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💧 Human Needs

Explorations of what drives us at the most fundamental level, from Maslow's hierarchy to modern psychology's understanding of belonging, autonomy, and purpose.
A Theory of Human Motivation
by Abraham H. Maslow • 1943
Hunger silences ambition. Safety quiets fear. Only the fed and secure reach for something greater.
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2k+
🧠 Humanistic Psychology🔬 Motivation Theory🌱 Self-Actualization
A Theory of Human Motivation Summary
A Theory of Human Motivation 88%
Hunger silences ambition. Safety quiets fear. Only the fed and secure reach for something greater.
by Abraham H. Maslow 1943
4.15
2k+ ratings
🧠 Humanistic Psychology🔬 Motivation Theory🌱 Self-Actualization
Anyway
by Kent M. Keith • 2001
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
4.09
665
🧭 Meaning-Making🤝 Altruism🎯 Intrinsic Motivation
Anyway Summary
Anyway 88%
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
by Kent M. Keith 2001
4.09
665 ratings
🧭 Meaning-Making🤝 Altruism🎯 Intrinsic Motivation
Choice Theory
by William Glasser • 1998
Misery is a choice you make, not something that happens to you. You can unmake it.
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4k+
🧭 Personal Agency💑 Relationship Psychology🕊️ Conflict Resolution
Choice Theory Summary
Choice Theory 88%
Misery is a choice you make, not something that happens to you. You can unmake it.
by William Glasser 1998
4.01
4k+ ratings
🧭 Personal Agency💑 Relationship Psychology🕊️ Conflict Resolution
A Gift of Hope
by Danielle Steel • 2012
She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.
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3k+
🏠 Homelessness🚐 Street Outreach🧸 Dignity Restoration
A Gift of Hope Summary
A Gift of Hope 88%
She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.
by Danielle Steel 2012
3.98
3k+ ratings
🏠 Homelessness🚐 Street Outreach🧸 Dignity Restoration
Wine to Water
by Doc Hendley • 2012
From pouring drinks to drilling wells in Darfur: a bartender's unlikely path into humanitarian work.
3.96
799
🎗️ Humanitarian Memoir💧 Global Water Crisis⚠️ Conflict Zone Aid
Wine to Water Summary
Wine to Water 87%
From pouring drinks to drilling wells in Darfur: a bartender's unlikely path into humanitarian work.
by Doc Hendley 2012
3.96
799 ratings
🎗️ Humanitarian Memoir💧 Global Water Crisis⚠️ Conflict Zone Aid
To Have or To Be?
by Erich Fromm • 1976
Two modes of existence divide us: one treats everything as property; the other, as living encounter.
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14k+
🧠 Humanistic Psychology📖 Critical Theory🏛️ Frankfurt School
To Have or To Be? Summary
To Have or To Be? 87%
Two modes of existence divide us: one treats everything as property; the other, as living encounter.
by Erich Fromm 1976
4.18
14k+ ratings
🧠 Humanistic Psychology📖 Critical Theory🏛️ Frankfurt School
The Art of Listening
by Erich Fromm • 1991
Psychoanalysis is not a method but a human encounter; the analyst's real presence is the medicine.
4.05
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👂 Therapeutic Listening🤝 Humanistic Psychology🌙 Dream Analysis
The Art of Listening Summary
The Art of Listening 87%
Psychoanalysis is not a method but a human encounter; the analyst's real presence is the medicine.
by Erich Fromm 1991
4.05
922 ratings
👂 Therapeutic Listening🤝 Humanistic Psychology🌙 Dream Analysis
All You Can Eat
by Joel Berg • 2008
America has the food to feed everyone. Why 35 million still go hungry.
