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The Hacking of the American Mind
by Robert H. Lustig • 2017
Your brain's pleasure and happiness circuits are separate. Industry amplifies one, mutes the other.
4.09
3k+
The Hacking of the American Mind Summary
The Hacking of the American Mind 88%
Your brain's pleasure and happiness circuits are separate. Industry amplifies one, mutes the other.
by Robert H. Lustig 2017
4.09
3k+ ratings
Video Game Addiction
by Henry Lee • 2014
Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.
4.40
5
Video Game Addiction Summary
Video Game Addiction 88%
Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.
by Henry Lee 2014
4.40
5 ratings
Never Enough
by Judith Grisel • 2019
The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.
4.14
5k+
Never Enough Summary
Never Enough 88%
The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.
by Judith Grisel 2019
4.14
5k+ ratings
Irresistible
by Adam Alter • 2017
The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.
3.85
13k+
Irresistible Summary
Irresistible 88%
The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.
by Adam Alter 2017
3.85
13k+ ratings
The Biology of Desire
by Marc Lewis • 2015
Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.
4.09
2k+
The Biology of Desire Summary
The Biology of Desire 88%
Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.
by Marc Lewis 2015
4.09
2k+ ratings
Terror, Love and Brainwashing
by Alexandra Stein • 2017
The need to belong, turned into a weapon: the psychology that explains totalist control.
4.00
520
Terror, Love and Brainwashing Summary
Terror, Love and Brainwashing 88%
The need to belong, turned into a weapon: the psychology that explains totalist control.
by Alexandra Stein 2017
4.00
520 ratings
The Age of Addiction
by David T. Courtwright • 2019
Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.
3.64
456
The Age of Addiction Summary
The Age of Addiction 88%
Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.
by David T. Courtwright 2019
3.64
456 ratings
The Easy Peasy Way to Quit Porn
by Hackauthor² • 2020
Porn is a prison with an unlocked door. See the illusion, and you walk free.
4.15
666
The Easy Peasy Way to Quit Porn Summary
The Easy Peasy Way to Quit Porn 87%
Porn is a prison with an unlocked door. See the illusion, and you walk free.
by Hackauthor² 2020
4.15
666 ratings
The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook
by Anna Lembke • 2024
Your brain on too much pleasure: a practical four-week protocol to reset its reward wiring.
3.99
164
The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook Summary
The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook 87%
Your brain on too much pleasure: a practical four-week protocol to reset its reward wiring.
by Anna Lembke 2024
3.99
164 ratings
The Craving Mind
by Judson Brewer • 2017
One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.
3.68
5k+
The Craving Mind Summary
The Craving Mind 87%
One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.
by Judson Brewer 2017
3.68
5k+ ratings
Hard to Break
by Russell A. Poldrack • 2021
Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.
3.57
169
Hard to Break Summary
Hard to Break 87%
Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.
by Russell A. Poldrack 2021
3.57
169 ratings
The Sober Truth
by Lance Dodes • 2014
Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.
3.92
616
The Sober Truth Summary
The Sober Truth 87%
Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.
by Lance Dodes 2014
3.92
616 ratings
Dopamine Nation
by Anna Lembke • 2021
Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.
3.88
89k+
Dopamine Nation Summary
Dopamine Nation 87%
Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.
by Anna Lembke 2021
3.88
89k+ ratings
Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking
by Allen Carr • 2018
Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.
4.41
107
Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking Summary
Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking 87%
Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.
by Allen Carr 2018
4.41
107 ratings
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
by Robert Jay Lifton • 1963
How an ideology dismantles the self: eight psychological levers mapped from Maoist China.
4.16
333
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism Summary
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism 87%
How an ideology dismantles the self: eight psychological levers mapped from Maoist China.
by Robert Jay Lifton 1963
4.16
333 ratings
Almost Transparent Blue
by Ryū Murakami • 2003
Sex, heroin, and the roar of American jets: a young man chases transcendence in 1970s Tokyo.
3.29
14k+
Almost Transparent Blue Summary
Almost Transparent Blue 87%
Sex, heroin, and the roar of American jets: a young man chases transcendence in 1970s Tokyo.
by Ryū Murakami 2003
3.29
14k+ ratings
The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently
by Allen Carr • 1995
Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.
