Books like You are not so smart
You are not so smart by David McRaney reads as insightful, humorous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
What You are not so smart is like to read
A breezy tour of cognitive biases delivered in bite-sized chapters, blending pop-psych explainers with a wink-and-nudge 'you too' framing. Reads like a smart, funny blog collected between covers. Best for: readers who liked Freakonomics or Thinking Fast and Slow but want it lighter and more episodic.
The art of thinking clearly
Rolf Dobelli · 2013
Ninety-nine bite-sized chapters walk you through cognitive biases with brisk, plainspoken examples — snackable, mildly wry, and easy to dip in and out of.
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely · 2008
An accessible tour through experiments that reveal the hidden logic of our illogical choices — anecdotal, briskly structured, and designed to make you rethink everyday decisions.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman · 2011
A lucid, example-rich tour through the two systems of the mind that reframes how you understand your own judgment — dense with studies but conversational, best absorbed in delibera
You are now less dumb
David McRaney · 2013
A breezy, accessible tour through cognitive biases and self-delusions, presented as bite-sized chapters each built around a specific psychological phenomenon.
Alchemy
Rory Sutherland · 2019
A breezy, anecdote-driven tour through advertising psychology, delivering witty counterintuitive insights in short punchy bursts rather than a single sustained argument.
The Intelligence Trap
David Robson · 2019
An accessible tour of the cognitive traps that ensnare high-IQ minds, drawing on cutting-edge research and coined concepts like 'functional stupidity' to reframe what intelligence really means.
Brain Rules
John Medina · 2008
Twelve digestible chapters, each built around a single brain-science rule and paired with practical takeaways for work, school, and parenting.
Winning decisions
J. Edward Russo · 2001
Both explore cognitive biases & critical thinking
The Logic of Life
Tim Harford · 2008
A conversational tour through rational-choice economics applied to everyday human behavior—dating, crime, work—that reframes ordinary decisions as hidden logic puzzles.
Outsider's Guide to Humans
Camilla Pang · 2020
Both explore human behavior
The Winner Effect
Ian H. Robertson · 2012
An accessible popular-science tour of how winning rewires the brain, braiding biology, psychology, and business anecdote into a clear thesis about power and success.
Superforecasting
Philip E. Tetlock · 2015
An accessible tour through the science of prediction, built around the Good Judgment Project and profiles of unlikely superforecasters.
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