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Books like Happy Brain

The Science of Happiness
by Stefan Klein • 2002
Two circuits drive your happiness: one craves, one savors. Most people neglect the second entirely.
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1k+
🧠 Positive Psychology🧬 Neuroplasticity🌊 Flow And Mindfulness🧪 Dopamine And Desire🤝 Social Connection
The Science of Happiness Summary
The Science of Happiness 97%
Two circuits drive your happiness: one craves, one savors. Most people neglect the second entirely.
by Stefan Klein 2002
4.05
1k+ ratings
🧠 Positive Psychology🧬 Neuroplasticity🌊 Flow And Mindfulness🧪 Dopamine And Desire🤝 Social Connection
Meet Your Happy Chemicals
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2015
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
4.01
6k+
🧠 Brain Chemistry🐒 Evolutionary Psychology🔄 Neuroplasticity🔁 Habit Rewiring🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Meet Your Happy Chemicals Summary
Meet Your Happy Chemicals 97%
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015
4.01
6k+ ratings
🧠 Brain Chemistry🐒 Evolutionary Psychology🔄 Neuroplasticity🔁 Habit Rewiring🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Emotional
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2022
Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.
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2k+
🧪 Emotion Science🧘 Emotion Regulation🧠 Mind-Body Connection🏛️ Modern Stoicism🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Emotional Summary
Emotional 96%
Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2022
3.84
2k+ ratings
🧪 Emotion Science🧘 Emotion Regulation🧠 Mind-Body Connection🏛️ Modern Stoicism🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
The Happiness Cure
by Anders Hansen • 2023
Your brain sabotages happiness by design. The biological cure: movement, connection, meaning.
4.06
313
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Evolutionary Psychiatry🦎 Mismatch Theory😶 Happiness Paradox🏃 Exercise Psychiatry
The Happiness Cure Summary
The Happiness Cure 96%
Your brain sabotages happiness by design. The biological cure: movement, connection, meaning.
by Anders Hansen 2023
4.06
313 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Evolutionary Psychiatry🦎 Mismatch Theory😶 Happiness Paradox🏃 Exercise Psychiatry
The Science of Happiness
by Bruce Hood • 2024
The course that proved happiness is trainable: seven evidence-based shifts for a better life.
3.79
482
😊 Positive Psychology🤝 Social Connection🧠 Cognitive Biases🧘 Mindfulness Meditation🎁 Altruism And Giving
The Science of Happiness Summary
The Science of Happiness 96%
The course that proved happiness is trainable: seven evidence-based shifts for a better life.
by Bruce Hood 2024
3.79
482 ratings
😊 Positive Psychology🤝 Social Connection🧠 Cognitive Biases🧘 Mindfulness Meditation🎁 Altruism And Giving
Happiness
by Ed Diener • 2008
Happy people live longer and earn more; chasing happiness is how you lose it.
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311
🧠 Positive Psychology📊 Subjective Well-Being🔄 Hedonic Adaptation👥 Social Connection🌍 Cultural Psychology
Happiness Summary
Happiness 95%
Happy people live longer and earn more; chasing happiness is how you lose it.
by Ed Diener 2008
3.85
311 ratings
🧠 Positive Psychology📊 Subjective Well-Being🔄 Hedonic Adaptation👥 Social Connection🌍 Cultural Psychology
The Science of Positivity
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2013
Your brain chemicals chase survival, not happiness. Learn their rules to build better circuits.
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519
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Brain Chemistry😟 Negativity Bias🔄 Cognitive Rewiring📊 Social Comparison
The Science of Positivity Summary
The Science of Positivity 95%
Your brain chemicals chase survival, not happiness. Learn their rules to build better circuits.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2013
3.60
519 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Brain Chemistry😟 Negativity Bias🔄 Cognitive Rewiring📊 Social Comparison
The Myths of Happiness
by Sonja Lyubomirsky • 2012
Life's big milestones satisfy less than promised. The science of why, and what works better.
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2k+
🧪 Positive Psychology🔄 Life Transitions👥 Social Comparison🔁 Hedonic Adaptation🙏 Gratitude Practice
The Myths of Happiness Summary
The Myths of Happiness 95%
Life's big milestones satisfy less than promised. The science of why, and what works better.
