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Books like The Unthinkable

Deep Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 1998
Gear doesn't save you. Skills don't save you. The brain does, or it doesn't.
3.94
15k+
🧠 Survival Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🏔️ Extreme Environments⚠️ Risk Perception🌪️ Disaster Psychology
Deep Survival Summary
Deep Survival 96%
Gear doesn't save you. Skills don't save you. The brain does, or it doesn't.
by Laurence Gonzales 1998
3.94
15k+ ratings
🧠 Survival Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🏔️ Extreme Environments⚠️ Risk Perception🌪️ Disaster Psychology
The Science of Fear
by Daniel Gardner • 2008
Life has never been safer, but our ancient brains keep us afraid of the wrong things.
3.96
6k+
🎯 Risk Perception🧠 Cognitive Biases😱 Psychology Of Fear💰 Behavioral Economics👥 Social Influence
The Science of Fear Summary
The Science of Fear 96%
Life has never been safer, but our ancient brains keep us afraid of the wrong things.
by Daniel Gardner 2008
3.96
6k+ ratings
🎯 Risk Perception🧠 Cognitive Biases😱 Psychology Of Fear💰 Behavioral Economics👥 Social Influence
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 95%
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
Nerve
by Taylor Clark • 2011
Choking isn't weakness. It's overthinking. The science of fear and peak performance.
3.97
713
😨 Fear And Anxiety🎯 Performance Psychology🧠 Fear Neuroscience🚨 Crisis Response⚽ Sports Psychology
Nerve Summary
Nerve 94%
Choking isn't weakness. It's overthinking. The science of fear and peak performance.
by Taylor Clark 2011
3.97
713 ratings
😨 Fear And Anxiety🎯 Performance Psychology🧠 Fear Neuroscience🚨 Crisis Response⚽ Sports Psychology
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need
by Judith Matloff • 2020
A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.
3.51
390
🚨 Emergency Preparedness👀 Situational Awareness🛡️ Personal Safety🩹 First Aid Basics🔒 Digital Security
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need Summary
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need 93%
A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.
by Judith Matloff 2020
3.51
390 ratings
🚨 Emergency Preparedness👀 Situational Awareness🛡️ Personal Safety🩹 First Aid Basics🔒 Digital Security
Sheep No More
by Jonathan T. Gilliam • 2017
The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.
3.93
389
🛡️ Personal Security👁️ Situational Awareness📋 Threat Assessment📝 Defensive Planning🏃 Escape And Evasion
Sheep No More Summary
Sheep No More 93%
The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.
by Jonathan T. Gilliam 2017
3.93
389 ratings
🛡️ Personal Security👁️ Situational Awareness📋 Threat Assessment📝 Defensive Planning🏃 Escape And Evasion
Emergency
by Neil Strauss • 2009
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
3.81
6k+
🏕️ Survival Preparedness📰 Gonzo Journalism🥫 Prepper Culture🏙️ Urban Survival🌲 Wilderness Skills
Emergency Summary
Emergency 93%
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
by Neil Strauss 2009
3.81
6k+ ratings
🏕️ Survival Preparedness📰 Gonzo Journalism🥫 Prepper Culture🏙️ Urban Survival🌲 Wilderness Skills
The Gray Rhino
by Michele Wucker • 2016
Obvious, predictable threats destroy more than surprises do, and we ignore them anyway.
3.57
391
🛡️ Risk Management🚨 Crisis Leadership🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🔗 Systems Thinking
The Gray Rhino Summary
The Gray Rhino 93%
Obvious, predictable threats destroy more than surprises do, and we ignore them anyway.
by Michele Wucker 2016
3.57
391 ratings
🛡️ Risk Management🚨 Crisis Leadership🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🔗 Systems Thinking
Anxiety
by Daniel Freeman • 2012
Anxiety once kept us alive. Why it now misfires, and the therapy that breaks the cycle.
