📏 Behavioral Measurement

The science and art of quantifying human behavior, tackling the thorny challenge of turning subjective actions into reliable, meaningful data.

Psychological Testing and Assessment

by Ronald Jay Cohen • 1988

Testing gives a score; assessment integrates scores, ethics, and culture to reach a sound judgment.

3.74

274

📏 Psychometrics 📋 Test Development 🔁 Reliability 🎯 Test Validity 📊 Norm-Referenced Testing

Psychological Testing and Assessment Summary

Psychological Testing and Assessment 89%

Testing gives a score; assessment integrates scores, ethics, and culture to reach a sound judgment.

by Ronald Jay Cohen 1988

3.74

274 ratings

📏 Psychometrics 📋 Test Development 🔁 Reliability 🎯 Test Validity 📊 Norm-Referenced Testing

Coercion and Its Fallout

by Murray Sidman • 1989

Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.

4.44

124

🧠 Behavior Analysis 👥 Social Control ➕ Positive Reinforcement 🔄 Behavior Modification 🏫 Classroom Management

Coercion and Its Fallout 89%

Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.

by Murray Sidman 1989

4.44

124 ratings

🧠 Behavior Analysis 👥 Social Control ➕ Positive Reinforcement 🔄 Behavior Modification 🏫 Classroom Management

The Test Book

by Mikael Krogerus • 2014

Four ancient questions, one modern twist: the secret history of every test you will ever take.

3.51

207

🧩 Personality Assessment 📈 Self-Optimization 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📜 History Of Testing 📊 Quantified Self

The Test Book 88%

Four ancient questions, one modern twist: the secret history of every test you will ever take.

by Mikael Krogerus 2014

3.51

207 ratings

🧩 Personality Assessment 📈 Self-Optimization 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📜 History Of Testing 📊 Quantified Self

Self-Directed Behavior

by David L. Watson • 1974

Forget willpower: the behavioral method for observing, shaping, and maintaining your own habits.

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5k+

🧱 Behavior Modification 📝 Self-Monitoring 📈 Behavior Shaping 🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis 📚 Classic Self-Help

Self-Directed Behavior 88%

Forget willpower: the behavioral method for observing, shaping, and maintaining your own habits.

by David L. Watson 1974

4.00

5k+ ratings

🧱 Behavior Modification 📝 Self-Monitoring 📈 Behavior Shaping 🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis 📚 Classic Self-Help

When to Rob a Bank

by Steven D. Levitt • 2015

Why sumo wrestlers cheat, why pools are more dangerous than guns, and what economics reveals.

3.53

15k+

💡 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Incentive Design 🌊 Unintended Consequences 🤥 Dishonesty 👥 Social Norms

When to Rob a Bank 88%

Why sumo wrestlers cheat, why pools are more dangerous than guns, and what economics reveals.

by Steven D. Levitt 2015

3.53

15k+ ratings

💡 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Incentive Design 🌊 Unintended Consequences 🤥 Dishonesty 👥 Social Norms

Science of Consequences

by Susan M. Schneider • 2012

Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.

4.02

280

🧠 Behaviorism 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🔗 Neuroplasticity 🐕 Animal Training 🧩 Applied Behavior Analysis

Science of Consequences 88%

Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.

by Susan M. Schneider 2012

4.02

280 ratings

🧠 Behaviorism 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🔗 Neuroplasticity 🐕 Animal Training 🧩 Applied Behavior Analysis

Everybody Lies

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2017

Google searches expose the racism, fear, and desire that surveys and social media carefully hide.

3.91

43k+

📊 Big Data 🖥️ Digital Behavior 🙈 Hidden Bias 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Revealed Preferences

Everybody Lies 88%

Google searches expose the racism, fear, and desire that surveys and social media carefully hide.

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2017

3.91

43k+ ratings

📊 Big Data 🖥️ Digital Behavior 🙈 Hidden Bias 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Revealed Preferences

Snoop

by Sam Gosling • 2001

Your records, your mess, your posters: learn to read a room and know anyone fast.

3.36

5k+

🏠 Environmental Psychology 📊 Personality Assessment 🧬 Trait Theory 🕵️ Reading People 🎭 Impression Management

Snoop 88%

Your records, your mess, your posters: learn to read a room and know anyone fast.

by Sam Gosling 2001

3.36

5k+ ratings

🏠 Environmental Psychology 📊 Personality Assessment 🧬 Trait Theory 🕵️ Reading People 🎭 Impression Management

What the Face Reveals

by Paul Ekman • 1998

A system cataloging every facial movement, and what it found about lies, craving, and heart disease.

