50 Books like Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind

Hypersanity

by Neel Burton • 2019

Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.

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182

🧠 Limits Of Reason 🫀 Emotional Intelligence ⚡ Intuition Research 🎨 Creative Process 🦉 Wisdom Psychology

Hypersanity 96%

Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.

by Neel Burton 2019

3.60

182 ratings

🧠 Limits Of Reason 🫀 Emotional Intelligence ⚡ Intuition Research 🎨 Creative Process 🦉 Wisdom Psychology

The Little Black Book of Decision Making

by Michael Nicholas • 2017

Stress hijacks your best thinking. Here is how to rewire attention and make smarter decisions.

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126

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Decision Science 🧘 Mindfulness For Work 👁️ Attention Management ❤️ Emotional Regulation

The Little Black Book of Decision Making Summary

The Little Black Book of Decision Making 96%

Stress hijacks your best thinking. Here is how to rewire attention and make smarter decisions.

by Michael Nicholas 2017

3.77

126 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Decision Science 🧘 Mindfulness For Work 👁️ Attention Management ❤️ Emotional Regulation

The Extended Mind

by Annie Murphy Paul • 2021

The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.

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3k+

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Cognitive Science 💓 Body Wisdom 🌿 Attention Restoration 🏃 Movement And Cognition

The Extended Mind 96%

The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.

by Annie Murphy Paul 2021

4.03

3k+ ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Cognitive Science 💓 Body Wisdom 🌿 Attention Restoration 🏃 Movement And Cognition

The Eureka Factor

by John Kounios • 2014

A gamma burst in the right temporal lobe signals insight. What cues it is learnable.

3.87

356

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🔬 Creativity Research 💡 Insight Generation 🧩 Problem Solving 🌊 Unconscious Processing

The Eureka Factor 95%

A gamma burst in the right temporal lobe signals insight. What cues it is learnable.

by John Kounios 2014

3.87

356 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🔬 Creativity Research 💡 Insight Generation 🧩 Problem Solving 🌊 Unconscious Processing

You Already Know

by Laura Huang • 2025

Intuition is not a magic whisper but a process you can map, train, and deploy.

3.43

🧠 Intuition Science 🏢 Business Psychology 🌐 Decision Frameworks 💓 Embodied Cognition 🌊 Mental Flexibility

You Already Know 95%

Intuition is not a magic whisper but a process you can map, train, and deploy.

by Laura Huang 2025

3.43

97 ratings

🧠 Intuition Science 🏢 Business Psychology 🌐 Decision Frameworks 💓 Embodied Cognition 🌊 Mental Flexibility

Sparks of Genius

by Michele Root-Bernstein • 2000

Creative breakthroughs share a common toolkit, and it operates before language kicks in.

3.88

475

🧠 Creative Cognition 🔀 Interdisciplinary Thinking ✨ Creative Process 👁️ Visual Thinking 💪 Embodied Cognition

Sparks of Genius 95%

Creative breakthroughs share a common toolkit, and it operates before language kicks in.

by Michele Root-Bernstein 2000

3.88

475 ratings

🧠 Creative Cognition 🔀 Interdisciplinary Thinking ✨ Creative Process 👁️ Visual Thinking 💪 Embodied Cognition

The Signs

by Tara Swart • 2025

A neuroscientist's guide to retuning your brain and trusting the signs you've been taught to ignore.

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1k+

🧠 Neuroscience Of Intuition 🌌 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Sensory Perception 🧘 Embodied Wisdom 🌿 Nature Connection

The Signs 95%

A neuroscientist's guide to retuning your brain and trusting the signs you've been taught to ignore.

by Tara Swart 2025

3.68

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Intuition 🌌 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Sensory Perception 🧘 Embodied Wisdom 🌿 Nature Connection

Deviate

by Beau Lotto • 2017

Your brain evolved for survival, not truth. That bias is the engine of creativity.

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2k+

👁️ Perception Science 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎨 Creativity Science 🏃 Embodied Cognition 🧩 Cognitive Biases

Deviate 95%

Your brain evolved for survival, not truth. That bias is the engine of creativity.

by Beau Lotto 2017

3.73

2k+ ratings

👁️ Perception Science 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎨 Creativity Science 🏃 Embodied Cognition 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Einstein Factor

by Win Wenger • 1995

A daily 10-minute exercise that reroutes your inner critic and raises your raw intelligence.

3.72

498

🧠 Cognitive Enhancement ⚡ Accelerated Learning 🖼️ Mental Imagery 🌊 Flow States 🌌 Subconscious Access

The Einstein Factor 95%

A daily 10-minute exercise that reroutes your inner critic and raises your raw intelligence.

by Win Wenger 1995

3.72

498 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Enhancement ⚡ Accelerated Learning 🖼️ Mental Imagery 🌊 Flow States 🌌 Subconscious Access

Rapt

by Winifred Gallagher • 2009

Attention builds your world. The manual for choosing what world you get.

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2k+

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🌊 Flow States 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😊 Positive Psychology

Rapt 95%

Attention builds your world. The manual for choosing what world you get.

by Winifred Gallagher 2009

3.64

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🌊 Flow States 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😊 Positive Psychology

The Agile Mind

by Estanislao Bachrach • 2012

Creativity is a trainable brain function. The neuroscience of building it, one exercise at a time.

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2k+

🧠 Creativity Science 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💡 Idea Generation 🔀 Lateral Thinking 🚧 Creative Blocks

The Agile Mind 95%

Creativity is a trainable brain function. The neuroscience of building it, one exercise at a time.

by Estanislao Bachrach 2012

3.71

2k+ ratings

🧠 Creativity Science 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💡 Idea Generation 🔀 Lateral Thinking 🚧 Creative Blocks

Look

by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023

Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.

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233

🏛️ Phenomenology 🔍 Gestalt Psychology 👁️ Ethnographic Observation 🦴 Embodied Cognition 🧠 Attention Management

Look 95%

Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.

by Christian Madsbjerg 2023

3.15

233 ratings

🏛️ Phenomenology 🔍 Gestalt Psychology 👁️ Ethnographic Observation 🦴 Embodied Cognition 🧠 Attention Management

Tinker Dabble Doodle Try

by Srini Pillay • 2017

Strategic mental breaks outperform constant concentration. The science of when to stop trying.

3.54

388

🧠 Neuroscience 🎯 Productivity 💡 Creative Thinking 🧘 Mind Wandering 🧩 Problem Solving

Tinker Dabble Doodle Try 95%

Strategic mental breaks outperform constant concentration. The science of when to stop trying.

by Srini Pillay 2017

3.54

388 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🎯 Productivity 💡 Creative Thinking 🧘 Mind Wandering 🧩 Problem Solving

Mystery

by Jonah Lehrer • 2021

Clarity is overrated: why your brain needs the unknown to stay curious, creative, and connected.

3.84

189

🧠 Science Of Curiosity 📖 Narrative Psychology 🎨 Neuroscience Of Art 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Mystery 95%

Clarity is overrated: why your brain needs the unknown to stay curious, creative, and connected.

by Jonah Lehrer 2021

3.84

189 ratings

🧠 Science Of Curiosity 📖 Narrative Psychology 🎨 Neuroscience Of Art 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Primal Intelligence

by Angus Fletcher • 2025

A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.

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434

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🌱 Evolutionary Psychology ⚡ Intuition Training 📖 Storytelling Science 🤖 Human Vs Ai

Primal Intelligence 95%

A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.

by Angus Fletcher 2025

3.77

434 ratings

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🌱 Evolutionary Psychology ⚡ Intuition Training 📖 Storytelling Science 🤖 Human Vs Ai

Mind Hacks

by Tom Stafford • 2004

The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.

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🧠 Cognitive Science 🔧 Applied Psychology 📚 Brain-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 👁️ Perception And Attention

Mind Hacks 95%

The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.

by Tom Stafford 2004

3.74

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Science 🔧 Applied Psychology 📚 Brain-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 👁️ Perception And Attention

La vida secreta de la mente

by Mariano Sigman • 2015

Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.

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3k+

🧠 Unconscious Processing 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👶 Infant Cognition 😴 Sleep And Memory 🎓 Neuroeducation

La vida secreta de la mente 95%

Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.

by Mariano Sigman 2015

3.99

3k+ ratings

🧠 Unconscious Processing 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👶 Infant Cognition 😴 Sleep And Memory 🎓 Neuroeducation

The Social Animal

by David Brooks • 2011

Your unconscious mind runs the show. That 11-million-to-40 processing advantage is not a bug.

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🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🤝 Social Brain 💭 Unconscious Processes 🫀 Emotional Intelligence 📊 Behavioral Economics

The Social Animal 94%

Your unconscious mind runs the show. That 11-million-to-40 processing advantage is not a bug.

by David Brooks 2011

3.86

24k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🤝 Social Brain 💭 Unconscious Processes 🫀 Emotional Intelligence 📊 Behavioral Economics

Altered States of Consciousness

by Marc Wittmann • 2018

Time is built from bodily signals. Change consciousness, and it stretches, shrinks, or vanishes.

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194

🧠 Consciousness Studies ⏱️ Time Perception 🌌 Altered States 🫁 Embodied Cognition 💓 Interoception

Altered States of Consciousness 94%

Time is built from bodily signals. Change consciousness, and it stretches, shrinks, or vanishes.

by Marc Wittmann 2018

3.74

194 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies ⏱️ Time Perception 🌌 Altered States 🫁 Embodied Cognition 💓 Interoception

Your Creative Brain

by Shelley Carson • 2013

Creativity isn't a birthright. Seven trainable brain states, and you can access any of them.

3.87

233

🧠 Creative Process 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 💡 Divergent Thinking 🧘 Mental Flexibility 🌊 Flow State

Your Creative Brain 94%

Creativity isn't a birthright. Seven trainable brain states, and you can access any of them.

by Shelley Carson 2013

3.87

233 ratings

🧠 Creative Process 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 💡 Divergent Thinking 🧘 Mental Flexibility 🌊 Flow State

Awakening From the Meaning Crisis

by John Vervaeke • 2024

The West's loss of meaning has a 40,000-year history. Tracing it reveals the exit.

4.70

📜 Intellectual History 🧠 Cognitive Science 🔍 Attention And Flow 🌱 Secular Spirituality 🕯️ Wisdom Traditions

Awakening From the Meaning Crisis Summary

Awakening From the Meaning Crisis 94%

The West's loss of meaning has a 40,000-year history. Tracing it reveals the exit.

by John Vervaeke 2024

4.70

69 ratings

📜 Intellectual History 🧠 Cognitive Science 🔍 Attention And Flow 🌱 Secular Spirituality 🕯️ Wisdom Traditions

Aware

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2018

A visual map of the mind trains attention, dissolves mental filters, and opens new possibilities.

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1k+

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🎯 Attention Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🕊️ Trauma Healing

Aware 94%

A visual map of the mind trains attention, dissolves mental filters, and opens new possibilities.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2018

3.60

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🎯 Attention Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🕊️ Trauma Healing

Seeing What Others Don't

by Gary Klein • 2013

Insight shatters a flawed story. Three paths trigger this, and most organizations suppress them all.

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2k+

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🏢 Organizational Behavior 💡 Insight Generation 🧩 Mental Models 🔍 Pattern Recognition

Seeing What Others Don't 94%

Insight shatters a flawed story. Three paths trigger this, and most organizations suppress them all.

by Gary Klein 2013

3.61

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🏢 Organizational Behavior 💡 Insight Generation 🧩 Mental Models 🔍 Pattern Recognition

Before You Know It

by John A. Bargh • 2017

Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.

4.02

2k+

🧠 Unconscious Mind 👥 Social Psychology ⚖️ Dual Process Theory 🔥 Embodied Cognition 🌍 Cultural Conditioning

Before You Know It 94%

Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.

by John A. Bargh 2017

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧠 Unconscious Mind 👥 Social Psychology ⚖️ Dual Process Theory 🔥 Embodied Cognition 🌍 Cultural Conditioning

Creativity

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 1996

Creativity requires three things, and none of them is genius.

4.06

6k+

🧩 Positive Psychology 🏔️ Peak Performance 🔀 Cognitive Flexibility 🔗 Interdisciplinary Ideas 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Creativity 94%

Creativity requires three things, and none of them is genius.

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1996

4.06

6k+ ratings

🧩 Positive Psychology 🏔️ Peak Performance 🔀 Cognitive Flexibility 🔗 Interdisciplinary Ideas 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Becoming Sherlock

by Stefan Cain • 2015

Multitasking costs 40% of your focus: reclaim it with trained observation and deduction.

3.44

166

🧠 Observation Training 🏛️ Memory Techniques 🎯 Attention Management 👁️ Body Language 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Becoming Sherlock 94%

Multitasking costs 40% of your focus: reclaim it with trained observation and deduction.

by Stefan Cain 2015

3.44

166 ratings

🧠 Observation Training 🏛️ Memory Techniques 🎯 Attention Management 👁️ Body Language 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Know Thyself

by Stephen M. Fleming • 2021

Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.

3.86

357

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🗣️ Social Cognition 🤔 Metacognition 🧮 Bayesian Brain 🔮 Predictive Processing

Know Thyself 94%

Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.

by Stephen M. Fleming 2021

3.86

357 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🗣️ Social Cognition 🤔 Metacognition 🧮 Bayesian Brain 🔮 Predictive Processing

Source

by Joseph Jaworski • 2011

Stillness opens a creative field effort cannot reach, and what comes back rewrites leadership.

4.26

133

🫡 Servant Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🧘 Contemplative Practices 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🐝 Collective Intelligence

Source 94%

Stillness opens a creative field effort cannot reach, and what comes back rewrites leadership.

by Joseph Jaworski 2011

4.26

133 ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🧘 Contemplative Practices 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🐝 Collective Intelligence

The Mechanism of Mind

by Edward de Bono • 2015

Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.

3.84

167

🧠 Cognitive Models 💭 Thinking Methods ↗️ Lateral Thinking 🔀 Pattern Disruption 🎨 Creative Problem Solving

The Mechanism of Mind 94%

Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.

by Edward de Bono 2015

3.84

167 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Models 💭 Thinking Methods ↗️ Lateral Thinking 🔀 Pattern Disruption 🎨 Creative Problem Solving

Practical Intelligence

by Karl Albrecht • 2007

Most good ideas die unrecorded. The trainable mental skills that IQ tests never measured.

3.73

149

🧠 Mental Models 🔬 Applied Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Flexibility 💡 Divergent Thinking ❤️ Emotional Intelligence

Practical Intelligence 94%

Most good ideas die unrecorded. The trainable mental skills that IQ tests never measured.

by Karl Albrecht 2007

3.73

149 ratings

🧠 Mental Models 🔬 Applied Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Flexibility 💡 Divergent Thinking ❤️ Emotional Intelligence

The Mind and the Brain

by Jeffrey M. Schwartz • 2001

Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.

4.10

7k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪐 Consciousness Studies 🧘 Mindfulness Therapy ⚛️ Quantum Mind Theory 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind

The Mind and the Brain 94%

Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.

by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001

4.10

7k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪐 Consciousness Studies 🧘 Mindfulness Therapy ⚛️ Quantum Mind Theory 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind

Psych

by Paul Bloom • 2023

How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.

4.14

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 📜 History Of Psychology 🪤 Cognitive Biases 🌑 Unconscious Mind 👶 Child Development

Psych 94%

How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.

by Paul Bloom 2023

4.14

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 📜 History Of Psychology 🪤 Cognitive Biases 🌑 Unconscious Mind 👶 Child Development

The Power of Not Thinking

by Simon Roberts • 2020

AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.

3.51

181

🧠 Embodied Cognition 👃 Sensory Anthropology ⚡ Expert Intuition 💪 Muscle Memory 📊 Big Data Critique

The Power of Not Thinking 94%

AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.

by Simon Roberts 2020

3.51

181 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 👃 Sensory Anthropology ⚡ Expert Intuition 💪 Muscle Memory 📊 Big Data Critique

Don't Believe Everything You Think

by Joseph Nguyen • 2022

Your thinking manufactures every heavy emotion. The way out is not more effort but less.

3.79

58k+

🧘 Nondual Psychology 🌀 Rumination Relief 🌊 Flow State ☸️ Modern Buddhism 💡 Intuitive Living

Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary

Don't Believe Everything You Think 94%

Your thinking manufactures every heavy emotion. The way out is not more effort but less.

by Joseph Nguyen 2022

3.79

58k+ ratings

🧘 Nondual Psychology 🌀 Rumination Relief 🌊 Flow State ☸️ Modern Buddhism 💡 Intuitive Living

Flow

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 1990

Happiness isn't found in ease. It's earned in moments that demand everything you have.

4.11

90k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🌟 Meaning Making 💼 Work Satisfaction

Flow 94%

Happiness isn't found in ease. It's earned in moments that demand everything you have.

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1990

4.11

90k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🌟 Meaning Making 💼 Work Satisfaction

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming

by Stephen LaBerge • 1989

Learn to notice when you are dreaming, and then rewrite the script: the original training manual.

4.22

4k+

🌙 Lucid Dreaming 💤 Sleep Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🛡️ Nightmare Treatment 💡 Creative Incubation

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming Summary

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming 94%

Learn to notice when you are dreaming, and then rewrite the script: the original training manual.

by Stephen LaBerge 1989

4.22

4k+ ratings

🌙 Lucid Dreaming 💤 Sleep Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🛡️ Nightmare Treatment 💡 Creative Incubation

How We Decide

by Jonah Lehrer • 2009

When to stop thinking and start trusting your gut, and the neuroscience that explains why.

3.85

42k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔀 Dual Process Theory ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Deliberate Practice

How We Decide 94%

When to stop thinking and start trusting your gut, and the neuroscience that explains why.

by Jonah Lehrer 2009

3.85

42k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔀 Dual Process Theory ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mental Models

by Peter Hollins • 2024

Da Vinci's cognitive toolkit, decoded into eleven practices any curious mind can steal.

4.05

🔬 Polymath Thinking 🧠 Creative Cognition 🔍 Curiosity Cultivation 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🔄 Cognitive Flexibility

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mental Models Summary

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mental Models 94%

Da Vinci's cognitive toolkit, decoded into eleven practices any curious mind can steal.

by Peter Hollins 2024

4.05

21 ratings

🔬 Polymath Thinking 🧠 Creative Cognition 🔍 Curiosity Cultivation 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🔄 Cognitive Flexibility

Sensation

by Thalma Lobel • 2014

Why a warm cup makes people kind, a heavy clipboard feels important, and red sabotages performance.

3.42

384

🧠 Embodied Cognition 👋 Sensory Influence 🎯 Priming Effects 🪞 Metaphor Embodiment 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Sensation 94%

Why a warm cup makes people kind, a heavy clipboard feels important, and red sabotages performance.

by Thalma Lobel 2014

3.42

384 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 👋 Sensory Influence 🎯 Priming Effects 🪞 Metaphor Embodiment 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

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 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

Mindware

by Richard E. Nisbett • 2015

You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.

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2k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Mental Models 💰 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Decision Science 🌏 Cultural Psychology

Mindware 94%

You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.

by Richard E. Nisbett 2015

3.75

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Mental Models 💰 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Decision Science 🌏 Cultural Psychology

Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom

by Edward de Bono • 1996

Wisdom is not knowing the answers; it is widening perception until better questions appear.

3.76

119

🦉 Practical Wisdom 👁️ Perception And Reality 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🗺️ Mental Models 💡 Creative Problem Solving

Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom Summary

Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom 94%

Wisdom is not knowing the answers; it is widening perception until better questions appear.

by Edward de Bono 1996

3.76

119 ratings

🦉 Practical Wisdom 👁️ Perception And Reality 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🗺️ Mental Models 💡 Creative Problem Solving

How to Think More Effectively

by The School of Life • 2020

Notebooks, long walks, and the right kind of envy: the thinking toolkit nobody handed you.

