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Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.17 — 610,942 ratings — published 2011
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.01 — 908,739 ratings — published 2005
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.01 — 865,398 ratings — published 2000
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,398,583 ratings — published 2018
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,315,064 ratings — published 2011
Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.19 — 885,900 ratings — published 2008
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.96 — 629,312 ratings — published 2005
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.16 — 839,402 ratings — published 1989
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.35 — 205,842 ratings — published 2018
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.13 — 574,277 ratings — published 2012
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,473,018 ratings — published 2016
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.07 — 483,655 ratings — published 2012
The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.65 — 14,846 ratings — published 2014
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.97 — 194,018 ratings — published 2013
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.96 — 124,365 ratings — published 2007
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.33 — 224,235 ratings — published 2016
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.21 — 83,463 ratings — published 2022
Rationality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.84 — 6,654 ratings — published 2021
Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.91 — 32,755 ratings — published 2018
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.00 — 343,092 ratings — published 2019
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.36 — 236,318 ratings — published 2017
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.18 — 294,292 ratings — published 2015
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.95 — 127,078 ratings — published 2009
Black Box Thinking: Why Some People Never Learn from Their Mistakes - But Some Do (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.28 — 14,938 ratings — published 2015
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.84 — 96,492 ratings — published 2008
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.04 — 469,819 ratings — published 1997
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.97 — 52,997 ratings — published 2012
Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,061 ratings — published 2019
21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.15 — 181,404 ratings — published 2018
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.37 — 926,400 ratings — published 1946
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.94 — 592,143 ratings — published -500
The Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.98 — 24,777 ratings — published 2012
Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,715 ratings — published 2010
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.04 — 77,123 ratings — published 2009
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.15 — 29,944 ratings — published 2010
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.15 — 53,224 ratings — published 2024
Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.96 — 21,610 ratings — published 2023
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.16 — 138,185 ratings — published 2021
Humankind: A Hopeful History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.31 — 84,739 ratings — published 2019
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,184,997 ratings — published 1936
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.13 — 83,083 ratings — published 2019
Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.20 — 9,623 ratings — published 2019
Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.19 — 68,670 ratings — published 2012
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.95 — 159,480 ratings — published 2011
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.06 — 40,888 ratings — published 2013
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.21 — 182,894 ratings — published 1984
The Brain: The Story of You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.25 — 23,534 ratings — published 2015
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 3.90 — 275,867 ratings — published 2018
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,364 ratings — published 2014
The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as smart-thinking)
avg rating 4.16 — 196,830 ratings — published 1976
“An artist draws attention to something they find interesting. I love this idea of creativity
because it’s down to earth. Photos posted online, an oil painting in the national gallery, a
fridge magnet, a sculpture in the street – they’re a finger pointing at something the artist is
enthusiastic about and want to share.”
― Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths
because it’s down to earth. Photos posted online, an oil painting in the national gallery, a
fridge magnet, a sculpture in the street – they’re a finger pointing at something the artist is
enthusiastic about and want to share.”
― Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths
“The public misunderstands art. It's considered superfluous and self-indulgent. It's the exact opposite. The creative dig for the meaning and substance in our lives – the deeper truths.”
― Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths
― Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths