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av Mark Manson • 2016

Happiness is a trap. The better question is which forms of suffering you'll accept.

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🧭 Values-Based Living 🙅 Anti-Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Existential Psychology 💀 Mortality Reflection

Den ädla konsten att skita i allt Sammanfattning

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Den ädla konsten att skita i allt

Happiness is a trap. The better question is which forms of suffering you'll accept.

av Mark Manson 2016 212 sidor

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🧭 Values-Based Living 🙅 Anti-Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Existential Psychology 💀 Mortality Reflection

Sapiens

av Yuval Noah Harari • 2011

The one skill that let humans conquer the planet: inventing things we all pretend are real.

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🌍 Big History 🧬 Cultural Evolution 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 History Of Science 🏛️ Social Hierarchy

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Sapiens

The one skill that let humans conquer the planet: inventing things we all pretend are real.

av Yuval Noah Harari 2011 456 sidor

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🌍 Big History 🧬 Cultural Evolution 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 History Of Science 🏛️ Social Hierarchy

Freakonomics

av 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

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Freakonomics

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

av Steven D. Levitt 2005 352 sidor

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

Outliers

av Malcolm Gladwell • 2008

Mastery takes roughly ten thousand hours. Getting those hours takes luck, not just grit.

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Outliers

Mastery takes roughly ten thousand hours. Getting those hours takes luck, not just grit.

av Malcolm Gladwell 2008 309 sidor

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Tipping Point

av Malcolm Gladwell • 2000

Three rules govern social epidemics, and the people who start them aren't who you'd expect.

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🦠 Social Contagion 🗣️ Word Of Mouth 🧠 Behavioral Influence 🏙️ Situational Psychology 🕸️ Network Effects

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Tipping Point

Three rules govern social epidemics, and the people who start them aren't who you'd expect.

av Malcolm Gladwell 2000 204 sidor

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🦠 Social Contagion 🗣️ Word Of Mouth 🧠 Behavioral Influence 🏙️ Situational Psychology 🕸️ Network Effects

Blink

av Malcolm Gladwell • 2005

Rapid decisions can beat careful analysis: they need structure, not more data.

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🧠 Behavioral Psychology 📊 Decision Science ⚡ Intuition Research 🎯 Unconscious Bias 🔍 Pattern Recognition

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Blink

Rapid decisions can beat careful analysis: they need structure, not more data.

av Malcolm Gladwell 2005 296 sidor

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🧠 Behavioral Psychology 📊 Decision Science ⚡ Intuition Research 🎯 Unconscious Bias 🔍 Pattern Recognition

Krigskonsten

av Sun Tzu • 2021

Strike only where the opponent is empty: a 2,500-year-old strategy that still beats brute force.

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🪖 Military Strategy 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🎭 Deception Tactics 🕊️ Conflict Resolution ☯️ Taoist Philosophy

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Krigskonsten

Strike only where the opponent is empty: a 2,500-year-old strategy that still beats brute force.

av Sun Tzu 2021 161 sidor

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🪖 Military Strategy 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🎭 Deception Tactics 🕊️ Conflict Resolution ☯️ Taoist Philosophy

Vem tog min ost?

av Spencer Johnson • 1998

A parable that makes your resistance to change more embarrassing than the change itself.

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📖 Business Parables 🏢 Organizational Change 🔄 Adapting To Change 🧱 Emotional Resistance 🛋️ Comfort Zone

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Vem tog min ost?

A parable that makes your resistance to change more embarrassing than the change itself.

av Spencer Johnson 1998 94 sidor

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📖 Business Parables 🏢 Organizational Change 🔄 Adapting To Change 🧱 Emotional Resistance 🛋️ Comfort Zone

Kärlekens 5 språk

av Gary Chapman • 1990

Your spouse's complaints are a map. Five love languages. You've been speaking yours, not theirs.

4.28

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🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🔧 Relationship Repair 🫗 Emotional Needs 💬 Communication Styles 🔄 Unilateral Change

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Kärlekens 5 språk

Your spouse's complaints are a map. Five love languages. You've been speaking yours, not theirs.

av Gary Chapman 1990 208 sidor

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🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🔧 Relationship Repair 🫗 Emotional Needs 💬 Communication Styles 🔄 Unilateral Change

Tyst

av Susan Cain • 2012

The modern world was built for extroverts, and the quiet third is paying the price.

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🧘 Introversion 🏛️ Cultural Critique 🔬 Temperament Research 🌸 High Sensitivity ✍️ Solo Creativity

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Tyst

The modern world was built for extroverts, and the quiet third is paying the price.

av Susan Cain 2012 333 sidor

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A Short History of Nearly Everything

av Bill Bryson • 2004

What science knows about the universe, and the accident-prone humans who figured it out.

4.22

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A Short History of Nearly Everything

What science knows about the universe, and the accident-prone humans who figured it out.

av Bill Bryson 2004 544 sidor

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Steal Like an Artist

av Austin Kleon • 2012

Steal from a hundred heroes, start before you're ready, and let your flaws become your style.

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📚 Creativity Guides 🎛️ Remix Culture 🔧 Practical Creativity 📅 Daily Creative Practice ⏰ Creative Routine

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Steal Like an Artist

Steal from a hundred heroes, start before you're ready, and let your flaws become your style.

av Austin Kleon 2012 174 sidor

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📚 Creativity Guides 🎛️ Remix Culture 🔧 Practical Creativity 📅 Daily Creative Practice ⏰ Creative Routine

Att prata med främlingar

av Malcolm Gladwell • 2019

The signals we use to read strangers are mostly noise, and Sandra Bland paid the price.

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🧠 Social Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Deception Detection 🤝 Trust And Suspicion 👀 First Impressions

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Att prata med främlingar

The signals we use to read strangers are mostly noise, and Sandra Bland paid the price.

av Malcolm Gladwell 2019 675 sidor

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🧠 Social Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Deception Detection 🤝 Trust And Suspicion 👀 First Impressions

We Should All Be Feminists

av Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2012

A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.

