Behave

Behave

by Robert M. Sapolsky

6 mentors recommend this 795 pages

Why do we do the things we do? Over a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert Sapolsky's genre-shattering attempt to answer that question as fully as perhaps only he could, looking at it from every angle. Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person's reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from there, in stages, ultimately ending up at th

ISBN: 9780099575061

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Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla

Finance & Investing

"Among the best insights into our brain and behavior."

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Keith Rabois

Keith Rabois

Finance & Investing

"A bit of a long commitment but worth it. Provocative."

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Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen

Finance & Investing

"Robert Sapolsky's magnum opus on human behavior."

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Michael Mauboussin

Michael Mauboussin

Finance & Investing

"The best book I have ever read on human behavior."

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Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Philosophy & Religion

"I highly recommend. It really is the most accessible discussion of brain science you will find."

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Bryan Johnson

Bryan Johnson

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