4.19

238

🧐 Facial Expression Analysis 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication 🧠 Emotion Science 🔍 Deception Detection 🩺 Clinical Assessment

What the Face Reveals 88%

A system cataloging every facial movement, and what it found about lies, craving, and heart disease.

by Paul Ekman 1998

4.19

238 ratings

🧐 Facial Expression Analysis 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication 🧠 Emotion Science 🔍 Deception Detection 🩺 Clinical Assessment

The Tyranny of Metrics

by Jerry Z. Muller • 2017

The pursuit of measurable accountability is corrupting exactly the institutions it claims to fix.

3.69

2k+

📉 Performance Metrics 🔄 Perverse Incentives 🎮 Gaming Metrics ⏳ Short-Termism 🏛️ Institutional Dysfunction

The Tyranny of Metrics 88%

The pursuit of measurable accountability is corrupting exactly the institutions it claims to fix.

by Jerry Z. Muller 2017

3.69

2k+ ratings

📉 Performance Metrics 🔄 Perverse Incentives 🎮 Gaming Metrics ⏳ Short-Termism 🏛️ Institutional Dysfunction

What Every Body is Saying

by Joe Navarro • 2008

Start at the feet, not the face: an FBI agent's method for reading what people feel.

3.91

35k+

🧍 Body Language 👀 Behavioral Observation 🕵️ Reading People 🔍 Deception Detection 🛡️ FBI Behavioral Analysis

What Every Body is Saying 88%

Start at the feet, not the face: an FBI agent's method for reading what people feel.

by Joe Navarro 2008

3.91

35k+ ratings

🧍 Body Language 👀 Behavioral Observation 🕵️ Reading People 🔍 Deception Detection 🛡️ FBI Behavioral Analysis

Mindmasters

by Sandra Matz • 2025

Algorithms read personality from digital traces. The fix isn't privacy; it's collective ownership.

3.96

399

💻 Digital Psychology ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🏭 Surveillance Capitalism 📊 Behavioral Data 🔒 Data Privacy

Mindmasters 88%

Algorithms read personality from digital traces. The fix isn't privacy; it's collective ownership.

by Sandra Matz 2025

3.96

399 ratings

💻 Digital Psychology ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🏭 Surveillance Capitalism 📊 Behavioral Data 🔒 Data Privacy

Don't Shoot the Dog!

by Karen Pryor • 1984

Dolphin training, applied to your spouse, your boss, and the habits you cannot break.

4.24

7k+

🐕 Animal Training 🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis ⭐ Positive Reinforcement 🔊 Clicker Training 🔄 Behavior Modification

Don't Shoot the Dog! 88%

Dolphin training, applied to your spouse, your boss, and the habits you cannot break.

by Karen Pryor 1984

4.24

7k+ ratings

🐕 Animal Training 🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis ⭐ Positive Reinforcement 🔊 Clicker Training 🔄 Behavior Modification

The Why Axis

by Uri Gneezy • 2013

When daycare fines made parents later, the real science of incentives began.

3.67

1k+

💡 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Field Experiments 🎯 Incentive Design 🌍 Cultural Norms ⚖️ Economic Discrimination

The Why Axis 88%

When daycare fines made parents later, the real science of incentives began.

by Uri Gneezy 2013

3.67

1k+ ratings

💡 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Field Experiments 🎯 Incentive Design 🌍 Cultural Norms ⚖️ Economic Discrimination

Personality

by Lawrence A. Pervin • 1984

The central questions of personality psychology, and the scientific tools to answer them.

3.80

301

🧠 Personality Psychology 📚 Personality Theories 🧩 Individual Differences 📏 Psychometrics 📋 Personality Assessment

Personality 88%

The central questions of personality psychology, and the scientific tools to answer them.

by Lawrence A. Pervin 1984

3.80

301 ratings

🧠 Personality Psychology 📚 Personality Theories 🧩 Individual Differences 📏 Psychometrics 📋 Personality Assessment

Handwriting Analysis

by Andrea McNichol • 1991

Learn to spot extroversion, emotional instability, even suicidal intent from a single line of ink.