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✊ Modern Feminism 🌍 African Feminism 👶 Gender Socialization 💪 Toxic Masculinity 👫 Gender Stereotypes

We Should All Be Feminists

A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.

av Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2012 52 sidor

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✊ Modern Feminism 🌍 African Feminism 👶 Gender Socialization 💪 Toxic Masculinity 👫 Gender Stereotypes

Homo Deus

av Yuval Noah Harari • 2015

We tamed hunger and war. Now we chase immortality and godhood. The chase may end us.

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🔭 Big History 🔮 Futurism 🤖 Artificial Intelligence ⚠️ Existential Risk 🧠 Consciousness Studies

Homo Deus

We tamed hunger and war. Now we chase immortality and godhood. The chase may end us.

av Yuval Noah Harari 2015 449 sidor

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🔭 Big History 🔮 Futurism 🤖 Artificial Intelligence ⚠️ Existential Risk 🧠 Consciousness Studies

Illusionen om Gud

av Richard Dawkins • 2006

Religion is a delusion that survives by infecting children. A biologist makes the case for atheism.

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🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🏛️ Philosophy Of Religion 📖 Religious Critique 🚫 New Atheism 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

Illusionen om Gud

Religion is a delusion that survives by infecting children. A biologist makes the case for atheism.

av Richard Dawkins 2006 374 sidor

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🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🏛️ Philosophy Of Religion 📖 Religious Critique 🚫 New Atheism 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

12 livsregler

av Jordan B. Peterson • 2018

Your chaos isn't political. It's biological, and it's yours to fix.

3.90

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🌌 Existential Psychology 🕯️ Meaning And Suffering 🦞 Dominance Hierarchies 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Self-Deception

Immersiv

12 livsregler

Your chaos isn't political. It's biological, and it's yours to fix.

av Jordan B. Peterson 2018 409 sidor

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🌌 Existential Psychology 🕯️ Meaning And Suffering 🦞 Dominance Hierarchies 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Self-Deception

Lean In

av Sheryl Sandberg • 2013

Women pay a likeability tax on every promotion. The rules for navigating it without losing yourself.

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Lean In

Women pay a likeability tax on every promotion. The rules for navigating it without losing yourself.

av Sheryl Sandberg 2013 240 sidor

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Daring Greatly

av Brené Brown • 2012

Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.

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🧠 Shame Psychology 💔 Vulnerability 🪑 Scarcity Mindset 🔨 Perfectionism Recovery 🤝 Belonging

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Daring Greatly

Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.

av Brené Brown 2012 287 sidor

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🧠 Shame Psychology 💔 Vulnerability 🪑 Scarcity Mindset 🔨 Perfectionism Recovery 🤝 Belonging

Born to Run

av Christopher McDougall • 2009

An isolated tribe runs for days unhurt. A journalist helps stage a 50-mile canyon duel.

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Born to Run

An isolated tribe runs for days unhurt. A journalist helps stage a 50-mile canyon duel.

av Christopher McDougall 2009 306 sidor

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🏔️ Ultra Running 👣 Barefoot Running 🌲 Trail Running 🧬 Natural Movement 🏟️ Running Culture

The 48 Laws of Power

av Robert Greene • 1999

The rules of power are unwritten, ancient, and amoral. This book writes them down.

4.08

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🏛️ Machiavellian Philosophy 🏢 Corporate Politics 👑 Court Politics 📜 Historical Strategy 🎭 Influence Tactics

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The 48 Laws of Power

The rules of power are unwritten, ancient, and amoral. This book writes them down.

av Robert Greene 1999 452 sidor

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🏛️ Machiavellian Philosophy 🏢 Corporate Politics 👑 Court Politics 📜 Historical Strategy 🎭 Influence Tactics

Why We Sleep

av Matthew Walker • 2017

Nineteen hours awake equals legal drunkenness. What sleep does, and what its loss costs us.

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🧬 Sleep Science 🕰️ Circadian Biology 🏥 Public Health 🛏️ Sleep Hygiene 🧠 Cognitive Performance

Why We Sleep

Nineteen hours awake equals legal drunkenness. What sleep does, and what its loss costs us.

av Matthew Walker 2017 368 sidor

4.37

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🧬 Sleep Science 🕰️ Circadian Biology 🏥 Public Health 🛏️ Sleep Hygiene 🧠 Cognitive Performance

Ofullkomlighetens gåvor

av Brené Brown • 2010

Your armor is your cage: research on why worthiness can only be accepted, never earned.

4.24

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💗 Self-Compassion 😔 Shame And Vulnerability 🛡️ Perfectionism Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 🙏 Gratitude Practice

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Ofullkomlighetens gåvor

Your armor is your cage: research on why worthiness can only be accepted, never earned.

av Brené Brown 2010 137 sidor

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💗 Self-Compassion 😔 Shame And Vulnerability 🛡️ Perfectionism Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Being Mortal

av Atul Gawande • 2014

Getting old is not a medical problem. Modern medicine treats it like one anyway.

4.49

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🏥 End-Of-Life Care 👴 Aging With Dignity 💀 Facing Mortality 🚫 Medical Overreach 📖 Narrative Medicine

Being Mortal

Getting old is not a medical problem. Modern medicine treats it like one anyway.

av Atul Gawande 2014 282 sidor

4.49

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🏥 End-Of-Life Care 👴 Aging With Dignity 💀 Facing Mortality 🚫 Medical Overreach 📖 Narrative Medicine

The Omnivore's Dilemma

av Michael Pollan • 2006

Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.

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🏭 Food Systems 🌽 Industrial Agriculture 🌾 Sustainable Farming 🐄 Ethical Eating 🌍 Food And Climate

The Omnivore's Dilemma

Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.

av Michael Pollan 2006 710 sidor

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🏭 Food Systems 🌽 Industrial Agriculture 🌾 Sustainable Farming 🐄 Ethical Eating 🌍 Food And Climate

Factfulness

av Hans Rosling • 2018

A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.

4.35

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🌏 Global Development 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Negativity Bias ⚠️ Risk Perception

Factfulness

A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.

av Hans Rosling 2018 342 sidor

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🌏 Global Development 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Negativity Bias ⚠️ Risk Perception

Män är från Mars, kvinnor är från Venus

av John Gray • 2008

Two emotional operating systems, one relationship: your phrasebook for what a partner really means.