3.57
470
😰 Anxiety Disorders🛋️ Clinical Psychology🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💔 Trauma And Ptsd
Anxiety Summary
Anxiety 93%
Anxiety once kept us alive. Why it now misfires, and the therapy that breaks the cycle.
by Daniel Freeman 2012
3.57
470 ratings
😰 Anxiety Disorders🛋️ Clinical Psychology🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💔 Trauma And Ptsd
Factfulness
by Hans Rosling • 2018
A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.
4.35
203k+
🌏 Global Development🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Data Literacy📰 Negativity Bias⚠️ Risk Perception
Factfulness Summary
Factfulness 93%
A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.
by Hans Rosling 2018
4.35
203k+ ratings
🌏 Global Development🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Data Literacy📰 Negativity Bias⚠️ Risk Perception
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents
by James G. Mushen • 2012
The preparedness guide that remembers the toddler, the aging parent, and the family dog.
3.42
109
🏠 Disaster Preparedness🏙️ Urban Survival👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Preparedness🎒 Prepper Movement🔒 Home Security
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents Summary
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents 93%
The preparedness guide that remembers the toddler, the aging parent, and the family dog.
by James G. Mushen 2012
3.42
109 ratings
🏠 Disaster Preparedness🏙️ Urban Survival👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Preparedness🎒 Prepper Movement🔒 Home Security
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 93%
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
The Devil Never Sleeps
by Juliette Kayyem • 2022
Disasters aren't rare flukes; they're the new normal. The playbook for surviving the next one.
3.84
485
🚨 Crisis Management⚡ Disaster Preparedness🆘 Emergency Response🔻 Risk Reduction🧠 Systems Thinking
The Devil Never Sleeps Summary
The Devil Never Sleeps 93%
Disasters aren't rare flukes; they're the new normal. The playbook for surviving the next one.
by Juliette Kayyem 2022
3.84
485 ratings
🚨 Crisis Management⚡ Disaster Preparedness🆘 Emergency Response🔻 Risk Reduction🧠 Systems Thinking
Future Tense
by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary • 2022
Anxiety isn't the problem. It's an ancient tool for facing the unknown. Suppressing it is.
3.70
672
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Reframing Anxiety🧭 Uncertainty Navigation🎨 Anxiety And Creativity💊 Medicalization Critique
Future Tense Summary
Future Tense 92%
Anxiety isn't the problem. It's an ancient tool for facing the unknown. Suppressing it is.
by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary 2022
3.70
672 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Reframing Anxiety🧭 Uncertainty Navigation🎨 Anxiety And Creativity💊 Medicalization Critique
Traffic
by Tom Vanderbilt • 2008
Remove the signs, roads grow safer. The psychology of why drivers misjudge danger.
3.72
8k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🚗 Urban Mobility⚠️ Risk Perception🔍 Cognitive Biases🎯 Nudge Theory
Traffic Summary
Traffic 92%
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
The Challenger Launch Decision
by Diane Vaughan • 1997
The chain of small failures that precedes every disaster, and where to break it.
4.08
459
🔥 Organizational Failure⚡ Crisis Leadership📉 Risk Normalization🎯 Risk Assessment🛡️ Disaster Prevention
The Challenger Launch Decision Summary
The Challenger Launch Decision 92%
The chain of small failures that precedes every disaster, and where to break it.
by Diane Vaughan 1997
4.08
459 ratings
🔥 Organizational Failure⚡ Crisis Leadership📉 Risk Normalization🎯 Risk Assessment🛡️ Disaster Prevention
The Power of Bad
by John Tierney • 2019
One harsh word can overwhelm a sea of praise. The reason lies in ancient survival wiring.
3.86
1k+
⚖️ Negativity Bias🌸 Positive Psychology❤️ Relationship Dynamics🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
The Power of Bad Summary
The Power of Bad 92%
One harsh word can overwhelm a sea of praise. The reason lies in ancient survival wiring.
by John Tierney 2019
3.86
1k+ ratings
⚖️ Negativity Bias🌸 Positive Psychology❤️ Relationship Dynamics🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
The Emotional Brain
by Joseph E. LeDoux • 1996
Emotions are unconscious survival circuits. Conscious feelings are just the readout, not the engine.
