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Heuristics and Biases
by Thomas Gilovich • 2002
The mental shortcuts that speed your thinking also produce your most predictable mistakes.
4.39
477
Heuristics and Biases Summary
Heuristics and Biases 92%
The mental shortcuts that speed your thinking also produce your most predictable mistakes.
by Thomas Gilovich 2002
4.39
477 ratings
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+
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It 91%
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
by John A. Bargh 2017
4.02
2k+ ratings
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book
by The 30 Minute Expert Series • 2013
You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.
3.87
31
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book Summary
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book 91%
You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.
by The 30 Minute Expert Series 2013
3.87
31 ratings
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+
How We Decide Summary
How We Decide 90%
When to stop thinking and start trusting your gut, and the neuroscience that explains why.
by Jonah Lehrer 2009
3.85
42k+ ratings
The Consciousness Instinct
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 2018
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
3.87
839
The Consciousness Instinct Summary
The Consciousness Instinct 90%
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 2018
3.87
839 ratings
The Persuasion Code
by Christophe Morin • 2018
The 13-millisecond decision: your customer's subconscious rules. Six signals it cannot resist.
3.84
120
The Persuasion Code Summary
The Persuasion Code 90%
The 13-millisecond decision: your customer's subconscious rules. Six signals it cannot resist.
by Christophe Morin 2018
3.84
120 ratings
Moral Minds
by Marc Hauser • 2006
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
3.74
1k+
Moral Minds Summary
Moral Minds 90%
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
by Marc Hauser 2006
3.74
1k+ ratings
Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World
by Keith E. Stanovich • 2009
Your automatic mind betrays you daily. Here is why, and how to take back control.
4.33
48
Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World Summary
Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World 90%
Your automatic mind betrays you daily. Here is why, and how to take back control.
by Keith E. Stanovich 2009
4.33
48 ratings
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 1999
Complexity is the enemy of judgment. Fast, simple, even ignorant strategies win more than you think.
3.73
178
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart Summary
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart 90%
Complexity is the enemy of judgment. Fast, simple, even ignorant strategies win more than you think.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 1999
3.73
178 ratings
Brain Bugs
by Dean Buonomano • 2011
Phantom limbs, false memories, irrational fears: the flaws evolution built into your brain.
3.80
3k+
Brain Bugs Summary
Brain Bugs 90%
Phantom limbs, false memories, irrational fears: the flaws evolution built into your brain.
by Dean Buonomano 2011
3.80
3k+ ratings
Judgment Under Uncertainty
by Daniel Kahneman • 1982
Mental shortcuts rule under uncertainty; each creates predictable mistakes.
4.17
1k+
Judgment Under Uncertainty Summary
Judgment Under Uncertainty 90%
Mental shortcuts rule under uncertainty; each creates predictable mistakes.
by Daniel Kahneman 1982
4.17
1k+ ratings
Gut Feelings
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2007
Why simple rules beat complex analysis: the surprising intelligence of gut feelings.
3.69
2k+
Gut Feelings Summary
Gut Feelings 90%
Why simple rules beat complex analysis: the surprising intelligence of gut feelings.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2007
3.69
2k+ ratings
Framers
by Kenneth Cukier • 2021
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
3.53
568
Framers Summary
Framers 90%
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
by Kenneth Cukier 2021
3.53
568 ratings
NeuroLogic
by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
4.26
848
NeuroLogic Summary
NeuroLogic 90%
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016
4.26
848 ratings
Black and White Thinking
by Kevin Dutton • 2021
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
3.57
489
Black and White Thinking Summary
Black and White Thinking 90%
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
by Kevin Dutton 2021
3.57
489 ratings
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite
by Robert Kurzban • 2010
Inconsistency isn't a flaw in your character. It's a feature of your mental architecture.
3.95
869
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite Summary
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite 90%
Inconsistency isn't a flaw in your character. It's a feature of your mental architecture.
by Robert Kurzban 2010
3.95
869 ratings
How the Mind Works
by Steven Pinker • 1997
Your mind is a system of evolved modules. Consciousness is the one puzzle evolution left unsolved.
