The Elephant in the Brain
Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
by Kevin Simler
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“Fantastic read. | Five book recommendations: 1. Atomic Habits (by @JamesClear) 2. Alchemy (by @rorysutherland) 3. Junior (by @tkemeny) 4. How Brands Grow (by @ProfByron) 5. Elephant in the Brain (by @KevinSimler & @robinhanson) | I recommend these books that touch on evolutionary psychology and morality, Why Everyone Else is a Hypocrite and The Elephant in the Brain. | The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life This looks like an interesting book, about why we REALLY do things. | just finished "The Elephant in the Brain" by @robinhanson such a fantastic book highly recommend”
Source →“Fantastic read. | Five book recommendations: 1. Atomic Habits (by @JamesClear) 2. Alchemy (by @rorysutherland) 3. Junior (by @tkemeny) 4. How Brands Grow (by @ProfByron) 5. Elephant in the Brain (by @KevinSimler & @robinhanson) | I recommend these books that touch on evolutionary psychology and morality, Why Everyone Else is a Hypocrite and The Elephant in the Brain. | The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life This looks like an interesting book, about why we REALLY do things. | just finished "The Elephant in the Brain" by @robinhanson such a fantastic book highly recommend”
Source →“Fantastic read. | Five book recommendations: 1. Atomic Habits (by @JamesClear) 2. Alchemy (by @rorysutherland) 3. Junior (by @tkemeny) 4. How Brands Grow (by @ProfByron) 5. Elephant in the Brain (by @KevinSimler & @robinhanson) | I recommend these books that touch on evolutionary psychology and morality, Why Everyone Else is a Hypocrite and The Elephant in the Brain. | The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life This looks like an interesting book, about why we REALLY do things. | just finished "The Elephant in the Brain" by @robinhanson such a fantastic book highly recommend”
Source →Recommended by 5 notable people, including Naval Ravikant and Auren Hoffman
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Naval Ravikant, Most Recommended Books, and Philosophy.
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and selfdeception. But while we may be selfinterested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better an...
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“Fantastic read. | Five book recommendations: 1. Atomic Habits (by @JamesClear) 2. Alchemy (by @rorysutherland) 3. Junior (by @tkemeny) 4. How Brands Grow (by @ProfByron) 5. Elephant in the Brain (by @KevinSimler & @robinhanson) | I recommend these books that touch on evolutionary psychology and morality, Why Everyone Else is a Hypocrite and The Elephant in the Brain. | The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life This looks like an interesting book, about why we REALLY do things. | just finished "The Elephant in the Brain" by @robinhanson such a fantastic book highly recommend”
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