4.07
3k+
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🔌 Brain Circuitry💭 Emotional Memory🧬 Evolutionary Neuroscience😟 Anxiety Disorders
The Emotional Brain Summary
The Emotional Brain 92%
Emotions are unconscious survival circuits. Conscious feelings are just the readout, not the engine.
by Joseph E. LeDoux 1996
4.07
3k+ ratings
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🔌 Brain Circuitry💭 Emotional Memory🧬 Evolutionary Neuroscience😟 Anxiety Disorders
Resilience
by Steven M. Southwick • 2012
What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.
3.87
435
🔬 Resilience Science🌅 Post-Traumatic Growth🌱 Positive Psychology🧠 Cognitive Behavioral🎯 Facing Fear
Resilience Summary
Resilience 92%
What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.
by Steven M. Southwick 2012
3.87
435 ratings
🔬 Resilience Science🌅 Post-Traumatic Growth🌱 Positive Psychology🧠 Cognitive Behavioral🎯 Facing Fear
Becoming Bulletproof
by Evy Poumpouras • 2020
A Secret Service agent's toolkit: manage fear, spot lies, and influence like you protect presidents.
4.14
9k+
🛡️ Personal Safety👁️ Situational Awareness😨 Fear Management🧠 Mental Resilience👀 Reading Body Language
Becoming Bulletproof Summary
Becoming Bulletproof 92%
A Secret Service agent's toolkit: manage fear, spot lies, and influence like you protect presidents.
by Evy Poumpouras 2020
4.14
9k+ ratings
🛡️ Personal Safety👁️ Situational Awareness😨 Fear Management🧠 Mental Resilience👀 Reading Body Language
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 92%
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 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 92%
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
Fooled by Randomness
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2001
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
4.08
72k+
📈 Financial Markets🔬 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Risk Management🔍 Decision Quality
Fooled by Randomness Summary
Fooled by Randomness 92%
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2001
4.08
72k+ ratings
📈 Financial Markets🔬 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Risk Management🔍 Decision Quality
Mean Genes
by Terry Burnham • 2000
Overeating, overspending, cheating: your genes want all three. The science of overriding them.
3.85
1k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics😊 Hedonic Adaptation🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch🎲 Risk Perception
Mean Genes Summary
Mean Genes 92%
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
Mind Wide Open
by Steven Johnson • 1999
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
3.90
6k+
🧠 Pop Neuroscience🧩 Cognitive Science🗣️ Social Neuroscience🐒 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Neurochemistry
Mind Wide Open Summary
Mind Wide Open 92%
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
by Steven Johnson 1999
3.90
6k+ ratings
🧠 Pop Neuroscience🧩 Cognitive Science🗣️ Social Neuroscience🐒 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Neurochemistry
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 92%
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
Anxiety
by The School of Life • 2020
Evolution built you to worry. Modern life turned up the volume. Anxiety is the result.
4.28
527
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Modern Stoicism🕳️ Unconscious Mind🏙️ Modernity And Anxiety💗 Self-Compassion
Anxiety Summary
Anxiety 92%
Evolution built you to worry. Modern life turned up the volume. Anxiety is the result.
by The School of Life 2020
4.28
527 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Modern Stoicism🕳️ Unconscious Mind🏙️ Modernity And Anxiety💗 Self-Compassion
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 92%
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
Violence of Mind
by Varg Freeborn • 2018
Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.
4.27
483
🔍 Situational Awareness⚖️ Self-Defense Law🧠 Mental Conditioning🔪 Criminal Psychology🛡️ Personal Security
Violence of Mind Summary
Violence of Mind 92%
Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.
by Varg Freeborn 2018
4.27
483 ratings
🔍 Situational Awareness⚖️ Self-Defense Law🧠 Mental Conditioning🔪 Criminal Psychology🛡️ Personal Security
Fluke
by Brian Klaas • 2024
Your brain evolved to hide chance from you. Chaos science reveals what you are missing.
