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Cross-Domain reading list | Reading time: 1 minute | Updated March 2026 | 6 resources

Where Psychology Meets Business: The Complete Cross-Disciplinary Reading List

Kahneman, Cialdini, Ariely, and organisational psychology—behavioural science applied to business.

Psychology is the discipline that explains why rational strategy fails in practice—because humans execute it. Munger built an investment career on this insight; this list pairs foundational psychology with business application across marketing, management, and decision-making.

Judgment and Decision Biases

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman · Book · Amazon

System 1/2 framework and the bias catalogue—the foundational text for applied psychology.

Predictably Irrational

Dan Ariely · Book

Behavioural economics experiments applied to consumer and business decisions.

Nudge

Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein · Book

Choice architecture and libertarian paternalism—how default design shapes behaviour.

Persuasion and Social Influence

Influence

Robert B. Cialdini · Book

Six principles of persuasion with experimental evidence—foundational for marketing and sales.

The Art of Thinking Clearly

Rolf Dobelli · Book

99 cognitive biases in short chapters—reference format for quick pattern recognition.

Organisational Psychology

Drive

Daniel H. Pink · Book

Autonomy, mastery, purpose as intrinsic motivation—management implications of self-determination theory.

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