Psychology Book Summaries

Welcome to my psychology book summaries page. 

This page distills everything I’ve learned from the best psychology books ever.

From business to marketing, copywriting to positioning, you’ll find more than 100 good psychology book summaries, organized by title.

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Psychology Book Summaries

• 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot by Richard Wiseman

• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

• Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice by Matthew Syed

• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

• The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor

• The Little Book of Yes: How to Win Friends, Boost Your Confidence and Persuade Others by Noah Goldstein

• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

• Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson

• Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

• Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation for Anything by Dr. Jeremy Dean

• Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann

• Yes! 60 Secrets from The Science of Persuasion by Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin, and Robert B. Cialdini

• You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself by David McRaney

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