Outstanding Book (mostly)

If you are human and live around humans (including yourself) you should read this book. I would argue that it isn’t 100% accurate about everything but still very important to read. Don’t stop here though. Other books on the subject will compliment and clarify this book. :)

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Extremely helpful

Terrific insight-to-weight ratio. Considering buying print copy to use as a reference. Very highly recommended.

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Muy interesante

Se explica qué factores influyen más a la hora de influir a una persona dependiendo del tipo de influencia que queramos ejercer, el contexto, las creencias previas de la persona, etc. Se apoya en muchos experimentos y ejemplos que ayudan a la comprensión. Se me ha hecho muy ameno

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Keen Perspective of the Mind

This book is that an enjoyable perspective on how people think. It combines science, self-help and communications to explain how we influence one another.

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Great perspective

Great book provides a new perspective on human interactions. A must read for anyone who deals with people daily

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The devil is in the details

It's one thing to know from our experience general rules of thumb about how people "work" and a completely different thing to sit down and investigate whether that's the case. This is a "more scientific" book on how we influence and get influenced by others, with lots of details from actual studies. This book gives also a nice peek at research. What is mind-blowing about it: The book, based itself on research, demonstrates how research-gathered data can serve as an excuse for people to become even more polarized in their opinions, as they focus on their preferred facts. Kudos for that. On that note, appreciate also the list of references in the PDF companion. Moreover, beyond all that science and analysis the listener can see through the book an author who is passionate about the topic she's writing about.

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Good book

While I liked the book, I REALLY didn't like the reader's style. This is a personal preference and doesn't necessarily imply that other people have the same preference.

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good book. good info

I enjoyed this book thouroghly. Good science and good stories made for an easy read

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Disappointing

I have enjoyed books about social science in the past and hoped this would be an enlightening listen. This book only has a few points to make and lots of space to make them in. None of the authors points were particularly surprising or counterintuitive. I'm always hoping to get a few nuggets from books like this to stimulate conversation but I really struck out with this one. I also didn't care for the reader. This is partially my own fault, as I am fully aware of my tendency to not care for women readers. The sample I listened to made me hopeful about this reader but I was disappointed. I really enjoyed "the wisdom of crowds" and "the science of fear"and "the progress paradox" So check out any one of those if you're interested in a social science book.

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Great content told in a entertaining manner

I've read a lot of books about neuroscience as it's a topic of my interest, but this definitely stands out. It's full of useful insights told in a very entertaining way and the narrator of the book is fantastic. I could not recommend it enough!