19 Books like Sway

Sidetracked

by Francesca Gino • 2013

Hidden forces quietly derail every decision you make; spotting them is a trainable skill.

3.45

286

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🧭 Decision Making 👥 Social Influence ⚖️ Ethical Fading

Sidetracked 97%

Hidden forces quietly derail every decision you make; spotting them is a trainable skill.

by Francesca Gino 2013

3.45

286 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🧭 Decision Making 👥 Social Influence ⚖️ Ethical Fading

The Elements of Choice

by Eric J. Johnson • 2021

Your choices feel free. But someone arranged the options, and that arrangement is doing the work.

3.91

523

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Decision Science 🪤 Cognitive Biases 🎛️ Choice Design 🛒 Consumer Psychology

The Elements of Choice 97%

Your choices feel free. But someone arranged the options, and that arrangement is doing the work.

by Eric J. Johnson 2021

3.91

523 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Decision Science 🪤 Cognitive Biases 🎛️ Choice Design 🛒 Consumer Psychology

Mindware

by Richard E. Nisbett • 2015

You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.

3.75

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Mental Models 💰 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Decision Science 🌏 Cultural Psychology

Mindware 97%

You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.

by Richard E. Nisbett 2015

3.75

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Mental Models 💰 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Decision Science 🌏 Cultural Psychology

Never Go With Your Gut

by Gleb Tsipursky • 2019

Your gut is for survival, not strategy. Override the biases that cost 10 percent of revenue.

4.12

259

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 💼 Business Decisions 📋 Evidence-Based Management 🔧 Decision Frameworks

Never Go With Your Gut 97%

Your gut is for survival, not strategy. Override the biases that cost 10 percent of revenue.

by Gleb Tsipursky 2019

4.12

259 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 💼 Business Decisions 📋 Evidence-Based Management 🔧 Decision Frameworks

Priceless

by William Poundstone • 2010

An arbitrary number shown moments before can change what you'll pay by a factor of ten.

3.82

2k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 💲 Pricing Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🛒 Consumer Psychology

Priceless 96%

An arbitrary number shown moments before can change what you'll pay by a factor of ten.

by William Poundstone 2010

3.82

2k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 💲 Pricing Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🛒 Consumer Psychology

Behavioural Economics

by David Orrell • 2021

The economic agent is a myth: psychology, not calculation, drives decisions.

3.55

175

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 💸 Economic Psychology 🏛️ Choice Architecture 📈 Behavioral Finance

Behavioural Economics 96%

The economic agent is a myth: psychology, not calculation, drives decisions.

by David Orrell 2021

3.55

175 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 💸 Economic Psychology 🏛️ Choice Architecture 📈 Behavioral Finance

Irrationality

by Stuart Sutherland • 1992

Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.

3.91

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Decision Science 📊 Statistical Thinking 👥 Social Conformity 🎭 Emotional Biases

Irrationality 96%

Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.

by Stuart Sutherland 1992

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Decision Science 📊 Statistical Thinking 👥 Social Conformity 🎭 Emotional Biases

The Power of Noticing

by Max H. Bazerman • 2014

The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.

3.40

437

🧠 Cognitive Biases 💰 Behavioral Economics 🏢 Organizational Culture ⚠️ Risk Management 👔 Executive Leadership

The Power of Noticing 96%

The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.

by Max H. Bazerman 2014

3.40

437 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 💰 Behavioral Economics 🏢 Organizational Culture ⚠️ Risk Management 👔 Executive Leadership

Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book

by The 30 Minute Expert Series • 2013

You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.

3.87

📉 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🗺 Heuristics 🔬 Dual Process Theory 💸 Loss Aversion

Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book Summary

Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book 96%

You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.

by The 30 Minute Expert Series 2013

3.87

31 ratings

📉 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🗺 Heuristics 🔬 Dual Process Theory 💸 Loss Aversion

The small BIG

by Robert B. Cialdini • 2014

Adding one sentence to a letter boosted tax compliance 15 percent. What else works that cheaply?

3.78

1k+

🧠 Persuasion Science 🎲 Behavioral Economics 👥 Social Influence 🖼️ Framing Effects 🏗️ Choice Architecture

The small BIG 96%

Adding one sentence to a letter boosted tax compliance 15 percent. What else works that cheaply?

by Robert B. Cialdini 2014

3.78

1k+ ratings

🧠 Persuasion Science 🎲 Behavioral Economics 👥 Social Influence 🖼️ Framing Effects 🏗️ Choice Architecture

The Voltage Effect

by John A. List • 2022

Why ideas win small but fail big: the psychological and economic traps that derail scaling.

