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(If you want, I'll give you one marshmallow now. If you read through the whole review, however, I'll give you two . Ready? Let's go!) Do you have problems? Of course you have problems. We all have problems. Maybe you want to land a new job, or lose weight or finish a project you're working on. Maybe y Leggi tutto

I've read a lot of pop psychology books, but this one is quite different from the rest. Each chapter of this book takes a topic and describes various scientific psychology experiments that have direct bearing on the topic. Many of the experiments came to non-intuitive conclusions about human behavio Leggi tutto

I liked it. Speaking as a former cognitive psychologist, I take issue with the interpretation of some of the results. But speaking as a former cognitive psychologist, this is the best self-help book I've read in a long, long time - and I've read a lot of 'em. The suggestions here are backed by resear Leggi tutto

Why are all of the really cool people in the world British? Richard Wiseman knocks my socks off every time he publishes. If you're going to read his work, though, I have a couple of caveats for you: 1. His work is non-fiction, of the sort that quotes a LOT of numbers and makes both macro- and micro-a Leggi tutto

Disclaimer: as someone who reads a lot of philosophy, I am somewhat adverse to psychological studies. I think people in this profession can only chip the surface of the nuance of human thought and many make the mistake of affirming human nature when their affirmations are only speculation at best. Th Leggi tutto

Professor Richard Wiseman has long been dubious about the self-help industry, feeling that many of the popular books promoting techniques for personal change have at best no evidence to support them and at worst can actually make you to feel bad about yourself when following their instructions fails Leggi tutto

Finished 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot by Richard Wiseman (3/5). Books in the self help genre tend to promise quick fixes grounded in little evidence (and, not uncommonly, contradicting actual evidence). Psychological literature sometimes has validated advice, but much of it, not surprisin Leggi tutto

59 seconds is a book about things you can do or think in less than a minute to improve your life. The book is divided by topics, such as memory, healthy eating, job interviews, dating…actually, it’s an interesting variety. I did get a little impatient with the chapters that didn’t apply to me, but I Leggi tutto