4.30

565

🖋️ Handwriting Analysis 🧠 Personality Assessment 📝 Projective Psychology 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🛋️ Freudian Theory

Handwriting Analysis 88%

Learn to spot extroversion, emotional instability, even suicidal intent from a single line of ink.

by Andrea McNichol 1991

4.30

565 ratings

🖋️ Handwriting Analysis 🧠 Personality Assessment 📝 Projective Psychology 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🛋️ Freudian Theory

Research methods and Statistics in Psychology

by Hugh Coolican • 1990

How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.

3.84

194

📊 Psychological Research 📋 Research Methods 🧪 Experimental Design 📝 Qualitative Methods 🛡️ Research Ethics

Research methods and Statistics in Psychology Summary

Research methods and Statistics in Psychology 88%

How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.

by Hugh Coolican 1990

3.84

194 ratings

📊 Psychological Research 📋 Research Methods 🧪 Experimental Design 📝 Qualitative Methods 🛡️ Research Ethics

The Motivation Hacker

by Nick Winter • 2013

You do not need to feel motivated. You need to manipulate the four variables that produce action.

3.73

2k+

⚙️ Productivity Systems 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔒 Commitment Devices 🎯 Goal Setting 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

The Motivation Hacker 87%

You do not need to feel motivated. You need to manipulate the four variables that produce action.

by Nick Winter 2013

3.73

2k+ ratings

⚙️ Productivity Systems 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔒 Commitment Devices 🎯 Goal Setting 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

The Tell

by Matthew Hertenstein • 2013

Facial structure predicts profits. Infant glances predict temperament. The science of fleeting cues.

3.20

500

🧠 Social Psychology 🔪 Thin Slicing 👀 Nonverbal Cues 🤥 Lie Detection 👶 Attachment Theory

The Tell 87%

Facial structure predicts profits. Infant glances predict temperament. The science of fleeting cues.

by Matthew Hertenstein 2013

3.20

500 ratings

🧠 Social Psychology 🔪 Thin Slicing 👀 Nonverbal Cues 🤥 Lie Detection 👶 Attachment Theory

The Tiger That Isn't

by Michael Blastland • 2007

A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.

3.91

670

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🔍 Data Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Assessment 📏 Metric Fixation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Tiger That Isn't 87%

A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.

by Michael Blastland 2007

3.91

670 ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🔍 Data Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Assessment 📏 Metric Fixation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Consumerology

by Philip Graves • 2010

Consumers can't tell you why they buy. Asking them just invents false reasons. Watch them instead.

3.50

264

📊 Market Research 🛒 Consumer Behavior 🧠 Behavioral Economics 👁️ Observational Research 🔬 Live Testing

Consumerology 87%

Consumers can't tell you why they buy. Asking them just invents false reasons. Watch them instead.

by Philip Graves 2010

3.50

264 ratings

📊 Market Research 🛒 Consumer Behavior 🧠 Behavioral Economics 👁️ Observational Research 🔬 Live Testing

Start at the End

by Matt Wallaert • 2019

Most products try to motivate. The ones that stick remove what's in the way.

3.81

433

🧠 Behavioral Design 🗺️ Product Strategy 📊 Behavioral Economics ✏️ Product Design ⚖️ Ethical Design

Start at the End 87%

Most products try to motivate. The ones that stick remove what's in the way.

by Matt Wallaert 2019

3.81

433 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Design 🗺️ Product Strategy 📊 Behavioral Economics ✏️ Product Design ⚖️ Ethical Design

Telling Lies

by Paul Ekman • 1985

Liars control their words and faces. The voice and body leak what they cannot hide.

3.85

4k+

🕵️ Lie Detection 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 😨 Emotion Science 👀 People Reading

Telling Lies 87%

Liars control their words and faces. The voice and body leak what they cannot hide.

by Paul Ekman 1985

3.85

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Lie Detection 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 😨 Emotion Science 👀 People Reading

Choose Wisely

by Barry Schwartz • 2025

Decision theory was built on a casino metaphor. The price: meaning, virtue, and practical wisdom.

3.42

📈 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Decision Theory 🏛️ Aristotelian Ethics 🦉 Practical Wisdom 🖼️ Framing Effects

Choose Wisely 87%

Decision theory was built on a casino metaphor. The price: meaning, virtue, and practical wisdom.

by Barry Schwartz 2025

3.42

60 ratings

📈 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Decision Theory 🏛️ Aristotelian Ethics 🦉 Practical Wisdom 🖼️ Framing Effects

Measuring the User Experience

by Thomas Tullis • 2008

Three metrics that show exactly where users get stuck: task success, time, and errors.

