ Relative Deprivation 🗳️ Political Polarization

The Broken Ladder 94%

Inequality doesn't just divide bank accounts. It rewires how we think, vote, and age.

by Keith Payne 2018

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4k+ ratings

🪞 Social Comparison 💰 Economic Inequality ⏳ Scarcity Mindset ⚖️ Relative Deprivation 🗳️ Political Polarization

economic naturalist

by Robert H. Frank • 2006

Why drive-up ATMs have Braille dots, and other mundane mysteries solved with economics.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Everyday Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💡 Economic Reasoning 🎯 Rational Choice Theory

economic naturalist 94%

Why drive-up ATMs have Braille dots, and other mundane mysteries solved with economics.

by Robert H. Frank 2006

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3k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Everyday Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💡 Economic Reasoning 🎯 Rational Choice Theory

Happy Ever After

by Paul Dolan • 2019

Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.

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993

🧠 Behavioral Science 😊 Happiness Research 📊 Behavioral Economics 📜 Life Scripts ⚖️ Social Comparison

Happy Ever After 94%

Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.

by Paul Dolan 2019

3.66

993 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Science 😊 Happiness Research 📊 Behavioral Economics 📜 Life Scripts ⚖️ Social Comparison

The Economics of Enough

by Diane Coyle • 2011

Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.

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🏛️ Political Economy 🌿 Environmental Economics 📈 Sustainable Growth 📊 Beyond Gdp ⚖️ Economic Inequality

The Economics of Enough 94%

Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.

by Diane Coyle 2011

3.43

116 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🌿 Environmental Economics 📈 Sustainable Growth 📊 Beyond Gdp ⚖️ Economic Inequality

The Map and the Territory

by Alan Greenspan • 2013

The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.

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475

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📈 Economic Forecasting 📉 Financial Crises ⚖️ Income Inequality 🏦 Central Banking

The Map and the Territory 94%

The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.

by Alan Greenspan 2013

3.26

475 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📈 Economic Forecasting 📉 Financial Crises ⚖️ Income Inequality 🏦 Central Banking

Priceless

by William Poundstone • 2010

An arbitrary number shown moments before can change what you'll pay by a factor of ten.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 💲 Pricing Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🛒 Consumer Psychology

Priceless 94%

An arbitrary number shown moments before can change what you'll pay by a factor of ten.

by William Poundstone 2010

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2k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 💲 Pricing Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🛒 Consumer Psychology

Narrative Economics

by Robert J. Shiller • 2019

Economic panics don't start in spreadsheets. They start in stories, and they spread like epidemics.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 📜 Economic History 🦠 Social Contagion 📊 Market Psychology 🫧 Economic Bubbles

Narrative Economics 94%

Economic panics don't start in spreadsheets. They start in stories, and they spread like epidemics.

by Robert J. Shiller 2019

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 📜 Economic History 🦠 Social Contagion 📊 Market Psychology 🫧 Economic Bubbles

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 94%

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

by Damien Keown 1996

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3k+ ratings

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

Freakonomics Rev Ed

by Steven D. Levitt • 2005

Data, not experts, explains why crime fell, why teachers cheat, and why agents undersell your house.

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🍿 Pop Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Incentive Design 📊 Data Journalism 🔍 Information Asymmetry

Freakonomics Rev Ed 94%

Data, not experts, explains why crime fell, why teachers cheat, and why agents undersell your house.

by Steven D. Levitt 2005

4.01

902k+ ratings

🍿 Pop Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Incentive Design 📊 Data Journalism 🔍 Information Asymmetry

The Winner's Curse

by Richard H. Thaler • 1991

Economic models assume you're rational; auctions, risk, and mental accounting prove otherwise.

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611

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 📉 Market Anomalies 🎲 Risk Perception 🤝 Social Preferences

The Winner's Curse 94%

Economic models assume you're rational; auctions, risk, and mental accounting prove otherwise.

by Richard H. Thaler 1991

3.82

611 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 📉 Market Anomalies 🎲 Risk Perception 🤝 Social Preferences

In This Economy?

by Kyla Scanlon • 2024

Memes, moods, and manic panics: what really moves markets and your money.

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📉 Pop Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💵 Money Mechanics 🎢 Market Psychology 📊 Economic Indicators

In This Economy? 94%

Memes, moods, and manic panics: what really moves markets and your money.

by Kyla Scanlon 2024

3.84

2k+ ratings

📉 Pop Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💵 Money Mechanics 🎢 Market Psychology 📊 Economic Indicators

Choose Wisely

by Barry Schwartz • 2025

Decision theory was built on a casino metaphor. The price: meaning, virtue, and practical wisdom.

