Psychology

I'm endlessly curious about why people do what they do, including me. This shelf covers habits, motivation, relationships, persuasion, introverts and extroverts, and how our minds take shortcuts. A few books deal with harder ground like trauma, addiction and growing up with emotionally immature parents, and I note in those reviews where a book is a starting point rather than a substitute for real help. Some of these titles are built on research that has been debated since they came out, and I mention that too. The best of them offer better language for things most of us notice in our own lives, at work and at home.