3.58

200 000+

🗣️ Relationship Communication ⚧️ Gender Differences 🧭 Intimacy And Autonomy 💍 Marriage Counseling 👂 Emotional Validation

Män är från Mars, kvinnor är från Venus Sammanfattning

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Män är från Mars, kvinnor är från Venus

Two emotional operating systems, one relationship: your phrasebook for what a partner really means.

av John Gray 2008 368 sidor

3.58

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🗣️ Relationship Communication ⚧️ Gender Differences 🧭 Intimacy And Autonomy 💍 Marriage Counseling 👂 Emotional Validation

David and Goliath

av Malcolm Gladwell • 2013

Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.

3.97

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💎 Hidden Strengths 🌱 Adversity Advantage 📉 Diminishing Returns 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🚀 Creative Rebellion

David and Goliath

Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.

av Malcolm Gladwell 2013 305 sidor

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💎 Hidden Strengths 🌱 Adversity Advantage 📉 Diminishing Returns 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🚀 Creative Rebellion

Deep Work

av Cal Newport • 2016

The skill the modern economy rewards most is the one open offices and Slack destroy.

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💼 Knowledge Work 🧠 Attention Management 📵 Digital Discipline ⏰ Time Management 📈 Career Strategy

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Deep Work

The skill the modern economy rewards most is the one open offices and Slack destroy.

av Cal Newport 2016 286 sidor

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💼 Knowledge Work 🧠 Attention Management 📵 Digital Discipline ⏰ Time Management 📈 Career Strategy

Modern Romance

av Aziz Ansari • 2015

Dating apps promised soul mates on demand. The data says they delivered the opposite.

3.80

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💻 Online Dating 💕 Modern Courtship 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📱 Digital Communication 📊 Sociology Of Love

Modern Romance

Dating apps promised soul mates on demand. The data says they delivered the opposite.

av Aziz Ansari 2015 279 sidor

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💻 Online Dating 💕 Modern Courtship 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📱 Digital Communication 📊 Sociology Of Love

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

av Yuval Noah Harari • 2018

How to think in a century where jobs vanish, truths splinter, and biology becomes programmable.

4.15

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🧭 Big History 🤖 Future Of Work ⚖️ Ai Ethics 📰 Post-Truth Politics 🌊 Information Overload

21 Lessons for the 21st Century Sammanfattning

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21 Lessons for the 21st Century

How to think in a century where jobs vanish, truths splinter, and biology becomes programmable.

av Yuval Noah Harari 2018 372 sidor

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🧭 Big History 🤖 Future Of Work ⚖️ Ai Ethics 📰 Post-Truth Politics 🌊 Information Overload

Invisible Women

av Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019

Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.

4.34

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📊 Data Feminism 💰 Feminist Economics 🧹 Invisible Labor 💉 Medical Gender Bias 🤖 Algorithmic Bias

Invisible Women

Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.

av Caroline Criado Pérez 2019 448 sidor

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📊 Data Feminism 💰 Feminist Economics 🧹 Invisible Labor 💉 Medical Gender Bias 🤖 Algorithmic Bias

The Big Short

av Michael Lewis • 2010

Wall Street bet housing never falls. A few misfits read the fine print and won billions.

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🏦 Financial Crises 🏠 Housing Bubble 💰 Wall Street 📰 Narrative Journalism 📉 Short Selling

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The Big Short

Wall Street bet housing never falls. A few misfits read the fine print and won billions.

av Michael Lewis 2010 287 sidor

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🏦 Financial Crises 🏠 Housing Bubble 💰 Wall Street 📰 Narrative Journalism 📉 Short Selling

Få det gjort

av David Allen • 2001

Two hours every Friday. Two minutes per small task. One question that unblocks everything.

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🗂️ Task Management 💼 Knowledge Work 📥 Inbox Management 📦 Task Batching 🎯 Actionable Planning

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Få det gjort

Two hours every Friday. Two minutes per small task. One question that unblocks everything.

av David Allen 2001 267 sidor

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🗂️ Task Management 💼 Knowledge Work 📥 Inbox Management 📦 Task Batching 🎯 Actionable Planning

Caste

av Isabel Wilkerson • 2020

America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.

4.52

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📊 Social Stratification 🔗 Caste Systems ⚖️ Comparative History 🏛️ Institutional Racism 🧱 Structural Inequality

Caste

America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.

av Isabel Wilkerson 2020 544 sidor

4.52

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📊 Social Stratification 🔗 Caste Systems ⚖️ Comparative History 🏛️ Institutional Racism 🧱 Structural Inequality

Bädda din säng

av William H. McRaven • 2017

A Navy SEAL's ten rules for an unbreakable life, starting with one made bed.

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🎖️ Military Self-Help ⚓ Navy Seal Principles 🌅 Daily Disciplines 🦾 Mental Toughness 🤝 Teamwork Principles

Bädda din säng

A Navy SEAL's ten rules for an unbreakable life, starting with one made bed.

av William H. McRaven 2017 128 sidor

4.01

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🎖️ Military Self-Help ⚓ Navy Seal Principles 🌅 Daily Disciplines 🦾 Mental Toughness 🤝 Teamwork Principles

Psykopattestet

av Jon Ronson • 2011

A journalist learns to spot psychopaths. Then the checklist starts spotting him.

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🧠 Forensic Psychology 📰 Investigative Journalism 🎭 Psychopathy 📋 Diagnostic Overreach 💊 Mental Health Industry

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Psykopattestet

A journalist learns to spot psychopaths. Then the checklist starts spotting him.

av Jon Ronson 2011 272 sidor

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🧠 Forensic Psychology 📰 Investigative Journalism 🎭 Psychopathy 📋 Diagnostic Overreach 💊 Mental Health Industry

Tänk om

av Adam M. Grant • 2021

The people who get the most things right are the fastest to admit they were wrong.

4.13

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🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤲 Intellectual Humility 💭 Changing Minds 🔄 Updating Beliefs 🏢 Organizational Psychology

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Tänk om

The people who get the most things right are the fastest to admit they were wrong.

av Adam M. Grant 2021 307 sidor

4.13

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🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤲 Intellectual Humility 💭 Changing Minds 🔄 Updating Beliefs 🏢 Organizational Psychology

Grit

av Angela Duckworth • 2016

Effort counts twice in achievement. Talent counts once. The gap widens over decades.

