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A playful, mind-expanding invitation to stop eating the menu and start tasting the dinner of actual existence. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Does It Matter?.
- contemplative
- expansive
- grounded
- mind-expanding
- 01
The Book
Watts, Alan Wilson · 1966
A gentle, mind-bending conversation that dismantles the illusion of your separate ego and welcomes you back to the universe.
- 02
Nature, Man,& Woman
Watts, Alan W. · 1970
A poetic and philosophical meditation on healing our modern alienation by embracing our inseparable connection to nature and to each other.
- 03
In my own way
Alan Watts · 1972
A playful, deeply philosophical stroll through the life of a man who spent his days dismantling the illusion of the self.
- 04
Become what you are
Alan Watts · 1995
A gentle, mind-expanding invitation to stop trying to fix yourself and simply experience the reality of who you already are.
- 05
The Meaning of It All
Richard P. Feynman
Sitting in a lecture hall with a brilliant, eccentric professor who has decided to scrap the syllabus and just talk about life.
- 06
The medium is the massage
Marshall McLuhan
A dizzying, visual collision of text and image that playfully rewires your brain to see the invisible forces shaping modern consciousness.
- 07
Ten philosophical mistakes
Mortimer J. Adler · 1994
A methodical and clarifying journey through the intellectual missteps of modern thought and their real-world consequences.
- 08
Think on These Things
Krishnamurti, J. · 1989
A contemplative and deeply philosophical exploration of culture, ethics, and the practical conduct of life.
- 09
Hardcore Zen
Brad Warner
A loud, no-nonsense crash course in mindfulness that trades meditation cushions for mosh pits.
- 10
What technology wants
Kevin Kelly
A sweeping, optimistic reframing of technology as a living, evolving force deeply intertwined with human destiny.
- 11
Condensed Chaos
Phil Hine
A delightfully irreverent and deeply practical toolkit for hacking reality and reshaping your own consciousness.
- 12
Freedom from the Known
Jiddu Krishnamurti
A radical, uncompromising invitation to strip away psychological conditioning and encounter reality with a completely naked mind.