3.88
137
🍽️ Food Insecurity📋 Welfare Policy🔗 Systemic Poverty
All You Can Eat Summary
All You Can Eat 87%
America has the food to feed everyone. Why 35 million still go hungry.
by Joel Berg 2008
3.88
137 ratings
🍽️ Food Insecurity📋 Welfare Policy🔗 Systemic Poverty
Freedom and Destiny
by Rollo May • 1981
The struggle with limits, not their absence, is the source of human freedom and creativity.
4.24
299
🧠 Humanistic Psychology🤔 Existential Philosophy🔗 Freedom And Limits
Freedom and Destiny Summary
Freedom and Destiny 87%
The struggle with limits, not their absence, is the source of human freedom and creativity.
by Rollo May 1981
4.24
299 ratings
🧠 Humanistic Psychology🤔 Existential Philosophy🔗 Freedom And Limits
The Good-Enough Life
by Avram Alpert • 2022
Greatness culture exhausts us, shreds communities, and devours the planet. Sufficiency is the exit.
3.39
390
🧘 Sufficiency Philosophy🔨 Anti-Perfectionism🏛️ Critique Of Meritocracy
The Good-Enough Life Summary
The Good-Enough Life 87%
Greatness culture exhausts us, shreds communities, and devours the planet. Sufficiency is the exit.
by Avram Alpert 2022
3.39
390 ratings
🧘 Sufficiency Philosophy🔨 Anti-Perfectionism🏛️ Critique Of Meritocracy
Who Am I? The 16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Actions and Define Our Personalities
by Steven Reiss • 2002
Sixteen basic desires drive your choices, not pleasure or pain. Each person's ranking is unique.
3.70
276
🧠 Motivational Psychology🎭 Personality Traits🔥 Intrinsic Motivation
Who Am I? The 16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Actions and Define Our Personalities Summary
Who Am I? The 16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Actions and Define Our Personalities 87%
Sixteen basic desires drive your choices, not pleasure or pain. Each person's ranking is unique.
by Steven Reiss 2002
3.70
276 ratings
🧠 Motivational Psychology🎭 Personality Traits🔥 Intrinsic Motivation
A Way of Being
by Carl R. Rogers • 1980
Genuineness, acceptance, deep listening: three keys to growth that work beyond the therapy room.
4.21
3k+
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Humanistic Psychology💬 Person-Centered Therapy👂 Empathic Listening
A Way of Being Summary
A Way of Being 87%
Genuineness, acceptance, deep listening: three keys to growth that work beyond the therapy room.
by Carl R. Rogers 1980
4.21
3k+ ratings
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Humanistic Psychology💬 Person-Centered Therapy👂 Empathic Listening
Selfless
by Brian Lowery • 2023
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
3.77
414
🧠 Social Psychology🧱 Social Construction🪞 Self And Identity
Selfless Summary
Selfless 87%
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
by Brian Lowery 2023
3.77
414 ratings
🧠 Social Psychology🧱 Social Construction🪞 Self And Identity
On Kindness
by Adam Phillips • 2009
How kindness went from virtue to embarrassment. A compact history of what self-interest cost us.
3.54
707
📖 Intellectual History🛋️ Psychoanalytic Thought🤝 Altruism And Empathy
On Kindness Summary
On Kindness 87%
How kindness went from virtue to embarrassment. A compact history of what self-interest cost us.
by Adam Phillips 2009
3.54
707 ratings
📖 Intellectual History🛋️ Psychoanalytic Thought🤝 Altruism And Empathy
Respect in a World of Inequality
by Richard Sennett • 2003
Invisibility is inequality's deepest cut; the systems meant to heal it often cut deeper.
3.69
244
🗽 Social Inequality🏆 Meritocracy Critique🏛️ Welfare State
Respect in a World of Inequality Summary
Respect in a World of Inequality 87%
Invisibility is inequality's deepest cut; the systems meant to heal it often cut deeper.
by Richard Sennett 2003
3.69
244 ratings
🗽 Social Inequality🏆 Meritocracy Critique🏛️ Welfare State
On Being Human
by Erich Fromm • 1991
Two rival systems, one hidden agreement: they both trade being alive for having more.