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🏆 Achievement Psychology ⚖️ Talent Vs Effort 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset 🛡️ Resilience Building

Grit

Effort counts twice in achievement. Talent counts once. The gap widens over decades.

av Angela Duckworth 2016 333 sidor

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🏆 Achievement Psychology ⚖️ Talent Vs Effort 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset 🛡️ Resilience Building

All About Love

av bell hooks • 1999

You call it love, but if it hurts, neglects, or controls, it is something else entirely.

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🧠 Philosophy Of Love 💗 Love As Practice 💭 Emotional Literacy 🪞 Self-Love Work 👥 Friendship As Love

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All About Love

You call it love, but if it hurts, neglects, or controls, it is something else entirely.

av bell hooks 1999 272 sidor

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🧠 Philosophy Of Love 💗 Love As Practice 💭 Emotional Literacy 🪞 Self-Love Work 👥 Friendship As Love

SuperFreakonomics

av Steven D. Levitt • 2009

Incentives, not morality, explain prostitution, terrorism, and climate change. The data proves it.

4.00

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Pop Economics 🔄 Unintended Consequences 📈 Data Analysis 💡 Contrarian Ideas

SuperFreakonomics

Incentives, not morality, explain prostitution, terrorism, and climate change. The data proves it.

av Steven D. Levitt 2009 288 sidor

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Pop Economics 🔄 Unintended Consequences 📈 Data Analysis 💡 Contrarian Ideas

Essentialism

av Greg McKeown • 2011

Getting more done requires doing less, not more. The discipline of subtraction.

4.06

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📋 Personal Productivity 🎯 Priority Setting 🧠 Attention Management 🚫 Saying No 🧪 Behavioral Economics

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Essentialism

Getting more done requires doing less, not more. The discipline of subtraction.

av Greg McKeown 2011 260 sidor

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📋 Personal Productivity 🎯 Priority Setting 🧠 Attention Management 🚫 Saying No 🧪 Behavioral Economics

Fyra tusen veckor

av Oliver Burkeman • 2021

A long life spans four thousand weeks. The productivity industry has the problem backwards.

4.17

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🛑 Anti-Productivity 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🤲 Accepting Limits 📱 Attention And Distraction 🛋️ Leisure Philosophy

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Fyra tusen veckor

A long life spans four thousand weeks. The productivity industry has the problem backwards.

av Oliver Burkeman 2021 245 sidor

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🛑 Anti-Productivity 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🤲 Accepting Limits 📱 Attention And Distraction 🛋️ Leisure Philosophy

Dare to Lead

av Brené Brown • 2018

Soft skills aren't soft: vulnerability, empathy, and trust are the real work of leading.

4.17

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🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence In Leadership 🛡️ Courageous Leadership 🌱 Emotional Resilience 🤝 Trust Building

Dare to Lead

Soft skills aren't soft: vulnerability, empathy, and trust are the real work of leading.

av Brené Brown 2018 320 sidor

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🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence In Leadership 🛡️ Courageous Leadership 🌱 Emotional Resilience 🤝 Trust Building

Drive

av Daniel H. Pink • 2009

For thinking work, bonuses backfire. Three deeper drives do what rewards cannot.

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🔬 Intrinsic Motivation 💼 Workplace Motivation 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🌊 Flow State 🌱 Growth Mindset

Drive

For thinking work, bonuses backfire. Three deeper drives do what rewards cannot.

av Daniel H. Pink 2009 272 sidor

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🔬 Intrinsic Motivation 💼 Workplace Motivation 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🌊 Flow State 🌱 Growth Mindset

The Art of Happiness

av Dalai Lama XIV • 1998

Compassion, perspective, and mental discipline: the Dalai Lama's training regimen for a happy life.

4.17

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🧘 Buddhist Psychology 😊 Happiness Studies 🧠 Mental Training 💗 Compassion Practice 🌊 Emotional Regulation

The Art of Happiness

Compassion, perspective, and mental discipline: the Dalai Lama's training regimen for a happy life.

av Dalai Lama XIV 1998 322 sidor

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🧘 Buddhist Psychology 😊 Happiness Studies 🧠 Mental Training 💗 Compassion Practice 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Attached

av Amir Levine • 2010

Stop mistaking anxiety for chemistry. A diagnostic shortcut to the partner who actually stays.

4.13

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🧠 Attachment Theory 💌 Dating Advice 📱 Modern Dating 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🦎 Evolutionary Psychology

Immersiv

Attached

Stop mistaking anxiety for chemistry. A diagnostic shortcut to the partner who actually stays.

av Amir Levine 2010 304 sidor

4.13

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🧠 Attachment Theory 💌 Dating Advice 📱 Modern Dating 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🦎 Evolutionary Psychology

Den svarta svanen

av Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2007

The bell curve is a map that fails exactly where the terrain gets dangerous.

3.96

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🛡️ Risk Management 🎲 Tail Risk 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

Immersiv

Den svarta svanen

The bell curve is a map that fails exactly where the terrain gets dangerous.

av Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2007 480 sidor

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🛡️ Risk Management 🎲 Tail Risk 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

Braving the Wilderness

av Brené Brown • 2017

The more we sort into tribes, the lonelier we get. Belonging starts with standing alone.

4.12

100 000+

🏠 Authentic Belonging 🗳️ Political Polarization 🪞 Self-Acceptance 🏚️ Loneliness Epidemic 🤝 Trust Building

Immersiv

Braving the Wilderness

The more we sort into tribes, the lonelier we get. Belonging starts with standing alone.

av Brené Brown 2017 197 sidor

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🏠 Authentic Belonging 🗳️ Political Polarization 🪞 Self-Acceptance 🏚️ Loneliness Epidemic 🤝 Trust Building

How to Be an Antiracist

av Ibram X. Kendi • 2019

Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.

