Books like Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box
12 books with a reading profile close to Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Becky Kennedy argues that children are inherently good and that challenging behaviors represent a lack of skills rather than a malicious intent to manipulate.
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The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
Also 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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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Daniel J.
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski argue that stress is a biological process that must be physically completed to prevent chronic exhaustion.
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What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
by Joe Navarro
Also 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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Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
Also clear-cut · practical, accessible
Frustrated by the constant power struggles and tantrums of modern parenting, Michaeleen Doucleff traveled to Maya, Inuit, and Hadzabe communities to observe traditional child-rearing practices.
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Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Melody Beattie defines codependency as a condition where an individual lets another person's behavior affect them and becomes obsessed with controlling that person’s actions.
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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
by Julie Smith
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Clinical psychologist Julie Smith organizes this volume as a series of short, standalone entries covering emotional regulation, grief, and self-doubt.
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What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
In this collaboration, Bruce D.
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
John Gottman presents findings from years of observational data collected in his "Love Lab," where he monitored couples' physiological responses and communication patterns.
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
by Amir Levine
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Psychiatrist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel Heller apply the biological principles of attachment theory to adult romantic relationships.
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The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
by Gary Chapman
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Gary Chapman argues that individuals give and receive affection through five distinct communication patterns.
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