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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 93%
The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.
by Adam Alter 2017
3.85
13k+ ratings
Addiction by Design
by Natasha Dow Schüll • 2012
Machine gambling is engineered to dissolve the self. Winning is just a chance to keep playing.
4.18
1k+
Addiction by Design Summary
Addiction by Design 91%
Machine gambling is engineered to dissolve the self. Winning is just a chance to keep playing.
by Natasha Dow Schüll 2012
4.18
1k+ 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 91%
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
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 91%
Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.
by Henry Lee 2014
4.40
5 ratings
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 90%
Your brain's pleasure and happiness circuits are separate. Industry amplifies one, mutes the other.
by Robert H. Lustig 2017
4.09
3k+ 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 90%
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 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 90%
Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.
by Marc Lewis 2015
4.09
2k+ ratings
Cyberkrank! Wie das digitalisierte Leben unsere Gesundheit ruiniert
by Manfred Spitzer • 2015
From addiction to sleeplessness: a neuroscientist's clinical case against the smartphone era.
3.78
203
Cyberkrank! Wie das digitalisierte Leben unsere Gesundheit ruiniert Summary
Cyberkrank! Wie das digitalisierte Leben unsere Gesundheit ruiniert 90%
From addiction to sleeplessness: a neuroscientist's clinical case against the smartphone era.
by Manfred Spitzer 2015
3.78
203 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 90%
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
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 89%
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
by Casey Schwartz 2020
3.12
394 ratings
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer
by Alok Kanojia • 2024
Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.
4.13
1k+
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer Summary
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer 89%
Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.
by Alok Kanojia 2024
4.13
1k+ 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 89%
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
How to Break Up with Your Phone
by Catherine Price • 2018
The 30-day plan that unhooks your brain from the device designed to keep it hooked.
3.91
22k+
How to Break Up with Your Phone Summary
How to Break Up with Your Phone 89%
The 30-day plan that unhooks your brain from the device designed to keep it hooked.
by Catherine Price 2018
3.91
22k+ ratings
Gamification by Design
by Gabe Zichermann • 2011
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
3.65
490
Gamification by Design Summary
Gamification by Design 89%
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
by Gabe Zichermann 2011
3.65
490 ratings
Hooked
by Nir Eyal • 2013
The psychology behind every habit-forming app, distilled into a four-step product design cycle.
4.12
50k+
Hooked Summary
Hooked 89%
The psychology behind every habit-forming app, distilled into a four-step product design cycle.
by Nir Eyal 2013
4.12
50k+ 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 89%
Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.
by Scott Lyons 2023
3.90
250 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 89%
A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.
by Allen Carr 2013
4.15
129 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 89%
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
Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen
by Manfred Spitzer • 2012
Screen time shrinks the brain’s capacity for deep focus, trading it for permanent distraction.
3.70
2k+
Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen Summary
Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen 89%
Screen time shrinks the brain’s capacity for deep focus, trading it for permanent distraction.
by Manfred Spitzer 2012
3.70
2k+ 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 89%
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 World Beyond Your Head
by Matthew B. Crawford • 2015
Your attention is being strip-mined by design. The way out is physical, skilled, and shared.
3.79
3k+
The World Beyond Your Head Summary
The World Beyond Your Head 89%
Your attention is being strip-mined by design. The way out is physical, skilled, and shared.
by Matthew B. Crawford 2015
3.79
3k+ ratings
Dopamine Detox
by Nick Trenton • 2021
Your brain wasn't built for infinite scroll. A practical reset protocol for better focus.
3.25
193
Dopamine Detox Summary
Dopamine Detox 89%
Your brain wasn't built for infinite scroll. A practical reset protocol for better focus.
by Nick Trenton 2021
3.25
193 ratings
Getting Gamers
by Jamie Madigan • 2015
The psychology that turns play into obsession, strangers into teammates, and pixels into identity.
4.01
489
Getting Gamers Summary
Getting Gamers 89%
The psychology that turns play into obsession, strangers into teammates, and pixels into identity.
by Jamie Madigan 2015
4.01
489 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 89%
The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.
by Judith Grisel 2019
4.14
5k+ 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 89%
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
Glued to Games
by Scott Rigby • 2011
Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.
4.00
111
Glued to Games Summary
Glued to Games 88%
Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.
by Scott Rigby 2011
4.00
111 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 88%
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
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 88%
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
The Attention Fix
by Anders Hansen • 2024
Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.
3.89
359
The Attention Fix Summary
The Attention Fix 88%
Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.
by Anders Hansen 2024
3.89
359 ratings
Press Start
by Daniel Griffin • 2019
Forget points and badges. The marketing power of games is in solving problems people actually have.
3.80
10
Press Start Summary
Press Start 88%
Forget points and badges. The marketing power of games is in solving problems people actually have.
by Daniel Griffin 2019
3.80
10 ratings
In the Shadows of the Net
by Patrick J. Carnes • 2001
The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.
