21 must-read nonfiction books like Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

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Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life

By: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is as good a data storyteller as I have ever met.” — Steven Levitt, co-aut…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking)

By: Christian Rudder

4.48

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A New York TimesBestseller An audacious, irreverent investigation of human behavior--and a first lo… read more

Similar categories in Christian Rudder's Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking) book and Seth Stephens-Davidowitz's Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life

  • science
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • business
  • audiobook
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2. How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

By: David McRaney

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this lively journey through human psychology, bestselling author and creator of the You Are Not … read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • business
  • science
"I couldn’t shake the idea that I, too, was probably one conversation away from changing my own mind about something, maybe a lot of things. But I also recalled how many conversations I’d had that onl…"

-David McRaney, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

"Before scientists began researching the Leadership LAB’s technique, few studies supported the possibility that campaigns could change voters’ views on polarized, partisan, politically controversial i…"

-David McRaney, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

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3. Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters

By: Brian Klaas

4.13

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

Want to know what chaos theory can teach us about human events? In the perspective-altering traditi… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • sociology
  • science
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4. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

By: Charles Duhigg

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • science
"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

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5. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • self help
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
  • audiobook
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6. Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World

By: Tyler Cowen

3.58

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The art and science of talent how to spot, assess, woo, and retain highly talented people. How do… read more

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  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
  • self help
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7. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity

By: Peter Attia

4.37

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challeng… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • science
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8. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

By: Adam M. Grant

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes … read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • science
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9. Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

By: Annie Duke

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • audiobook
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10. The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players

By: Ben Lindbergh

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Move over, Moneyball -- a cutting-edge look at major league baseball's next revolution: the high-te… read more

Similar categories in Ben Lindbergh's The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players book and Seth Stephens-Davidowitz's Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life

  • science
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • audiobook
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11. Magic Words

By: Jonah Berger

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB 'MUST-READ' New York Times bestselling author Jonah Berger’s cutting-edge rese… read more

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  • audiobook
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help
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12. Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life

By: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is as good a data storyteller as I have ever met.” — Steven Levitt, co-aut… read more

Similar categories in Seth Stephens-Davidowitz's Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life book and Seth Stephens-Davidowitz's Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life

  • audiobook
  • self help
  • social science
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • sociology
  • business
  • science
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13. Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

By: Russell "Russ" Roberts

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the host of EconTalk, a guide to decision-making when you can't crunch the numbers Algorith… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
  • science
"Exploring can turn out much better than a planned itinerary."

-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

"Spend more time getting used to the darkness and less time looking to expand the light."

-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

"If the important things are hard to measure, and the measurable things misleading, what kind of decision framework is left? This book is my answer to that question."

-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

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14. Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

By: Ethan Mollick

4.13

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

**A New York Times Bestseller**'Co-Intelligence is the very best book I know about the ins, outs, a… read more

Similar categories in Ethan Mollick's Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI book and Seth Stephens-Davidowitz's Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life

  • science
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • audiobook
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15. Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There

By: Tali Sharot

3.69

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Thinking Fast and Slow and The Power of Habit , a groundbreaking new study of how disru… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • business
  • science
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16. Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong

By: Eric Barker

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

AN INSTANT USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER From the author of the  Wall Street Journal  … read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • science
"To Aristotle, friends “are disposed toward each other as they are disposed to themselves: a friend is another self."

-Eric Barker, Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong

"Edith Wharton in the 1800s? “There is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not as a separate person, however dear and beloved, but an expansion, an interpretation, of one’s self."

-Eric Barker, Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong

"Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman found that when you survey people in the moment, their happiness levels are highest while with friends... To be fair, research by Beverley Fair shows that we're the…"

-Eric Barker, Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong

"Without institutional obligations, the upkeep of friendships require must be very deliberate... However, the weakness of friendship is also the source of its immeasurable strength. Why do true friend…"

-Eric Barker, Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong

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17. Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers

By: Chip Heath

3.89

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

A clear, practical guide to turning cold, clinical data into a story - from bestselling business au… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
  • science
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18. How to Raise a Healthy Gamer: End Power Struggles, Break Bad Screen Habits, and Transform Your Relationship with Your Kids

By: Dr Alok Kanojia

4.31

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A former gamer and Harvard-trained psychiatrist offers a proven, tested plan to help parents define… read more

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  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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19. Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better

By: Woo-Kyoung Ahn

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Psychologist Woo-kyoung Ahn devised a course at Yale University to help students examine the biases… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • science
"When we keep trying to find answers to questions that are probably unanswerable, we may start to feel worse and worse."

-Woo-Kyoung Ahn, Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better

"Why did we create a society that not only forces most people to work to live but also makes even the most privileged feel like they have to work desperately hard all the time? We created a mythology …"

-Woo-Kyoung Ahn, Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better

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20. The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale

By: John A. List

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A leading economist answers one of today’s trickiest questions: Why do some great ideas make it big… read more

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  • self help
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • sociology
  • business
  • audiobook
"Scaling a solution that saves or improves the lives of eight-year-olds instead of eighty-year-olds has a bigger cumulative impact over time and thus arguably calls for a larger slice of the budget."

-John A. List, The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale

"We are reluctant to quit things because we want to avoid the resulting heartbreak. The pain of failure is magnified by the sunk costs: all the time and effort and emotion you have already invested."

-John A. List, The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale

"When resources are limited, if you’re not getting the most out of every last dollar spent, the opportunity cost includes the additional impact your dollars could have had if allocated more effectively"

-John A. List, The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale

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21. Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work

By: Uri Gneezy

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An informative and entertaining account of how actions send signals that shape behaviors and how to… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
  • science

20 must-read audiobook books like Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

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Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking)

Christian Rudder

4.48

Transform Your Habits

How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

David McRaney

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters

Brian Klaas

4.13

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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Charles Duhigg

4.05

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Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

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Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity

Peter Attia

4.37

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Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

Annie Duke

4.18

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Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

Shane Parrish

4.21

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