💭 Explanatory Styles

How the stories we tell ourselves about why things happen—optimistic or pessimistic, internal or external—shape our resilience, health, and success.

Learned Optimism

by Martin E.P. Seligman • 1990

Optimism is not a birthright; it is a skill built by arguing with your own worst thoughts.

3.96

21k+

🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🌞 Positive Psychology 🛡️ Resilience Training 🪞 Cognitive Reframing 🔗 Causal Attribution

Learned Optimism 90%

Optimism is not a birthright; it is a skill built by arguing with your own worst thoughts.

by Martin E.P. Seligman 1990

3.96

21k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🌞 Positive Psychology 🛡️ Resilience Training 🪞 Cognitive Reframing 🔗 Causal Attribution

The Sense of Style

by Steven Pinker • 2014

Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.

4.04

9k+

✍️ Prose Style 📖 Language Usage 🏛️ Classic Prose 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🌳 Syntax

The Sense of Style 89%

Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.

by Steven Pinker 2014

4.04

9k+ ratings

✍️ Prose Style 📖 Language Usage 🏛️ Classic Prose 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🌳 Syntax

Writing to Be Understood

by Anne H. Janzer • 2018

Turn the cognitive science of attention, curiosity, and memory into writing that actually gets read.

4.19

275

📝 Nonfiction Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology 📖 Plain Language 🎯 Expert Blind Spots 🔍 Explanation Craft

Writing to Be Understood 89%

Turn the cognitive science of attention, curiosity, and memory into writing that actually gets read.

by Anne H. Janzer 2018

4.19

275 ratings

📝 Nonfiction Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology 📖 Plain Language 🎯 Expert Blind Spots 🔍 Explanation Craft

Acts of Meaning

by Jerome Bruner • 1990

The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.

4.06

346

🧠 Cultural Psychology 📖 Narrative Psychology 🗣️ Folk Psychology 💬 Meaning Making 🪞 Self And Identity

Acts of Meaning 89%

The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.

by Jerome Bruner 1990

4.06

346 ratings

🧠 Cultural Psychology 📖 Narrative Psychology 🗣️ Folk Psychology 💬 Meaning Making 🪞 Self And Identity

Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?

by Steven Pinker • 2016

Four thinkers debate: are we actually getting better, or just trading old problems for bigger ones?

3.34

2k+

🏛️ Human Progress 📊 Data-Driven Optimism 🧠 Cognitive Biases ☢️ Existential Risk 💡 Enlightenment Values

Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? Summary

Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? 88%

Four thinkers debate: are we actually getting better, or just trading old problems for bigger ones?

by Steven Pinker 2016

3.34

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Human Progress 📊 Data-Driven Optimism 🧠 Cognitive Biases ☢️ Existential Risk 💡 Enlightenment Values

The Power of Beliefs

by Shawn Achor • 2026

Seven beliefs that matter more than talent or luck, and the science for changing yours fast.

4.42

101

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔄 Belief Change 🔍 Cognitive Reframing 🎮 Locus Of Control 🤝 Social Connection

The Power of Beliefs 88%

Seven beliefs that matter more than talent or luck, and the science for changing yours fast.

by Shawn Achor 2026

4.42

101 ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔄 Belief Change 🔍 Cognitive Reframing 🎮 Locus Of Control 🤝 Social Connection

Thinking 101

by Woo-Kyoung Ahn • 2022

Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.

3.82

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Behavioral Economics 🔗 Causal Reasoning 📊 Statistical Thinking 😟 Negativity Bias

Thinking 101 88%

Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.

by Woo-Kyoung Ahn 2022

3.82

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Behavioral Economics 🔗 Causal Reasoning 📊 Statistical Thinking 😟 Negativity Bias

The Happiness Purpose

by Edward de Bono • 1977

Happiness as life's purpose: a thinking framework that trades absolute truth for flexible belief.

3.52

🏛️ Life Philosophy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 💡 Lateral Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility ☀️ Happiness Studies

The Happiness Purpose 88%

Happiness as life's purpose: a thinking framework that trades absolute truth for flexible belief.

by Edward de Bono 1977

3.52

84 ratings

🏛️ Life Philosophy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 💡 Lateral Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility ☀️ Happiness Studies

The Art of Possibility

by Rosamund Stone Zander • 2000

Your reality is a story you tell. Rewriting it is easier than you think.

