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Ask HN: How do I self learn psychology?

9 pointsby sidyapaalmost 5 years ago
Interesting thought I came across recently : &quot;If you are building a business (which is for humans to use obviously), you&#x27;ll have an unfair advantage knowing about human psychology&quot;<p>If I am to start learning about human behaviour, where should I be starting and what path should I be taking?

8 comments

kleer001almost 5 years ago
Here&#x27;s what I liked, science from an experienced practitioner and teacher. The 2017 lectures on the Five factor model of personality:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;playlist?list=PL22J3VaeABQApSdW8X71Ihe34eKN6XhCi" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;playlist?list=PL22J3VaeABQApSdW8X71I...</a><p>Also Never split the difference by Chris Voss for negotiating, practical psychology.
maverickJalmost 5 years ago
Hi,<p>You can start by learning about yourself. This article here <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;leveragethoughts.substack.com&#x2F;p&#x2F;three-actionable-insights-to-improve" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;leveragethoughts.substack.com&#x2F;p&#x2F;three-actionable-ins...</a> can set you on your path.<p>Thanks
aiscapehumanityalmost 5 years ago
Are you trying to learn just business-relevant psychology? Or psychology in general?
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elamjealmost 5 years ago
Understand the basics of evolution and incentives.<p>Favorite books for practical psychology - Thinking Fast and Slow, How to win friends and influence people.
vmladenovalmost 5 years ago
<i>Psychology</i> by Bernstein, Penner, Clarke-Stewart, and Roy is an approachable, comprehensive introduction.
leff_falmost 5 years ago
You should start by starting a business it will teach you all you need to know about psychology .... and some more :) I&#x27;m doing business and psychology&#x2F;self development for the last 7 years and unfortunately, the idea of being good at business because somebody is good at understanding human behavior has huge flaws.
runawaybottlealmost 5 years ago
Read history, and see what humans do over and over and over again.
oehtXRwMkIsalmost 5 years ago
Check out Sapolsky&#x27;s human behavior lectures on YouTube.