On iTunes at: itunes.apple.com In this wonderful and inspiring book, the award-winning psychologist Jonathan Haidt brings to light the beliefs of ancient systems and puts them under the scrutiny of modern science. He offers practical advice on finding happiness and meaning and observes that even though riches don’t matter much, close relationships, quiet surroundings and a short commute help a lot.

On iTunes at: itunes.apple.com Daniel Gilbert is a famous Harvard psychologist who performed a lot of interesting experiments that show just how flawed and biased the human mind is. In this book, he shows us that as humans, we inaccurately judge what made us happy in our past, what is making us happy in the present and what will make us happy in the future. He says that actually happiness has little to do with what happens in our lives but more to do with how we choose to see things.

On iTunes at: itunes.apple.com World-renowned Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck explains in this book that not only can our talents and our abilities bring us successes, but it also depends on whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. This motivational book will help you remember that success is linked to mindset and it will inspire you to work harder to reach all your goals.

On iTunes at: itunes.apple.com This book actually demonstrates that our minds don’t work the way we think they do because even though we think we see ourselves and the world as they really are, we are actually missing a whole lot. The authors combine the work of other researchers with their findings on attention, memory, perception and reasoning to show us how faulty intuitions can often get us into trouble.

On iTunes at: itunes.apple.com Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel prize winner in economics and his wonderful book will help you understand how people think and how and why they react. It’s well-written even though it’s not an easy read. It’s full of insights into a number of aspects of psychology and it will help you to better understand why we do the things we do.

On iTunes at: itunes.apple.com According to Martin Seligman, world-renowned psychologist and bestselling author, happiness is not the result of good genes or luck because it actually comes from focusing on one’s personal strengths rather than weaknesses and on working on them to improve all aspects of one’s life. So if you want to become a more well-rounded version of yourself, then this is the book you should read. There are a lot of wonderful books out there that can help you understand human behaviour. I just mentioned a few in this little article, but I’m sure that there are many more I could add to this list. Do you know any other psychology books that can change one’s life completely? Please tell us more about them in the comments section! Sources: lifehack.org lifehack.org markmanson.net entrepreneur.com blog.theteamw.com