Primal Intelligence

You Are Smarter Than You Know

Angus Fletcher

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Headline Press
25 November 2025

Occupational & industrial psychology; Self-help & personal development; Advice on careers & achieving success; Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem

'A fascinating exploration of human potential that will change how you think about thinking . . . Essential reading for anyone who wants to thrive in an uncertain world' DANIEL H PINK

Tap into your hidden intelligence and transform your life

How are some people so much smarter than the rest of us? In 2021, researchers at Ohio State's Project Narrative, renowned for collaborations with NASA, Hollywood and Silicon Valley, announced they had the answer. They named it Primal Intelligence.

Intrigued, U.S. Army Special Operations developed Primal training for its most classified units. The training succeeded. The Operators saw the future faster. They healed quicker from trauma. In life-and-death situations, they chose wiser.

The Army then authorized trials on civilian entrepreneurs, doctors, engineers, managers, salesforces, coaches, teachers, investors and NFL players. Their leadership and innovation improved significantly. They coped better with change and uncertainty. They experienced less anger and anxiety. Finally, the Army provided Primal training to college and K-12 classrooms. It produced substantial effects in students as young as eight.

That revolutionary training is now available for the first time in this book. It is not an optimization hack or a cheat code. Primal Intelligence is a different way of using your brain. It offers a new neuroscientific approach to intuition, imagination, emotion and commonsense.

It is your edge over AI. Your human genius. Your Primal Intelligence.

By: Angus Fletcher
Imprint: Headline Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781035412549
ISBN 10: 1035412543
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 25 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Angus Fletcher (PhD, Yale) is Professor of Story Science at Ohio State's Project Narrative, the world's leading academic institute for narrative research. He has dual degrees in neuroscience and Shakespeare. His research has been called 'mind-blowing' by Malcolm Gladwell and 'life-changing' by Brene Brown and has been endorsed by Martin Seligman, Antonio Damasio, and many of the world's other top psychologists, doctors, and neuroscientists. In 2023, he was awarded the Commendation Medal by the US Army for his 'groundbreaking' research with Special Operations into using Story Science to train innovation, leadership, and resilience.

Reviews for Primal Intelligence: You Are Smarter Than You Know

Primal Intelligence delivers a fascinating exploration of human potential that will change how you think about thinking . . . This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to thrive in an uncertain world. -- Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret and Drive Groundbreaking. -- US Army