Further Reading
Readings and references for those who want to go beyond the pages of this project.
This section isn't an exhaustive academic bibliography. It's an orientation map: a selection of works, authors and fields of study that help deepen understanding of the topics covered in the books and articles.
The pages of this project present a perspective built through study, experience and practice. The readings listed here are meant to accompany those who wish to go further, not to replace the original sources.
NLP and modeling
The Structure of Magic
Richard Bandler, John Grinder
To understand the roots of the work on language, the structure of experience and change processes.
Frogs into Princes
Richard Bandler, John Grinder
A historical reference for approaching the origins of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
Sleight of Mouth
Robert Dilts
Useful for exploring the work on beliefs and linguistic reframing.
Changing Belief Systems with NLP
Robert Dilts
To study the relationship between beliefs, identity and change.
Hypnosis, language and the Milton Model
Collected works and clinical case studies
Milton H. Erickson
A foundational reference for understanding indirect language use, trance and therapeutic communication.
Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson
Richard Bandler, John Grinder
To explore the linguistic structure underlying the Milton Model.
Decisions, heuristics and cognitive biases
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
A central reference on the relationship between fast thinking, slow thinking, heuristics and biases.
Studies on judgment and decision-making
Amos Tversky, Daniel Kahneman
To explore the experimental foundations of the main cognitive biases.
Nudge
Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
A useful read for understanding how context and choice architecture shape decisions.
Habits, learning and performance
Atomic Habits
James Clear
To explore the role of small, repeated habits in building behavioral change.
Peak
Anders Ericsson, Robert Pool
A useful reference on the concept of deliberate practice and skill development.
Skill acquisition model
Hubert Dreyfus, Stuart Dreyfus
To understand the progressive stages from rule-following to mastery.
Emotions, internal states and regulation
Circumplex Model of Affect
James A. Russell
To explore the representation of emotions through valence and arousal.
How Emotions Are Made
Lisa Feldman Barrett
To explore the relationship between language, emotional categorization and the construction of experience.
Communication, relationship and influence
Pragmatics of Human Communication
Paul Watzlawick and the Palo Alto School
A historical reference for understanding communication as a relational process.
Nonviolent Communication
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Useful for exploring listening, language, needs and relationship quality.
Body, presence and personal growth
Meetings with Remarkable Men
G. I. Gurdjieff
A reference connected to the carriage metaphor and an integrated view of the human being.
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Jon Kabat-Zinn
To explore presence, observing thoughts and non-judgmental awareness.