Psychology Books
Decisive by Chip Heath
From Amazon's book description: "Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities: We’re overconfident. We seek out information that supports us and downplay information that doesn’t. We get distracted by...
Atomic Habits by James Clear
This might be the best book on Habits. James Clear give lots of actionable advice and great wisdom as well! The book gives lots of examples from his own life and life of others. Below are my notes: General outline for creating habits. To start a new habit, you must...
Quit by Annie Duke
Summary from Amazon: "Business leaders, with millions of dollars down the drain, struggle to abandon a new app or product that just isn’t working. Governments, caught in a hopeless conflict, believe that the next tactic will finally be the one that wins the war. And...
Think Again by Adam Grant
From Amazon's Description: "Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. In our daily lives, too many of us favor...
The Great Mental Models by Shane Parrish
From Amazon's description: "The old saying goes, "To the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail." But anyone who has done any kind of project knows a hammer often isn't enough. The more tools you have at your disposal, the more likely you'll use the right...
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman is considered one the greatest and most influential living psychologist in the world. He is known for his work on the psychology of judgement and decision making. In 2002, he won the Nobel Prize for his work on how Biases and Heuristics affect Economic...
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
From Amazon's Description: "After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the...
Noise by Daniel Kahneman
From Amazon's Description: From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow and the coauthor of Nudge, a revolutionary exploration of why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones--"a tour de force” (New York...
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
From Amazon's Description: "Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money—investing, personal finance, and business decisions—is typically taught as a...
You’re About to Make a Terrible Mistake! by Olivier Sibony
From Amazon's Description "We all make decisions all the time. It's so natural that we hardly stop to think about it. Yet even the smartest and most experienced among us make frequent and predictable errors. So, what makes a good decision? Should we trust our...
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip Tetlock
This is one of my favorite books. Now you can learn the art of and science of prediction! Professor Philip Tetlock of Upenn and Wharton Business School, has been studying forecasting for over 35 years. Tetlock was curious if experts were good at predicting...
Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
From Amazon's description: "Getting to Yes has helped millions of people learn a better way to negotiate. One of the primary business texts of the modern era, it is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project, a group that deals with all levels of...
Myths of Happiness by Sonja Lyubormirsky
From the intro of the book: "Nearly all of us buy into what I call the myths of happiness—beliefs that certain adult achievements (marriage, kids, jobs, wealth) will make us forever happy and that certain adult failures or adversities (health problems, not having a...
The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
From Amazon's Book Description: "Jonathan Haidt skillfully combines two genres-philosophical wisdom and scientific research-delighting the reader with surprising insights. He explains, for example, why we have such difficulty controlling ourselves and sticking to our...
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work from John Gottman From Amazon's Description: "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples...
Principles by Ray Dalio
Billionaire Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater, the biggest Hedge Fund in the world. This book is a collection of all the principles Ray Dalio uses for decision making, in business and in life. He first wrote "Principles" as a guide for his company's employees....
Influence by Robert Cialdini
From Amazon's description: "In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion—explains the psychology of why people say yes and how...
Grit by Angela Duckworth
From the Conclusion Page: "This book has been about the power of grit to help you achieve your potential. I wrote it because what we accomplish in the marathon of life depends tremendously on our grit—our passion and perseverance for long-term goals. An obsession with...
Happier by Tal Ben Shahar
From Amazon's Description. "Can we really learn to be happy? Yes, we can. Each semester, nearly 1,400 students sign up for Harvard professor Tal Ben-Shahar's life-changing class "How to Get Happy". Currently it's the hottest course at Harvard, taken by 20 percent of...
The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
From the Foreword of "The How of Happiness" "What are the meanings and mysteries of happiness? Is it possible to acquire more of it, and can new happiness ever endure? These are foundational questions to which I have devoted my entire career as a research...
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
From Amazon's description: "Have you ever:• found yourself stretched too thin?• simultaneously felt overworked and underutilized?• felt busy but not productive?• felt like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people’s agendas? If...
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
From Amazon's Description: "Interpersonal skill is something that is needed in all spheres of life and is learnt from a very young age. Still, some seem to be more successful and popular when it comes to being popular and influential. It comes from developing the...
The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb
Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely
Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn
From Amazon's Description. "Two professors combine their fascinating and cutting-edge research in behavioral science to explain how money can buy happiness—if you follow five core principles of smart spending. Most people recognize that they need professional advice...