3.92

12k+

👓 Perception And Framing 🌱 Abundance Mindset 🛡️ Radical Responsibility 🤲 Contribution Over Success 🧭 Leadership Development

The Art of Possibility 88%

Your reality is a story you tell. Rewriting it is easier than you think.

by Rosamund Stone Zander 2000

3.92

12k+ ratings

👓 Perception And Framing 🌱 Abundance Mindset 🛡️ Radical Responsibility 🤲 Contribution Over Success 🧭 Leadership Development

Getting to Neutral

by Trevor Moawad • 2022

Forced optimism backfires. A performance coach's method: cut through chaos with facts alone.

3.93

864

🧠 High Performance Mindset ⚖️ Negativity Bias 🎯 Attention Management 🧱 Behavior Design 🧭 Value-Based Living

Getting to Neutral 88%

Forced optimism backfires. A performance coach's method: cut through chaos with facts alone.

by Trevor Moawad 2022

3.93

864 ratings

🧠 High Performance Mindset ⚖️ Negativity Bias 🎯 Attention Management 🧱 Behavior Design 🧭 Value-Based Living

The Way They Learn

by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias • 1994

Your kid isn't broken. The way you teach just doesn't match the way they learn.

4.10

2k+

🧩 Learning Styles 🔍 Learning Differences 📚 Teaching Strategies 🏠 Homeschooling 🧠 Multiple Intelligences

The Way They Learn 88%

Your kid isn't broken. The way you teach just doesn't match the way they learn.

by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias 1994

4.10

2k+ ratings

🧩 Learning Styles 🔍 Learning Differences 📚 Teaching Strategies 🏠 Homeschooling 🧠 Multiple Intelligences

Enlightenment Now

by Steven Pinker • 2018

The world is getting better, by the numbers. The credit belongs to ideals we are abandoning.

4.19

33k+

📊 Data-Driven Optimism 🌍 Global Development 🕊️ Decline Of Violence 🌱 Environmental Optimism ⚠️ Existential Risk

Enlightenment Now 88%

The world is getting better, by the numbers. The credit belongs to ideals we are abandoning.

by Steven Pinker 2018

4.19

33k+ ratings

📊 Data-Driven Optimism 🌍 Global Development 🕊️ Decline Of Violence 🌱 Environmental Optimism ⚠️ Existential Risk

The Pyramid Mind

by Vlad Beliavsky • 2023

Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.

4.65

145

🔀 Integrative Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤔 Realistic Thinking 🔄 Memory Reprocessing ❤️ Emotional Regulation

The Pyramid Mind 88%

Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.

by Vlad Beliavsky 2023

4.65

145 ratings

🔀 Integrative Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤔 Realistic Thinking 🔄 Memory Reprocessing ❤️ Emotional Regulation

One Nation Under Therapy

by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005

Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.

3.60

376

🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ⚖️ Personal Accountability 🇺🇸 Civic Education 🛡️ Child Overprotection

One Nation Under Therapy 88%

Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.

by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005

3.60

376 ratings

🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ⚖️ Personal Accountability 🇺🇸 Civic Education 🛡️ Child Overprotection

Rationality

by Steven Pinker • 2021

How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.

3.84

7k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 🎯 Game Theory 📈 Statistical Thinking 🛡️ Motivated Reasoning

Rationality 88%

How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.

by Steven Pinker 2021

3.84

7k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 🎯 Game Theory 📈 Statistical Thinking 🛡️ Motivated Reasoning

Factfulness

by Hans Rosling • 2018

A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.

4.35

203k+

🌏 Global Development 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Negativity Bias ⚠️ Risk Perception

Factfulness 88%

A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.

by Hans Rosling 2018

4.35

203k+ ratings

🌏 Global Development 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Negativity Bias ⚠️ Risk Perception

I Am Right You Are Wrong

by Edward de Bono • 1990

Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.