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2012
3.66
2k+ ratings
🧪 Positive Psychology🔄 Life Transitions👥 Social Comparison🔁 Hedonic Adaptation🙏 Gratitude Practice
You, Happier
by Daniel G. Amen • 2022
Your brain has a type. Learn it, then apply the happiness strategy that actually fits.
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2k+
🧠 Happiness Neuroscience🛡️ Brain Health🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry🔄 Cognitive Reframing❤️ Happy Relationships
You, Happier Summary
You, Happier 95%
Your brain has a type. Learn it, then apply the happiness strategy that actually fits.
by Daniel G. Amen 2022
3.83
2k+ ratings
🧠 Happiness Neuroscience🛡️ Brain Health🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry🔄 Cognitive Reframing❤️ Happy Relationships
Hardwiring Happiness
by Rick Hanson • 2013
Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.
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6k+
🌱 Positive Psychology🧠 Neuroscience Of Happiness🔄 Neuroplasticity⚖️ Emotional Regulation🧘 Mindfulness Practice
Hardwiring Happiness Summary
Hardwiring Happiness 95%
Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.
by Rick Hanson 2013
3.65
6k+ ratings
🌱 Positive Psychology🧠 Neuroscience Of Happiness🔄 Neuroplasticity⚖️ Emotional Regulation🧘 Mindfulness Practice
Positive Neuroscience
by Joshua D. Greene • 2016
The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.
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2
🧠 Positive Psychology🧬 Affective Neuroscience💭 Emotion And Cognition👁️ Attention And Perception💡 Creativity Research
Positive Neuroscience Summary
Positive Neuroscience 95%
The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.
by Joshua D. Greene 2016
2.50
2 ratings
🧠 Positive Psychology🧬 Affective Neuroscience💭 Emotion And Cognition👁️ Attention And Perception💡 Creativity Research
The Optimism Bias
by Tali Sharot • 2011
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Cognitive Biases🌈 Positive Illusions💪 Emotional Resilience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
The Optimism Bias Summary
The Optimism Bias 95%
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 Five Side Effects of Kindness
by David R. Hamilton • 2010
How kindness protects your heart, slows aging, and sparks a chain reaction of well-being.
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493
🧠 Positive Psychology❤️ Compassion Science🤝 Social Connection🙏 Gratitude Practices👫 Relationship Science
The Five Side Effects of Kindness Summary
The Five Side Effects of Kindness 95%
How kindness protects your heart, slows aging, and sparks a chain reaction of well-being.
by David R. Hamilton 2010
3.94
493 ratings
🧠 Positive Psychology❤️ Compassion Science🤝 Social Connection🙏 Gratitude Practices👫 Relationship Science
Happiness
by Richard Layard • 2005
We're richer but no happier. Why money stopped working, and the metric that can fix policy.
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1k+
📊 Happiness Studies🧠 Behavioral Economics🌻 Positive Psychology📈 Happiness Economics🌍 Post-Growth Economics
Happiness Summary
Happiness 95%
We're richer but no happier. Why money stopped working, and the metric that can fix policy.
by Richard Layard 2005
3.70
1k+ ratings
📊 Happiness Studies🧠 Behavioral Economics🌻 Positive Psychology📈 Happiness Economics🌍 Post-Growth Economics
Positivity
by Barbara L. Fredrickson • 2009
Three positive emotions for every negative one, and your life tips from surviving to thriving.
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3k+
🧠 Positive Psychology😌 Emotional Well-Being🙏 Gratitude Practice🧘 Mindfulness Meditation⚖️ Negativity Bias
Positivity Summary
Positivity 95%
Three positive emotions for every negative one, and your life tips from surviving to thriving.
by Barbara L. Fredrickson 2009
3.96
3k+ ratings
🧠 Positive Psychology😌 Emotional Well-Being🙏 Gratitude Practice🧘 Mindfulness Meditation⚖️ Negativity Bias
Born to Be Good
by Dacher Keltner • 2009
Darwin argued sympathy, not self-interest, shaped human evolution. The biology now proves him right.
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729
🌞 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Nonverbal Communication
Born to Be Good Summary
Born to Be Good 95%
Darwin argued sympathy, not self-interest, shaped human evolution. The biology now proves him right.
by Dacher Keltner 2009
3.57
729 ratings
🌞 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Nonverbal Communication
Awe
by Dacher Keltner • 2023
Awe is a weekly event, not a mountaintop prize. It quiets the ego and expands compassion.
