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🧠 Behavioralism

Explorations of the political science and psychological tradition that studies observable behavior rather than internal states. These works examine how measurable actions reveal the mechanics of human and institutional conduct.
Science of Consequences
by Susan M. Schneider • 2012
Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.
4.02
280
🧠 Behaviorism🧬 Behavioral Genetics🔗 Neuroplasticity🐕 Animal Training🧩 Applied Behavior Analysis
Science of Consequences Summary
Science of Consequences 92%
Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.
by Susan M. Schneider 2012
4.02
280 ratings
🧠 Behaviorism🧬 Behavioral Genetics🔗 Neuroplasticity🐕 Animal Training🧩 Applied Behavior Analysis
Coercion and Its Fallout
by Murray Sidman • 1989
Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.
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124
🧠 Behavior Analysis👥 Social Control➕ Positive Reinforcement🔄 Behavior Modification🏫 Classroom Management
Coercion and Its Fallout Summary
Coercion and Its Fallout 92%
Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.
by Murray Sidman 1989
4.44
124 ratings
🧠 Behavior Analysis👥 Social Control➕ Positive Reinforcement🔄 Behavior Modification🏫 Classroom Management
Don't Shoot the Dog!
by Karen Pryor • 1984
Dolphin training, applied to your spouse, your boss, and the habits you cannot break.
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7k+
🐕 Animal Training🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis⭐ Positive Reinforcement🔊 Clicker Training🔄 Behavior Modification
Don't Shoot the Dog! Summary
Don't Shoot the Dog! 92%
Dolphin training, applied to your spouse, your boss, and the habits you cannot break.
by Karen Pryor 1984
4.24
7k+ ratings
🐕 Animal Training🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis⭐ Positive Reinforcement🔊 Clicker Training🔄 Behavior Modification
Self-Directed Behavior
by David L. Watson • 1974
Forget willpower: the behavioral method for observing, shaping, and maintaining your own habits.
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5k+
🧱 Behavior Modification📝 Self-Monitoring📈 Behavior Shaping🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis📚 Classic Self-Help
Self-Directed Behavior Summary
Self-Directed Behavior 91%
Forget willpower: the behavioral method for observing, shaping, and maintaining your own habits.
by David L. Watson 1974
4.00
5k+ ratings
🧱 Behavior Modification📝 Self-Monitoring📈 Behavior Shaping🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis📚 Classic Self-Help
Nudge
by Richard H. Thaler • 2008
Why you stick with defaults: the invisible forces shaping every decision, and how to steer them.
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95k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases🎛️ Behavioral Design👥 Social Norms🏛️ Public Policy
Nudge Summary
Nudge 91%
Why you stick with defaults: the invisible forces shaping every decision, and how to steer them.
by Richard H. Thaler 2008
3.84
95k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases🎛️ Behavioral Design👥 Social Norms🏛️ Public Policy
When Pigs Fly!
by Jane Killion • 2007
Your independent dog isn't broken: channel natural drives into a brilliant training partner instead.
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684
🎯 Clicker Training🍖 Positive Reinforcement🧠 Operant Conditioning🏗️ Shaping Behavior🐕 Independent Breeds
When Pigs Fly! Summary
When Pigs Fly! 90%
Your independent dog isn't broken: channel natural drives into a brilliant training partner instead.
by Jane Killion 2007
4.33
684 ratings
🎯 Clicker Training🍖 Positive Reinforcement🧠 Operant Conditioning🏗️ Shaping Behavior🐕 Independent Breeds
Meet Your Dog
by Kim Brophey • 2018
Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.
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824
🐕 Dog Behavior🔬 Ethology🏡 Environmental Enrichment📚 Owner Education⚙️ Behavioral Management
Meet Your Dog Summary
Meet Your Dog 90%
Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.
by Kim Brophey 2018
4.33
824 ratings
🐕 Dog Behavior🔬 Ethology🏡 Environmental Enrichment📚 Owner Education⚙️ Behavioral Management
Reaching the Animal Mind
by Karen Pryor • 2008
A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.
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1k+
🍖 Positive Reinforcement🖱️ Clicker Training🧠 Animal Cognition📊 Operant Conditioning🧱 Shaping Behavior
Reaching the Animal Mind Summary
Reaching the Animal Mind 90%
A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.
by Karen Pryor 2008
4.39
1k+ ratings
🍖 Positive Reinforcement🖱️ Clicker Training🧠 Animal Cognition📊 Operant Conditioning🧱 Shaping Behavior
Culture Clash
by Jean Donaldson • 1997
Dogs don't do guilt. They do consequences. Train accordingly and everything changes.
