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For me they are
Thinking fast and slow: This book helped me realize how to make sense of statistics that are usually cited in media and how to think critically about them and how to think about probability.
The power of habit: this book has helped me understand the habit framework and helped me curb some unwanted habits and helped establish some useful ones.
Language in Thought and Action, by S.I. Hayakawa. I read it in grad school and it opened my mind to how much of human language is subjective and made me think about the problems that arise because of that.
I, Robot. I read the stories as a kid and I believed I could be a part of making them come true in the real world. We don’t have sentient robots (yet) but following the vision/dream has led me on an interesting career in technology!
Flow: Psychology of optimal experience - If you want do double down the concept of Flow (situations where you are so involved that you forgot to eat for the whole day (programming in my case)), how to achieve these situations, and how they work.
The lessions of history - This book is just a mine of great golden nugget thoughts.
Slight Edge - Stop looking for easy paths, for quantum leaps. Yes, this is hard, this is a slow path. But you need to follow it to achieve what you want from life. But do it wisely.
Thinking fast and slow and The power of habbit are also great :) Here you can find more of my favorite books: https://stasbar.com/
Early books: Arrow to the Sun and Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Hans Christian Andersen and The Hobbit - all very stimulating to imagination.
Man search for meaning - I think that most people, at some point in their life face with the big question "What is the purpose of life ?". Author of this book is the one who can handle this huge question because he survived death camps, and noticed what give people will to live. Highly recommended. Flow: Psychology of optimal experience - If you want do double down the concept of Flow (situations where you are so inv…
Vasistha’s Yoga - highly useful for understanding and transcending psychological conditioning, using mind to master mind. Early books: Arrow to the Sun and Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Hans Christian Andersen and The Hobbit - all very stimulating to imagination.