3.94
584
🧠 Humanistic Psychology📚 Frankfurt School🏙️ Modern Alienation
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human 87%
Two rival systems, one hidden agreement: they both trade being alive for having more.
by Erich Fromm 1991
3.94
584 ratings
🧠 Humanistic Psychology📚 Frankfurt School🏙️ Modern Alienation
Things That Matter
by Joshua Becker • 2022
Autopilot living ends in regret. Identify what matters and cut everything that does not.
3.81
4k+
🏠 Modern Minimalism🔍 Purpose And Meaning🎯 Distraction And Focus
Things That Matter Summary
Things That Matter 87%
Autopilot living ends in regret. Identify what matters and cut everything that does not.
by Joshua Becker 2022
3.81
4k+ ratings
🏠 Modern Minimalism🔍 Purpose And Meaning🎯 Distraction And Focus
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
by Alfred Adler • 1920
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
4.06
782
🧠 Psychodynamic Theory🏥 Clinical Psychology🌱 Humanistic Psychology
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Summary
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler 87%
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
by Alfred Adler 1920
4.06
782 ratings
🧠 Psychodynamic Theory🏥 Clinical Psychology🌱 Humanistic Psychology
Motivation and Personality
by Abraham H. Maslow • 1987
Motivation has a floor plan. Starving, homeless, or lonely, no one reaches their potential.
4.19
2k+
🧠 Humanistic Psychology📊 Human Motivation🌱 Human Potential
Motivation and Personality Summary
Motivation and Personality 87%
Motivation has a floor plan. Starving, homeless, or lonely, no one reaches their potential.
by Abraham H. Maslow 1987
4.19
2k+ ratings
🧠 Humanistic Psychology📊 Human Motivation🌱 Human Potential
Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 1999
Speak without attacking, hear without defending, and ask for what you want without demanding it.
4.33
50k+
🗣️ Communication Skills🤝 Conflict Resolution🧠 Emotional Intelligence
Nonviolent Communication Summary
Nonviolent Communication 87%
Speak without attacking, hear without defending, and ask for what you want without demanding it.
by Marshall B. Rosenberg 1999
4.33
50k+ ratings
🗣️ Communication Skills🤝 Conflict Resolution🧠 Emotional Intelligence
Rough Sleepers
by Tracy Kidder • 2023
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
4.34
11k+
🏥 Homeless Healthcare🧱 Structural Inequality🏙️ Urban Poverty
Rough Sleepers Summary
Rough Sleepers 87%
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
by Tracy Kidder 2023
4.34
11k+ ratings
🏥 Homeless Healthcare🧱 Structural Inequality🏙️ Urban Poverty
How to Change the World
by John-Paul Flintoff • 2012
Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.
3.73
942
🫶 Social Change🌱 Grassroots Activism💪 Personal Agency
How to Change the World Summary
How to Change the World 87%
Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.
by John-Paul Flintoff 2012
3.73
942 ratings
🫶 Social Change🌱 Grassroots Activism💪 Personal Agency
El Hombre Light
by Enrique Rojas • 1992
When everything is permitted and nothing matters, a new kind of person emerges: informed and hollow.
3.12
535
🏛️ Cultural Criticism🧭 Moral Psychology🛒 Consumerism Critique
El Hombre Light Summary
El Hombre Light 87%
When everything is permitted and nothing matters, a new kind of person emerges: informed and hollow.
by Enrique Rojas 1992
3.12
535 ratings
🏛️ Cultural Criticism🧭 Moral Psychology🛒 Consumerism Critique
Scripts People Live
by Claude M. Steiner • 1974
Three childhood scripts are the engine behind depression, madness, and addiction.