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3k+
🐕 Dog Training🧠 Canine Behavior🎾 Positive Reinforcement👆 Clicker Training🔬 Operant Conditioning
Culture Clash Summary
Culture Clash 90%
Dogs don't do guilt. They do consequences. Train accordingly and everything changes.
by Jean Donaldson 1997
4.31
3k+ ratings
🐕 Dog Training🧠 Canine Behavior🎾 Positive Reinforcement👆 Clicker Training🔬 Operant Conditioning
How to Get People to Do Stuff
by Susan M. Weinschenk • 2013
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
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712
🎯 Applied Psychology🎨 Behavioral Design⚡ Motivation Science🔁 Habit Formation🧠 Cognitive Biases
How to Get People to Do Stuff Summary
How to Get People to Do Stuff 90%
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
by Susan M. Weinschenk 2013
3.82
712 ratings
🎯 Applied Psychology🎨 Behavioral Design⚡ Motivation Science🔁 Habit Formation🧠 Cognitive Biases
The Why Axis
by Uri Gneezy • 2013
When daycare fines made parents later, the real science of incentives began.
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1k+
💡 Behavioral Economics🔬 Field Experiments🎯 Incentive Design🌍 Cultural Norms⚖️ Economic Discrimination
The Why Axis Summary
The Why Axis 90%
When daycare fines made parents later, the real science of incentives began.
by Uri Gneezy 2013
3.67
1k+ ratings
💡 Behavioral Economics🔬 Field Experiments🎯 Incentive Design🌍 Cultural Norms⚖️ Economic Discrimination
Why Nudge?
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2014
Predictable human error justifies a new kind of paternalism, one that preserves choice.
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245
📉 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Public Policy🧠 Cognitive Biases📋 Behavioral Policy🛡️ Paternalism
Why Nudge? Summary
Why Nudge? 90%
Predictable human error justifies a new kind of paternalism, one that preserves choice.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014
3.47
245 ratings
📉 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Public Policy🧠 Cognitive Biases📋 Behavioral Policy🛡️ Paternalism
The Advertising Effect
by Adam Ferrier • 2014
Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.
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352
📊 Advertising Strategy🧠 Consumer Psychology📈 Behavioral Economics🔄 Behavior Change👥 Social Influence
The Advertising Effect Summary
The Advertising Effect 90%
Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.
by Adam Ferrier 2014
4.24
352 ratings
📊 Advertising Strategy🧠 Consumer Psychology📈 Behavioral Economics🔄 Behavior Change👥 Social Influence
The Everyday Parenting Toolkit
by Alan E. Kazdin • 2013
Skip the punishment. A step-by-step method that shows you exactly what to reinforce instead.
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295
🧒 Behavioral Parenting📋 Child Discipline⭐ Positive Reinforcement🔄 Behavior Change🔬 Evidence-Based Parenting
The Everyday Parenting Toolkit Summary
The Everyday Parenting Toolkit 90%
Skip the punishment. A step-by-step method that shows you exactly what to reinforce instead.
by Alan E. Kazdin 2013
4.25
295 ratings
🧒 Behavioral Parenting📋 Child Discipline⭐ Positive Reinforcement🔄 Behavior Change🔬 Evidence-Based Parenting
Predictably Irrational
by Dan Ariely • 2008
Why you overpay, procrastinate, and cheat just a little (and how to outsmart your own brain).
4.12
132k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics📊 Decision Psychology💲 Pricing Psychology🤝 Social Norms⏳ Self-Control
Predictably Irrational Summary
Predictably Irrational 90%
Why you overpay, procrastinate, and cheat just a little (and how to outsmart your own brain).
by Dan Ariely 2008
4.12
132k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📊 Decision Psychology💲 Pricing Psychology🤝 Social Norms⏳ Self-Control
The Penguin and the Leviathan
by Yochai Benkler • 2011
Economic models assume selfishness. Brain scans, blood banks, and Wikipedia tell a different story.
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351
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💡 Intrinsic Motivation👥 Social Norms🌐 Online Collaboration
The Penguin and the Leviathan Summary
The Penguin and the Leviathan 90%
Economic models assume selfishness. Brain scans, blood banks, and Wikipedia tell a different story.
by Yochai Benkler 2011
3.70
351 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💡 Intrinsic Motivation👥 Social Norms🌐 Online Collaboration
Misbehaving
by Richard H. Thaler • 2016
Economists built models of flawless decision makers. One professor proved those people don't exist.