3.99
21k+
How the Mind Works Summary
How the Mind Works 90%
Your mind is a system of evolved modules. Consciousness is the one puzzle evolution left unsolved.
by Steven Pinker 1997
3.99
21k+ ratings
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
by Daniel C. Dennett • 2013
A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.
3.78
4k+
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Summary
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking 90%
A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.
by Daniel C. Dennett 2013
3.78
4k+ ratings
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning
by Andy Hunt • 2008
Your brain runs two processors. The intuitive one does the real work. Wake it up.
4.12
4k+
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning Summary
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning 90%
Your brain runs two processors. The intuitive one does the real work. Wake it up.
by Andy Hunt 2008
4.12
4k+ ratings
Sabia Mente
by Marcos Vázquez García • 2025
Cognitive biases are ancient traps. The Stoics called them something else but knew the cure.
4.26
237
Sabia Mente Summary
Sabia Mente 90%
Cognitive biases are ancient traps. The Stoics called them something else but knew the cure.
by Marcos Vázquez García 2025
4.26
237 ratings
Incognito
by David Eagleman • 2011
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
4.09
35k+
Incognito Summary
Incognito 89%
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
by David Eagleman 2011
4.09
35k+ ratings
A Thousand Brains
by Jeff Hawkins • 2021
Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.
4.05
7k+
A Thousand Brains Summary
A Thousand Brains 89%
Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.
by Jeff Hawkins 2021
4.05
7k+ ratings
Attention and effort
by Daniel Kahneman • 1973
Your pupils don't just react to light: they track effort, and attention runs out like a tank.
4.12
822
Attention and effort Summary
Attention and effort 89%
Your pupils don't just react to light: they track effort, and attention runs out like a tank.
by Daniel Kahneman 1973
4.12
822 ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 89%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
The Conscious Mind
by David J. Chalmers • 1996
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
4.00
3k+
The Conscious Mind Summary
The Conscious Mind 89%
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
by David J. Chalmers 1996
4.00
3k+ ratings
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman • 2011
You decide first. You explain later. A Nobel laureate reveals the hidden system that chose.
4.17
595k+
Thinking, Fast and Slow Summary
Thinking, Fast and Slow 89%
You decide first. You explain later. A Nobel laureate reveals the hidden system that chose.
by Daniel Kahneman 2011
4.17
595k+ ratings
Rationality
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
4.32
2k+
Rationality Summary
Rationality 89%
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015
4.32
2k+ ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 89%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. • 2005
CIA's textbook for outthinking your own limits: structured methods that catch what intuition misses.
4.27
1k+
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Summary
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis 89%
CIA's textbook for outthinking your own limits: structured methods that catch what intuition misses.
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. 2005
4.27
1k+ ratings
Surfaces and Essences
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2011
Analogy isn't a language trick. It's the hidden engine of every thought, category, and insight.
3.83
1k+
Surfaces and Essences Summary
Surfaces and Essences 89%
Analogy isn't a language trick. It's the hidden engine of every thought, category, and insight.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2011
3.83
1k+ ratings
Rationality
by Steven Pinker • 2021
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
3.84
7k+
Rationality Summary
Rationality 89%
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
by Steven Pinker 2021
3.84
7k+ ratings
Mindware
by Richard E. Nisbett • 2015
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
3.75
2k+
Mindware Summary
Mindware 89%
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
The Brain and the Meaning of Life
by Paul Thagard • 2010
Mental life is brain activity, and meaning is its reward for satisfying three deep human needs.
3.23
128
The Brain and the Meaning of Life Summary
The Brain and the Meaning of Life 89%
Mental life is brain activity, and meaning is its reward for satisfying three deep human needs.
by Paul Thagard 2010
3.23
128 ratings
Blink
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2005
Rapid decisions can beat careful analysis: they need structure, not more data.
3.96
625k+
Blink Summary
Blink 89%
Rapid decisions can beat careful analysis: they need structure, not more data.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2005
3.96
625k+ ratings
Descartes' Baby
by Paul Bloom • 2004
We are born seeing souls and bodies as separate. That illusion shapes art, disgust, and morality.
