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How to Understand Humans

Humans are fascinating! (At least that's what our alien leaders told us before they sent us here to study them. 🛸) Any favorite books or resources you've read that that have given you valuable insights into why folks do what they do? And how does understanding what makes folks tick help you out in your daily life or professional endeavors?


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Sachin

Books I have found useful:

  • How to win friends and influence people: by Dale Carnegie
  • The Prince: by Niccolò Machiavelli
  • Fish!: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results: by Stephen C. Lundin
  • Monkey Business: By William Oncken III
  • The One Minute Manager: By Blanchard, Kenneth
  • The Power of Your Subconscious Mind: by Joseph Murphy
  • Attitude Is Everything: Change Your Attitude... and You Change Your Life!: by Jeff Keller
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Harsh tank

I have started reading books recently, and the very first book i read is Power of your Subconscious Mind, Which is great Book to understand our mind, and one thing i learned is that once your are able to control your own mind, the humans are easy to understand.

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Prasad Saya

For starters, this is a (probably the most) famous question. Its been asked millions of times (may be more). Its been asked since humans started existing (that is few thousands of years before the current humans).

Most of the religions have scriptures discussing questions about humans. Humans includes their ways also.

Nowadays science also has entered into this fray (market) and has many books available (that is available on Amazon._) to common humans (common man).

You can lookup books and resources about humans everywhere and in abundance. Every fictional book is about humans. Every human is about a human. Every movie is about humans. And humans are everywhere (scary!) and you cannot escape them (cant say mars and moon look interesting and possibilities nowadays).


Any favorite books or resources you've read that that have given you valuable insights into why folks do what they do?

I have read a book about humans and is little scientific - Born to be Good, by Dacher Keltner.

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