4.36

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🏗️ Structural Racism 📖 Modern Antiracism 📚 Critical Race Theory 🔀 Intersectionality ⚖️ Systemic Inequity

How to Be an Antiracist

Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.

av Ibram X. Kendi 2019 305 sidor

4.36

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🏗️ Structural Racism 📖 Modern Antiracism 📚 Critical Race Theory 🔀 Intersectionality ⚖️ Systemic Inequity

In Defense of Food

av Michael Pollan • 2008

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

4.07

100 000+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

In Defense of Food

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

av Michael Pollan 2008 244 sidor

4.07

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🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

The War of Art

av Steven Pressfield • 2002

Procrastination is not a flaw but an enemy. The only weapon is daily, professional discipline.

3.97

100 000+

🧱 Creative Block 🪤 Self-Sabotage 🛠️ Artistic Discipline 😨 Fear Of Success 🙏 Spiritual Creativity

The War of Art

Procrastination is not a flaw but an enemy. The only weapon is daily, professional discipline.

av Steven Pressfield 2002 165 sidor

3.97

100 000+ betyg

🧱 Creative Block 🪤 Self-Sabotage 🛠️ Artistic Discipline 😨 Fear Of Success 🙏 Spiritual Creativity

Prisoners of Geography

av Tim Marshall • 2015

Geography ties presidents' hands more than ideology. The map cornering Napoleon is cornering Putin.

4.19

100 000+

🌍 Geopolitics 🛢️ Natural Resources ⚔️ Military Strategy 🌐 Global Power Politics ✂️ Colonial Borders

Immersiv

Prisoners of Geography

Geography ties presidents' hands more than ideology. The map cornering Napoleon is cornering Putin.

av Tim Marshall 2015 319 sidor

4.19

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🌍 Geopolitics 🛢️ Natural Resources ⚔️ Military Strategy 🌐 Global Power Politics ✂️ Colonial Borders

The New Jim Crow

av Michelle Alexander • 2010

No racist laws required: a felony conviction now strips the rights Jim Crow took by name.

4.52

100 000+

⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🔓 Prison Reform 🏛️ Structural Racism 💊 Drug War Politics 👁️ Colorblind Racism

The New Jim Crow

No racist laws required: a felony conviction now strips the rights Jim Crow took by name.

av Michelle Alexander 2010 314 sidor

4.52

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⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🔓 Prison Reform 🏛️ Structural Racism 💊 Drug War Politics 👁️ Colorblind Racism

Breath

av James Nestor • 2020

You take 25,000 breaths a day. Most of them are making you sick.

4.14

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🫁 Respiratory Health 🌬️ Breathing Techniques 👃 Nasal Breathing 🧠 Body-Mind Connection 🌿 Holistic Health

Immersiv

Breath

You take 25,000 breaths a day. Most of them are making you sick.

av James Nestor 2020 280 sidor

4.14

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🫁 Respiratory Health 🌬️ Breathing Techniques 👃 Nasal Breathing 🧠 Body-Mind Connection 🌿 Holistic Health

The Little Book of Hygge

av Meik Wiking • 2016

Danes burn 13 pounds of candle wax a year and credit it for their happiness.

3.77

100 000+

🇩🇰 Danish Culture 😊 Happiness Studies 🏔️ Scandinavian Lifestyle 🐌 Slow Living 🤝 Social Connection

The Little Book of Hygge

Danes burn 13 pounds of candle wax a year and credit it for their happiness.

av Meik Wiking 2016 225 sidor

3.77

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🇩🇰 Danish Culture 😊 Happiness Studies 🏔️ Scandinavian Lifestyle 🐌 Slow Living 🤝 Social Connection

On Tyranny

av Timothy Snyder • 2017

What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.

4.29

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🔗 Authoritarianism 🛡️ Democratic Defense ✊ Civil Resistance 📢 Media Manipulation 🤝 Civic Engagement

On Tyranny

What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.

av Timothy Snyder 2017 126 sidor

4.29

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🔗 Authoritarianism 🛡️ Democratic Defense ✊ Civil Resistance 📢 Media Manipulation 🤝 Civic Engagement

What Happened To You?

av Bruce D. Perry • 2021

A brain built for survival can be reshaped. The first step: understanding what it survived.

4.41

100 000+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🧩 Attachment Theory ⚡ Stress Response 🏥 Trauma-Informed Practice 🌍 Collective Trauma

What Happened To You?

A brain built for survival can be reshaped. The first step: understanding what it survived.

av Bruce D. Perry 2021 304 sidor

4.41

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🧒 Childhood Trauma 🧩 Attachment Theory ⚡ Stress Response 🏥 Trauma-Informed Practice 🌍 Collective Trauma

What the Dog Saw

av Malcolm Gladwell • 2009

Two seconds of silent video predict a teacher's full semester rating. What else we misjudge.

3.85

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✍️ Essay Collections 🗞️ Longform Journalism 💡 Counterintuitive Ideas 🏆 Talent And Success 👥 Social Psychology

What the Dog Saw

Two seconds of silent video predict a teacher's full semester rating. What else we misjudge.

av Malcolm Gladwell 2009 319 sidor

3.85

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The World Is Flat

av Thomas L. Friedman • 2005

Three billion new workers entered the global economy, and geography stopped deciding who wins.

3.69

100 000+

🚢 Global Supply Chains 🧠 Knowledge Economy 📦 Outsourcing 💻 Digital Revolution ⚡ Technological Disruption

The World Is Flat

Three billion new workers entered the global economy, and geography stopped deciding who wins.

av Thomas L. Friedman 2005 672 sidor

3.69

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🚢 Global Supply Chains 🧠 Knowledge Economy 📦 Outsourcing 💻 Digital Revolution ⚡ Technological Disruption

The Body

av Bill Bryson • 2019

Your body's raw elements cost pocket change, but no scientist can assemble them into life.

4.31

100 000+

🫀 Human Anatomy 🔬 Popular Science 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦠 Microbiome 📜 Medical History

Immersiv

The Body

Your body's raw elements cost pocket change, but no scientist can assemble them into life.

av Bill Bryson 2019 450 sidor

4.31

100 000+ betyg

🫀 Human Anatomy 🔬 Popular Science 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦠 Microbiome 📜 Medical History

Atlas of the Heart

av Brené Brown • 2021

Most of us can name five emotions. Here are the other eighty-two.

