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Books like Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
The best books like Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence are The Power of Habit, Predictably Irrational, and The Willpower Instinct. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke is about addiction, dopamine, self-regulation. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Power of Habit
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Charles Duhigg · Psychology
The Power of Habit is Charles Duhigg's investigation into why habits exist and how they can be changed.
A kindred psychology read.
Read the summary → - Predictably Irrational
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Dan Ariely · Psychology
Predictably Irrational is Dan Ariely's examination of how humans make decisions that are consistently, systematically irrational — not random or arbitrary, but irrational in ways that follow patterns.
A kindred psychology read.
Read the summary → - The Willpower Instinct
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Kelly McGonigal · Self-help
The Willpower Instinct is based on Kelly McGonigal's popular ten-week science of willpower course at Stanford University's Continuing Studies program.
A kindred psychology read.
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- Atomic Habits
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James Clear · Self-help
Atomic Habits is James Clear's framework for how very small changes — habits so minor they seem to make no difference on any given day — compound into remarkable results over months and years.
A kindred psychology read.
Read the summary → - Stumbling on Happiness
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Daniel Gilbert · Psychology
Daniel Gilbert is a Harvard psychologist whose central finding, after decades of studying affective forecasting, is that humans are systematically wrong about what will make them happy.
A kindred psychology read.
Read the summary → - Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
David Sheff · Memoir
Beautiful Boy is David Sheff's account of watching his son Nic become addicted to methamphetamine through his late teens and early twenties, and of the years Sheff spent trying to understand it, respond to it, and survive it as a parent.
Shares addiction and recovery with Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.
Read the summary → - Scar Tissue
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Anthony Kiedis · Memoir
Scar Tissue is Anthony Kiedis's account of his life from a chaotic childhood in Michigan through the formation and commercial peak of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, with addiction and recovery as the book's spine.
Shares addiction and recovery with Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.
Read the summary → - The Molecule of More
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Daniel Z. Lieberman & Michael E. Long · Science
The Molecule of More is psychiatrist Daniel Lieberman and writer Michael E.
Shares addiction and dopamine with Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.
Read the summary → - Adult Children of Alcoholics
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Janet G. Woititz · Psychology
Adult Children of Alcoholics is Janet Woititz's clinical guide to the lasting psychological patterns that develop in children raised in alcoholic families.
Both dig into recovery.
Read the summary → - Solving the Procrastination Puzzle
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Solving the Procrastination Puzzle
Timothy A. Pychyl · Psychology
Solving the Procrastination Puzzle is Timothy Pychyl's short, research-grounded guide to understanding and overcoming procrastination.
Both dig into self-regulation.
Read the summary → - The Brain That Changes Itself
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Norman Doidge · Psychology
Norman Doidge is a Canadian psychiatrist who traveled to interview the scientists and patients at the frontier of neuroplasticity research in the mid-2000s.
Both dig into recovery.
Read the summary → - The Procrastination Equation
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Piers Steel · Psychology
The Procrastination Equation is Piers Steel's attempt to apply a decade of academic research on procrastination to a popular audience.
Both dig into self-regulation.
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Books like Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence: quick answers
What are the best books like Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence?
The best books like Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke are The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely, The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Atomic Habits by James Clear, Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, such as addiction, dopamine, self-regulation.
What should I read after Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence?
A natural next read after Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence is The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. A kindred psychology read. Other strong choices are Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely, The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Atomic Habits by James Clear.
What books are similar to Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke?
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence centers on addiction, dopamine, self-regulation. Books with a similar feel include The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely, The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Atomic Habits by James Clear, Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