4.20
520
The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently Summary
The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently 87%
Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.
by Allen Carr 1995
4.20
520 ratings
This Naked Mind
by Annie Grace • 2015
Alcohol's relaxing effect is the trap. Quitting doesn't require willpower, just understanding why.
4.24
20k+
This Naked Mind Summary
This Naked Mind 87%
Alcohol's relaxing effect is the trap. Quitting doesn't require willpower, just understanding why.
by Annie Grace 2015
4.24
20k+ ratings
The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn
by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 • 2024
Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.
4.77
64
The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn Summary
The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn 87%
Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.
by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 2024
4.77
64 ratings
Attention
by Casey Schwartz • 2020
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
3.12
394
Attention Summary
Attention 87%
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
by Casey Schwartz 2020
3.12
394 ratings
Addiction and Grace
by Gerald G. May • 1988
Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.
4.20
2k+
Addiction and Grace Summary
Addiction and Grace 87%
Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.
by Gerald G. May 1988
4.20
2k+ ratings
Stoppen met roken
by Allen Carr • 2015
Quit smoking without grit: the counterintuitive method that starts by letting you keep smoking.
4.04
140
Stoppen met roken Summary
Stoppen met roken 87%
Quit smoking without grit: the counterintuitive method that starts by letting you keep smoking.
by Allen Carr 2015
4.04
140 ratings
Alcohol Explained
by William Porter • 2015
Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.
4.36
4k+
Alcohol Explained Summary
Alcohol Explained 87%
Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.
by William Porter 2015
4.36
4k+ ratings
The Porn Myth
by Matt Fradd • 2017
Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.
4.10
1k+
The Porn Myth Summary
The Porn Myth 87%
Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.
by Matt Fradd 2017
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Compass of Pleasure
by David J. Linden • 2010
Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.
3.89
6k+
The Compass of Pleasure Summary
The Compass of Pleasure 87%
Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.
by David J. Linden 2010
3.89
6k+ ratings
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
by Allen Carr • 2013
Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.
4.28
19k+
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Summary
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking 87%
Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.
by Allen Carr 2013
4.28
19k+ ratings
Your Brain on Porn
by Gary Wilson • 2014
Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.
4.21
8k+
Your Brain on Porn Summary
Your Brain on Porn 87%
Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.
by Gary Wilson 2014
4.21
8k+ ratings
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping
by Allen Carr • 2021
Nicotine relieves only the craving it caused. See the trick, and quitting takes zero willpower.
4.51
2k+
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping Summary
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping 87%
Nicotine relieves only the craving it caused. See the trick, and quitting takes zero willpower.
by Allen Carr 2021
4.51
2k+ ratings
Addictive Thinking
by Abraham J. Twerski • 1990
Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.
4.17
957
Addictive Thinking Summary
Addictive Thinking 87%
Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.
by Abraham J. Twerski 1990
4.17
957 ratings
Wired for Intimacy
by William M. Struthers • 2009
Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.
3.97
846
Wired for Intimacy Summary
Wired for Intimacy 87%
Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.
by William M. Struthers 2009
3.97
846 ratings
Treating Pornography Addiction
by Kevin B. Skinner • 2005
Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.
4.14
239
Treating Pornography Addiction Summary
Treating Pornography Addiction 87%
Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.
by Kevin B. Skinner 2005
4.14
239 ratings
The Urge
by Carl Erik Fisher • 2022
Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.
4.03
2k+
The Urge Summary
The Urge 87%
Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.
by Carl Erik Fisher 2022
4.03
2k+ ratings
Take Back Your Life
by Janja Lalich • 1994
You left the cult. Its programming stayed. Here is how to dismantle what remains.
4.38
220
Take Back Your Life Summary
Take Back Your Life 87%
You left the cult. Its programming stayed. Here is how to dismantle what remains.
by Janja Lalich 1994
4.38
220 ratings
Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking
by Allen Carr • 2002
Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.
4.10
1k+
Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking Summary
Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking 87%
Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.
by Allen Carr 2002
4.10
1k+ ratings
How to Quit Porn
by Brett McKay • 2015
Porn is a brain habit you can break. Step-by-step plans that work when willpower doesn't.
4.24
156
How to Quit Porn Summary
How to Quit Porn 87%
Porn is a brain habit you can break. Step-by-step plans that work when willpower doesn't.
by Brett McKay 2015
4.24
156 ratings
Why We Drink Too Much
by Charles Knowles • 2026
Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.
