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Earlier, I made a bold claim:
Everyone should spend time learning fundamental psychology
Understanding how people work is THE most powerful skill you can have
People asked where to start / what to read
Here's a thread about 5 books to form your...
INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY!
Everyone should spend time learning fundamental psychology
Understanding how people work is THE most powerful skill you can have
People asked where to start / what to read
Here's a thread about 5 books to form your...
INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY!
#1 - 50 Psychology Classics by Tom Butler-Bowdon
If you don't know anything about psychology
Start with this book!
It'll give you a taste of the psychology work done by many of the titans in the field over the past decades
If you don't know anything about psychology
Start with this book!
It'll give you a taste of the psychology work done by many of the titans in the field over the past decades
#2... well, kind of - Me
In the past 3 years, I've read over 100 books on
∙ psychology
∙ neuroscience
∙ personal development
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In the past 3 years, I've read over 100 books on
∙ psychology
∙ neuroscience
∙ personal development
I send out psychology-based emails twice a week to my newsletter
Sign up here to join: http://bit.ly/goalsig
Actual #2 - Influence by Robert Cialdini
Do you ever talk to people?
Then this is the book for you!
It shows you how people can be influenced
Just promise to influence them for good...
Do you ever talk to people?
Then this is the book for you!
It shows you how people can be influenced
Just promise to influence them for good...
#3 - Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Your brain has two systems
One is conscious, the other is automatic
They're constantly fighting for control over your actions
This incredible book teaches you how to make the best use of them
Your brain has two systems
One is conscious, the other is automatic
They're constantly fighting for control over your actions
This incredible book teaches you how to make the best use of them
#4 - The Power of Habits by Charles Duhigg
Humans are creatures of habit
The actions we take throughout a day are like a program executing
This book teaches you about those habits
AND how companies take advantage of those habits to get you to buy things
Humans are creatures of habit
The actions we take throughout a day are like a program executing
This book teaches you about those habits
AND how companies take advantage of those habits to get you to buy things
#5 - Drive by Daniel Pink
Managers think people are motivated by carrots (more pay) and sticks (getting fired)
But that's not accurate
Human motivation is much more complex
Drive does an excellent job of explaining what truly motivates us
Managers think people are motivated by carrots (more pay) and sticks (getting fired)
But that's not accurate
Human motivation is much more complex
Drive does an excellent job of explaining what truly motivates us
So there you have it!
With these 5 books, you can create your very own Intro to Psychology course!
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With these 5 books, you can create your very own Intro to Psychology course!
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Happy reading, friends!