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5k+
😊 Positive Psychology🧠 Emotion Science🌿 Nature Connection✨ Everyday Wonder🤝 Prosocial Emotions
Awe Summary
Awe 95%
Awe is a weekly event, not a mountaintop prize. It quiets the ego and expands compassion.
by Dacher Keltner 2023
3.62
5k+ ratings
😊 Positive Psychology🧠 Emotion Science🌿 Nature Connection✨ Everyday Wonder🤝 Prosocial Emotions
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Psychology of Happiness
by Arlene Matthews Uhl • 2008
Pleasure fades. The real drivers of happiness are trainable skills, not a bigger bank account.
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19
🧠 Positive Psychology💪 Character Strengths🎢 Hedonic Adaptation💭 Explanatory Styles🤲 Altruism And Giving
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Psychology of Happiness Summary
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Psychology of Happiness 95%
Pleasure fades. The real drivers of happiness are trainable skills, not a bigger bank account.
by Arlene Matthews Uhl 2008
4.05
19 ratings
🧠 Positive Psychology💪 Character Strengths🎢 Hedonic Adaptation💭 Explanatory Styles🤲 Altruism And Giving
The Archaeology of Mind
by Jaak Panksepp • 2012
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
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410
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Neurobiology🐾 Animal Emotions🌊 Evolution Of Emotion
The Archaeology of Mind Summary
The Archaeology of Mind 95%
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
by Jaak Panksepp 2012
4.44
410 ratings
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Neurobiology🐾 Animal Emotions🌊 Evolution Of Emotion
The Key to Happiness
by Meik Wiking • 2017
Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.
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📊 Happiness Studies😊 Positive Psychology🤝 Social Connection🇩🇰 Nordic Lifestyle⚖️ Work-Life Balance
The Key to Happiness Summary
The Key to Happiness 95%
Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.
by Meik Wiking 2017
3.99
20k+ ratings
📊 Happiness Studies😊 Positive Psychology🤝 Social Connection🇩🇰 Nordic Lifestyle⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Out of My Skull
by James Danckert • 2020
Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.
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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience😶 Affective Science🎯 Agency And Motivation🔍 Attention And Engagement🌟 Meaning And Purpose
Out of My Skull Summary
Out of My Skull 95%
Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.
by James Danckert 2020
3.50
359 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience😶 Affective Science🎯 Agency And Motivation🔍 Attention And Engagement🌟 Meaning And Purpose
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman • 2011
How to rewire the brain circuits that actually drive success: emotional intelligence, not IQ.
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🧠 Emotional Intelligence🔬 Affective Neuroscience🔄 Neuroplasticity🤝 Empathy🧘 Emotional Regulation
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence Summary
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence 95%
How to rewire the brain circuits that actually drive success: emotional intelligence, not IQ.
by Daniel Goleman 2011
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2k+ ratings
🧠 Emotional Intelligence🔬 Affective Neuroscience🔄 Neuroplasticity🤝 Empathy🧘 Emotional Regulation
Why Brains Need Friends
by Ben Rein • 2025
Your brain is built to connect, then sabotages every attempt. The neuroscience of fixing it.
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🧠 Social Neuroscience🦴 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases🌍 Prosocial Behavior🐕 Human-Animal Bond
Why Brains Need Friends Summary
Why Brains Need Friends 95%
Your brain is built to connect, then sabotages every attempt. The neuroscience of fixing it.
by Ben Rein 2025
3.95
502 ratings
🧠 Social Neuroscience🦴 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases🌍 Prosocial Behavior🐕 Human-Animal Bond
The Happiness Curve
by Jonathan Rauch • 2018
Midlife discontent is not a crisis. It is predictable, temporary, and the upswing needs no action.
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🔄 Midlife Transitions📊 Happiness Research😊 Positive Psychology🧠 Behavioral Economics🏃 Hedonic Adaptation
The Happiness Curve Summary
The Happiness Curve 95%
Midlife discontent is not a crisis. It is predictable, temporary, and the upswing needs no action.
by Jonathan Rauch 2018
3.63
2k+ ratings
🔄 Midlife Transitions📊 Happiness Research😊 Positive Psychology🧠 Behavioral Economics🏃 Hedonic Adaptation
The Upward Spiral
by Alex Korb • 2015
Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.
