Books like Drive
12 books with a reading profile close to Drive by Daniel H. Pink. Growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Think Again
by Adam Grant
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, business strategy
Adam Grant argues that mental flexibility is a distinct skill set involving the constant unlearning of outdated convictions.
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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, business strategy
Adam Grant challenges the myth that successful innovators are reckless risk-takers.
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
by Nir Eyal
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, business strategy
Nir Eyal explains the psychological mechanics behind the digital applications that capture user attention consistently without relying on expensive advertising.
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What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
by Joe Navarro
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Joe Navarro utilizes his experience as an FBI counterintelligence officer to explain how the limbic system dictates involuntary physical responses.
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Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, business strategy
Adam Grant categorizes professional behavior into three distinct styles: takers, matchers, and givers.
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The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Gavin de Becker argues that true intuition is a biological survival mechanism rather than an irrational emotion.
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
by Chip Heath
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, business strategy
Chip Heath and Dan Heath argue that humans possess two competing internal systems: an emotional, impulsive Elephant and a rational, analytical Rider.
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, business strategy
Charles Duhigg explains that every habit functions through a neurological loop consisting of a cue, a routine, and a reward.
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Supercommunicators
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Charles Duhigg identifies three distinct types of conversations: practical decision-making, emotional connection, and social identity.
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, business strategy
Crucial Conversations identifies high-stakes interactions where opinions vary and emotions run high, such as performance reviews or family disputes.
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The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Kelly McGonigal explains that self-control is a measurable physiological response rather than a simple virtue.
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The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli
Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Rolf Dobelli identifies ninety-nine common cognitive biases that distort human judgment and decision-making.
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