4.32

99 000+

🗣️ Emotional Vocabulary 🔍 Emotional Awareness 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔬 Emotion Science 🤝 Belonging

Atlas of the Heart

Most of us can name five emotions. Here are the other eighty-two.

av Brené Brown 2021 301 sidor

4.32

99 000+ betyg

🗣️ Emotional Vocabulary 🔍 Emotional Awareness 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔬 Emotion Science 🤝 Belonging

At Home

av Bill Bryson • 2010

Every room in your house conceals a history of bloodshed, invention, and empire.

3.99

99 000+

🏠 Domestic History 🏺 Material Culture 🏛️ Architectural History 🔍 Microhistory 👥 Social History

At Home

Every room in your house conceals a history of bloodshed, invention, and empire.

av Bill Bryson 2010 512 sidor

3.99

99 000+ betyg

🏠 Domestic History 🏺 Material Culture 🏛️ Architectural History 🔍 Microhistory 👥 Social History

Everything Is F*cked

av Mark Manson • 2019

Hope is the enemy: emotions rule, pain is the point, freedom is the cage you choose.

3.67

98 000+

🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🧐 Existentialism 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Pain And Growth 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Everything Is F*cked

Hope is the enemy: emotions rule, pain is the point, freedom is the cage you choose.

av Mark Manson 2019 288 sidor

3.67

98 000+ betyg

🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🧐 Existentialism 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Pain And Growth 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Women Who Run With the Wolves

av Clarissa Pinkola Estés • 1992

An instinctual, untamed self lies buried in every woman, and fairy tales are the map back.

4.10

97 000+

🧠 Jungian Psychology 📖 Fairy Tale Analysis 🔥 Reclaiming The Feminine 🏛️ Archetypal Storytelling 🦊 Trusting Instinct

Women Who Run With the Wolves

An instinctual, untamed self lies buried in every woman, and fairy tales are the map back.

av Clarissa Pinkola Estés 1992 537 sidor

4.10

97 000+ betyg

🧠 Jungian Psychology 📖 Fairy Tale Analysis 🔥 Reclaiming The Feminine 🏛️ Archetypal Storytelling 🦊 Trusting Instinct

Digital minimalism

av Cal Newport • 2019

A thirty-day reset that uncovers which apps earn your minutes and which steal them.

4.05

96 000+

🧹 Digital Detox 💰 Attention Economy 🎯 Tech Intentionality 📱 Social Media Critique 🕰️ Analog Revival

Immersiv

Digital minimalism

A thirty-day reset that uncovers which apps earn your minutes and which steal them.

av Cal Newport 2019 304 sidor

4.05

96 000+ betyg

🧹 Digital Detox 💰 Attention Economy 🎯 Tech Intentionality 📱 Social Media Critique 🕰️ Analog Revival

Nudge

av Richard H. Thaler • 2008

Why you stick with defaults: the invisible forces shaping every decision, and how to steer them.

3.84

95 000+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎛️ Behavioral Design 👥 Social Norms 🏛️ Public Policy

Nudge

Why you stick with defaults: the invisible forces shaping every decision, and how to steer them.

av Richard H. Thaler 2008 384 sidor

3.84

95 000+ betyg

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎛️ Behavioral Design 👥 Social Norms 🏛️ Public Policy

The Defining Decade

av Meg Jay • 2012

Most defining moments happen before 35. Coast through your twenties and you miss the window.

4.10

92 000+

🧠 Brain Plasticity 🌱 Early Adulthood 💼 Career Direction 🔮 Future Self 💑 Intentional Dating

The Defining Decade

Most defining moments happen before 35. Coast through your twenties and you miss the window.

av Meg Jay 2012 336 sidor

4.10

92 000+ betyg

🧠 Brain Plasticity 🌱 Early Adulthood 💼 Career Direction 🔮 Future Self 💑 Intentional Dating

Girl, Stop Apologizing

av Rachel Hollis • 2019

Drop the excuses, build the confidence. A guilt-free plan for women ready to chase their goals.

3.77

92 000+

🙋‍♀️ Women's Ambition 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Confidence Building 🛡️ Shame Resilience ♀️ Modern Feminism

Girl, Stop Apologizing

Drop the excuses, build the confidence. A guilt-free plan for women ready to chase their goals.

av Rachel Hollis 2019 240 sidor

3.77

92 000+ betyg

🙋‍♀️ Women's Ambition 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Confidence Building 🛡️ Shame Resilience ♀️ Modern Feminism

Flash Boys

av Michael Lewis • 2014

Wall Street's speed advantage rigs the market. A team of outsiders built a fair exchange.

4.14

91 000+

📡 High-Frequency Trading 🏦 Wall Street Exposé 💻 Electronic Markets 🎭 Market Manipulation ⚖️ Financial Regulation

Flash Boys

Wall Street's speed advantage rigs the market. A team of outsiders built a fair exchange.

av Michael Lewis 2014 274 sidor

4.14

91 000+ betyg

📡 High-Frequency Trading 🏦 Wall Street Exposé 💻 Electronic Markets 🎭 Market Manipulation ⚖️ Financial Regulation

The Hidden Life of Trees

av Peter Wohlleben • 2015

A forester reveals trees are social, caring parents that communicate through an underground network.

4.06

89 000+

🌳 Forest Ecology 🌿 Plant Communication 🍄 Fungal Symbiosis 🧠 Plant Intelligence 🌲 Old-Growth Forests

The Hidden Life of Trees

A forester reveals trees are social, caring parents that communicate through an underground network.

av Peter Wohlleben 2015 272 sidor

4.06

89 000+ betyg

🌳 Forest Ecology 🌿 Plant Communication 🍄 Fungal Symbiosis 🧠 Plant Intelligence 🌲 Old-Growth Forests

Egot är fienden

av Ryan Holiday • 2016

Ego fuels the climb, poisons the summit, and blocks the comeback. Restraint is the only fix.

4.13

89 000+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🧘 Self-Restraint 🪨 Stoic Resilience 🤲 Leadership Humility

Immersiv

Egot är fienden

Ego fuels the climb, poisons the summit, and blocks the comeback. Restraint is the only fix.

av Ryan Holiday 2016 226 sidor

4.13

89 000+ betyg

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🧘 Self-Restraint 🪨 Stoic Resilience 🤲 Leadership Humility

Rising Strong

av Brené Brown • 2015

Failure hits hardest in the stories we spin afterward. Rewrite that script, without the blame.