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🧠 Neuroscience Of Mood🌤️ Depression Recovery🔄 Neuroplasticity🔁 Habit Formation⚗️ Brain Chemistry
The Upward Spiral Summary
The Upward Spiral 95%
Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.
by Alex Korb 2015
4.25
7k+ ratings
🧠 Neuroscience Of Mood🌤️ Depression Recovery🔄 Neuroplasticity🔁 Habit Formation⚗️ Brain Chemistry
The Emotional Life of Your Brain
by Richard J. Davidson • 2012
Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.
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🧠 Affective Neuroscience🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience🔄 Neuroplasticity🌊 Emotional Regulation🧘 Meditation Research
The Emotional Life of Your Brain Summary
The Emotional Life of Your Brain 95%
Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.
by Richard J. Davidson 2012
3.94
3k+ ratings
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience🔄 Neuroplasticity🌊 Emotional Regulation🧘 Meditation Research
How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend
by Rachel Barr • 2025
Your brain is not broken. It just needs to be understood. A neuroscientist shows you how.
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🧠 Popular Neuroscience🫀 Brain Health🫂 Self-Compassion⚠️ Negativity Bias📱 Attention Economy
How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend Summary
How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend 95%
Your brain is not broken. It just needs to be understood. A neuroscientist shows you how.
by Rachel Barr 2025
4.17
1k+ ratings
🧠 Popular Neuroscience🫀 Brain Health🫂 Self-Compassion⚠️ Negativity Bias📱 Attention Economy
The Origins of Happiness
by Andrew E. Clark • 2018
Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.
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🧮 Happiness Economics📊 Subjective Well-Being🧠 Behavioral Economics👀 Social Comparison🤝 Relationship Science
The Origins of Happiness Summary
The Origins of Happiness 95%
Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.
by Andrew E. Clark 2018
3.67
64 ratings
🧮 Happiness Economics📊 Subjective Well-Being🧠 Behavioral Economics👀 Social Comparison🤝 Relationship Science
The Science of Sin
by Jack Lewis • 2018
Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.
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230
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🚦 Impulse Control🧘 Emotional Regulation📱 Modern Temptations
The Science of Sin Summary
The Science of Sin 95%
Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.
by Jack Lewis 2018
3.60
230 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🚦 Impulse Control🧘 Emotional Regulation📱 Modern Temptations
Pictures of the Mind
by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald • 2009
The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.
3.76
894
🧠 Neuroplasticity🧘 Consciousness Studies💓 Affective Neuroscience😊 Science Of Happiness💊 Addiction Neuroscience
Pictures of the Mind Summary
Pictures of the Mind 95%
The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.
by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald 2009
3.76
894 ratings
🧠 Neuroplasticity🧘 Consciousness Studies💓 Affective Neuroscience😊 Science Of Happiness💊 Addiction Neuroscience
The Blue Zones of Happiness
by Dan Buettner • 2017
Willpower doesn't make you happy; your neighborhood does. Lessons from places designed for joy.
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2k+
😊 Positive Psychology📊 Happiness Studies👥 Social Connection🏙️ Livable Cities🧭 Finding Purpose
The Blue Zones of Happiness Summary
The Blue Zones of Happiness 95%
Willpower doesn't make you happy; your neighborhood does. Lessons from places designed for joy.
by Dan Buettner 2017
3.95
2k+ ratings
😊 Positive Psychology📊 Happiness Studies👥 Social Connection🏙️ Livable Cities🧭 Finding Purpose
The Saad Truth about Happiness
by Gad Saad • 2023
You own 40% of your happiness. Eight research-grounded ways to tilt that 40 percent upward.
3.71
571
🧠 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology😊 Happiness Studies🏛️ Modern Stoicism💪 Resilience Building
The Saad Truth about Happiness Summary
The Saad Truth about Happiness 95%
You own 40% of your happiness. Eight research-grounded ways to tilt that 40 percent upward.
by Gad Saad 2023
3.71
571 ratings
🧠 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology😊 Happiness Studies🏛️ Modern Stoicism💪 Resilience Building
The Balanced Brain
by Camilla Nord • 2024
Your brain predicts your mood before you feel it, and often gets it wrong.
