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Human nature, evolution and personality

Psychology and Behaviour

Books on evolutionary psychology, genes and behaviour, intelligence, sex differences, and personality types and strengths.

34 books on Human nature, evolution and personality, 1 of them tier 1, recommended by 44 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Naval Ravikant.

34 books · 45 experts

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  1. BehaveRobert M. Sapolsky, 2017
  2. The Red QueenMatt Ridley, 1993
  3. The Moral AnimalRobert Wright, 1994
  4. The Nurture AssumptionJudith Rich Harris, 1998
  5. Nature Via NurtureMatt Ridley, 2003

The best books on Human nature, evolution and personality 34

BehaveBehave
T1 Behave
Robert M. Sapolsky · 2017
Biology of human behaviour across timescales, from neurons to culture
Open Library
“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.”Andrew Wilkinson
Recommended byAndrew WilkinsonBill GatesBryan JohnsonJackie VullinghsKeith RaboisMarc AndreessenMichael MauboussinVinod Khosla
The Red QueenThe Red Queen
T2 The Red Queen
Matt Ridley · 1993
Open Library
“I really highly, highly recommend picking up Genome, The Red Queen, Origins of Virtue, The Rational Optimist, and The Evolution of Everything.”Naval Ravikant
Recommended byMohnish PabraiNaval RavikantSeth KlarmanNick Szabo
The Moral AnimalThe Moral Animal
T2 The Moral Animal
Robert Wright · 1994
Evolutionary psychology as an account of motive and reciprocity
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiRyan HolidayMorgan HouselReid HoffmanTom Bilyeu
The Nurture AssumptionThe Nurture Assumption
T2 The Nurture Assumption
Judith Rich Harris · 1998
Challenges the evidence that parenting shapes adult outcomes
Open Library
“the one thing that I found to be really interesting, and to some degree liberating, is the work of Judith Rich Harris”Michael Mauboussin
Recommended byMichael Mauboussin
Nature Via NurtureNature Via Nurture
T2 Nature Via Nurture
Matt Ridley · 2003
Open Library
Recommended byNaval Ravikant
The Better Angels of Our NatureThe Better Angels of Our Nature
T2 The Better Angels of Our Nature
Steven Pinker · 2011
Long-run violence data against the narrative of a worsening world
Open Library
“The longer companion to Enlightenment Now. Naval has cited Pinker's evolutionary and historical account of declining violence as evidence that our intuitions about the world are systematically wrong in ways that have real consequences for how we act.”Naval Ravikant
Recommended byBill GatesMohnish PabraiMorgan HouselMark ZuckerbergBen SilbermannEric SchmidtJohn ArnoldNaval Ravikant+1 more
The Agile GeneThe Agile Gene
T2 The Agile Gene
Matt Ridley
unverified
Recommended byNaval Ravikant
The Wisdom of PsychopathsThe Wisdom of Psychopaths
T3 The Wisdom of Psychopaths
Kevin Dutton · 2012
Traits of psychopathy and where they are rewarded in business
Open Library
Recommended byMorgan Housel
BlueprintBlueprint
T3 Blueprint
Robert Plomin · 2018
Behavioural genetics on how much of an outcome is inherited
Open Library
Recommended byJames CameronMichael Mauboussin
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives inThe Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
T3 The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson · 2018
Hanson and Simler make the most provocative claim in this list: that self-deception is not a flaw but an adaptive strategy — we hide our real motives from ourselves so we can more convincingly hide them from others. If true, the entire bias-correction project has a ceiling. This book belongs at the end so it reframes everything before it.
Open Library
“Cowen has called this one of the most important social science books of the past decade. Simler and Hanson's thesis — that most human behavior is driven by hidden status motives we systematically misrepresent to ourselves — maps onto questions Cowen pursues across many fields: why institutions behave as they do, why signaling is so costly, what philanthropy actually accomplishes.”Tyler Cowen
Recommended byNat EliasonAli AbdaalEmmett ShearJulian ShapiroNaval RavikantTyler Cowen
Please Understand Me: Character and TemperamPlease Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types
T4 Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types
David 86 Keirsey, Marilyn Bates · 1978
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Discovering Your Personality TypeDiscovering Your Personality Type
T4 Discovering Your Personality Type
Don Richard Riso · 1992
Open Library
Recommended byRay Dalio
The Bell CurveThe Bell Curve
T4 The Bell Curve
Richard J. Herrnstein, Charles Murray · 1994
Open Library
Recommended byEric Weinstein
The Highly Sensitive PersonThe Highly Sensitive Person
T4 The Highly Sensitive Person
Elaine N. Aron · 1996
Open Library
Recommended byGraham Duncan
Sex on the BrainSex on the Brain
T4 Sex on the Brain
Deborah Blum · 1997
Open Library
Recommended byRyan Holiday
Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food: TaminMean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts
T4 Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts
Terry Burnham, Jay Phelan · 2000
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Who am I?Who am I?
T4 Who am I?
Steven Reiss · 2000
Open Library
Recommended byRay Dalio
Now, Discover Your StrengthsNow, Discover Your Strengths
T4 Now, Discover Your Strengths
Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton · 2001
Open Library
Recommended bySheryl Sandberg
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
T4 The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Steven Pinker · 2002
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to WorkSnakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work
T4 Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work
Paul Babiak · 2005
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Female BrainThe Female Brain
T4 The Female Brain
Louann Brizendine · 2006
Open Library
Recommended byBrian Armstrong
StrengthsFinder 2.0StrengthsFinder 2.0
T4 StrengthsFinder 2.0
Tom Rath · 2007
Open Library
Recommended byThe Barefoot Investor
SpentSpent
T4 Spent
Geoffrey Miller · 2009
Open Library
Recommended byKeith RaboisNir EyalPatrick O'Shaughnessy
Strengths Based LeadershipStrengths Based Leadership
T4 Strengths Based Leadership
Tom Rath · 2009
Open Library
Recommended byBrian Armstrong
The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers, The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers, Ferraris, Pornography, and Gift Giving Reveal About Human Nature
T4 The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers, Ferraris, Pornography, and Gift Giving Reveal About Human Nature
Gad Saad · 2011
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the TwAre We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century
T4 Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century
James R. Flynn · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Born Together - Reared Apart: The Landmark MBorn Together - Reared Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study
T4 Born Together - Reared Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study
Nancy L. Segal · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World ThQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
T4 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiBrad FeldCristina CordovaJason FriedMatej LatinSimon SinekSusan CainTom Peters
Surrounded by IdiotsSurrounded by Idiots
T4 Surrounded by Idiots
Thomas Erikson · 2014
Open Library
Recommended byKarlene Markham
Making Sense of PeopleMaking Sense of People
T4 Making Sense of People
Samuel Barondes · 2015
Open Library
Recommended byGraham Duncan
The Social LeapThe Social Leap
T4 The Social Leap
William von Hippel · 2018
Open Library
Recommended byEric Weinstein
Are You My Type, Am I Yours?: Relationships Are You My Type, Am I Yours?: Relationships Made Easy Through The Enneagram
T4 Are You My Type, Am I Yours?: Relationships Made Easy Through The Enneagram
Renee Baron, Elizabeth Wagele Unread
unverified
Recommended byTim Ferriss
The Evolution of DesireThe Evolution of Desire
T4 The Evolution of Desire
David Buss
unverified
Recommended byRyan Holiday
Why Beautiful People Have More DaughtersWhy Beautiful People Have More Daughters
T4 Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
Alan S. Miller, Satoshi Kanazawa
unverified
Recommended byRyan Holiday

