Author and Science Writer
Jonah Lehrer is an American author and former journalist who studied neuroscience at Columbia University and was a Rhodes Scholar. He wrote the bestselling books Proust Was a Neuroscientist and How We Decide before facing controversy over fabricated quotations.
by Jonah Lehrer
Lehrer explores the neuroscience of decisions, showing emotions and reason are collaborators, not opponents. Knowing when to trust gut feeling versus deliberate analysis is the real cognitive skill.
The books Jonah Lehrer references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Daniel Goleman
Goleman argues that EQ matters more than IQ for success. Self-awareness, empathy, and emotional regulation are skills that can be developed and that predict real-world outcomes.
Who Jonah draws from, and who draws from Jonah — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.