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?
Also:
- @Meaningness' presentation of the four philosophical extremes. I had read well known texts on that before, but it never had much impact on me in practice prior to reading David's representation there of.