Most things I learn feel like they add to my knowledge base, but don't upgrade my thinking.
The two things I've read that felt like they actually upgraded my thinking were the Lesswrong sequences, and Gödel, Escher, Bach.
What are some things in that category for you?
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The Extended Phenotype by
Behavioral Game Theory by Colin Camerer
The Empire of Chance by Gerd Gigerenzer
The Genealogy of Morals by Nietzsche
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The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzikin and The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle. Both made me noticeably better at learning.
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How exactly did GEB change the way you think? It's been on my shelf for years and haven't got round to picking it up
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My yoga practise: it is a form of meditation for me and meditation helps me to integrate what I’ve learned.
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Steps to an Ecology of Mind by Gregory Bateson. Darwin’s Dangerous Idea by Dan Dennett. The Beginning if Infinity by David Deutsch. Scale by Geoffrey West. And, of course, An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand. That’s a good start!
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Basic Economics by Sowell, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, and strangely enough, Dune.
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The collected works of HP Lovecraft, Atomized, The Secret History of the Mongols, UR-as-an-experience
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