3.82

518

🧠 Creative Cognition 👁️ Perception Logic 🕸️ Self-Organizing Systems 💬 Dialogue Methods 🛠️ Constructive Thinking

I Am Right You Are Wrong 88%

Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.

by Edward de Bono 1990

3.82

518 ratings

🧠 Creative Cognition 👁️ Perception Logic 🕸️ Self-Organizing Systems 💬 Dialogue Methods 🛠️ Constructive Thinking

Redirect

by Timothy D. Wilson • 2009

Common-sense fixes fail. Small edits to our self-stories can change everything.

3.76

2k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social Psychology 🔄 Behavior Change 📖 Narrative Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🌷 Positive Psychology

Redirect 88%

Common-sense fixes fail. Small edits to our self-stories can change everything.

by Timothy D. Wilson 2009

3.76

2k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social Psychology 🔄 Behavior Change 📖 Narrative Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🌷 Positive Psychology

Productivity Is For Robots

by Corey McComb • 2020

Productivity culture is making you a robot. The antidote: play, nature, and intuition.

3.80

112

🤖 Productivity Critique 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 📝 Journaling 🌲 Nature Connection 🎨 Creative Play

Productivity Is For Robots 88%

Productivity culture is making you a robot. The antidote: play, nature, and intuition.

by Corey McComb 2020

3.80

112 ratings

🤖 Productivity Critique 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 📝 Journaling 🌲 Nature Connection 🎨 Creative Play

Objective Communication

by Leonard Peikoff • 1980

Most communication floats free of reality. An Objectivist shows how to anchor yours in facts.

4.22

🧠 Objectivism ✍️ Clear Writing 🎤 Public Speaking 🗣️ Argumentation 👥 Audience Awareness

Objective Communication 88%

Most communication floats free of reality. An Objectivist shows how to anchor yours in facts.

by Leonard Peikoff 1980

4.22

74 ratings

🧠 Objectivism ✍️ Clear Writing 🎤 Public Speaking 🗣️ Argumentation 👥 Audience Awareness

Aristotle's Guide to Self-Persuasion

by Jay Heinrichs • 2025

Win the argument with your laziest self: rhetoric's lost art of inward persuasion.

3.56

108

🏛️ Applied Philosophy 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion 🔄 Habit Formation 💬 Inner Dialogue 🎯 Goal Pursuit

Aristotle's Guide to Self-Persuasion Summary

Aristotle's Guide to Self-Persuasion 88%

Win the argument with your laziest self: rhetoric's lost art of inward persuasion.

by Jay Heinrichs 2025

3.56

108 ratings

🏛️ Applied Philosophy 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion 🔄 Habit Formation 💬 Inner Dialogue 🎯 Goal Pursuit

How to Write Clearly

by Tom Albrighton • 2021

Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.

4.29

112

📝 Plain Language 💼 Business Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Biases ✂️ Editing Craft

How to Write Clearly 88%

Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.

by Tom Albrighton 2021

4.29

112 ratings

📝 Plain Language 💼 Business Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Biases ✂️ Editing Craft

Happiness Is a Choice

by Barry Neil Kaufman • 1991

One shift in belief can end unhappiness before your life improves. Here it is.

3.95

316

😊 Happiness Studies 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness 💖 Self-Acceptance 🎯 Personal Responsibility

Happiness Is a Choice 88%

One shift in belief can end unhappiness before your life improves. Here it is.

by Barry Neil Kaufman 1991

3.95

316 ratings

😊 Happiness Studies 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness 💖 Self-Acceptance 🎯 Personal Responsibility

The Alphabet of Happiness

by Klaudia Mitura • 2025

The happiness you wait for is happiness you haven't learned to build. A daily practice manual.

4.67

🧠 Positive Psychology 🔄 Habit Design 💖 Emotional Acceptance 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🧭 Decision Frameworks

The Alphabet of Happiness 88%

The happiness you wait for is happiness you haven't learned to build. A daily practice manual.

by Klaudia Mitura 2025

4.67

24 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🔄 Habit Design 💖 Emotional Acceptance 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🧭 Decision Frameworks

Primal Intelligence

by Angus Fletcher • 2025

A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.