4.06
4k+
🦋 Chaos Theory🔬 Complexity Science🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🎲 Historical Contingency
Fluke Summary
Fluke 92%
Your brain evolved to hide chance from you. Chaos science reveals what you are missing.
by Brian Klaas 2024
4.06
4k+ ratings
🦋 Chaos Theory🔬 Complexity Science🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🎲 Historical Contingency
Left of Bang
by Patrick Van Horne • 2014
Six ways to read behavior, one baseline trick, and the three-anomaly rule that triggers action.
3.98
3k+
🧭 Situational Awareness🛡️ Personal Safety🕵️ Behavioral Profiling⚠️ Threat Detection🔎 Pre-Attack Indicators
Left of Bang Summary
Left of Bang 92%
Six ways to read behavior, one baseline trick, and the three-anomaly rule that triggers action.
by Patrick Van Horne 2014
3.98
3k+ ratings
🧭 Situational Awareness🛡️ Personal Safety🕵️ Behavioral Profiling⚠️ Threat Detection🔎 Pre-Attack Indicators
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 92%
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
Good Anxiety
by Dr Wendy Suzuki • 2021
Anxiety protected your ancestors; it can sharpen you. A neuroscientist's guide to retraining it.
3.57
2k+
🧠 Anxiety Management🧬 Stress Physiology🎯 Performance Psychology🔄 Stress Reframing🧲 Neuroplasticity
Good Anxiety Summary
Good Anxiety 92%
Anxiety protected your ancestors; it can sharpen you. A neuroscientist's guide to retraining it.
by Dr Wendy Suzuki 2021
3.57
2k+ ratings
🧠 Anxiety Management🧬 Stress Physiology🎯 Performance Psychology🔄 Stress Reframing🧲 Neuroplasticity
My Age of Anxiety
by Scott Stossel • 2014
Anxiety is not a disease; it's a survival mechanism that modern civilization has set on overdrive.
3.86
8k+
📖 Mental Health Memoirs😰 Anxiety Disorders🧬 Evolutionary Psychology👶 Attachment Theory🛠️ Anxiety Management
My Age of Anxiety Summary
My Age of Anxiety 92%
Anxiety is not a disease; it's a survival mechanism that modern civilization has set on overdrive.
by Scott Stossel 2014
3.86
8k+ ratings
📖 Mental Health Memoirs😰 Anxiety Disorders🧬 Evolutionary Psychology👶 Attachment Theory🛠️ Anxiety Management
Future Babble
by Dan Gardner • 2010
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
3.79
737
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Expert Forecasting🌫️ Uncertainty Management💸 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Decision Science
Future Babble Summary
Future Babble 92%
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
by Dan Gardner 2010
3.79
737 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Expert Forecasting🌫️ Uncertainty Management💸 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Decision Science
Nightmare Fuel
by Nina Nesseth • 2022
What horror films reveal about your brain's fear machinery, and why you keep coming back.
3.82
1k+
🎬 Horror Cinema🧠 Neuroscience Of Fear😰 Cultural Anxieties🔬 Pop Science📖 Genre Studies
Nightmare Fuel Summary
Nightmare Fuel 92%
What horror films reveal about your brain's fear machinery, and why you keep coming back.
by Nina Nesseth 2022
3.82
1k+ ratings
🎬 Horror Cinema🧠 Neuroscience Of Fear😰 Cultural Anxieties🔬 Pop Science📖 Genre Studies
How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference
by Rebecca Huntley • 2020
Facts alone won't move anyone on climate. Here is what actually works, emotion by emotion.
