febin: A great book that can help you deal with the chaos life throws at you. read comments
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chrisherd: Why do some people succeed and others don’t? Why did the child prodigy fail? Why do some people drop out of school and others thrive? Favourite book of the year. read comments
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crazygringo: Not just about an utterly fascinating topic (psychadelic drugs), in terms of history (LSD turning from a scientific wonder drug to illegal), his personal experiences, and the neuroscience... read comments
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xiaoma: It's the result of years of his research on the process a human goes through to achieve mastery in a field. It breaks the process down to key components and stages and examines masters of... read comments
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stefanv: It made me understand that intelligence is not that hard to understand on a conceptual level. The book is about machine intelligence, but the most impressive thing for me was the simplicity of how... read comments
Houshalter: Rationality: from AI to Zombies really changed my way of thinking in many ways. It's very hard to describe it or sell it in a few sentences. Partly because it covers so many different things. read comments
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entropyneur: Gave me spirituality without supernatural beliefs that I can lean on when all else fails. read comments
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madads: Promoting “breathing” without thinking and not taking your thoughts too seriously has got me through a lot of emotional turmoil and “life situations”. Incredible even 5 years later. read comments
in: nonfiction | spirituality | philosophy | psychology
spython: It may seem like a book on improvisational theater, but is more a collection of notes on interaction between people. Quite eye-opening and empowering. Would recommend to anyone. read comments
in: nonfiction | writing | education | communication | psychology | language | comedy and humor | performing arts
adammcnamara: For understanding mental models in general read comments
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f2000: If you've got even a hint of depression or anxiety this is a great resource. Reading/understanding the "10 cognitive distortions" in this book is worth the time for anyone, imho. read comments
in: nonfiction | psychology | health | mental health
yusufp: Taught me more about how and why we make decisions and what good decisions are. read comments
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sixhobbits: Understanding the psychology behind motivation and productivity is going to buy you way more than most productivity hacks IMHO, and even more helpful if you have to work with people. read comments
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photon_lines: It taught me how incredibly important exercise is when it comes to brain development / general health... read comments
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timbuckley: Bill Gates calls it one of the most important books he's read in his life. "People often ask me what is the best book I’ve read in the last year. Steven Pinker’s... read comments
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aphextron: When I picked this book up at a library I just sat down reading page after page being blown away by how he would describe the exact same sensibilities I had been reaching for... read comments