3.77

434

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🌱 Evolutionary Psychology ⚡ Intuition Training 📖 Storytelling Science 🤖 Human Vs Ai

Primal Intelligence 88%

A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.

by Angus Fletcher 2025

3.77

434 ratings

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🌱 Evolutionary Psychology ⚡ Intuition Training 📖 Storytelling Science 🤖 Human Vs Ai

How to Think About Weird Things

by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

3.97

633

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📚 Epistemology

How to Think About Weird Things 88%

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994

3.97

633 ratings

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📚 Epistemology

How to Think like a Philosopher

by Julian Baggini • 2023

The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.

3.95

429

🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🧠 Critical Thinking 🎯 Cognitive Biases 🙏 Intellectual Humility 👁️ Attention Cultivation

How to Think like a Philosopher 88%

The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.

by Julian Baggini 2023

3.95

429 ratings

🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🧠 Critical Thinking 🎯 Cognitive Biases 🙏 Intellectual Humility 👁️ Attention Cultivation

Drive Yourself Sane

by Susan Presby Kodish • 2000

Your language splits you from reality. A century-old system for bridging the gap.

4.14

🧠 General Semantics 🗣️ Language And Thought 🧱 Mental Models 🧘 Non-Verbal Awareness 👁️ Perception And Reality

Drive Yourself Sane 88%

Your language splits you from reality. A century-old system for bridging the gap.

by Susan Presby Kodish 2000

4.14

99 ratings

🧠 General Semantics 🗣️ Language And Thought 🧱 Mental Models 🧘 Non-Verbal Awareness 👁️ Perception And Reality

Anyway

by Kent M. Keith • 2001

Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.

4.09

665

🧭 Meaning-Making 🤝 Altruism 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation ❤️ Unconditional Love 🛡️ Emotional Vulnerability

Anyway 88%

Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.

by Kent M. Keith 2001

4.09

665 ratings

🧭 Meaning-Making 🤝 Altruism 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation ❤️ Unconditional Love 🛡️ Emotional Vulnerability

The Art of the Good Life

by Rolf Dobelli • 2012

Satisfaction comes from the mistakes you stop making, not the goals you reach. A mental toolkit.

3.99

7k+

📖 Practical Philosophy 💸 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Mental Models 🎢 Expectation Management 🛑 Anti-Self-Help

The Art of the Good Life 88%

Satisfaction comes from the mistakes you stop making, not the goals you reach. A mental toolkit.

by Rolf Dobelli 2012

3.99

7k+ ratings

📖 Practical Philosophy 💸 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Mental Models 🎢 Expectation Management 🛑 Anti-Self-Help

The Luck Factor

by Richard Wiseman • 2004

You make your own luck. A research psychologist shows how to rig the odds in your favor.

3.84

2k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🍀 Serendipity 🧩 Behavioral Change 👥 Social Capital ☀️ Optimism

The Luck Factor 88%

You make your own luck. A research psychologist shows how to rig the odds in your favor.

by Richard Wiseman 2004

3.84

2k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🍀 Serendipity 🧩 Behavioral Change 👥 Social Capital ☀️ Optimism

Beyond Belief

by Nir Eyal • 2026

Your brain filters 11 million bits of reality to 50. Beliefs pick what survives.

4.27

624

🏛️ American Pragmatism 🧠 Predictive Processing 💊 Placebo Science 🔮 Expectation Effects 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Beyond Belief 88%

Your brain filters 11 million bits of reality to 50. Beliefs pick what survives.

by Nir Eyal 2026

4.27

624 ratings

🏛️ American Pragmatism 🧠 Predictive Processing 💊 Placebo Science 🔮 Expectation Effects 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Before Happiness

by Shawn Achor • 2013

Rewire your reality before chasing happiness, so stress fuels you and every goal looks closer.

4.02

4k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🎯 Goal Setting 🔇 Noise Reduction ⚡ Stress Reframing

Before Happiness 88%

Rewire your reality before chasing happiness, so stress fuels you and every goal looks closer.

by Shawn Achor 2013

4.02

4k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🎯 Goal Setting 🔇 Noise Reduction ⚡ Stress Reframing

This Will Make You Smarter

by John Brockman • 2012

Leading scientists each make the case for the single concept they would install in every mind.

