Psychology Book Guides

Book guides exploring human behaviour, motivation, decision-making, meaning, habits and emotional life.

10 guides in this collection.

• Thinking, Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman

  Fast intuition is useful but can be biased.

• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion — Robert B. Cialdini

  Persuasion often uses predictable social cues.

• Predictably Irrational — Dan Ariely

  Choices are influenced by context and comparison.

• Emotional Intelligence — Daniel Goleman

  Emotions carry information but do not have to dictate every action.

• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success — Carol S. Dweck

  Skills can improve through learning and effective practice.

• The Power of Habit — Charles Duhigg

  Habits can become automatic through repeated cues and rewards.

• The Happiness Hypothesis — Jonathan Haidt

  Reason and emotion interact rather than operating separately.

• The Social Animal — Elliot Aronson

  Situations can strongly influence behavior.

• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us — Daniel H. Pink

  Autonomy can support ownership of work.

• Man’s Search for Meaning — Viktor E. Frankl

  Meaning can be connected to work, love, and chosen responses to difficulty.