4.05
1k+
🧠 Transactional Analysis🕊️ Humanistic Psychology🧒 Childhood Conditioning
Scripts People Live Summary
Scripts People Live 87%
Three childhood scripts are the engine behind depression, madness, and addiction.
by Claude M. Steiner 1974
4.05
1k+ ratings
🧠 Transactional Analysis🕊️ Humanistic Psychology🧒 Childhood Conditioning
Humankind
by Rutger Bregman • 2019
Human nature is wired for kindness and cooperation; civilization is what corrupts it.
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82k+
🧬 Human Nature🤝 Prosocial Evolution🎯 Intrinsic Motivation
Humankind Summary
Humankind 87%
Human nature is wired for kindness and cooperation; civilization is what corrupts it.
by Rutger Bregman 2019
4.32
82k+ ratings
🧬 Human Nature🤝 Prosocial Evolution🎯 Intrinsic Motivation
Inciting Joy
by Ross Gay • 2022
Why skateboarders share everything: a poet's case for joy in grief and refusal to be useful.
4.13
6k+
🎁 Gift Economies🐢 Slowing Down💗 Vulnerability
Inciting Joy Summary
Inciting Joy 87%
Why skateboarders share everything: a poet's case for joy in grief and refusal to be useful.
by Ross Gay 2022
4.13
6k+ ratings
🎁 Gift Economies🐢 Slowing Down💗 Vulnerability
Social
by Matthew D. Lieberman • 2013
Your brain treats rejection like a broken bone. Connection is a biological need, not a luxury.
4.07
3k+
🧠 Social Neuroscience🤝 Social Connection🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Social Summary
Social 87%
Your brain treats rejection like a broken bone. Connection is a biological need, not a luxury.
by Matthew D. Lieberman 2013
4.07
3k+ ratings
🧠 Social Neuroscience🤝 Social Connection🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Carpe Diem
by Roman Alexander Krznaric • 2017
Living fully was hijacked by shopping, scheduling, and screens. Five forgotten paths to reclaim it.
3.76
385
🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help✊ Political Activism💀 Death Awareness
Carpe Diem Summary
Carpe Diem 87%
Living fully was hijacked by shopping, scheduling, and screens. Five forgotten paths to reclaim it.
by Roman Alexander Krznaric 2017
3.76
385 ratings
🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help✊ Political Activism💀 Death Awareness
The Life You Can Save
by Peter Singer • 2009
Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.
4.15
7k+
🧮 Effective Altruism🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics
The Life You Can Save Summary
The Life You Can Save 87%
Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.
by Peter Singer 2009
4.15
7k+ ratings
🧮 Effective Altruism🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics
Utopia for Realists
by Rutger Bregman • 2014
Three policies sound absurd: free money, open borders, a fifteen-hour week. The evidence disagrees.
4.21
44k+
💸 Universal Basic Income🌍 Open Borders⏳ Work Reduction
Utopia for Realists Summary
Utopia for Realists 87%
Three policies sound absurd: free money, open borders, a fifteen-hour week. The evidence disagrees.
by Rutger Bregman 2014
4.21
44k+ ratings
💸 Universal Basic Income🌍 Open Borders⏳ Work Reduction
Life Is Hard
by Kieran Setiya • 2022
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
3.54
2k+
🧠 Practical Philosophy🤕 Living With Pain🖤 Grief And Loss
Life Is Hard Summary
Life Is Hard 87%
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
by Kieran Setiya 2022
3.54
2k+ ratings
🧠 Practical Philosophy🤕 Living With Pain🖤 Grief And Loss
Man for Himself
by Erich Fromm • 1947
Right and wrong aren't handed down; they're built into the structure of being human.
4.19
3k+
🧠 Moral Psychology🕊️ Humanistic Psychology🌱 Self-Realization
Man for Himself Summary
Man for Himself 86%
Right and wrong aren't handed down; they're built into the structure of being human.
by Erich Fromm 1947
4.19
3k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🕊️ Humanistic Psychology🌱 Self-Realization
Standpoints
by Svend Brinkmann • 2018
Modernity wants a use for everything. Ten old ideas that refuse to earn their keep.
