These are some key books, all accessible and readable. I have also drawn upon a host of research articles. If you’re interested in a particular topic, get in touch and I will let you know what I’ve come across.
Unconscious mind, mental models, emotions
Jonathan Haidt, ‘The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom and Philosophy to the Test of Modern Science, William Heinemann, 2006
Daniel Goleman, ‘Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ’, 25th Anniversary Edition, Bloomsbury, 2020
Daniel Kahneman, ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’, Allen Lane 2011
Antonio Damasio, ‘Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain’, Vintage Books, 2006
Elkhonon Goldberg, ‘The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older’, Simon and Schuster 2007
Cozolino, Louis Why Therapy Works: Using our Minds to Change our Brains, W W Norton and Company Inc 2016
Intuitive Judgment
Graham Wallas, ‘The Art of Thought’, Solis Press 2014 (first published 1926)
Eugene Sadler-Smith, ‘Inside Intuition’, Routledge 2007 (and the other related books by this author)
Daniel Kahneman, ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’, Allen Lane 2011
Gary Klein, ‘Seeing What Others Don’t: the Remarkable Ways we Gain Insights’, Nicholas Brearley, 2017
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, ‘The Heat of the Moment, Doubleday, 2019
Tali Sharot, ‘The Optimism Bias: Why We’re Wired to Look on the Bright Side’, Robinson 2012
Tali Sharot, ‘The Influential Mind: What the Brain reveals About Our Power to Change Others’, Little Brown Book Group, 2017
Creativity
Gary Klein, ‘Seeing What Others Don’t: the Remarkable Ways we Gain Insights’, Nicholas Brearley, 2017
Arne Dietrich, ‘How Creativity Happens in the Brain’, Palgrave MacMillan, 2015
John Cleese, ‘Creativity, a Short and Cheerful Guide’, Hutchinson, Penguin 2020
John Kounios and Mark Beeman, ‘The Eureka factor: Creative Insights in the Brain’, Windmill Books, 2016
Steve Johnson, ‘Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation’, Allen Lane 2010