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📈 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Decision Theory 🏛️ Aristotelian Ethics 🦉 Practical Wisdom 🖼️ Framing Effects

Choose Wisely 94%

Decision theory was built on a casino metaphor. The price: meaning, virtue, and practical wisdom.

by Barry Schwartz 2025

3.42

60 ratings

📈 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Decision Theory 🏛️ Aristotelian Ethics 🦉 Practical Wisdom 🖼️ Framing Effects

Misbehaving

by Richard H. Thaler • 2016

Economists built models of flawless decision makers. One professor proved those people don't exist.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🤪 Irrational Behavior 💰 Money Psychology 🏗️ Behavioral Design

Misbehaving 94%

Economists built models of flawless decision makers. One professor proved those people don't exist.

by Richard H. Thaler 2016

4.16

24k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🤪 Irrational Behavior 💰 Money Psychology 🏗️ Behavioral Design

Sex, Drugs & Economics

by Diane Coyle • 2002

It is not about money. Economics reveals why people break rules, seek thrills, and hit snooze.

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Sex, Drugs & Economics 94%

It is not about money. Economics reveals why people break rules, seek thrills, and hit snooze.

by Diane Coyle 2002

3.52

131 ratings

Mine!

by Michael A. Heller • 2021

Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.

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💸 Behavioral Economics 🏠 Property Rights 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🚗 Sharing Economy 💻 Digital Rights

Mine! 94%

Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.

by Michael A. Heller 2021

4.11

2k+ ratings

💸 Behavioral Economics 🏠 Property Rights 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🚗 Sharing Economy 💻 Digital Rights

Don't Trust Your Gut

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2022

Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.

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🧠 Data-Driven Life 📊 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research 📈 Big Data Insights 💰 Wealth Building

Don't Trust Your Gut 94%

Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2022

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Data-Driven Life 📊 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research 📈 Big Data Insights 💰 Wealth Building

Good Economics for Hard Times

by Abhijit V. Banerjee • 2019

The data on immigration, trade, and inequality contradicts everything the policy fight assumes.

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📊 Economic Policy 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📋 Evidence-Based Policy 🌍 Migration 🌱 Development Economics

Good Economics for Hard Times 94%

The data on immigration, trade, and inequality contradicts everything the policy fight assumes.

by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2019

4.22

15k+ ratings

📊 Economic Policy 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📋 Evidence-Based Policy 🌍 Migration 🌱 Development Economics

Connected

by Nicholas A. Christakis • 2008

Your weight, your vote, your happiness: all shaped by strangers three handshakes away.

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🕸️ Network Science 🦠 Social Contagion 🔗 Network Effects 💰 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research

Connected 94%

Your weight, your vote, your happiness: all shaped by strangers three handshakes away.

by Nicholas A. Christakis 2008

3.74

4k+ ratings

🕸️ Network Science 🦠 Social Contagion 🔗 Network Effects 💰 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research

The Penguin and the Leviathan

by Yochai Benkler • 2011

Economic models assume selfishness. Brain scans, blood banks, and Wikipedia tell a different story.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💡 Intrinsic Motivation 👥 Social Norms 🌐 Online Collaboration

The Penguin and the Leviathan 94%

Economic models assume selfishness. Brain scans, blood banks, and Wikipedia tell a different story.

by Yochai Benkler 2011

3.70

351 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💡 Intrinsic Motivation 👥 Social Norms 🌐 Online Collaboration

The Happiness Curve

by Jonathan Rauch • 2018

Midlife discontent is not a crisis. It is predictable, temporary, and the upswing needs no action.

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🔄 Midlife Transitions 📊 Happiness Research 😊 Positive Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏃 Hedonic Adaptation

The Happiness Curve 94%

Midlife discontent is not a crisis. It is predictable, temporary, and the upswing needs no action.

by Jonathan Rauch 2018

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2k+ ratings

🔄 Midlife Transitions 📊 Happiness Research 😊 Positive Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏃 Hedonic Adaptation

Great Escape

by Angus Deaton • 2013

Life expectancy doubled, incomes soared, and inequality became the price of progress.