3.89
308
Descartes' Baby Summary
Descartes' Baby 89%
We are born seeing souls and bodies as separate. That illusion shapes art, disgust, and morality.
by Paul Bloom 2004
3.89
308 ratings
Subliminal
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2012
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
4.05
14k+
Subliminal Summary
Subliminal 89%
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2012
4.05
14k+ ratings
A Mind of Its Own
by Cordelia Fine • 2005
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
3.86
3k+
A Mind of Its Own Summary
A Mind of Its Own 89%
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
by Cordelia Fine 2005
3.86
3k+ ratings
Brain-Wise
by Patricia S. Churchland • 2002
Everything we call mind is brain activity. Once philosophy accepts that, all its questions change.
4.04
140
Brain-Wise Summary
Brain-Wise 89%
Everything we call mind is brain activity. Once philosophy accepts that, all its questions change.
by Patricia S. Churchland 2002
4.04
140 ratings
Trying Not to Try
by Edward Slingerland • 2014
Four paths to spontaneous mastery, debated in ancient China and now confirmed by cognitive science.
3.74
2k+
Trying Not to Try Summary
Trying Not to Try 89%
Four paths to spontaneous mastery, debated in ancient China and now confirmed by cognitive science.
by Edward Slingerland 2014
3.74
2k+ ratings
The Edge of Reason
by Julian Baggini • 2016
Reason is not sterile logic. It depends on judgment, emotion, and the temperament we bring.
3.97
141
The Edge of Reason Summary
The Edge of Reason 89%
Reason is not sterile logic. It depends on judgment, emotion, and the temperament we bring.
by Julian Baggini 2016
3.97
141 ratings
Irrationality
by Stuart Sutherland • 1992
Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.
3.91
2k+
Irrationality Summary
Irrationality 89%
Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.
by Stuart Sutherland 1992
3.91
2k+ ratings
Answers for Aristotle
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2012
Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.
3.76
352
Answers for Aristotle Summary
Answers for Aristotle 89%
Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2012
3.76
352 ratings
Thinking 101
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn • 2022
Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.
3.82
2k+
Thinking 101 Summary
Thinking 101 89%
Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn 2022
3.82
2k+ ratings
Freedom Evolves
by Daniel C. Dennett • 2003
Evolution didn't just build bodies. It built choice itself, and determinism was never the enemy.
3.82
3k+
Freedom Evolves Summary
Freedom Evolves 89%
Evolution didn't just build bodies. It built choice itself, and determinism was never the enemy.
by Daniel C. Dennett 2003
3.82
3k+ ratings
Thought and Knowledge
by Diane F. Halpern • 1984
Upgrade memory, reasoning, and decisions with the cognitive skills that expose hidden mental errors.
3.89
109
Thought and Knowledge Summary
Thought and Knowledge 89%
Upgrade memory, reasoning, and decisions with the cognitive skills that expose hidden mental errors.
by Diane F. Halpern 1984
3.89
109 ratings
Az elvek csapodár természete
by Mérő László • 2008
Reason depends on emotion. Logic has limits. A psychologist's case for pragmatism over purity.
4.25
61
Az elvek csapodár természete Summary
Az elvek csapodár természete 89%
Reason depends on emotion. Logic has limits. A psychologist's case for pragmatism over purity.
by Mérő László 2008
4.25
61 ratings
The Blank Slate
by Steven Pinker • 2002
Science has overturned the blank slate. Human nature is real, and building a just world requires it.
4.09
25k+
The Blank Slate Summary
The Blank Slate 89%
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
Against Empathy
by Paul Bloom • 2016
Empathy zeroes in on one face, ignores a thousand deaths, and makes cruelty feel righteous.
3.57
7k+
Against Empathy Summary
Against Empathy 89%
Empathy zeroes in on one face, ignores a thousand deaths, and makes cruelty feel righteous.
by Paul Bloom 2016
3.57
7k+ ratings
How to Actually Change Your Mind
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2018
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
4.28
294
How to Actually Change Your Mind Summary
How to Actually Change Your Mind 89%
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2018
4.28
294 ratings
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2019
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
3.47
121
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking Summary
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking 89%
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
by Albert Rutherford 2019
3.47
121 ratings
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