Start the matchmaking!
Everyone deserves a chance at (book) love, and Habit Weekly is here to help you find your perfect pairing! Answer these questions about how you'd like to "date" Behavioral Design to receive a personalized list of book recommendations from our "100 Best Behavioral Design Books" list. Here's to literary love!
What’s your ideal date with a behavioral design book?
"Coffee shop" - someplace relaxing where I can really get to know the field and spend time on connecting
"Museum and dinner" - something slightly off-the-beaten path but still classic
"Long hike" - an adventurous way to spend time and to see how behavioral design behaves in the wild
Okay, you’re clearly interested. So where would you take behavioral design first in your life?
"Home to meet my family" - I'd like to incorporate behavioral design to situations big and small and think it could play a role in my personal growth
"On a vacation" - I want to bring behavioral design to a passion project or continue deepening my knowledge with really focused study and attention
"A work event" - I can think of tons of work-related places that behavioral design would fit in, help my team work together, and solve problems
When it comes to behavioral design, are you looking for something serious or keeping things casual?
I’m ready to put a ring on it; I love behavioral anything
Note sure yet, I’m still deciding
Keeping things casual for now, I have tons of interests
What’s your author “type” when it comes to behavioral science and behavioral design?
I’m interested in someone who is on the cutting-edge with some new, exciting ideas and inventive takes on behavioral science
I don’t really have a type
I’m interested in someone established, a real leader who knows what they’re talking about and who I can look to for inspiration
Behavioral design got you some cookies for Valentine’s Day; what flavor are you hoping to receive?
Fortune cookie - something totally applicable to my own life
Chocolate with fudge, nuts, and caramel - something with lots to chew on
Black & Whites - something simple and structured
The results are in!
You are committed to learning the entire field, want practical insights, and are biased toward action! Enjoy these books chock-full of applicable insights and ideas.
Your books are:
Your books are:
- Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want by Nicholas Epley
- How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices by Annie Duke
- Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less by Leidy Klotz
- Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip Fetlock
The results are in!
You're open to anything, intellectually curious, and love to learn. You're interested in behavioral science, but open to a bit of variety and new or different perspectives.
Your books are:
Your books are:
- Change by Design by Tim Brown
- Darwin's Unfinished Symphony: How Culture Made the Human Mind by Kevin Laland
- The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science by Will Storr
- The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt
The results are in!
You're a structured thinker and appreciate expertise. You think the intersection of behavioral design and other fields is fascinating and you like learning and dabbling in different ideas for fun.
Your books are:
Your books are:
- 7 and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett
- The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
- Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink
The results are in!
You are open to being surprised or taken on a learning journey. You're interested in a variety of perspectives and enjoys behavioral science as a lens through which to view the world.
Your books are:
Your books are:
- The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
- The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills by Jesse Singal
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
- Conformity: The Power of Social Influence by Cass Sunstein
