Manipulation Machine
The book about algorithms, emotion, and how to reclaim your direction.
There is a machine that runs continuously, invisibly, and without malice. It was designed to keep you engaged.
Manipulation Machine: Algorithms, ai, and the emotional trap
Robert Armstrong
The author has spent over 30 years studying why people do what they do — through martial arts, Stoic philosophy, NLP, and three decades of immersion in the literature of human psychology and performance. He has trained with Tony Robbins and Richard Bandler, coached many sports, including rugby at premiership academy level, and created programs for young people to develop self-trust and resilience, drawing on his own real-life experience.
He describes himself as a hobbyist in human psychology and a practitioner of personal development and Stoic philosophy — not perfectly, but well enough to teach them. Across a life lived in multiple countries and many disciplines, one thing has consistently felt like his true work: coaching. Manipulation Machine is where that work, along with everything he has learned, finally converges.