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American writer, educator, and entrepreneur in the field of consumer psychology and behavioral design (1980-)

Nir Eyal is an Israeli-born American author, lecturer, and investor. He wrote Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (2014), Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life (2019) and Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Extraordinary Results (2026), the latter of which debuted on the New York Times bestseller list upon publication.

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Don't Shoot the Dog80% Confidence

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Confidence Men80% Confidence
Along these lines, I'd also recommend @RonSuskind's book Confidence Men
Although it's about gaming, the learnings and tactics in the book can be applied to any product. It's really about psychology and how people think.
Spent80% Confidence

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If you want to build products that are important, that users care about, this teaches you different tactics for learning about users, either through user studies or by interviews.
Lost Connections80% Confidence

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Sapiens80% Confidence

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