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🏛️ Economic History ⚖️ Income Inequality 🌍 Global Health 📈 Poverty Reduction 📊 Measuring Wellbeing

Great Escape 94%

Life expectancy doubled, incomes soared, and inequality became the price of progress.

by Angus Deaton 2013

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2k+ ratings

🏛️ Economic History ⚖️ Income Inequality 🌍 Global Health 📈 Poverty Reduction 📊 Measuring Wellbeing

The Happiness Industry

by William Davies • 2015

The push to measure your happiness was never about your well-being. It was about control.

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🏛️ Political Economy 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Utilitarianism 🧪 Behaviorism 🧠 Behavioral Economics

The Happiness Industry 94%

The push to measure your happiness was never about your well-being. It was about control.

by William Davies 2015

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1k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Utilitarianism 🧪 Behaviorism 🧠 Behavioral Economics

Obliquity

by John Kay • 2010

The goals that matter most are best achieved by aiming for something else entirely.

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📈 Business Strategy 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔗 Complexity Theory 🌱 Evolutionary Economics 🤫 Tacit Knowledge

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

Tightwads and Spendthrifts

by Scott Rick • 2024

Tightwads and spendthrifts attract, then the traits that drew them together pull the marriage apart.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 💍 Marriage And Money 💸 Spending Psychology 💥 Financial Conflict 😰 Financial Anxiety

Tightwads and Spendthrifts 93%

Tightwads and spendthrifts attract, then the traits that drew them together pull the marriage apart.

by Scott Rick 2024

3.75

269 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 💍 Marriage And Money 💸 Spending Psychology 💥 Financial Conflict 😰 Financial Anxiety

Doughnut Economics

by Kate Raworth • 2017

GDP growth cooks the planet. A two-boundary goal replaces it; the space inside remakes economics.

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🌍 Ecological Economics 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🌎 Planetary Boundaries 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Economics

Doughnut Economics 93%

GDP growth cooks the planet. A two-boundary goal replaces it; the space inside remakes economics.

by Kate Raworth 2017

4.16

16k+ ratings

🌍 Ecological Economics 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🌎 Planetary Boundaries 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 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

🧠 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 93%

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

Finance and the Good Society

by Robert J. Shiller • 2012

Finance is not the enemy of a good society. Its problems are design flaws, not sins.

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💳 Financial Inclusion ⚖️ Inequality Economics 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 💸 Impact Investing 🕊️ Moral Economy

Finance and the Good Society 93%

Finance is not the enemy of a good society. Its problems are design flaws, not sins.

by Robert J. Shiller 2012

3.64

810 ratings

💳 Financial Inclusion ⚖️ Inequality Economics 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 💸 Impact Investing 🕊️ Moral Economy

The Myths of Happiness

by Sonja Lyubomirsky • 2012

Life's big milestones satisfy less than promised. The science of why, and what works better.

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🧪 Positive Psychology 🔄 Life Transitions 👥 Social Comparison 🔁 Hedonic Adaptation 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Myths of Happiness 93%

Life's big milestones satisfy less than promised. The science of why, and what works better.

by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2012

3.66

2k+ ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔄 Life Transitions 👥 Social Comparison 🔁 Hedonic Adaptation 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Mean Genes

by Terry Burnham • 2000

Overeating, overspending, cheating: your genes want all three. The science of overriding them.

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💰 Behavioral Economics 😊 Hedonic Adaptation 🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch 🎲 Risk Perception

Mean Genes 93%

Overeating, overspending, cheating: your genes want all three. The science of overriding them.

by Terry Burnham 2000

3.85

1k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💰 Behavioral Economics 😊 Hedonic Adaptation 🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch 🎲 Risk Perception

Happiness

by Ed Diener • 2008

Happy people live longer and earn more; chasing happiness is how you lose it.

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311

🧠 Positive Psychology 📊 Subjective Well-Being 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 👥 Social Connection 🌍 Cultural Psychology

Happiness 93%

Happy people live longer and earn more; chasing happiness is how you lose it.

by Ed Diener 2008

3.85

311 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 📊 Subjective Well-Being 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 👥 Social Connection 🌍 Cultural Psychology

Traffic

by Tom Vanderbilt • 2008

Remove the signs, roads grow safer. The psychology of why drivers misjudge danger.

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8k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🚗 Urban Mobility ⚠️ Risk Perception 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Nudge Theory

Traffic 93%

Remove the signs, roads grow safer. The psychology of why drivers misjudge danger.

by Tom Vanderbilt 2008

3.72

8k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🚗 Urban Mobility ⚠️ Risk Perception 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Nudge Theory

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