3.93

1k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📈 Organizational Scaling 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📐 Marginal Thinking 🎯 Incentive Design

The Voltage Effect 96%

Why ideas win small but fail big: the psychological and economic traps that derail scaling.

by John A. List 2022

3.93

1k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📈 Organizational Scaling 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📐 Marginal Thinking 🎯 Incentive Design

You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake

by Olivier Sibony • 2019

You can't think your way out of bias. Better decisions need better process, not better people.

4.05

720

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 🏗️ Decision Architecture 👥 Group Decision-Making 🏢 Organizational Behavior

You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake Summary

You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake 96%

You can't think your way out of bias. Better decisions need better process, not better people.

by Olivier Sibony 2019

4.05

720 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 🏗️ Decision Architecture 👥 Group Decision-Making 🏢 Organizational Behavior

Wiser

by Cass R. Sunstein • 2014

Teams amplify individual mistakes. The evidence why, and the fixes that reverse the damage.

3.62

437

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 👥 Group Decision Making 🐝 Collective Intelligence 🤐 Social Conformity

Wiser 96%

Teams amplify individual mistakes. The evidence why, and the fixes that reverse the damage.

by Cass R. Sunstein 2014

3.62

437 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 👥 Group Decision Making 🐝 Collective Intelligence 🤐 Social Conformity

economic naturalist

by Robert H. Frank • 2006

Why drive-up ATMs have Braille dots, and other mundane mysteries solved with economics.

3.46

3k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Everyday Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💡 Economic Reasoning 🎯 Rational Choice Theory

economic naturalist 96%

Why drive-up ATMs have Braille dots, and other mundane mysteries solved with economics.

by Robert H. Frank 2006

3.46

3k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Everyday Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💡 Economic Reasoning 🎯 Rational Choice Theory

Why We Make Mistakes

by Joseph T. Hallinan • 2009

Your brain edits reality, rewrites your memories, and is certain you're above average.

3.91

9k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics ✅ Error Reduction 🎯 Attention Management 🧩 Memory Fallibility

Why We Make Mistakes 96%

Your brain edits reality, rewrites your memories, and is certain you're above average.

by Joseph T. Hallinan 2009

3.91

9k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics ✅ Error Reduction 🎯 Attention Management 🧩 Memory Fallibility

Thinking and Deciding

by Jonathan Baron • 2007

A psychologist's guide to mental shortcuts that fail, and the rules that repair them.

4.06

320

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Mental Models 📊 Decision Frameworks ⚙️ Productivity Methods 🧩 Problem Solving

Thinking and Deciding 96%

A psychologist's guide to mental shortcuts that fail, and the rules that repair them.

by Jonathan Baron 2007

4.06

320 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Mental Models 📊 Decision Frameworks ⚙️ Productivity Methods 🧩 Problem Solving

Tune In

by Nuala Walsh • 2024

Hear what your mind erases: a playbook to stop sabotaging the decisions that matter most.

4.30

122

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📈 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Attention Management 📊 Information Overload 👥 Groupthink

Tune In 96%

Hear what your mind erases: a playbook to stop sabotaging the decisions that matter most.

by Nuala Walsh 2024

4.30

122 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📈 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Attention Management 📊 Information Overload 👥 Groupthink

The Winner's Curse

by Richard H. Thaler • 1991

Economic models assume you're rational; auctions, risk, and mental accounting prove otherwise.

3.82

611

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 📉 Market Anomalies 🎲 Risk Perception 🤝 Social Preferences

The Winner's Curse 96%

Economic models assume you're rational; auctions, risk, and mental accounting prove otherwise.

by Richard H. Thaler 1991

3.82

611 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 📉 Market Anomalies 🎲 Risk Perception 🤝 Social Preferences

Perfectly Confident

by Don A. Moore • 2020

Confidence is a measurement problem: not how sure you feel, but how wrong you might be.

3.67

315

🧠 Cognitive Biases 💰 Behavioral Economics 📊 Decision Science 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking ⚠️ Risk Assessment

Perfectly Confident 96%

Confidence is a measurement problem: not how sure you feel, but how wrong you might be.

by Don A. Moore 2020

3.67

315 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 💰 Behavioral Economics 📊 Decision Science 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking ⚠️ Risk Assessment

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