3.79

7k+

🧠 Mental Models 🔬 Scientific Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Interdisciplinary Thinking 🌀 Complexity Science

This Will Make You Smarter 88%

Leading scientists each make the case for the single concept they would install in every mind.

by John Brockman 2012

3.79

7k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Models 🔬 Scientific Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Interdisciplinary Thinking 🌀 Complexity Science

Change

by Paul Watzlawick • 1974

When effort deepens a problem, the answer is not to try harder but to change the rules.

4.24

802

🕒 Brief Therapy ♟️ Strategic Therapy 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🖼️ Reframing Techniques 🔄 Behavior Change

Change 88%

When effort deepens a problem, the answer is not to try harder but to change the rules.

by Paul Watzlawick 1974

4.24

802 ratings

🕒 Brief Therapy ♟️ Strategic Therapy 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🖼️ Reframing Techniques 🔄 Behavior Change

Shortcut

by John Pollack • 2014

Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.

3.72

296

🔗 Analogical Reasoning 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion 🖼️ Framing Effects 🧩 Mental Models 💡 Innovation History

Shortcut 88%

Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.

by John Pollack 2014

3.72

296 ratings

🔗 Analogical Reasoning 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion 🖼️ Framing Effects 🧩 Mental Models 💡 Innovation History

Choose Your Story, Change Your Life

by Kindra Hall • 2022

Your brain is narrating your life without your permission. The process for becoming the author.

4.25

650

🗣️ Self-Talk 📚 Narrative Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring 🚧 Limiting Beliefs ✍️ Personal Storytelling

Choose Your Story, Change Your Life Summary

Choose Your Story, Change Your Life 88%

Your brain is narrating your life without your permission. The process for becoming the author.

by Kindra Hall 2022

4.25

650 ratings

🗣️ Self-Talk 📚 Narrative Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring 🚧 Limiting Beliefs ✍️ Personal Storytelling

Future Babble

by Dan Gardner • 2010

Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.

3.79

737

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Expert Forecasting 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 💸 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Decision Science

Future Babble 88%

Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.

by Dan Gardner 2010

3.79

737 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Expert Forecasting 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 💸 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Decision Science

Maps of Narrative Practice

by Michael White • 2007

A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.

4.34

621

🎭 Narrative Therapy 🛋️ Psychotherapy Methods 📖 Narrative Psychology 💬 Therapeutic Conversations 🧱 Social Constructionism

Maps of Narrative Practice 88%

A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.

by Michael White 2007

4.34

621 ratings

🎭 Narrative Therapy 🛋️ Psychotherapy Methods 📖 Narrative Psychology 💬 Therapeutic Conversations 🧱 Social Constructionism

Take Charge of your Life

by William Glasser • 2011

Misery isn't a malfunction. It's a creative strategy you chose.

4.13

135

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🎯 Internal Motivation 🪞 Self-Responsibility 💞 Relationship Dynamics 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Take Charge of your Life 88%

Misery isn't a malfunction. It's a creative strategy you chose.

by William Glasser 2011

4.13

135 ratings

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🎯 Internal Motivation 🪞 Self-Responsibility 💞 Relationship Dynamics 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The Psychology of Self-Esteem

by Nathaniel Branden • 1969

Self-esteem has two parts, and feeling good about yourself is neither of them.

3.93

986

🪞 Self-Esteem 🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🏛️ Objectivism 🧠 Rational Thinking 💭 Emotion And Cognition

The Psychology of Self-Esteem 88%

Self-esteem has two parts, and feeling good about yourself is neither of them.

by Nathaniel Branden 1969

3.93

986 ratings

🪞 Self-Esteem 🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🏛️ Objectivism 🧠 Rational Thinking 💭 Emotion And Cognition

Sleight of Mouth

by Robert B. Dilts • 2001

Limiting beliefs have a grammatical structure. Learn the verbal patterns that target it directly.

