1- The Singularity is Near changed everything for me, made me quit my job and go to med school. I’ve since purchased it for many people, but I no longer do. Instead, I have been sending people copies of Home Deus by Yuval Noah Harari. Broader scope, more sociology, psychology and ethics.
2- The Selfish Gene (I think this moored me to reality closer than Steven Pinker’s work)
3- The Black Swan (Thinking Fast and Slow, Freakonomics, Predictably Irrational etc are probably better explications of irrationality, while Taleb is a pretty clear victim of his own criticisms, but Taleb’s style really shook me and I think it is the best for changing minds.)
4- Waking Up (A careful reading of Ken Wilber has been most influential for me, but I don’t recommend it because it needs a very skeptical eye. I’ve been lucky. Waking Up does most of the same work, but doesn’t get lost in the rabbit hole.)
5- Doing Good Better (not a shocker, but it really is an accessible slam dunk)
1- The Singularity is Near changed everything for me, made me quit my job and go to med school. I’ve since purchased it for many people, but I no longer do. Instead, I have been sending people copies of Home Deus by Yuval Noah Harari. Broader scope, more sociology, psychology and ethics. 2- The Selfish Gene (I think this moored me to reality closer than Steven Pinker’s work) 3- The Black Swan (Thinking Fast and Slow, Freakonomics, Predictably Irrational etc are probably better explications of irrationality, while Taleb is a pretty clear victim of his own criticisms, but Taleb’s style really shook me and I think it is the best for changing minds.) 4- Waking Up (A careful reading of Ken Wilber has been most influential for me, but I don’t recommend it because it needs a very skeptical eye. I’ve been lucky. Waking Up does most of the same work, but doesn’t get lost in the rabbit hole.) 5- Doing Good Better (not a shocker, but it really is an accessible slam dunk)