3.85
121
In the Shadows of the Net Summary
In the Shadows of the Net 88%
The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.
by Patrick J. Carnes 2001
3.85
121 ratings
Stop Reading the News
by Rolf Dobelli • 2019
You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.
3.71
4k+
Stop Reading the News Summary
Stop Reading the News 88%
You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.
by Rolf Dobelli 2019
3.71
4k+ ratings
The Art of Bitfulness
by Nandan Nilekani • 2022
Phones exploit your psychology by design. Three modes that make deep focus the easy choice.
4.21
128
The Art of Bitfulness Summary
The Art of Bitfulness 88%
Phones exploit your psychology by design. Three modes that make deep focus the easy choice.
by Nandan Nilekani 2022
4.21
128 ratings
The Attention Merchants
by Tim Wu • 2016
Your attention has been for sale since 1833. The hidden industry that trades in it.
4.07
5k+
The Attention Merchants Summary
The Attention Merchants 88%
Your attention has been for sale since 1833. The hidden industry that trades in it.
by Tim Wu 2016
4.07
5k+ ratings
Designing Games
by Tynan Sylvester • 2013
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
4.47
517
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games 88%
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
by Tynan Sylvester 2013
4.47
517 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 88%
Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.
by Lance Dodes 2014
3.92
616 ratings
Actionable Gamification
by Yu-kai Chou • 2015
Eight human drives power every action. A blueprint for designing products people can't put down.
4.14
2k+
Actionable Gamification Summary
Actionable Gamification 88%
Eight human drives power every action. A blueprint for designing products people can't put down.
by Yu-kai Chou 2015
4.14
2k+ 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 88%
Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.
by Gary Wilson 2014
4.21
8k+ ratings
The Smarter Screen
by Shlomo Benartzi • 2015
Screens nudge you in 50 milliseconds. The rules for making that moment work for you.
3.96
365
The Smarter Screen Summary
The Smarter Screen 88%
Screens nudge you in 50 milliseconds. The rules for making that moment work for you.
by Shlomo Benartzi 2015
3.96
365 ratings
The Filter Bubble
by Eli Pariser • 2011
Every click surrenders your free will to an algorithm. The only fix: quit social media entirely.
3.79
5k+
The Filter Bubble Summary
The Filter Bubble 88%
Every click surrenders your free will to an algorithm. The only fix: quit social media entirely.
by Eli Pariser 2011
3.79
5k+ ratings
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
by Jaron Lanier • 2018
Social media is a behavior-modification machine. The only sane answer: delete your accounts.
3.58
18k+
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Summary
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now 88%
Social media is a behavior-modification machine. The only sane answer: delete your accounts.
by Jaron Lanier 2018
3.58
18k+ ratings
Whale Hunt in the Desert
by Deke Castleman • 2004
Steve Cyr, the Vegas host who hooks whales with comps and psychology until they crash.
3.77
401
Whale Hunt in the Desert Summary
Whale Hunt in the Desert 88%
Steve Cyr, the Vegas host who hooks whales with comps and psychology until they crash.
by Deke Castleman 2004
3.77
401 ratings
The Dopamine Brain
by Anastasia Hronis • 2024
Dopamine detox is a myth. How to actually balance your brain's pleasure drive with lasting purpose.
3.71
415
The Dopamine Brain Summary
The Dopamine Brain 88%
Dopamine detox is a myth. How to actually balance your brain's pleasure drive with lasting purpose.
by Anastasia Hronis 2024
3.71
415 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 88%
Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.
by Allen Carr 1995
4.20
520 ratings
The Happiness Effect
by Donna Freitas • 2017
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
3.31
265
The Happiness Effect Summary
The Happiness Effect 88%
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
by Donna Freitas 2017
3.31
265 ratings
For the Win
by Kevin Werbach • 2012
Why leaderboards backfire and points stop working: designing motivation that comes from within.
3.75
1k+
For the Win Summary
For the Win 88%
Why leaderboards backfire and points stop working: designing motivation that comes from within.
by Kevin Werbach 2012
3.75
1k+ ratings
A Game Design Vocabulary
by Anna Anthropy • 2013
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
3.94
134
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary 88%
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
by Anna Anthropy 2013
3.94
134 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 88%
Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.
by Matt Fradd 2017
4.10
1k+ ratings
Our Biggest Fight
by Frank H. McCourt • 2024
Your mind is the product, and the price is democracy. A new protocol offers a buyback.
4.15
27
Our Biggest Fight Summary
Our Biggest Fight 88%
Your mind is the product, and the price is democracy. A new protocol offers a buyback.
by Frank H. McCourt 2024
4.15
27 ratings
Taming the Molecule of More
by Michael E. Long • 2025
This is why getting what you want never satisfies: your dopamine system. The step-by-step reset.
3.76
165
Taming the Molecule of More Summary
Taming the Molecule of More 88%
This is why getting what you want never satisfies: your dopamine system. The step-by-step reset.
by Michael E. Long 2025
3.76
165 ratings
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