3.93
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🧘 Mind-Body Connection😌 Affective Science🔮 Predictive Processing🎯 Motivation And Reward💊 Placebo Effects
The Balanced Brain Summary
The Balanced Brain 95%
Your brain predicts your mood before you feel it, and often gets it wrong.
by Camilla Nord 2024
3.93
484 ratings
🧘 Mind-Body Connection😌 Affective Science🔮 Predictive Processing🎯 Motivation And Reward💊 Placebo Effects
Mind Wide Open
by Steven Johnson • 1999
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
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🧠 Pop Neuroscience🧩 Cognitive Science🗣️ Social Neuroscience🐒 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Neurochemistry
Mind Wide Open Summary
Mind Wide Open 95%
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
The Empathy Effect
by Helen Riess • 2018
Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.
3.81
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🧠 Emotional Intelligence🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology🎯 Empathy Training🎭 Cognitive Bias💖 Self-Compassion
The Empathy Effect Summary
The Empathy Effect 95%
Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.
by Helen Riess 2018
3.81
275 ratings
🧠 Emotional Intelligence🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology🎯 Empathy Training🎭 Cognitive Bias💖 Self-Compassion
The Happiness Equation
by Nattavudh Powdthavee • 2010
Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.
3.54
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🧮 Happiness Economics🧠 Positive Psychology🎲 Behavioral Economics🔄 Hedonic Adaptation🤝 Social Connections
The Happiness Equation Summary
The Happiness Equation 94%
Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.
by Nattavudh Powdthavee 2010
3.54
142 ratings
🧮 Happiness Economics🧠 Positive Psychology🎲 Behavioral Economics🔄 Hedonic Adaptation🤝 Social Connections
Rewire Your Brain 2.0
by John B. Arden • 2023
Change your diet, movement, sleep, and social ties to retrain the brain from anxiety and depression.
3.89
63
🧠 Neuroplasticity😟 Anxiety Management🌧️ Depression Recovery🤝 Social Connection🏃 Exercise And Mood
Rewire Your Brain 2.0 Summary
Rewire Your Brain 2.0 94%
Change your diet, movement, sleep, and social ties to retrain the brain from anxiety and depression.
by John B. Arden 2023
3.89
63 ratings
🧠 Neuroplasticity😟 Anxiety Management🌧️ Depression Recovery🤝 Social Connection🏃 Exercise And Mood
Your Brain
by Matthew MacDonald • 2008
A manual for the hardware you were born with: how perception, memory, and emotion really work.
3.77
367
🧠 Pop Neuroscience🧩 Neuroplasticity🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🛠️ Applied Neuroscience⚠️ Brain Limitations
Your Brain Summary
Your Brain 94%
A manual for the hardware you were born with: how perception, memory, and emotion really work.
by Matthew MacDonald 2008
3.77
367 ratings
🧠 Pop Neuroscience🧩 Neuroplasticity🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🛠️ Applied Neuroscience⚠️ Brain Limitations
A User's Guide to the Brain
by John J. Ratey • 2001
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
4.04
2k+
🧠 Neuroplasticity🏃 Embodied Cognition👁️ Perception And Consciousness🔍 Attention Management💾 Memory Formation
A User's Guide to the Brain Summary
A User's Guide to the Brain 94%
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
by John J. Ratey 2001
4.04
2k+ ratings
🧠 Neuroplasticity🏃 Embodied Cognition👁️ Perception And Consciousness🔍 Attention Management💾 Memory Formation
The Female Brain
by Louann Brizendine • 2006
What you call her personality is her neurochemistry: a brain rebuilt by hormones across lifetime.
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15k+
🧠 Brain Sex Differences🧬 Hormones And Behavior🤝 Attachment Science🫂 Empathy And The Brain💔 Love And Addiction
The Female Brain Summary
The Female Brain 94%
What you call her personality is her neurochemistry: a brain rebuilt by hormones across lifetime.
by Louann Brizendine 2006
3.85
15k+ ratings
🧠 Brain Sex Differences🧬 Hormones And Behavior🤝 Attachment Science🫂 Empathy And The Brain💔 Love And Addiction
Looking for Spinoza
by António Damásio • 2001
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
3.96
2k+
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🏛️ Neurophilosophy🤝 Social Emotions⚖️ Moral Psychology🧬 Embodied Cognition
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza 94%
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
by António Damásio 2001
3.96
2k+ ratings
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🏛️ Neurophilosophy🤝 Social Emotions⚖️ Moral Psychology🧬 Embodied Cognition
The Sweet Spot
by Paul Bloom • 2021
Why you chase pain, from ghost peppers to marathons, and how difficulty makes life meaningful.
