Sway - the irresistible pull of irrational behavior

Why is it so difficult to sell a plummeting stock or end a doomed relationship? Why do we listen to advice just because it came from someone "important"? Why are we more likely to fall in love when... more

Finding Flow - The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life

Part psychological study, part self-help book, Finding Flow is a prescriptive guide that helps us reclaim ownership of our lives. Based on a far-reaching study of thousands of individuals, Finding Flow... more

The Logic of Life

Life often seems to defy logic. When a prostitute agrees to unprotected sex, or a teenage criminal embarks on a burglary, or a smoker lights another cigarette, we seem to be a million miles from what could be called rational behaviour. None of thi more

Fooled by Randomness

This book is about luck: more precisely, about how we perceive luck in our personal and professional experiences. more

Hostage at the table

Conflict is a part of our everyday human behaviour that stems from a basic fight-or-flight instinct. Too often, however, we believe that conflict is something that much be avoided at all costs; this tendency to suppress conflict can spark a cascad more