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24k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🤪 Irrational Behavior💰 Money Psychology🏗️ Behavioral Design
Misbehaving Summary
Misbehaving 90%
Economists built models of flawless decision makers. One professor proved those people don't exist.
by Richard H. Thaler 2016
4.16
24k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🤪 Irrational Behavior💰 Money Psychology🏗️ Behavioral Design
Behavioural Economics
by Michelle Baddeley • 2017
Standard economics assumes rational choice. Real decisions run on bias, impulse, and social forces.
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253
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🚶 Nudge Theory👥 Social Norms💰 Behavioral Finance
Behavioural Economics Summary
Behavioural Economics 90%
Standard economics assumes rational choice. Real decisions run on bias, impulse, and social forces.
by Michelle Baddeley 2017
3.75
253 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🚶 Nudge Theory👥 Social Norms💰 Behavioral Finance
Animal Architects
by James L. Gould • 2007
From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.
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89
🧠 Animal Cognition🐾 Ethology🏗️ Animal Architecture🧬 Evolutionary Biology🕊️ Cognitive Ethology
Animal Architects Summary
Animal Architects 90%
From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.
by James L. Gould 2007
3.90
89 ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🐾 Ethology🏗️ Animal Architecture🧬 Evolutionary Biology🕊️ Cognitive Ethology
When to Rob a Bank
by Steven D. Levitt • 2015
Why sumo wrestlers cheat, why pools are more dangerous than guns, and what economics reveals.
3.53
15k+
💡 Behavioral Economics🎯 Incentive Design🌊 Unintended Consequences🤥 Dishonesty👥 Social Norms
When to Rob a Bank Summary
When to Rob a Bank 90%
Why sumo wrestlers cheat, why pools are more dangerous than guns, and what economics reveals.
by Steven D. Levitt 2015
3.53
15k+ ratings
💡 Behavioral Economics🎯 Incentive Design🌊 Unintended Consequences🤥 Dishonesty👥 Social Norms
Under the Influence
by Robert H. Frank • 2020
Nobody decides alone. The $2 trillion proof that social contagion drives everything.
3.75
154
🧠 Behavioral Economics🦠 Social Contagion👥 Social Influence💸 Positional Spending🤔 Cognitive Biases
Under the Influence Summary
Under the Influence 90%
Nobody decides alone. The $2 trillion proof that social contagion drives everything.
by Robert H. Frank 2020
3.75
154 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🦠 Social Contagion👥 Social Influence💸 Positional Spending🤔 Cognitive Biases
The Emotional Lives of Animals
by Marc Bekoff • 2007
Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.
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2k+
🐒 Animal Behavior🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology🐘 Animal Sentience🐄 Animal Welfare
The Emotional Lives of Animals Summary
The Emotional Lives of Animals 90%
Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.
by Marc Bekoff 2007
4.05
2k+ ratings
🐒 Animal Behavior🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology🐘 Animal Sentience🐄 Animal Welfare
Stick with It
by Sean Young • 2017
Why most behavior change fails, and which of seven subtle levers finally rewires a habit for good.
3.73
1k+
🔄 Behavior Change🧱 Small Wins👥 Social Accountability🧠 Neuroplasticity🎁 Reward Design
Stick with It Summary
Stick with It 90%
Why most behavior change fails, and which of seven subtle levers finally rewires a habit for good.
by Sean Young 2017
3.73
1k+ ratings
🔄 Behavior Change🧱 Small Wins👥 Social Accountability🧠 Neuroplasticity🎁 Reward Design
Supernormal Stimuli
by Deirdre Barrett • 2010
Giant fake eggs fool geese. Junk food, screens, and porn pull the same trick on you.
3.69
391
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch🎣 Instinct Hijacking🍔 Consumption And Craving📺 Media Effects
Supernormal Stimuli Summary
Supernormal Stimuli 90%
Giant fake eggs fool geese. Junk food, screens, and porn pull the same trick on you.
by Deirdre Barrett 2010
3.69
391 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch🎣 Instinct Hijacking🍔 Consumption And Craving📺 Media Effects
The Irrational Bundle
by Dan Ariely • 2013
Why huge bonuses backfire, meaning beats money, and irrationality has rules you can learn.