4.09

1k+

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🧠 Thinking Skills 📓 Idea Capture 💡 Mental Clarity 🎨 Creative Process

How to Think More Effectively 94%

Notebooks, long walks, and the right kind of envy: the thinking toolkit nobody handed you.

by The School of Life 2020

4.09

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🧠 Thinking Skills 📓 Idea Capture 💡 Mental Clarity 🎨 Creative Process

Quantum Creativity

by Amit Goswami • 1998

True creativity is a discontinuous leap from the unconscious; here's how to invite it.

4.10

196

⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 🎨 Creative Process 🏛️ Archetypal Psychology 🌊 Flow States 🔁 Reincarnation

Quantum Creativity 94%

True creativity is a discontinuous leap from the unconscious; here's how to invite it.

by Amit Goswami 1998

4.10

196 ratings

⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 🎨 Creative Process 🏛️ Archetypal Psychology 🌊 Flow States 🔁 Reincarnation

The Matter With Things

by Iain McGilchrist • 2021

Your left hemisphere built the modern world. It is also why everything is falling apart.

4.76

567

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 👁️ Attention And Perception 🌌 Beyond Materialism 🔄 Process Philosophy

The Matter With Things 94%

Your left hemisphere built the modern world. It is also why everything is falling apart.

by Iain McGilchrist 2021

4.76

567 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 👁️ Attention And Perception 🌌 Beyond Materialism 🔄 Process Philosophy

Integral Psychology

by Ken Wilber • 1999

Consciousness is a tangle of levels, lines, and states. A four-cornered map finally integrates them.

4.18

1k+

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Developmental Models 🧩 Multiple Intelligences ⚕️ Mind-Body Integration

Integral Psychology 94%

Consciousness is a tangle of levels, lines, and states. A four-cornered map finally integrates them.

by Ken Wilber 1999

4.18

1k+ ratings

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Developmental Models 🧩 Multiple Intelligences ⚕️ Mind-Body Integration

Super Consciousness

by Colin Wilson • 2007

Peak experiences are a skill, not a gift. The neglected faculty that makes them trainable.

3.90

259

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🔬 Transpersonal Psychology 🏔️ Peak Experiences ✨ Mystical Experience 🥱 Boredom And Meaning

Super Consciousness 94%

Peak experiences are a skill, not a gift. The neglected faculty that makes them trainable.

by Colin Wilson 2007

3.90

259 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🔬 Transpersonal Psychology 🏔️ Peak Experiences ✨ Mystical Experience 🥱 Boredom And Meaning

Solitude

by Anthony Storr • 1988

Relationships aren't the only way to live fully. A psychiatrist on the creative force of solitude.

3.90

2k+

🧠 Psychology Of Creativity 🧘 Solitude And Creativity 🎨 Healing Through Art 🌧️ Depression And Creativity 🌿 Introvert Strengths

Solitude 94%

Relationships aren't the only way to live fully. A psychiatrist on the creative force of solitude.

by Anthony Storr 1988

3.90

2k+ ratings

🧠 Psychology Of Creativity 🧘 Solitude And Creativity 🎨 Healing Through Art 🌧️ Depression And Creativity 🌿 Introvert Strengths

¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness

by Mario Alonso Puig • 2017

The neuroscience of mindfulness: how attention quiets suffering by rewiring your brain.

4.12

1k+

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Ego Transcendence

¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness 94%

The neuroscience of mindfulness: how attention quiets suffering by rewiring your brain.

by Mario Alonso Puig 2017

4.12

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Ego Transcendence

Smart Thinking

by Art Markman • 2012

Your brain stops at three takeaways. The habit system that fills the rest with useful knowledge.

3.69

1k+

🧩 Habit Formation 🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🏗️ Mental Models 🔄 Analogical Thinking 📚 Learning Science

Smart Thinking 94%

Your brain stops at three takeaways. The habit system that fills the rest with useful knowledge.

by Art Markman 2012

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🧩 Habit Formation 🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🏗️ Mental Models 🔄 Analogical Thinking 📚 Learning Science

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