4.08

567

📏 Ux Metrics 🧪 Usability Testing 🔬 Ux Research 📊 Quantitative Methods 📈 Data Visualization

Measuring the User Experience 87%

Three metrics that show exactly where users get stuck: task success, time, and errors.

by Thomas Tullis 2008

4.08

567 ratings

📏 Ux Metrics 🧪 Usability Testing 🔬 Ux Research 📊 Quantitative Methods 📈 Data Visualization

Better Than Before

by Gretchen Rubin • 2015

Your friend's perfect habit system may be useless for you. The personality-based way to find yours.

3.82

43k+

🧱 Habit Formation 🧩 Personality Types 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🤝 Accountability 📊 Habit Tracking

Better Than Before 87%

Your friend's perfect habit system may be useless for you. The personality-based way to find yours.

by Gretchen Rubin 2015

3.82

43k+ ratings

🧱 Habit Formation 🧩 Personality Types 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🤝 Accountability 📊 Habit Tracking

Get It Done

by Ayelet Fishbach • 2022

Your goals fail in the middle, not at the start. The science that fixes the slump.

3.55

1k+

🧪 Behavioral Science 🧠 Motivation Psychology 💡 Intrinsic Motivation 🛡️ Self-Control 🎯 Goal Setting

Get It Done 87%

Your goals fail in the middle, not at the start. The science that fixes the slump.

by Ayelet Fishbach 2022

3.55

1k+ ratings

🧪 Behavioral Science 🧠 Motivation Psychology 💡 Intrinsic Motivation 🛡️ Self-Control 🎯 Goal Setting

Getting Gamers

by Jamie Madigan • 2015

The psychology that turns play into obsession, strangers into teammates, and pixels into identity.

4.01

489

🎮 Gaming Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🌐 Online Communities 🪪 Social Identity

Getting Gamers 87%

The psychology that turns play into obsession, strangers into teammates, and pixels into identity.

by Jamie Madigan 2015

4.01

489 ratings

🎮 Gaming Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🌐 Online Communities 🪪 Social Identity

The Dictionary of Body Language

by Joe Navarro • 2018

A former FBI agent's guide to reading people: start with the feet, they never lie.

3.69

3k+

🧍 Body Language 🔬 Behavioral Analysis 👁️ Reading People 😶 Facial Expressions 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

The Dictionary of Body Language 87%

A former FBI agent's guide to reading people: start with the feet, they never lie.

by Joe Navarro 2018

3.69

3k+ ratings

🧍 Body Language 🔬 Behavioral Analysis 👁️ Reading People 😶 Facial Expressions 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

The Everyday Parenting Toolkit

by Alan E. Kazdin • 2013

Skip the punishment. A step-by-step method that shows you exactly what to reinforce instead.

4.25

295

🧒 Behavioral Parenting 📋 Child Discipline ⭐ Positive Reinforcement 🔄 Behavior Change 🔬 Evidence-Based Parenting

The Everyday Parenting Toolkit 87%

Skip the punishment. A step-by-step method that shows you exactly what to reinforce instead.

by Alan E. Kazdin 2013

4.25

295 ratings

🧒 Behavioral Parenting 📋 Child Discipline ⭐ Positive Reinforcement 🔄 Behavior Change 🔬 Evidence-Based Parenting

Handwriting Analysis

by Karen Kristin Amend • 1980

Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.

3.82

247

✍️ Graphology 🧩 Personality Types 🤫 Nonverbal Communication 📋 Projective Tests 🛋️ Freudian Psychology

Handwriting Analysis 87%

Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.

by Karen Kristin Amend 1980

3.82

247 ratings

✍️ Graphology 🧩 Personality Types 🤫 Nonverbal Communication 📋 Projective Tests 🛋️ Freudian Psychology

La psicopatia

by Robert D. Hare • 2018

Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.

4.21

🏛️ Forensic Psychology 📋 Clinical Assessment 🧠 Psychopathy 🎭 Personality Disorders ⚠️ Antisocial Behavior

La psicopatia 87%

Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.

by Robert D. Hare 2018

4.21

28 ratings

🏛️ Forensic Psychology 📋 Clinical Assessment 🧠 Psychopathy 🎭 Personality Disorders ⚠️ Antisocial Behavior

How to Get People to Do Stuff

by Susan M. Weinschenk • 2013

Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.

3.82

712

🎯 Applied Psychology 🎨 Behavioral Design ⚡ Motivation Science 🔁 Habit Formation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

How to Get People to Do Stuff 87%

Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.

by Susan M. Weinschenk 2013

3.82

712 ratings

🎯 Applied Psychology 🎨 Behavioral Design ⚡ Motivation Science 🔁 Habit Formation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Truth Detector

by Jack Schafer • 2020

How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.