4.33
455
🧪 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases⚡ Motivation Science🏢 Workplace Psychology🤝 Social Norms
The Irrational Bundle Summary
The Irrational Bundle 90%
Why huge bonuses backfire, meaning beats money, and irrationality has rules you can learn.
by Dan Ariely 2013
4.33
455 ratings
🧪 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases⚡ Motivation Science🏢 Workplace Psychology🤝 Social Norms
Everybody Lies
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2017
Google searches expose the racism, fear, and desire that surveys and social media carefully hide.
3.91
43k+
📊 Big Data🖥️ Digital Behavior🙈 Hidden Bias🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Revealed Preferences
Everybody Lies Summary
Everybody Lies 90%
Google searches expose the racism, fear, and desire that surveys and social media carefully hide.
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2017
3.91
43k+ ratings
📊 Big Data🖥️ Digital Behavior🙈 Hidden Bias🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Revealed Preferences
Behavioural Economics Saved My Dog
by Dan Ariely • 2015
Your impulses aren't random. Behavioral economics reveals the pattern, and the pattern is the cure.
3.41
555
🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Cognitive Biases🔄 Irrationality🏗️ Choice Architecture⏳ Self-Control
Behavioural Economics Saved My Dog Summary
Behavioural Economics Saved My Dog 90%
Your impulses aren't random. Behavioral economics reveals the pattern, and the pattern is the cure.
by Dan Ariely 2015
3.41
555 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Cognitive Biases🔄 Irrationality🏗️ Choice Architecture⏳ Self-Control
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room
by Jacob Burak • 2013
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
3.61
74
🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics😊 Happiness Research
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room Summary
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room 90%
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
by Jacob Burak 2013
3.61
74 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics😊 Happiness Research
Inside the Nudge Unit
by David Halpern • 2015
A government unit given two years to survive found a single word could bring in millions.
3.98
1k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Public Policy📊 Evidence-Based Policy👥 Social Norms🔄 Habit Design
Inside the Nudge Unit Summary
Inside the Nudge Unit 90%
A government unit given two years to survive found a single word could bring in millions.
by David Halpern 2015
3.98
1k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Public Policy📊 Evidence-Based Policy👥 Social Norms🔄 Habit Design
The Influential Mind
by Tali Sharot • 2017
Facts alone rarely change minds. The brain has a backdoor, and influence knows where it is.
3.91
3k+
🧠 Behavioral Science🎯 Influence Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases❤️ Emotional Influence👥 Social Influence
The Influential Mind Summary
The Influential Mind 90%
Facts alone rarely change minds. The brain has a backdoor, and influence knows where it is.
by Tali Sharot 2017
3.91
3k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Science🎯 Influence Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases❤️ Emotional Influence👥 Social Influence
Amazing Decisions
by Dan Ariely • 2019
Two rulebooks run your life, one for friends and one for money. Mixing them backfires predictably.
3.63
629
🧠 Behavioral Economics🤝 Social Norms🎯 Incentive Design🏢 Organizational Behavior🎁 Gift Economics
Amazing Decisions Summary
Amazing Decisions 90%
Two rulebooks run your life, one for friends and one for money. Mixing them backfires predictably.
by Dan Ariely 2019
3.63
629 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🤝 Social Norms🎯 Incentive Design🏢 Organizational Behavior🎁 Gift Economics
I'm Afraid Debbie From Marketing Has Left for the Day
by Morten Münster • 2019
Why motivation fails and how environment design wins: the playbook for real-world behavior change.
4.08
2k+
🎛️ Behavioral Design🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Nudge Theory🔄 Habit Formation🏢 Change Management
I'm Afraid Debbie From Marketing Has Left for the Day Summary
I'm Afraid Debbie From Marketing Has Left for the Day 90%
Why motivation fails and how environment design wins: the playbook for real-world behavior change.
by Morten Münster 2019
4.08
2k+ ratings
🎛️ Behavioral Design🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Nudge Theory🔄 Habit Formation🏢 Change Management
Simpler
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2013
Regulation doesn't need more weight; it needs simplicity, smarter defaults, and behavioral insight.
3.58
535
🧠 Behavioral Economics📜 Regulatory Reform📊 Cost-Benefit Analysis👥 Social Norms🏛️ Government Bureaucracy
Simpler Summary
Simpler 90%
Regulation doesn't need more weight; it needs simplicity, smarter defaults, and behavioral insight.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2013
3.58
535 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📜 Regulatory Reform📊 Cost-Benefit Analysis👥 Social Norms🏛️ Government Bureaucracy
How Dogs Work
by Raymond Coppinger • 2015
Dog behavior decoded not as thought but as physics: the shape, the motor, the emergent pattern.
