100,000 Whys About the Human Mind: Complete Adults Encyclopedia of Psychology, Brain Science & Human Behavior — Clear Answers to Why You Think, Feel, and Act the Way You Do

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You believe you are a rational person. You are not — and the evidence is both humbling and fascinating.Why do you form complete judgments of strangers in one-tenth of a second? Why do you remember your worst experiences far more vividly than your best ones? Why do you stay in situations that are clearly destroying you — while being completely convinced you would never do that?The answers are documented. Named scientists found them. This book tells you who they are and what they discovered.100,000 Whys About the Human Mind is a complete encyclopedia of human psychology and behavioral science — written for adults who want real answers, not motivational summaries. Every question is answered with two substantive paragraphs, a Did You Know? finding, and a Twist: the counterintuitive implication the obvious answer misses.Inside you'll discover:The Architecture of Mind — how your brain decides, predicts, and systematically deceives youThe Emotional Brain — why feelings override logic and what to do when they misfireThe Social Animal — the hidden science of how you read, misread, and are influenced by othersLove and the People We Hurt — the attachment science behind bonding, conflict, and emotional damageThe Habits That Run Us — why behavior change fails and what actually worksWho We Believe We Are — the constructed identity you defend without knowing it existsThe Big Questions — why humans believe, grieve, and keep going Research cited throughout is real and traceable. Daniel Kahneman. Naomi Eisenberger. Robert Cialdini. Baruch Fischhoff. This is not "experts suggest" — it is the name of the person who actually found it and the beginning of a trail you can follow.Includes 3 bonus sections: The Behavioral Science Field Guide, The Self-Observation Notebook, and The 20 Most Counterintuitive Findings in behavioral science.If you are a curious adult who has ever wondered why you think, feel, and act the way you do — this book was built for that question. Read more