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Psychology Book Summaries

Rationality
by Steven Pinker • 2021
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
3.84
6k+
Rationality Summary
Rationality
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
by Steven Pinker 2021 412 pages
3.84
6k+ ratings
The Good Gut
by Justin Sonnenburg • 2015
You're missing a third of your gut microbes, and your health is paying the price.
3.85
3k+
The Good Gut Summary
The Good Gut
You're missing a third of your gut microbes, and your health is paying the price.
by Justin Sonnenburg 2015 320 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
How to Hug a Porcupine
by June Eding • 2009
Some people wear armor everywhere. How to reach the person inside.
3.09
3k+
How to Hug a Porcupine Summary
How to Hug a Porcupine
Some people wear armor everywhere. How to reach the person inside.
by June Eding 2009 160 pages
3.09
3k+ ratings
The Conscious Mind
by David J. Chalmers • 1996
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
4.00
2k+
The Conscious Mind Summary
The Conscious Mind
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
by David J. Chalmers 1996 432 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Relational Spirituality
by Todd W. Hall • 2021
Attachment, not discipline, drives spiritual growth. The Trinity has been the model all along.
4.49
148
Relational Spirituality Summary
Relational Spirituality
Attachment, not discipline, drives spiritual growth. The Trinity has been the model all along.
by Todd W. Hall 2021 288 pages
4.49
148 ratings
Mind & Cosmos
by Thomas Nagel • 2012
If the mind is just matter, reason collapses. The cosmos must be different.
3.59
2k+
Mind & Cosmos Summary
Mind & Cosmos
If the mind is just matter, reason collapses. The cosmos must be different.
by Thomas Nagel 2012 144 pages
3.59
2k+ ratings
The Tao of Leadership
by John Heider • 1985
Ancient Taoist wisdom for modern leaders: why the best bosses barely seem to lead.
4.10
1k+
The Tao of Leadership Summary
The Tao of Leadership
Ancient Taoist wisdom for modern leaders: why the best bosses barely seem to lead.
by John Heider 1985 176 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Quest For Love
by Anneke Lucas • 2022
Sold into an elite pedophilia ring as a child, she learned the abusers were often victims.
4.50
377
Quest For Love Summary
Quest For Love
Sold into an elite pedophilia ring as a child, she learned the abusers were often victims.
by Anneke Lucas 2022 300 pages
4.50
377 ratings
The Key to Happiness
by Meik Wiking • 2017
Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.
3.99
20k+
The Key to Happiness Summary
The Key to Happiness
Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.
by Meik Wiking 2017 288 pages
3.99
20k+ ratings
Tribal Leadership
by Dave Logan • 2008
Your organization's ceiling is its tribal culture. Raise it one stage and everything changes.
3.98
10k+
Tribal Leadership Summary
Tribal Leadership
Your organization's ceiling is its tribal culture. Raise it one stage and everything changes.
by Dave Logan 2008 320 pages
3.98
10k+ ratings
We Need to Talk
by Celeste Headlee • 2017
Most conversations fail before they begin. The discipline of listening well enough to be heard.
3.94
5k+
We Need to Talk Summary
We Need to Talk
Most conversations fail before they begin. The discipline of listening well enough to be heard.
by Celeste Headlee 2017 272 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
The Book of Ichigo Ichie
by Héctor García • 2018
Moments don't repeat. The Japanese practice that trains you to catch them before they vanish.
3.94
9k+
The Book of Ichigo Ichie Summary
The Book of Ichigo Ichie
Moments don't repeat. The Japanese practice that trains you to catch them before they vanish.
by Héctor García 2018 208 pages
3.94
9k+ ratings
How The Mighty Fall
by Jim Collins • 2009
Success plants the seeds of collapse: five stages from arrogance to bankruptcy.
3.99
10k+
How The Mighty Fall Summary
How The Mighty Fall
Success plants the seeds of collapse: five stages from arrogance to bankruptcy.
by Jim Collins 2009 240 pages
3.99
10k+ ratings
The Case Against Education
by Bryan Caplan • 2018
A degree's value certifies who you already were, not what you learned.
3.94
2k+
The Case Against Education Summary
The Case Against Education
A degree's value certifies who you already were, not what you learned.
by Bryan Caplan 2018 416 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Emotional Alchemy
by T Bennett-Goelman • 1998
Your emotional overreactions follow childhood scripts. Mindfulness breaks the loop.
3.92
1k+
Emotional Alchemy Summary
Emotional Alchemy
Your emotional overreactions follow childhood scripts. Mindfulness breaks the loop.
by T Bennett-Goelman 1998
3.92
1k+ ratings
Bittersweet
by Susan Cain • 2022
Chasing happiness leaves us sick. The case for melancholy and the creative power of sorrow.
3.96
25k+
Bittersweet Summary
Bittersweet
Chasing happiness leaves us sick. The case for melancholy and the creative power of sorrow.
by Susan Cain 2022 310 pages
3.96
25k+ ratings
Rules of Estrangement
by Joshua Coleman • 2021
The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.