3.79
168
🐺 Canine Ethology🦊 Animal Behavior🌊 Behavioral Emergence🐕 Breed Differences📋 Ethology
How Dogs Work Summary
How Dogs Work 90%
Dog behavior decoded not as thought but as physics: the shape, the motor, the emergent pattern.
by Raymond Coppinger 2015
3.79
168 ratings
🐺 Canine Ethology🦊 Animal Behavior🌊 Behavioral Emergence🐕 Breed Differences📋 Ethology
The Survival Game
by David Philip Barash • 2003
The logic behind why animals cooperate, nations arm, and rational people sabotage themselves.
3.84
44
🧮 Game Theory🧬 Evolutionary Biology🧠 Behavioral Science🤝 Cooperation Dilemmas🏘️ Social Dilemmas
The Survival Game Summary
The Survival Game 90%
The logic behind why animals cooperate, nations arm, and rational people sabotage themselves.
by David Philip Barash 2003
3.84
44 ratings
🧮 Game Theory🧬 Evolutionary Biology🧠 Behavioral Science🤝 Cooperation Dilemmas🏘️ Social Dilemmas
The Blank Slate
by Steven Pinker • 2002
Science has overturned the blank slate. Human nature is real, and building a just world requires it.
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25k+
🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧪 Behavioral Genetics👶 Innate Cognition🧩 Cognitive Biases
The Blank Slate Summary
The Blank Slate 90%
Science has overturned the blank slate. Human nature is real, and building a just world requires it.
by Steven Pinker 2002
4.09
25k+ ratings
🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧪 Behavioral Genetics👶 Innate Cognition🧩 Cognitive Biases
Getting Gamers
by Jamie Madigan • 2015
The psychology that turns play into obsession, strangers into teammates, and pixels into identity.
4.01
489
🎮 Gaming Psychology🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🌐 Online Communities🪪 Social Identity
Getting Gamers Summary
Getting Gamers 90%
The psychology that turns play into obsession, strangers into teammates, and pixels into identity.
by Jamie Madigan 2015
4.01
489 ratings
🎮 Gaming Psychology🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🌐 Online Communities🪪 Social Identity
The Illusion of Choice
by Richard Shotton • 2023
The cognitive shortcuts that steer purchases, each backed by experiment and ready to ship by Friday.
3.96
435
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛍️ Consumer Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases🏛️ Choice Architecture🗣️ Persuasion Techniques
The Illusion of Choice Summary
The Illusion of Choice 90%
The cognitive shortcuts that steer purchases, each backed by experiment and ready to ship by Friday.
by Richard Shotton 2023
3.96
435 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛍️ Consumer Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases🏛️ Choice Architecture🗣️ Persuasion Techniques
The Happiness Industry
by William Davies • 2015
The push to measure your happiness was never about your well-being. It was about control.
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1k+
🏛️ Political Economy👁️ Surveillance Capitalism⚖️ Utilitarianism🧪 Behaviorism🧠 Behavioral Economics
The Happiness Industry Summary
The Happiness Industry 90%
The push to measure your happiness was never about your well-being. It was about control.
by William Davies 2015
3.64
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy👁️ Surveillance Capitalism⚖️ Utilitarianism🧪 Behaviorism🧠 Behavioral Economics
Animals Make Us Human
by Temple Grandin • 2009
Wolf packs are families, not dominance fights. What that means for your dog.
4.04
6k+
🐾 Animal Behavior🦮 Dog Training🧠 Animal Cognition💙 Animal Emotions🎾 Positive Reinforcement
Animals Make Us Human Summary
Animals Make Us Human 90%
Wolf packs are families, not dominance fights. What that means for your dog.
by Temple Grandin 2009
4.04
6k+ ratings
🐾 Animal Behavior🦮 Dog Training🧠 Animal Cognition💙 Animal Emotions🎾 Positive Reinforcement
Nature Via Nurture
by Matt Ridley • 2003
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
4.06
4k+
🧬 Epigenetics🧬 Behavioral Genetics🌍 Human Universals👶 Developmental Psychology🕰️ Early Experience
Nature Via Nurture Summary
Nature Via Nurture 90%
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
by Matt Ridley 2003
4.06
4k+ ratings
🧬 Epigenetics🧬 Behavioral Genetics🌍 Human Universals👶 Developmental Psychology🕰️ Early Experience
Neuro-Discipline
by Peter Hollins • 2019
Your brain defaults to comfort and impulse. Ten research-backed ways to redesign the choice.
