
From the Harvard Negotiation Project, this examines the negotiations we avoid: performance reviews, relationship ruptures, disagreements about fault. The three-conversation model (what happened, feelings, identity) explains why these go wrong and provides a structure for having them anyway.
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Six principles of compliance, from reciprocity to scarcity, and how sellers use them.
“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson
Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Charlie Munger and 29 others
Four steps to speak without blame: observations, feelings, needs and requests.
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Dustin Moskovitz and 3 others
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Ran Segall, Tim Ferriss
Eighteen patterns of human behaviour, from irrationality on, and how to handle them.
“If you've ever been curious about psychology or human behavior, it is by far the most comprehensive and memorable book I've found.” — Andrew Wilkinson
Source: Newsletter
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Library Mindset
Kahneman's synthesis of behavioral economics is the cognitive science underpinning every negotiation tactic. Anchoring, loss aversion, framing effects, and the planning fallacy — understanding why these biases operate, not just that they exist, makes you harder to exploit and more honest about your own irrationality.
“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson
Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Charles de Vaulx and 32 others
Venture financing term by term, for founders negotiating their first rounds.
Recommended by: Patrick Collison, Brad Feld, Gaby Goldberg and 4 others
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