4.12
1k+
Rules of Estrangement Summary
Rules of Estrangement
The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.
by Joshua Coleman 2021 306 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
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+
Moral Ambition Summary
Moral Ambition
The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.
by Rutger Bregman 2024 304 pages
3.76
13k+ ratings
The Energy of Money
by Maria Nemeth • 1998
Money flows where energy goes. Clear the inner blocks and align it with your deepest purpose.
4.06
500+
The Energy of Money Summary
The Energy of Money
Money flows where energy goes. Clear the inner blocks and align it with your deepest purpose.
by Maria Nemeth 1998 352 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
The Cow in the Parking Lot
by Leonard Scheff • 2008
What if anger were a habit? Find the hidden demand before it ignites.
3.98
2k+
The Cow in the Parking Lot Summary
The Cow in the Parking Lot
What if anger were a habit? Find the hidden demand before it ignites.
by Leonard Scheff 2008 198 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Communication Skills Training
by James W. Williams • 2020
The skill of connection: learn to read people, listen actively, and navigate tough conversations.
3.77
251
Communication Skills Training Summary
Communication Skills Training
The skill of connection: learn to read people, listen actively, and navigate tough conversations.
by James W. Williams 2020 198 pages
3.77
251 ratings
The Defining Decade
by Meg Jay • 2012
Most defining moments happen before 35. Coast through your twenties and you miss the window.
4.10
92k+
The Defining Decade Summary
The Defining Decade
Most defining moments happen before 35. Coast through your twenties and you miss the window.
by Meg Jay 2012 336 pages
4.10
92k+ ratings
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
by James Fadiman • 2011
Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.
4.17
3k+
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide Summary
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.
by James Fadiman 2011 356 pages
4.17
3k+ ratings
Your Perfect Right
by Robert Alberti • 1970
How to say what you need, refuse what you don't, and keep the relationship intact.
3.68
500+
Your Perfect Right Summary
Your Perfect Right
How to say what you need, refuse what you don't, and keep the relationship intact.
by Robert Alberti 1970 328 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
by Jon Frederickson • 2017
The armor you built to survive became the cage you live in now.
3.94
1k+
The Lies We Tell Ourselves Summary
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
The armor you built to survive became the cage you live in now.
by Jon Frederickson 2017 168 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
HOW TO GET RICH
by Naval Ravikant • 2020
Wealth is a skill built on leverage and rare knowledge, not hours. Happiness is another.
4.56
500+
HOW TO GET RICH Summary
HOW TO GET RICH
Wealth is a skill built on leverage and rare knowledge, not hours. Happiness is another.
by Naval Ravikant 2020 168 pages
4.56
500+ ratings
Bird by Bird
by Anne Lamott • 1994
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
4.24
100k+
Bird by Bird Summary
Bird by Bird
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
by Anne Lamott 1994 222 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
The Inner Citadel
by Pierre Hadot • 1992
The Meditations is no diary: a training system for the mind, reconstructed by a master scholar.
4.38
1k+
The Inner Citadel Summary
The Inner Citadel
The Meditations is no diary: a training system for the mind, reconstructed by a master scholar.
by Pierre Hadot 1992 368 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
The Weirdest People in the World
by Joseph Henrich • 2020
How a medieval church's war on cousin marriage made the West individualistic, analytical, and rich.
4.13
4k+
The Weirdest People in the World Summary
The Weirdest People in the World
How a medieval church's war on cousin marriage made the West individualistic, analytical, and rich.
by Joseph Henrich 2020 704 pages
4.13
4k+ ratings
Hit Makers
by Derek Thompson • 2017
The psychology that turns a song, a show, or an idea into a global sensation.
3.90
7k+
Hit Makers Summary
Hit Makers
The psychology that turns a song, a show, or an idea into a global sensation.
by Derek Thompson 2017 307 pages
3.90
7k+ ratings
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Jonathan Grayson • 2003
OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.
4.30
500+
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Summary
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.
by Jonathan Grayson 2003 320 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer • 2009
When to stop thinking and start trusting your gut, and the neuroscience that explains why.
3.85
41k+
How We Decide Summary
How We Decide
When to stop thinking and start trusting your gut, and the neuroscience that explains why.
by Jonah Lehrer 2009 259 pages
3.85
41k+ ratings
When Violence Is the Answer
by Tim Larkin • 2017
Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.
4.25
1k+
When Violence Is the Answer Summary
When Violence Is the Answer
Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.
by Tim Larkin 2017 279 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
The Education of a Value Investor
by Guy Spier • 2015
He paid $650,000 for lunch with Warren Buffett. The lesson: investing well is a design problem.
4.24
6k+
The Education of a Value Investor Summary
The Education of a Value Investor
He paid $650,000 for lunch with Warren Buffett. The lesson: investing well is a design problem.
by Guy Spier 2015 224 pages
4.24
6k+ ratings
Aesthetic Intelligence
by Pauline Brown • 2019
The five senses make the brand. A former LVMH leader on how to sharpen yours.