4.22

368

🕵️ Truth Detection 🗣️ Rapport Building 🔍 Elicitation Techniques 🧠 Behavioral Profiling 👥 Interpersonal Dynamics

The Truth Detector 87%

How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.

by Jack Schafer 2020

4.22

368 ratings

🕵️ Truth Detection 🗣️ Rapport Building 🔍 Elicitation Techniques 🧠 Behavioral Profiling 👥 Interpersonal Dynamics

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR

by American Psychiatric Association • 1952

A taxonomy of mental disorders built on evidence and clinical judgment, not on theory or assumption.

3.90

12k+

🩺 Clinical Diagnosis 📋 Diagnostic Manuals 📊 Clinical Assessment 🧠 Psychopathology 🔎 Evidence-Based Practice

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Summary

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR 87%

A taxonomy of mental disorders built on evidence and clinical judgment, not on theory or assumption.

by American Psychiatric Association 1952

3.90

12k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Diagnosis 📋 Diagnostic Manuals 📊 Clinical Assessment 🧠 Psychopathology 🔎 Evidence-Based Practice

The Advertising Effect

by Adam Ferrier • 2014

Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.

4.24

352

📊 Advertising Strategy 🧠 Consumer Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Behavior Change 👥 Social Influence

The Advertising Effect 87%

Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.

by Adam Ferrier 2014

4.24

352 ratings

📊 Advertising Strategy 🧠 Consumer Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Behavior Change 👥 Social Influence

The Power of Experiments

by Michael Luca • 2020

eBay's experiment killed $50 million in ads. Here's how to run yours.

3.46

246

🧪 Experimental Methods 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 A/B Testing 🔍 Causal Inference 🤝 Nudge Theory

The Power of Experiments 87%

eBay's experiment killed $50 million in ads. Here's how to run yours.

by Michael Luca 2020

3.46

246 ratings

🧪 Experimental Methods 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 A/B Testing 🔍 Causal Inference 🤝 Nudge Theory

The Quantified Self

by Deborah Lupton • 2016

Your fitness tracker feeds a digital economy that profits from your body's data.

3.81

📊 Digital Self-Tracking 👁️ Data And Surveillance 🔍 Critical Data Studies 🏛️ Biopolitics 🤖 Sociology Of Technology

The Quantified Self 87%

Your fitness tracker feeds a digital economy that profits from your body's data.

by Deborah Lupton 2016

3.81

86 ratings

📊 Digital Self-Tracking 👁️ Data And Surveillance 🔍 Critical Data Studies 🏛️ Biopolitics 🤖 Sociology Of Technology

Read People Like a Book

by Patrick King • 2020

You misread people about a quarter of the time. Stacking psychology's models cuts the error rate.

3.40

6k+

🧠 Social Intelligence 🧍 Body Language 💡 Emotional Intelligence 🔍 Lie Detection 🔬 Behavioral Psychology

Read People Like a Book 87%

You misread people about a quarter of the time. Stacking psychology's models cuts the error rate.

by Patrick King 2020

3.40

6k+ ratings

🧠 Social Intelligence 🧍 Body Language 💡 Emotional Intelligence 🔍 Lie Detection 🔬 Behavioral Psychology

The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament

by Robert M. Sapolsky • 1997

Testosterone amplifies aggression, it doesn't cause it. Biology is never destiny.

4.20

2k+

🧬 Behavioral Biology 📝 Science Essays ❤️ Stress And Health 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🐒 Primate Behavior

The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament Summary

The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament 87%

Testosterone amplifies aggression, it doesn't cause it. Biology is never destiny.

by Robert M. Sapolsky 1997

4.20

2k+ ratings

🧬 Behavioral Biology 📝 Science Essays ❤️ Stress And Health 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🐒 Primate Behavior

The Power of Body Language

by Joe Navarro • 2009

Most body language advice starts with the face. An ex-FBI agent starts with the feet.

4.09

637

🧍 Body Language 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 👁️ Behavioral Observation 🕵️ Deception Detection 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

The Power of Body Language 87%

Most body language advice starts with the face. An ex-FBI agent starts with the feet.

by Joe Navarro 2009

4.09

637 ratings

🧍 Body Language 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 👁️ Behavioral Observation 🕵️ Deception Detection 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Nudge

by Richard H. Thaler • 2008

Why you stick with defaults: the invisible forces shaping every decision, and how to steer them.