4.25

89 000+

💪 Emotional Resilience 💗 Self-Compassion 📖 Narrative Therapy 🚧 Boundaries 🏢 Organizational Culture

Rising Strong

Failure hits hardest in the stories we spin afterward. Rewrite that script, without the blame.

av Brené Brown 2015 336 sidor

4.25

89 000+ betyg

💪 Emotional Resilience 💗 Self-Compassion 📖 Narrative Therapy 🚧 Boundaries 🏢 Organizational Culture

Kom som du är

av Emily Nagoski • 2015

The science of female desire overturns the dominant story. Your body works; learn what blocks it.

4.28

87 000+

🚺 Female Sexuality 😰 Stress And Desire 💜 Body Acceptance ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🧠 Neuroscience Of Sex

Immersiv

Kom som du är

The science of female desire overturns the dominant story. Your body works; learn what blocks it.

av Emily Nagoski 2015 400 sidor

4.28

87 000+ betyg

🚺 Female Sexuality 😰 Stress And Desire 💜 Body Acceptance ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🧠 Neuroscience Of Sex

Ikigai

av Héctor García • 2016

They stop eating at 80% full, garden daily, and never retire. Here is what they know.

3.75

87 000+

🧬 Longevity Science 🍵 Japanese Wellness 🎯 Purpose And Meaning 🍽️ Mindful Eating 🌊 Flow State

Ikigai

They stop eating at 80% full, garden daily, and never retire. Here is what they know.

av Héctor García 2016 204 sidor

3.75

87 000+ betyg

🧬 Longevity Science 🍵 Japanese Wellness 🎯 Purpose And Meaning 🍽️ Mindful Eating 🌊 Flow State

The Innocent Man

av John Grisham • 2006

Ada, Oklahoma. Two men condemned for murder. Twelve years later, DNA pointed to the real killer.

3.87

85 000+

🏛️ Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Death Penalty 📋 Prosecutorial Misconduct 🔬 Junk Science In Court 🏘️ Small-Town Justice

The Innocent Man

Ada, Oklahoma. Two men condemned for murder. Twelve years later, DNA pointed to the real killer.

av John Grisham 2006 435 sidor

3.87

85 000+ betyg

🏛️ Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Death Penalty 📋 Prosecutorial Misconduct 🔬 Junk Science In Court 🏘️ Small-Town Justice

How to Change Your Mind

av Michael Pollan • 2018

Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.

4.27

85 000+

🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🔬 Psychedelic Science 🌀 Altered States ✨ Mystical Experience 🧠 Neuroplasticity

How to Change Your Mind

Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.

av Michael Pollan 2018 464 sidor

4.27

85 000+ betyg

🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🔬 Psychedelic Science 🌀 Altered States ✨ Mystical Experience 🧠 Neuroplasticity

Humankind

av Rutger Bregman • 2019

Human nature is wired for kindness and cooperation; civilization is what corrupts it.

4.32

81 000+

🧬 Human Nature 🤝 Prosocial Evolution 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 🏛️ Participatory Systems 🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance

Humankind

Human nature is wired for kindness and cooperation; civilization is what corrupts it.

av Rutger Bregman 2019 480 sidor

4.32

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🧬 Human Nature 🤝 Prosocial Evolution 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 🏛️ Participatory Systems 🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance

Range

av David Epstein • 2019

Childhood specialization is overrated. Generalists who sample widely solve the hardest problems.

4.13

80 000+

🌱 Late Bloomers 🧩 Interdisciplinary Thinking 🧠 Desirable Difficulties 🔗 Analogical Reasoning 🌐 Wicked Problems

Range

Childhood specialization is overrated. Generalists who sample widely solve the hardest problems.

av David Epstein 2019 352 sidor

4.13

80 000+ betyg

🌱 Late Bloomers 🧩 Interdisciplinary Thinking 🧠 Desirable Difficulties 🔗 Analogical Reasoning 🌐 Wicked Problems

Stulet fokus

av Johann Hari • 2022

You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.

4.22

80 000+

📊 Attention Economy 🕵️ Surveillance Capitalism 📨 Information Overload 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Screen Time Effects

Stulet fokus

You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.

av Johann Hari 2022 348 sidor

4.22

80 000+ betyg

📊 Attention Economy 🕵️ Surveillance Capitalism 📨 Information Overload 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Screen Time Effects

The Checklist Manifesto

av Atul Gawande • 2009

Why experts miss the obvious, and how a piece of paper catches what brilliance overlooks.

4.04

76 000+

🛡️ High-Reliability Teams 🔍 Human Factors ⚠️ Error Proofing 📋 Decision Science 🔗 Systems Thinking

Immersiv

The Checklist Manifesto

Why experts miss the obvious, and how a piece of paper catches what brilliance overlooks.

av Atul Gawande 2009 215 sidor

4.04

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🛡️ High-Reliability Teams 🔍 Human Factors ⚠️ Error Proofing 📋 Decision Science 🔗 Systems Thinking

The Righteous Mind

av Jonathan Haidt • 2012

Reason didn't evolve to find truth. It evolved to defend whatever your group already believes.

4.19

66 000+

🧠 Moral Psychology 🔴 Political Polarization ⚡ Moral Intuition 👥 Group Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Ethics

The Righteous Mind

Reason didn't evolve to find truth. It evolved to defend whatever your group already believes.

av Jonathan Haidt 2012 530 sidor

4.19

66 000+ betyg

🧠 Moral Psychology 🔴 Political Polarization ⚡ Moral Intuition 👥 Group Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Ethics

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

av Jon Ronson • 2015

180 years without public shaming ended when the internet made everyone a potential mob member.

3.93

66 000+

🖥️ Digital Shaming 🚫 Cancel Culture 🕊️ Restorative Justice 👥 Mob Psychology 😳 Psychology Of Shame

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

180 years without public shaming ended when the internet made everyone a potential mob member.

av Jon Ronson 2015 304 sidor

3.93

66 000+ betyg

🖥️ Digital Shaming 🚫 Cancel Culture 🕊️ Restorative Justice 👥 Mob Psychology 😳 Psychology Of Shame

Burnout

av Emily Nagoski • 2019

Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.

