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Impulse

David Lewis

2013310 pagesabout 5–7 hours
2013
first published
  • 2013RH Books · 310 pages · ENGISBN 9781847946850
  • 2014Penguin Random House · 336 pages · ENGISBN 9781847946867

Our lives are shaped by the choices we make. Some are the result of careful reflection; most happen purely on impulse. In this book, chartered psychologist Dr David Lewis builds on his own ground breaking research at Mindlab International to argue that if we can reach a true understanding of our impulses, we will have a better picture of our actions, our motivations, our emotions and, ultimately, our successes and failures. improve our self-control and resist harmful impulses? And he goes on from their to show how companies are exploiting our natural tendencies to sell us things we don't necessarily need. Psychology. Sales & marketing.

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