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The best psychology books to understand people and clarify human behavior. Wow. I almost dreaded starting this post as I knew it would not be easy. But it's a fundamental reading list for this website (and for our lives). Indeed to get better with people (and to get what you want in life) you first have to understand people and human behavior (including your own). This list …
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The Black Swan is Nassim Nicholas Taleb treaty on probabilities, risks and humans' psychological biases.And, as well, a self-help book on how to avoid common mental pitfalls and becoming better, more rational thinkers.I find it to be a masterpiece. Exec Summary History, the world and our lives are dominated by unlikely, large and unexpected eventsMost people, mistakenly, …
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I'm OK - You're OK simplifies transactional analysis for the general public. It also explains how to apply PAC to our daily transaction, how to self-analyze ourselves and how to learn to become more discerning, rational and empowered human beings. I find it a must read, life-changing book. Bullet Summary We all born with a default "Not OK" But we have the power to …
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Tribe by Sebastian Junger explains how our tribal instincts are making us all unhappier in our impersonal and individualistic modern societies. I find Tribe to be a great book to understand humans as social animals. But not nearly as good in its interpretation of the data and rose-tinted view of "tribes". Bullet Summary We all have a need to belong and connect, but …
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The Laws of Human Nature is Robert Greene's attempt to explain and demystify something that should be so simple yet it's so difficult and elusive: our own nature. I personally don't think that a single book is enough to understand human nature, but The Laws of Human Nature is a keystone in our efforts to better understand people -and ourselves-. Bullet Summary Choose the …
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Emotional Vampires marries high quality, top notch information from a medical professional to the plain English, simple writing format that will make the information useful and easily accessible to anyone. It's one of the best, clearest books I have read on personality disorders. Bullet Summary Not all vampires are mean: they're "just" hollow When you'are your weakest …
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