3.92

65 000+

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💪 Body Positivity 💖 Self-Compassion 😴 Rest And Recovery

Burnout

Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.

av Emily Nagoski 2019 277 sidor

3.92

65 000+ betyg

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💪 Body Positivity 💖 Self-Compassion 😴 Rest And Recovery

When Things Fall Apart

av Pema Chödrön • 1996

The Tibetan Buddhist practice for turning life's worst moments into your greatest teacher.

4.27

65 000+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🍂 Impermanence 🤲 Radical Acceptance 💗 Compassion Practice 🔥 Emotional Alchemy

When Things Fall Apart

The Tibetan Buddhist practice for turning life's worst moments into your greatest teacher.

av Pema Chödrön 1996 208 sidor

4.27

65 000+ betyg

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🍂 Impermanence 🤲 Radical Acceptance 💗 Compassion Practice 🔥 Emotional Alchemy

The Book of Joy

av Dalai Lama XIV • 2016

Train your mind for a joy no circumstance can touch: wisdom from two global spiritual leaders.

4.38

65 000+

🧘 Spiritual Practice ☸️ Buddhist Psychology ✝️ Contemplative Christianity 🤝 Interfaith Wisdom 🧠 Mental Resilience

The Book of Joy

Train your mind for a joy no circumstance can touch: wisdom from two global spiritual leaders.

av Dalai Lama XIV 2016 354 sidor

4.38

65 000+ betyg

🧘 Spiritual Practice ☸️ Buddhist Psychology ✝️ Contemplative Christianity 🤝 Interfaith Wisdom 🧠 Mental Resilience

Hood Feminism

av Mikki Kendall • 2020

The feminism that fights for the corner office ignores women who can't afford lunch. Their agenda.

4.35

64 000+

🖤 Black Feminism 🍲 Food Insecurity ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 🔗 Systemic Racism 🎨 Colorism

Hood Feminism

The feminism that fights for the corner office ignores women who can't afford lunch. Their agenda.

av Mikki Kendall 2020 267 sidor

4.35

64 000+ betyg

🖤 Black Feminism 🍲 Food Insecurity ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 🔗 Systemic Racism 🎨 Colorism

Show Your Work!

av Austin Kleon • 2014

Share your unfinished work daily, and the audience finds you before you are ready.

4.08

61 000+

🧑‍🎨 Creative Careers 💰 Art And Commerce 📤 Sharing Process 🌱 Amateur Mindset 🛡️ Creative Resilience

Show Your Work!

Share your unfinished work daily, and the audience finds you before you are ready.

av Austin Kleon 2014 131 sidor

4.08

61 000+ betyg

🧑‍🎨 Creative Careers 💰 Art And Commerce 📤 Sharing Process 🌱 Amateur Mindset 🛡️ Creative Resilience

Bonk

av Mary Roach • 2008

Rats in tiny pants. Camera dildos. The hidden history of sex research is stranger than fiction.

3.85

60 000+

🔬 Sex Research 🧪 Pop Science 📜 Science History 🩺 Sexual Health 💕 Human Sexuality

Bonk

Rats in tiny pants. Camera dildos. The hidden history of sex research is stranger than fiction.

av Mary Roach 2008 303 sidor

3.85

60 000+ betyg

🔬 Sex Research 🧪 Pop Science 📜 Science History 🩺 Sexual Health 💕 Human Sexuality

Antifragile

av Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2012

Fasting plus low-carb eating: the combination that repairs cells in ways dieting alone cannot.

4.10

58 000+

⏳ Intermittent Fasting 🥑 Low-Carb Eating 🔥 Metabolic Health 🧬 Autophagy ⚖️ Weight Loss Protocols

Antifragile

Fasting plus low-carb eating: the combination that repairs cells in ways dieting alone cannot.

av Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012 426 sidor

4.10

58 000+ betyg

⏳ Intermittent Fasting 🥑 Low-Carb Eating 🔥 Metabolic Health 🧬 Autophagy ⚖️ Weight Loss Protocols

Originals

av Adam M. Grant • 2016

Innovators keep their day jobs, delay deadlines, and let pioneers make the mistakes.

3.95

58 000+

🏢 Organizational Psychology 💡 Innovation Strategy 🎨 Creativity Research 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🔍 Innovation Myths

Originals

Innovators keep their day jobs, delay deadlines, and let pioneers make the mistakes.

av Adam M. Grant 2016 320 sidor

3.95

58 000+ betyg

🏢 Organizational Psychology 💡 Innovation Strategy 🎨 Creativity Research 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🔍 Innovation Myths

Think like a Freak

av Steven D. Levitt • 2014

Stop trusting experts, start admitting ignorance, and learn when quitting is the smartest move.

3.86

56 000+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Popular Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Incentive Design 📉 Data Skepticism

Think like a Freak

Stop trusting experts, start admitting ignorance, and learn when quitting is the smartest move.

av Steven D. Levitt 2014 268 sidor

3.86

56 000+ betyg

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Popular Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Incentive Design 📉 Data Skepticism

Switch

av Chip Heath • 2010

Change isn't a willpower problem. It's a setup problem. Three simple fixes that actually stick.

4.03

55 000+

🏢 Change Management 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌳 Environmental Design 👥 Social Influence 🧊 Decision Paralysis

Switch

Change isn't a willpower problem. It's a setup problem. Three simple fixes that actually stick.

av Chip Heath 2010 305 sidor

4.03

55 000+ betyg

🏢 Change Management 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌳 Environmental Design 👥 Social Influence 🧊 Decision Paralysis

The Power of Myth

av Joseph Campbell • 1988

Ancient myths are not about gods. They are the instruction manual for your own unfinished life.

4.26

54 000+

🌍 Comparative Mythology 🗺️ The Hero's Journey 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🎭 Archetypes 🧭 Spiritual Quest

The Power of Myth

Ancient myths are not about gods. They are the instruction manual for your own unfinished life.

av Joseph Campbell 1988 293 sidor

4.26

54 000+ betyg

🌍 Comparative Mythology 🗺️ The Hero's Journey 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🎭 Archetypes 🧭 Spiritual Quest

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