3.67
418
Why We Drink Too Much Summary
Why We Drink Too Much 87%
Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.
by Charles Knowles 2026
3.67
418 ratings
The Guru Papers
by Joel Kramer • 1993
What the guru-disciple bond reveals about the authoritarian in everyone.
4.25
153
The Guru Papers Summary
The Guru Papers 87%
What the guru-disciple bond reveals about the authoritarian in everyone.
by Joel Kramer 1993
4.25
153 ratings
Crank
by Ellen Hopkins • 2004
At her addict father's, a good girl tries meth and fractures into a reckless double.
4.16
156k+
Crank Summary
Crank 86%
At her addict father's, a good girl tries meth and fractures into a reckless double.
by Ellen Hopkins 2004
4.16
156k+ ratings
High Achiever
by Tiffany Jenkins • 2017
Her boyfriend was the cop investigating her crime: the true story of addiction's double life.
4.20
47k+
High Achiever Summary
High Achiever 86%
Her boyfriend was the cop investigating her crime: the true story of addiction's double life.
by Tiffany Jenkins 2017
4.20
47k+ ratings
Rewire
by Richard O'Connor • 2014
Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.
3.82
2k+
Rewire Summary
Rewire 86%
Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.
by Richard O'Connor 2014
3.82
2k+ ratings
The Easy Way to Stop Gambling
by Allen Carr • 2013
A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.
4.15
129
The Easy Way to Stop Gambling Summary
The Easy Way to Stop Gambling 86%
A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.
by Allen Carr 2013
4.15
129 ratings
A Scanner Darkly
by Philip K. Dick • 1977
An undercover agent addicted to a brain-splitting drug is assigned the target: himself.
4.02
111k+
A Scanner Darkly Summary
A Scanner Darkly 86%
An undercover agent addicted to a brain-splitting drug is assigned the target: himself.
by Philip K. Dick 1977
4.02
111k+ ratings
Addicted to Drama
by Scott Lyons • 2023
Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.
3.90
250
Addicted to Drama Summary
Addicted to Drama 86%
Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.
by Scott Lyons 2023
3.90
250 ratings
Go Ask Alice
by Beatrice Sparks • 1971
A lonely teen's diary begins with hope, but a spiked drink sends her into drug addiction.
3.73
293k+
Go Ask Alice Summary
Go Ask Alice 86%
A lonely teen's diary begins with hope, but a spiked drink sends her into drug addiction.
by Beatrice Sparks 1971
3.73
293k+ ratings
The Rape of the Mind
by Joost A.M. Meerloo • 1956
Brainwashing follows a precise script, and its gentler forms shape your thoughts every day.
4.18
1k+
The Rape of the Mind Summary
The Rape of the Mind 86%
Brainwashing follows a precise script, and its gentler forms shape your thoughts every day.
by Joost A.M. Meerloo 1956
4.18
1k+ ratings
Dark Psychology 101
by Michael Pace • 2015
Gaslighting, love bombing, and the illusion of choice: the covert playbook of manipulation.
3.28
457
Dark Psychology 101 Summary
Dark Psychology 101 86%
Gaslighting, love bombing, and the illusion of choice: the covert playbook of manipulation.
by Michael Pace 2015
3.28
457 ratings
The Addiction Manifesto
by Jerry Weaver • 2021
From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.
4.72
1k+
The Addiction Manifesto Summary
The Addiction Manifesto 86%
From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.
by Jerry Weaver 2021
4.72
1k+ ratings
Quit Porn and Get Rich
by Martin Prescott • 2018
The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.
3.76
168
Quit Porn and Get Rich Summary
Quit Porn and Get Rich 86%
The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.
by Martin Prescott 2018
3.76
168 ratings
Scarcity Brain
by Michael Easter • 2023
An ancient survival circuit keeps you hooked on more. The fix was written 1,500 years ago.
3.92
9k+
Scarcity Brain Summary
Scarcity Brain 86%
An ancient survival circuit keeps you hooked on more. The fix was written 1,500 years ago.
by Michael Easter 2023
3.92
9k+ ratings
The Manipulated Mind
by Denise Winn • 2000
The psychological pressure that breaks prisoners of war also sells cars and elects presidents.
4.06
109
The Manipulated Mind Summary
The Manipulated Mind 86%
The psychological pressure that breaks prisoners of war also sells cars and elects presidents.
by Denise Winn 2000
4.06
109 ratings
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