3.61
2k+
😊 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧭 Psychology Of Meaning🌊 Flow States🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth
The Sweet Spot Summary
The Sweet Spot 94%
Why you chase pain, from ghost peppers to marathons, and how difficulty makes life meaningful.
by Paul Bloom 2021
3.61
2k+ ratings
😊 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧭 Psychology Of Meaning🌊 Flow States🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth
Curious?
by Todd Kashdan • 2009
Fulfillment isn't found by chasing happiness. It's built by curiosity, with anxiety as an ally.
3.71
494
😊 Positive Psychology🧭 Meaning And Purpose🔎 Curiosity🧘 Psychological Flexibility❓ Embracing Uncertainty
Curious? Summary
Curious? 94%
Fulfillment isn't found by chasing happiness. It's built by curiosity, with anxiety as an ally.
by Todd Kashdan 2009
3.71
494 ratings
😊 Positive Psychology🧭 Meaning And Purpose🔎 Curiosity🧘 Psychological Flexibility❓ Embracing Uncertainty
Triumphs of Experience
by George E. Vaillant • 2012
Harvard tracked 268 men for 75 years. One predictor of happiness beat income, IQ, and genes.
4.15
1k+
🧪 Longitudinal Research🌱 Adult Development😊 Happiness Research💕 Intimacy And Well-Being🍺 Addiction Science
Triumphs of Experience Summary
Triumphs of Experience 94%
Harvard tracked 268 men for 75 years. One predictor of happiness beat income, IQ, and genes.
by George E. Vaillant 2012
4.15
1k+ ratings
🧪 Longitudinal Research🌱 Adult Development😊 Happiness Research💕 Intimacy And Well-Being🍺 Addiction Science
Being Human
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2012
From parasite mind control to the biology of metaphors: what science reveals about being human.
4.35
806
🧬 Behavioral Biology🧠 Social Neuroscience🩺 Status And Health🧪 Dopamine And Motivation🔄 Neuroplasticity
Being Human Summary
Being Human 94%
From parasite mind control to the biology of metaphors: what science reveals about being human.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2012
4.35
806 ratings
🧬 Behavioral Biology🧠 Social Neuroscience🩺 Status And Health🧪 Dopamine And Motivation🔄 Neuroplasticity
Positive Psychology In A Nutshell
by Ilona Boniwell • 2012
The 40% of happiness within your control, and the research-backed practices that actually move it.
3.94
252
🌟 Positive Psychology🔬 Well-Being Science🌊 Flow States💪 Resilience Training🙏 Gratitude Practices
Positive Psychology In A Nutshell Summary
Positive Psychology In A Nutshell 94%
The 40% of happiness within your control, and the research-backed practices that actually move it.
by Ilona Boniwell 2012
3.94
252 ratings
🌟 Positive Psychology🔬 Well-Being Science🌊 Flow States💪 Resilience Training🙏 Gratitude Practices
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 94%
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
The Strange Order of Things
by António Damásio • 2017
Feelings, not reason, built human culture. The drive for homeostasis began in single cells.
3.75
3k+
🧠 Neuroscience Of Emotion🧬 Evolutionary Biology🌍 Cultural Evolution🤸 Embodied Cognition🧘 Body-Mind Connection
The Strange Order of Things Summary
The Strange Order of Things 94%
Feelings, not reason, built human culture. The drive for homeostasis began in single cells.
by António Damásio 2017
3.75
3k+ ratings
🧠 Neuroscience Of Emotion🧬 Evolutionary Biology🌍 Cultural Evolution🤸 Embodied Cognition🧘 Body-Mind Connection
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 94%
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
Happy Ever After
by Paul Dolan • 2019
Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.
3.66
993
🧠 Behavioral Science😊 Happiness Research📊 Behavioral Economics📜 Life Scripts⚖️ Social Comparison
Happy Ever After Summary
Happy Ever After 94%
Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.
by Paul Dolan 2019
3.66
993 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Science😊 Happiness Research📊 Behavioral Economics📜 Life Scripts⚖️ Social Comparison
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