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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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ooh, and Man's Search for Meaning.

2:46 PM · Aug 11, 2018

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Coming after these other two works, I definitely need to read it now...

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It's a very different flavor from the first two, but impacted me equally as much.

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Just learning about statistical analysis.

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Read Ilusions by Richard Bach

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Manufacturing Consent

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Frankl's Man's search for meaning is at the top of my list. It communicated the astounding spirit of people in a way that allowed me to realize I can survive anything.

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Checkout existential psychotherapy by Irvin d yalom... it’s TNG to Frenkle’s TOS. Unrelated; Out of Their minds is great biographical accounts of early CS pioneers.

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Umberto Eco. Everything he wrote ever.

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Completely agree here. The meaning of life is to live. Self actualization is the reason for the journey. Still think about that almost everyday.