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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by chrischattin on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @11:55AM (#23155423)
"Thinking, Fast and Slow" was pretty underwhelming to me given the hype. There's much better stuff out there if you're interested in cognitive biases, behavior, etc.
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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by enitihas on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:29PM (#23155905)
Can you enumerate the better stuff if possible?
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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by chrischattin on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:44PM (#23156101)
Sure. Stuff like Taleb's "Fooled by Randomness" or Caldini's "Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion" stand out as much better off the top of my head. There's more, but I'd have to go back to my notes.
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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by willhslade on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @11:50AM (#23168104)
Please do, those are both excellent choices.
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