Every book Maggie Appleton recommended on podcasts

Maggie Appleton appeared on The Pragmatic Engineer in the episode titled Design Engineering with Maggie Appleton. When the host asked her which books she enjoyed and would generally recommend to others, Maggie Appleton named Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schüll as one of her absolute favorites that she frequently gives to most people. She described the work as an anthropological study focusing on individuals who are addicted to gambling machines in Las Vegas. Furthermore, she detailed how the book explores the specific dynamics of gambling, the intentional design of machines, and the broader systems that create or encourage addictive behaviors in users. Her discussion emphasized the depth of the research conducted by the author and the insights the book provides into modern design and human psychology. The conversation centered on why this particular text stood out to her as a meaningful recommendation for readers interested in how design interacts with human attention, technology, and habit formation, making it a staple recommendation in her personal reading lists and professional resource sharing.