5 Best Psychology Books To Understand Human Behavior …

We are all cut from the same cloth, and we all share the same tendencies. The sooner we realize this the greater our power to overcome negative tendencies within us. Understanding human behavior brings us closer to ourselves and helps us embrace both the good and the bad.

Bringing out this ideal self within us is what we really want where we are embracing our flaws and progressing towards a better self. By becoming more self-aware we humans feel truly fulfilled. Here in this memo, I'll be recommending five books to understand human behavior.

1. The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene It's a kind of codebook for deciphering people's behavior, the full gamut. Each chapter deals with a particular aspect or law of human nature & has a story of some iconic individual(s) who illustrate the law positively or negatively.

It also includes strategies and ideas on how to deal with yourself and others under the influence of that particular law. It suggests ways to transform this basic human force into something more positive and productive to no longer be the slaves of our inherent nature.

2. Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman This book is a result of 40 years of work by psychologist Daniel Kahneman and he has managed to deliver a brilliant, fascinating, and at times intimidating account of human judgment and decision-making.

This book can make you a better thinker and decision-maker, also it’ll make you aware of the cognitive biases that hinder our rational lines of thought. One of the best books to understand human psychology or behavioral science.

3. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman It's a book that will help you understand how emotions are formed and rule our decision-making abilities. Why your EQ is more important than your IQ in the real world. It will help you understand people's emotions in a deeper way.

4. Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely In truth, we are irrational beings driven by emotions & feelings rather than logic, And this behavior is neither random nor senseless but is systematic and predictable. And that is why we are PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL.

This book through its wonderful storytelling and several experiments sheds light on these mistakes and also puts forward a solution to help you overcome them. Predictably Irrational will change the way we interact with the world--one small decision at a time.

5. Influence by Robert Cialdini This book is organized around 6 principles called the WEAPONS OF INFLUENCE. These are consistency, reciprocation, social proof, authority, liking & scarcity. It's an insightful read that will give you newfound insights into human behavior.