Books like Social Intelligence
12 books with a reading profile close to Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman. Clear-cut; a moderate read.
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Also clear-cut · analytical, psychology
Robin DiAngelo defines white fragility as a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves including anger, fear, and guilt.
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The Sociopath Next Door
by Martha Stout
Also clear-cut · analytical, psychology
Martha Stout argues that one in twenty-five people lacks a conscience, meaning they experience no guilt or remorse regardless of their actions.
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Also clear-cut · analytical, psychology
Nicholas Carr argues that our constant interaction with the internet is physically reshaping our neural pathways.
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Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
analytical, psychology
Beverly Daniel Tatum uses clinical psychology and developmental frameworks to explain how racial identity forms in a society shaped by systemic inequality.
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Stumbling on Happiness
analytical, psychology
Daniel Gilbert argues that the human brain lacks the hardware to accurately predict what will provide future satisfaction.
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Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
analytical, psychology
David Eagleman argues that the conscious mind is a small passenger on a massive ship driven by hidden machinery.
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The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
analytical, psychology
In this collection of essays, Amanda Montell examines how the human brain’s evolved cognitive biases clash with the information glut of the digital era.
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A Macat Analysis of Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow
analytical, psychology
Jacqueline Allan analyzes Daniel Kahneman’s research on the dual-process model of the human mind, which distinguishes between System 1 and System 2.
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The Laws of Human Nature
analytical, psychology
Robert Greene examines the irrational impulses and biological drivers that dictate human social interaction.
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How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer
analytical, psychology
Jonah Lehrer details the biological mechanics behind human choice, focusing on the interplay between the emotional brain and the rational prefrontal cortex.
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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
by Johann Hari
Also clear-cut · analytical, psychology
Johann Hari investigates the collapse of human concentration, arguing that our dwindling attention spans are not personal failings but the result of external systemic forces.
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