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Intelligence
This is about what makes us tick, where it falls apart, and ideas that may be useful in replicating intelligence. While it is heavily psychology/behavioral economics, it may be somwhat arbitrary. I will also include tangential stuff that makes sense to me as relevant. It is limited to books I have personally read and consider quality reads, and is loosely sorted from exceptional to pretty good.
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel, 1800
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
Richard H. Thaler, 2015
The Elements of Choice: Why the Way We Decide Matters
Eric J Johnson, 2021
Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
Robert M. Sapolsky, 2023
The Drunkard's Walk
Leonard Mlodinow, 2008
The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
Daniel J. Levitin, 2014
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
Annie Duke, 2022
How to Decide
Annie Duke, 2020
Rest
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, 2016
Enlightenment now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress
Steven Pinker, 2018
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
Daniel Kahneman, Cass R. Sunstein, Oliver Sibony, 2021
On Intelligence
Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee, 2005
Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
Martin Lindstrom, 2011
The Invisible Gorilla
Christopher Chabris, Daniel Simons, 2010
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
Daniel Goleman, 2013
Pre-Suasion
Robert B. Cialdini, 2016
Incognito: The Secret Lives Of The Brain
David Eagleman, 2011
Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain
Michael S. Gazzaniga
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain
António R. Damásio, 1994
§ About this list
- Books
- 68
- Published
- 1800–2023
- Average rating
- 4.0 / 5 across 6,802 ratings
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, General, Self-Help
Most-rated on Intelligence
- 1Thinking, Fast and Slow · Daniel Kahneman
- 2Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking · Susan Cain
- 3The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business · Charles Duhigg
Common questions about Intelligence
- How many books are on Intelligence?
- Intelligence has 68 books, published between 1800 and 2023.
- Which book on Intelligence is the most popular?
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is the most-rated book on the list, with 646 ratings and a 4.1 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Intelligence?
- Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.4 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Intelligence?
- Start with Thinking, Fast and Slow, Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking and The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business: the three most-rated books on the list.
- What genres are on Intelligence?
- The books on this list are tagged Nonfiction, Philosophy, General and Self-Help.
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