3.77
787
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🧠 Existential Philosophy🏛️ Virtue Ethics
Standpoints Summary
Standpoints 86%
Modernity wants a use for everything. Ten old ideas that refuse to earn their keep.
by Svend Brinkmann 2018
3.77
787 ratings
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🧠 Existential Philosophy🏛️ Virtue Ethics
The New Existentialism
by Colin Wilson • 1983
Sartre and Camus mistook a psychological glitch for a philosophical truth. The glitch is fixable.
4.18
138
🧠 Phenomenology📚 Existential Philosophy🌱 Humanistic Psychology
The New Existentialism Summary
The New Existentialism 86%
Sartre and Camus mistook a psychological glitch for a philosophical truth. The glitch is fixable.
by Colin Wilson 1983
4.18
138 ratings
🧠 Phenomenology📚 Existential Philosophy🌱 Humanistic Psychology
On Hunger
by Dana Simmons • 2025
Hunger was manufactured. A tool of control from the reservation to the prison to Ozempic.
3.88
8
🍞 Food Politics🕰️ History Of Hunger🏹 Settler Colonialism
On Hunger Summary
On Hunger 86%
Hunger was manufactured. A tool of control from the reservation to the prison to Ozempic.
by Dana Simmons 2025
3.88
8 ratings
🍞 Food Politics🕰️ History Of Hunger🏹 Settler Colonialism
La felicidad
by Gabriel Rolón • 2023
The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.
3.94
2k+
🎭 Critique Of Happiness🛋️ Psychoanalysis🪞 Lacanian Psychoanalysis
La felicidad Summary
La felicidad 86%
The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.
by Gabriel Rolón 2023
3.94
2k+ ratings
🎭 Critique Of Happiness🛋️ Psychoanalysis🪞 Lacanian Psychoanalysis
The Menu
by Aaron Clarey • 2022
Marriage is no longer guaranteed. The practical path to purpose and fulfillment without it.
4.05
188
🏠 Solo Living🎯 Personal Agency🔧 Self-Reliance
The Menu Summary
The Menu 86%
Marriage is no longer guaranteed. The practical path to purpose and fulfillment without it.
by Aaron Clarey 2022
4.05
188 ratings
🏠 Solo Living🎯 Personal Agency🔧 Self-Reliance
It's On Me
by Sara Kuburic • 2023
Feeling lost is not a discovery problem: it is a creation problem solved by radical responsibility.
4.06
2k+
🧠 Existential Therapy🪞 Self-Concept💡 Meaning Making
It's On Me Summary
It's On Me 86%
Feeling lost is not a discovery problem: it is a creation problem solved by radical responsibility.
by Sara Kuburic 2023
4.06
2k+ ratings
🧠 Existential Therapy🪞 Self-Concept💡 Meaning Making
What Do You Want Out of Life?
by Valerie Tiberius • 2023
Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.
3.19
373
🏛️ Practical Philosophy⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution🎯 Values Identification
What Do You Want Out of Life? Summary
What Do You Want Out of Life? 86%
Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.
by Valerie Tiberius 2023
3.19
373 ratings
🏛️ Practical Philosophy⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution🎯 Values Identification
Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain
by Douglas T. Kenrick • 2022
Your brain is built for the Stone Age; the modern world has learned every button to push.
3.83
46
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🪨 Modern Mismatch🧱 Environment Design
Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain Summary
Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain 86%
Your brain is built for the Stone Age; the modern world has learned every button to push.
by Douglas T. Kenrick 2022
3.83
46 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🪨 Modern Mismatch🧱 Environment Design
The Psychology of Belonging
by Kelly-Ann Allen • 2020
Belonging is a survival need. Here are the skills biology wired your brain to crave.