4.09

520

🧠 Neurolinguistic Programming 💬 Linguistic Reframing 🔄 Belief Change 🚧 Limiting Beliefs 🗣️ Self-Talk

Sleight of Mouth 88%

Limiting beliefs have a grammatical structure. Learn the verbal patterns that target it directly.

by Robert B. Dilts 2001

4.09

520 ratings

🧠 Neurolinguistic Programming 💬 Linguistic Reframing 🔄 Belief Change 🚧 Limiting Beliefs 🗣️ Self-Talk

Practical Thinking

by Edward de Bono • 1971

Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.

3.77

133

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Mental Models 🔧 Problem Solving 💡 Creative Thinking ✏️ Thinking Skills

Practical Thinking 88%

Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.

by Edward de Bono 1971

3.77

133 ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Mental Models 🔧 Problem Solving 💡 Creative Thinking ✏️ Thinking Skills

The Path of Least Resistance

by Robert Fritz • 1989

Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.

4.06

2k+

🤖 Systems Thinking 🎨 Creative Process 🧭 Creative Orientation 🏗️ Life Design 💡 Design Thinking

The Path of Least Resistance 88%

Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.

by Robert Fritz 1989

4.06

2k+ ratings

🤖 Systems Thinking 🎨 Creative Process 🧭 Creative Orientation 🏗️ Life Design 💡 Design Thinking

Self-theories

by Carol S. Dweck • 1999

One belief about intelligence makes failure a teacher; the other makes it a verdict.

4.06

820

📚 Educational Psychology 🔬 Motivation Science 👏 Praise And Feedback 🛡️ Failure Resilience 🤝 Social Cognition

Self-theories 88%

One belief about intelligence makes failure a teacher; the other makes it a verdict.

by Carol S. Dweck 1999

4.06

820 ratings

📚 Educational Psychology 🔬 Motivation Science 👏 Praise And Feedback 🛡️ Failure Resilience 🤝 Social Cognition

Rationality

by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015

Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.

4.32

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🛠️ Debiasing 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 🎯 Instrumental Rationality 🗺️ Mental Models

Rationality 88%

Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.

by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015

4.32

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🛠️ Debiasing 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 🎯 Instrumental Rationality 🗺️ Mental Models

Get Off Your But

by Sean Stephenson • 2009

Every excuse starts with 'but.' A therapist who broke 200 bones shows how to silence yours.

3.95

1k+

🚫 Self-Sabotage 💪 Body Language 🗣️ Positive Self-Talk ♿ Disability Advocacy 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Get Off Your But 88%

Every excuse starts with 'but.' A therapist who broke 200 bones shows how to silence yours.

by Sean Stephenson 2009

3.95

1k+ ratings

🚫 Self-Sabotage 💪 Body Language 🗣️ Positive Self-Talk ♿ Disability Advocacy 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Reframe Your Brain

by Scott Adams • 2023

Mental reframes that work better than truth: how to install them for happiness and success.

4.35

1k+

🔄 Perspective Shifting 🛠️ Pragmatic Self-Help ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🧩 Hybrid Skills ⚡ Energy Management

Reframe Your Brain 88%

Mental reframes that work better than truth: how to install them for happiness and success.

by Scott Adams 2023

4.35

1k+ ratings

🔄 Perspective Shifting 🛠️ Pragmatic Self-Help ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🧩 Hybrid Skills ⚡ Energy Management

Storythinking

by Angus Fletcher • 2023

Story isn't just for communication: it's an ancient intelligence that logic and AI can't touch.

3.57

🧠 Narrative Intelligence 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ↔️ Logic Vs Narrative 💡 Creative Cognition 🤖 Limits Of AI

Storythinking 88%

Story isn't just for communication: it's an ancient intelligence that logic and AI can't touch.

by Angus Fletcher 2023

3.57

81 ratings

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It's Just My Nature!

by Carol Tuttle • 2009

Your face shape reveals your personality type. Dress it right, and your closet finally works.

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It's Just My Nature! 88%

Your face shape reveals your personality type. Dress it right, and your closet finally works.

by Carol Tuttle 2009

3.84

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🔷 Personality Typology 🏛️ Four Temperaments ✨ Energy Systems 👗 Fashion Psychology 🌿 New Age Self Help

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