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469
🧠 Behavioral Psychology💪 Self-Discipline🔄 Habit Design⏰ Procrastination⚙️ Productivity Systems
Neuro-Discipline Summary
Neuro-Discipline 89%
Your brain defaults to comfort and impulse. Ten research-backed ways to redesign the choice.
by Peter Hollins 2019
4.13
469 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Psychology💪 Self-Discipline🔄 Habit Design⏰ Procrastination⚙️ Productivity Systems
The Psychology of Human Misjudgement
by Charles T. Munger
Your brain is wired to misjudge. Munger's checklist turns those flaws into patterns you can fix.
4.50
353
🧠 Cognitive Biases💸 Behavioral Economics🧩 Mental Models📈 Investing Psychology👥 Social Influence
The Psychology of Human Misjudgement Summary
The Psychology of Human Misjudgement 89%
Your brain is wired to misjudge. Munger's checklist turns those flaws into patterns you can fix.
by Charles T. Munger
4.50
353 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases💸 Behavioral Economics🧩 Mental Models📈 Investing Psychology👥 Social Influence
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty
by Dan Ariely • 2012
Everyone cheats a little and still feels honest. The hidden forces that widen that gap.
3.93
17k+
🔬 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases🪞 Self-Deception🦠 Social Contagion
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty Summary
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty 89%
Everyone cheats a little and still feels honest. The hidden forces that widen that gap.
by Dan Ariely 2012
3.93
17k+ ratings
🔬 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases🪞 Self-Deception🦠 Social Contagion
Animal Wise
by Virginia Morell • 2013
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
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3k+
🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology🐾 Cognitive Ethology❤️ Animal Emotions📡 Animal Communication
Animal Wise Summary
Animal Wise 89%
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
by Virginia Morell 2013
4.13
3k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology🐾 Cognitive Ethology❤️ Animal Emotions📡 Animal Communication
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
by Steven Pinker • 2025
How an infinite mental loop explains why we blush, lie, laugh, and cancel.
3.52
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Psychology♟️ Game Theory🧩 Social Coordination🤝 Social Norms🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... Summary
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... 89%
How an infinite mental loop explains why we blush, lie, laugh, and cancel.
by Steven Pinker 2025
3.52
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology♟️ Game Theory🧩 Social Coordination🤝 Social Norms🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
What We Value
by Emily Falk • 2025
A single neural circuit prices every choice, from lunch to life partners. Adjust the inputs.
3.62
502
🔬 Neuroeconomics🧠 Social Neuroscience🔄 Behavior Change🎯 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence
What We Value Summary
What We Value 89%
A single neural circuit prices every choice, from lunch to life partners. Adjust the inputs.
by Emily Falk 2025
3.62
502 ratings
🔬 Neuroeconomics🧠 Social Neuroscience🔄 Behavior Change🎯 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence
The Power of Habit
by Charles Duhigg • 2012
Forty percent of your actions aren't choices. The hidden structure behind them can be reprogrammed.
4.13
566k+
🏗️ Habit Design💰 Behavioral Economics🏢 Organizational Change💪 Willpower Science🧠 Cognitive Psychology
The Power of Habit Summary
The Power of Habit 89%
Forty percent of your actions aren't choices. The hidden structure behind them can be reprogrammed.
by Charles Duhigg 2012
4.13
566k+ ratings
🏗️ Habit Design💰 Behavioral Economics🏢 Organizational Change💪 Willpower Science🧠 Cognitive Psychology
Conformity
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2019
We copy, therefore we err. The hidden logic of conformity and the architecture that counters it.
3.46
396
🧪 Social Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science👥 Group Dynamics🧲 Social Influence🗣️ Dissent And Deviance
Conformity Summary
Conformity 89%
We copy, therefore we err. The hidden logic of conformity and the architecture that counters it.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2019
3.46
396 ratings
🧪 Social Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science👥 Group Dynamics🧲 Social Influence🗣️ Dissent And Deviance
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
by Frans de Waal • 2016
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
3.97
17k+
🧠 Animal Cognition❌ Human Exceptionalism🧬 Evolutionary Biology🤝 Social Intelligence🌿 Behavioral Ecology
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Summary
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? 89%
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
by Frans de Waal 2016
3.97
17k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition❌ Human Exceptionalism🧬 Evolutionary Biology🤝 Social Intelligence🌿 Behavioral Ecology
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