3.69
500+
Aesthetic Intelligence Summary
Aesthetic Intelligence
The five senses make the brand. A former LVMH leader on how to sharpen yours.
by Pauline Brown 2019 288 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
The Score Takes Care of Itself
by Bill Walsh • 2009
From 2-14 to dynasty: the coach who proved that standards, not scoreboards, build winners.
4.21
6k+
The Score Takes Care of Itself Summary
The Score Takes Care of Itself
From 2-14 to dynasty: the coach who proved that standards, not scoreboards, build winners.
by Bill Walsh 2009 300 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
The Life of a Stupid Man
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa • 1927
A writer catalogs his life in fragments: madness, art, and a cosmos that laughs.
3.67
11k+
The Life of a Stupid Man Summary
The Life of a Stupid Man
A writer catalogs his life in fragments: madness, art, and a cosmos that laughs.
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1927 55 pages
3.67
11k+ ratings
52 Weekly Affirmations
by Joseph Murphy • 2016
Your inner monologue runs your life. 52 weeks of techniques to reprogram it at the source.
3.76
424
52 Weekly Affirmations Summary
52 Weekly Affirmations
Your inner monologue runs your life. 52 weeks of techniques to reprogram it at the source.
by Joseph Murphy 2016 282 pages
3.76
424 ratings
Breakthrough Copywriter 2.0
by Robert C. Worstell • 2018
The Schwartz method: why market analysis beats word tricks, and how buyer awareness shapes an ad.
3.33
3
Breakthrough Copywriter 2.0 Summary
Breakthrough Copywriter 2.0
The Schwartz method: why market analysis beats word tricks, and how buyer awareness shapes an ad.
by Robert C. Worstell 2018 192 pages
3.33
3 ratings
Mind Over Money
by Claudia Hammond • 2016
Your brain on money: dopamine, loss aversion, and the hidden biases that control your wallet.
3.46
1k+
Mind Over Money Summary
Mind Over Money
Your brain on money: dopamine, loss aversion, and the hidden biases that control your wallet.
by Claudia Hammond 2016 376 pages
3.46
1k+ ratings
Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2023
Practical strategies to disentangle from emotionally immature family and finally put yourself first.
4.49
1k+
Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People Summary
Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People
Practical strategies to disentangle from emotionally immature family and finally put yourself first.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2023 248 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
The Automatic Millionaire, Expanded and Updated
by David Bach • 2003
One bank setting change, and you retire rich without budgeting or a six-figure salary.
3.94
20k+
The Automatic Millionaire, Expanded and Updated Summary
The Automatic Millionaire, Expanded and Updated
One bank setting change, and you retire rich without budgeting or a six-figure salary.
by David Bach 2003 288 pages
3.94
20k+ ratings
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
by Arnold Bennett • 1908
Half an hour a day, properly spent, transforms more than any weekend binge ever will.
3.62
9k+
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day Summary
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
Half an hour a day, properly spent, transforms more than any weekend binge ever will.
by Arnold Bennett 1908 96 pages
3.62
9k+ ratings
The Practicing Stoic
by Ward Farnsworth • 2018
How to reshape your judgments so that external events lose their sting: a Stoic training manual.
4.35
5k+
The Practicing Stoic Summary
The Practicing Stoic
How to reshape your judgments so that external events lose their sting: a Stoic training manual.
by Ward Farnsworth 2018 292 pages
4.35
5k+ ratings
Using Behavioral Science in Marketing
by Nancy Harhut • 2022
Seventeen cognitive biases that make customers click and buy, and the words to trigger each.
4.38
177
Using Behavioral Science in Marketing Summary
Using Behavioral Science in Marketing
Seventeen cognitive biases that make customers click and buy, and the words to trigger each.
by Nancy Harhut 2022 288 pages
4.38
177 ratings
Quit Porn and Get Rich
by Martin Prescott • 2018
The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.
3.76
168
Quit Porn and Get Rich Summary
Quit Porn and Get Rich
The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.
by Martin Prescott 2018 200 pages
3.76
168 ratings
Psych
by Paul Bloom • 2023
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
4.14
2k+
Psych Summary
Psych
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
by Paul Bloom 2023 464 pages
4.14
2k+ ratings
Mind
by Paul Thagard • 1996
Logic, concepts, images, analogies, neural nets: the mind's many tools, mapped in one framework.
3.66
249
Mind Summary
Mind
Logic, concepts, images, analogies, neural nets: the mind's many tools, mapped in one framework.
by Paul Thagard 1996 278 pages
3.66
249 ratings
Filterworld
by Kyle Chayka • 2024
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
3.62
5k+
Filterworld Summary
Filterworld
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
by Kyle Chayka 2024 290 pages
3.62
5k+ ratings
The Way Forward
by Yung Pueblo • 2023
A poet's map for turning past wounds into boundaries, self-love, and a steadier mind.
4.37
5k+
The Way Forward Summary
The Way Forward
A poet's map for turning past wounds into boundaries, self-love, and a steadier mind.
by Yung Pueblo 2023 240 pages
4.37
5k+ ratings
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