if you’re looking for a read that's light enough to distract you from whatever you’re currently dealing with, but not so light that you feel frivolous or like you’re wasting your time, look no further. may i introduce you to dr natalie cawley and her memoir ‘just about coping’ about...
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when the financial times book of the year is written by an organisational psychologist, i’m all ears. or in this case, all eyes. turns out, rightly so. amy edmondson’s 'the right kind of wrong' dives into failure—when it’s good, when it’s bad, and when it’s bloody necessary. she also explores...
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we say that making mistakes is human. but when they do happen, we’re quick to point fingers and hope we’re not somehow held responsible. so what is it about error that makes us have these irrational thoughts and expectations? that’s the question the following two reads try to answer. ‘being...
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‘quiet’ by susan cain is one of those books that is so hyped, one just expects to love it—at least if you are an introverted idealist who loves reading in general and psychology in particular. but to my surprise, i didn’t. now, don’t get me wrong, i didn’t hate it...
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'maybe you should talk to someone' is my kind of book. it ticks all the right boxes: it’s smart and funny, honest and touching. it gives me all the good feels, and it’s narrated by a badass female voice. that voice belongs to lori gottlieb. in her memoir, she recounts...
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first contact with the marschmallow test the first time i heard of mischel’s research was quite a few years back when i watched an hilarious youtube video of kids trying to resist marshmallows and other sweets. some succeeded. other didn’t. but all these kids with their gestures and wait tactics...
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‘self-compassion’ by kristin neff was a personal read for me. combining elements from both her own psychological research and her study of mindfulness into a kind of manual for self-reflection, she takes the reader on a journey from self-critic to self-appreciation. and if that sounds hard, that might be because...
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i feel like i flew through 'atomic habits'. ok, granted, i read a lot of dense, academic writing. so any accessible read feels easy in comparison. and yet, james clear had me hooked from the first paragraph. what is 'atomic habits' about? the book tackles what feels like an age-old...
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empowering. uplifting. inspirational. these are just three of the many adjectives that come to mind when i think of chidera eggerue’s books ‘what a time to be alone’ and ‘how to get over a boy’. feminism in these books, eggerue effortlessly combines the wisdom of her lived experience with many...
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whereas no any prior knowledge of any kind is needed to follow the argument and teachings of 'the distracted mind', a love - or least tolerance - of fascinating, but dense academic reading is a must. psychology 101 textbook part one read like one of my psychology 101 textbooks. or...
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