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Ask HN: Books that changed the way you look at the world

4 pointsby dhrabout 5 years ago
I recently read the Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman and it changed the way I interact with everyday - I consider more the way an item can be improved or changed rather than accommodating my usage to its design flaws.<p>What books have changed the way you think?

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gmusleraabout 5 years ago
The Black Swan and Antifragile, from Nassim Taleb. Made me doubt about how I can plan and predict the future, or for what it worths what I known.<p>The selfish gene from Richard Dawkins. And upside-down look at evolution. Sometimes totally different reasons explain better what seems obvious.<p>You are not so smart from David McRaney. An easy to read introduction to cognitive bias.<p>They are not mean to be accurate or the best on their kind, but they did caused some changes on me.
webnrrd2kabout 5 years ago
Books on mindfulness and meditation have played a big part in my life. There are many good ones out there, so I wont recommend a particular one, but I would suggest, instead, going to a physical book store and look through the books and find one that looks good for <i>you</i>.