Experts 45

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 2

Matt Ridleywrote 3 books hereSusan Cainwrote 1 book here

Recommenders 44

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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 11 books hereNaval Ravikantrecommends 5 books hereRyan Holidayrecommends 4 books here
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Michael Mauboussinrecommends 3 books here
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Morgan Houselrecommends 3 books hereRay Daliorecommends 2 books hereBill Gatesrecommends 2 books here
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Brian Armstrongrecommends 2 books hereEric Weinsteinrecommends 2 books here
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Graham Duncanrecommends 2 books hereKeith Raboisrecommends 2 books hereMarc Andreessenrecommends 1 book here
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Brad Feldrecommends 1 book hereEric Schmidtrecommends 1 book hereReid Hoffmanrecommends 1 book hereSeth Klarmanrecommends 1 book here
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Tom Petersrecommends 1 book hereTyler Cowenrecommends 1 book hereSimon Sinekrecommends 1 book here
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Ali Abdaalrecommends 1 book here
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Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 1 book hereBen Silbermannrecommends 1 book hereBryan Johnsonrecommends 1 book here
CC
Cristina Cordovarecommends 1 book hereEmmett Shearrecommends 1 book here
JV
Jackie Vullinghsrecommends 1 book hereJames Cameronrecommends 1 book here
JF
Jason Friedrecommends 1 book here
JA
John Arnoldrecommends 1 book here
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Julian Shapirorecommends 1 book here
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Karlene Markhamrecommends 1 book hereMark Zuckerbergrecommends 1 book here
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Matej Latinrecommends 1 book here
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Nat Eliasonrecommends 1 book here
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Nick Szaborecommends 1 book here
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Nir Eyalrecommends 1 book here
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Patrick O'Shaughnessyrecommends 1 book hereSheryl Sandbergrecommends 1 book hereStewart Brandrecommends 1 book hereSusan Cainrecommends 1 book here
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The Barefoot Investorrecommends 1 book hereTim Ferrissrecommends 1 book here
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Tom Bilyeurecommends 1 book hereVinod Khoslarecommends 1 book here
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