How To Think Books

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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.17 — 574,463 ratings — published 2011
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.95 — 21,103 ratings — published 2014
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The Art of Thinking Clearly The Art of Thinking Clearly (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.85 — 40,090 ratings — published 2011
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.96 — 120,362 ratings — published 2007
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The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.83 — 36,582 ratings — published 2004
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.20 — 64,479 ratings — published 2012
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.19 — 854,003 ratings — published 2008
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.29 — 52,025 ratings — published 1979
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.96 — 617,794 ratings — published 2005
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Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,812 ratings — published 2003
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.29 — 79,267 ratings — published 1995
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.05 — 133,379 ratings — published 1995
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 501,121 ratings — published 1997
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 67,692 ratings — published 2020
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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.67 — 15,846 ratings — published 2021
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Mastery Mastery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.26 — 47,813 ratings — published 2012
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.13 — 34,452 ratings — published 2016
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Meditations Meditations (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 331,093 ratings — published 180
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 809,721 ratings — published 1989
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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.15 — 17,846 ratings — published 1926
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Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.13 — 17,118 ratings — published 2011
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 27,402 ratings — published
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.36 — 199,225 ratings — published 2018
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.19 — 21,389 ratings — published 2008
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Rationality: From AI to Zombies Rationality: From AI to Zombies (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,752 ratings — published 2015
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.11 — 87,225 ratings — published 1990
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As a Man Thinketh As a Man Thinketh (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.24 — 94,695 ratings — published 1902
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.12 — 130,170 ratings — published 2008
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.09 — 172,196 ratings — published 2006
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.95 — 558,830 ratings — published -500
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.03 — 29,477 ratings — published 1962
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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,478 ratings — published 1996
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Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.57 — 481 ratings — published 2011
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,231,860 ratings — published 2018
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Design for How People Learn Design for How People Learn (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,972 ratings — published 2011
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.97 — 51,609 ratings — published 2012
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Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,097 ratings — published 2004
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.29 — 179,520 ratings — published -350
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A Rulebook for Arguments A Rulebook for Arguments (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,174 ratings — published 1986
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 22,164 ratings — published 1748
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.21 — 101,354 ratings — published 2014
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Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,800 ratings — published 2015
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The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm in a Busy World The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm in a Busy World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.03 — 46,024 ratings — published 2012
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.18 — 119,948 ratings — published 2021
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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.22 — 74,125 ratings — published 2022
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.00 — 58,477 ratings — published -350
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.38 — 30,509 ratings — published 2017
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Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 2,554 ratings — published 2019
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as how-to-think)
avg rating 4.27 — 215,314 ratings — published 1985
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“Let's face it. We live in a command-based system, where we have been programmed since our earliest school years to become followers, not individuals. We have been conditioned to embrace teams, the herd, the masses, popular opinion -- and to reject what is different, eccentric or stands alone. We are so programmed that all it takes for any business or authority to condition our minds to follow or buy something is to simply repeat a statement more than three or four times until we repeat it ourselves and follow it as truth or the best trendiest thing. This is called "programming" -- the frequent repetition of words to condition us how to think, what to like or dislike, and who to follow.”
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

Douglas R. Hofstadter
“The amazing flexibility of our minds seems nearly irreconcilable with the notion that our brains must be made out of fixed-rule hardware, which cannot be reprogrammed. We cannot make our neurons fire faster or slower, we cannot rewire our brains, we cannot redesign the interior of a neuron, we cannot make [any] choices about the hardware—and yet, we can control how we think.”
Douglas R. Hofstadter, Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

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