STUDY NOTES
Here are notes from some of the books I've read and courses I’ve taken over the years. They consist of passages I found interesting, key ideas I wanted to remember, and epiphanies I’ve had.
Here’s a brief summary of some of my key takeaways from Nir Eyal’s 2019 book Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.
This book is all about the forces that influence our behavior and decision making. Each chapter of this book describes a particular force that influences our behavior in irrational but predictable ways. The author, Dan Ariely is a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University.
This book is about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (or ACT, pronounced like the word act), which is a form of psychotherapy aimed at helping people deal with anxiety, depression, and other psychological suffering. The techniques are simple and can be applied by oneself or with the help of a therapist.
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A book about how to cultivate personal freedom and happiness from the perspective of the psychology of Alfred Adler. Written as a dialogue between a student and philosopher.
Written by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, this book aims to find the sweet spot between ancient wisdom and modern knowledge as it relates to happiness and living an all-around good life.
These notes are from a lecture series given by clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson to his class at the University of Toronto in 2017. It deals with how to understand human behavior through the lens of philosophy, psychology, and literature. Mostly what I wrote down are direct quotes that stood out to me.
This lecture series is a video recording of an actual university class given by clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson in 2017 at the University of Toronto. It is based on his 1999 book of the same name. These notes are far from a complete summary of the lecture series, just some of the ideas that stood out to me.
Brené Brown cares a lot about connection and belonging. And she also cares a lot about honoring our individuality. Vulnerability is the key to integrating both of these values into our life.
This is an audio lecture series, not a book. But it’s one of the best introductions to Western moral philosophy I’ve come across and I highly recommend it. The lecturer, Peter Kreeft, clearly explains the ethical ideas and systems of many of the major Western philosophers and how these ideas have impacted society’s views and attitudes on morality.
Most people have an inner voice. Sometimes, this voice can be helpful, like when we plan for an interview, think about what we want to say in a presentation, or rehearse a potentially contentious conversation with our partner. But often this inner voice can be destructive, like when we catastrophize problems, get stuck in irrational thought loops, and obsess over unlikely scenarios. Here are four ways to deal with this negative mental chatter…