3.82
44
🧩 Belonging Research🏫 School Belonging🚫 Ostracism And Rejection
The Psychology of Belonging Summary
The Psychology of Belonging 86%
Belonging is a survival need. Here are the skills biology wired your brain to crave.
by Kelly-Ann Allen 2020
3.82
44 ratings
🧩 Belonging Research🏫 School Belonging🚫 Ostracism And Rejection
Filosofía ante el desánimo
by José Carlos Ruiz • 2021
They sold us connection, stimulation, and self-optimization. Now we're fragile, bored, and lonely.
3.99
518
🔗 Modern Alienation🧠 Attention Economy⏳ Life As Narrative
Filosofía ante el desánimo Summary
Filosofía ante el desánimo 86%
They sold us connection, stimulation, and self-optimization. Now we're fragile, bored, and lonely.
by José Carlos Ruiz 2021
3.99
518 ratings
🔗 Modern Alienation🧠 Attention Economy⏳ Life As Narrative
Daring Greatly
by Brené Brown • 2012
Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.
4.29
245k+
🧠 Shame Psychology💔 Vulnerability🪑 Scarcity Mindset
Daring Greatly Summary
Daring Greatly 86%
Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.
by Brené Brown 2012
4.29
245k+ ratings
🧠 Shame Psychology💔 Vulnerability🪑 Scarcity Mindset
Seek
by Scott Shigeoka • 2023
Beyond small talk: how deep curiosity rebuilds connection and transforms your hardest seasons.
3.68
527
🔍 Curiosity🧠 Intellectual Humility👂 Deep Listening
Seek Summary
Seek 86%
Beyond small talk: how deep curiosity rebuilds connection and transforms your hardest seasons.
by Scott Shigeoka 2023
3.68
527 ratings
🔍 Curiosity🧠 Intellectual Humility👂 Deep Listening
I Don't Want To Grow Up
by Scott Stillman • 2021
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
4.08
2k+
🏗️ Lifestyle Design🏡 Simple Living🌟 Childlike Wonder
I Don't Want To Grow Up Summary
I Don't Want To Grow Up 86%
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
by Scott Stillman 2021
4.08
2k+ ratings
🏗️ Lifestyle Design🏡 Simple Living🌟 Childlike Wonder
Do It Anyway
by Kent M. Keith • 2003
Why the world's ingratitude, betrayal, and opposition are reasons to do good anyway.
4.12
139
🧭 Personal Meaning🕊️ Inner Freedom🧱 Value-Driven Living
Do It Anyway Summary
Do It Anyway 86%
Why the world's ingratitude, betrayal, and opposition are reasons to do good anyway.
by Kent M. Keith 2003
4.12
139 ratings
🧭 Personal Meaning🕊️ Inner Freedom🧱 Value-Driven Living
Self-Renewal
by John W. Gardner • 1964
Why systems and minds harden over time, and the practice that keeps them open.
4.00
238
🔄 Organizational Renewal📚 Lifelong Learning🎨 Creative Thinking
Self-Renewal Summary
Self-Renewal 86%
Why systems and minds harden over time, and the practice that keeps them open.
by John W. Gardner 1964
4.00
238 ratings
🔄 Organizational Renewal📚 Lifelong Learning🎨 Creative Thinking
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
Supernormal Stimuli Summary
Supernormal Stimuli 86%
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
The Second Mountain
by David Brooks • 2019
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
3.76
13k+
⚖️ Moral Philosophy🧭 Midlife Transition🛤️ Finding Vocation
The Second Mountain Summary
The Second Mountain 86%
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
by David Brooks 2019
3.76
13k+ ratings
⚖️ Moral Philosophy🧭 Midlife Transition🛤️ Finding Vocation
San Fransicko
by Michael Shellenberger • 2021
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
4.01
4k+
🏙️ Urban Policy🏚️ Homelessness💊 Drug Policy
San Fransicko Summary
San Fransicko 86%
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
by Michael Shellenberger 2021
4.01
4k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Policy🏚️ Homelessness💊 Drug Policy
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