3.89
368
📢 Climate Communication🧠 Environmental Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases😰 Eco-Anxiety🔄 Behavior Change
How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference Summary
How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference 92%
Facts alone won't move anyone on climate. Here is what actually works, emotion by emotion.
by Rebecca Huntley 2020
3.89
368 ratings
📢 Climate Communication🧠 Environmental Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases😰 Eco-Anxiety🔄 Behavior Change
The Hidden Brain
by Shankar Vedantam • 2009
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
3.99
3k+
🧠 Unconscious Bias🤔 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics🧨 Radicalization
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain 92%
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
by Shankar Vedantam 2009
3.99
3k+ ratings
🧠 Unconscious Bias🤔 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics🧨 Radicalization
Surviving Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 2012
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
4.22
714
🩹 Trauma Recovery💪 Resilience Training🧠 Neuroplasticity🧘 Somatic Healing🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth
Surviving Survival Summary
Surviving Survival 92%
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
by Laurence Gonzales 2012
4.22
714 ratings
🩹 Trauma Recovery💪 Resilience Training🧠 Neuroplasticity🧘 Somatic Healing🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth
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 92%
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
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf
by John Coates • 2012
Testosterone builds the bubble; cortisol pops it. The hidden biology of financial booms and busts.
3.92
2k+
💡 Behavioral Economics📈 Financial Markets🎲 Risk Taking🧠 Mind-Body Connection🤔 Gut Feelings
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf Summary
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf 92%
Testosterone builds the bubble; cortisol pops it. The hidden biology of financial booms and busts.
by John Coates 2012
3.92
2k+ ratings
💡 Behavioral Economics📈 Financial Markets🎲 Risk Taking🧠 Mind-Body Connection🤔 Gut Feelings
Generation Dread
by Britt Wray • 2022
Eco-anxiety isn't a disorder. It's proof you're paying attention. Here's how to use it.
3.90
772
🧠 Climate Psychology😰 Eco-Anxiety🌿 Ecological Grief🛡️ Climate Denialism⚖️ Environmental Justice
Generation Dread Summary
Generation Dread 92%
Eco-anxiety isn't a disorder. It's proof you're paying attention. Here's how to use it.
by Britt Wray 2022
3.90
772 ratings
🧠 Climate Psychology😰 Eco-Anxiety🌿 Ecological Grief🛡️ Climate Denialism⚖️ Environmental Justice
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 92%
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
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 92%
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
On Combat
by Dave Grossman • 2004
Why some freeze and others act in combat, and the mental skills that decide.
4.29
5k+
🧠 Combat Psychology🛡️ Stress Inoculation🎯 Mental Rehearsal🌬️ Breathwork👁️ Attention Management
On Combat Summary
On Combat 92%
Why some freeze and others act in combat, and the mental skills that decide.
by Dave Grossman 2004
4.29
5k+ ratings
🧠 Combat Psychology🛡️ Stress Inoculation🎯 Mental Rehearsal🌬️ Breathwork👁️ Attention Management
Warrior Mindset
by Michael J. Asken • 2010
Mental skills decide the mission more than any weapon. The field guide for training them.
4.12
612
🔫 Combat Psychology💪 Mental Toughness🛡️ Stress Inoculation🌬️ Breath Control🗣️ Self-Talk
Warrior Mindset Summary
Warrior Mindset 92%
Mental skills decide the mission more than any weapon. The field guide for training them.
by Michael J. Asken 2010
4.12
612 ratings
🔫 Combat Psychology💪 Mental Toughness🛡️ Stress Inoculation🌬️ Breath Control🗣️ Self-Talk
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 92%
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 Safety Trap
by Spencer Coursen • 2021
Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.
4.11
196
🛡️ Personal Security👀 Situational Awareness🥋 Self-Defense🧠 Preparedness Mindset🔍 Threat Assessment
The Safety Trap Summary
The Safety Trap 92%
Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.
by Spencer Coursen 2021
4.11
196 ratings
🛡️ Personal Security👀 Situational Awareness🥋 Self-Defense🧠 Preparedness Mindset🔍 Threat Assessment
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 92%
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
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 91%
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
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