3.84

95k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎛️ Behavioral Design 👥 Social Norms 🏛️ Public Policy

Nudge 87%

Why you stick with defaults: the invisible forces shaping every decision, and how to steer them.

by Richard H. Thaler 2008

3.84

95k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎛️ Behavioral Design 👥 Social Norms 🏛️ Public Policy

How to Read People Like a Book

by Chase Hill • 2023

Microexpressions, body language, and tone: the three channels that reveal every hidden emotion.

3.90

120

🕺 Body Language 🤫 Nonverbal Communication 😲 Microexpressions 🤥 Lie Detection 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

How to Read People Like a Book 87%

Microexpressions, body language, and tone: the three channels that reveal every hidden emotion.

by Chase Hill 2023

3.90

120 ratings

🕺 Body Language 🤫 Nonverbal Communication 😲 Microexpressions 🤥 Lie Detection 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

How to Analyze People

by Brian White • 2020

What every gesture, glance, and posture reveals about a person's hidden intentions.

🧍 Body Language 👁️ Reading People 🧠 Personality Psychology 🔍 Deception Detection 💗 Emotional Intelligence

How to Analyze People 87%

What every gesture, glance, and posture reveals about a person's hidden intentions.

by Brian White 2020

🧍 Body Language 👁️ Reading People 🧠 Personality Psychology 🔍 Deception Detection 💗 Emotional Intelligence

Don't Trust Your Gut

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2022

Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Data-Driven Life 📊 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research 📈 Big Data Insights 💰 Wealth Building

Don't Trust Your Gut 87%

Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2022

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Data-Driven Life 📊 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research 📈 Big Data Insights 💰 Wealth Building

Predictably Irrational

by Dan Ariely • 2008

Why you overpay, procrastinate, and cheat just a little (and how to outsmart your own brain).

4.12

132k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Decision Psychology 💲 Pricing Psychology 🤝 Social Norms ⏳ Self-Control

Predictably Irrational 87%

Why you overpay, procrastinate, and cheat just a little (and how to outsmart your own brain).

by Dan Ariely 2008

4.12

132k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Decision Psychology 💲 Pricing Psychology 🤝 Social Norms ⏳ Self-Control

The Happiness Industry

by William Davies • 2015

The push to measure your happiness was never about your well-being. It was about control.

3.64

1k+

🏛️ Political Economy 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Utilitarianism 🧪 Behaviorism 🧠 Behavioral Economics

The Happiness Industry 87%

The push to measure your happiness was never about your well-being. It was about control.

by William Davies 2015

3.64

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Utilitarianism 🧪 Behaviorism 🧠 Behavioral Economics

The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology

by Chris Chambers • 2017

How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.

4.41

268

🔬 Research Methods 🔄 Replication Crisis 🔓 Open Science 🚫 Research Misconduct 📊 Data Manipulation

The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology Summary

The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology 87%

How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.

by Chris Chambers 2017

4.41

268 ratings

🔬 Research Methods 🔄 Replication Crisis 🔓 Open Science 🚫 Research Misconduct 📊 Data Manipulation

Writer's Guide to Character Traits

by Linda N. Edelstein • 1999

Why your characters feel flat: the psychological patterns that make them real.

3.91

1k+

🎭 Character Creation 🧠 Personality Types 💔 Psychological Disorders 🔍 Criminal Psychology 👶 Child Development

Writer's Guide to Character Traits Summary

Writer's Guide to Character Traits 87%

Why your characters feel flat: the psychological patterns that make them real.

by Linda N. Edelstein 1999

3.91

1k+ ratings

🎭 Character Creation 🧠 Personality Types 💔 Psychological Disorders 🔍 Criminal Psychology 👶 Child Development

The Ellipsis Manual

by Chase Hughes • 2017

How a former interrogator scores deception, maps hidden needs, and plants commands no one detects.

3.93

313

🎯 Persuasion Techniques 🔍 Behavioral Analysis 👁️ Body Language 🕶️ Covert Influence 🧠 Neuro-Linguistic Programming

The Ellipsis Manual 87%

How a former interrogator scores deception, maps hidden needs, and plants commands no one detects.

by Chase Hughes 2017

3.93

313 ratings

🎯 Persuasion Techniques 🔍 Behavioral Analysis 👁️ Body Language 🕶️ Covert Influence 🧠 Neuro-Linguistic Programming

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