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A playful, data-driven toolkit for looking at the world sideways and outsmarting conventional wisdom. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Think Like a Freak.
- intellectually stimulating
- playful
- curious
- 01
Superfreakonomics
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
A playful, data-driven joyride that flips conventional wisdom on its head and reveals the hidden gears of human behavior.
- 02
Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner · 2006
A playful, data-driven dismantling of conventional wisdom that makes you question everything you thought you knew about how the world works.
- 03
Discover Your Inner Economist
Tyler Cowen
A pragmatic and intellectually stimulating guide to hacking the hidden incentives that drive our daily lives.
- 04
Superforecasting
Dan Gardner
An intellectually stimulating masterclass in stripping away bias and upgrading your mental software to see the world more clearly.
- 05
Scout Mindset
Julia Galef
A refreshing, clear-eyed guide to dropping your intellectual defenses and learning to see the world as it actually is.
- 06
Made to stick
Chip Heath and Dan Heath
A masterclass in communication that reads like a collection of fascinating campfire stories.
- 07
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden forces that secretly pull the strings of our daily decisions.
- 08
Perfectly irrational
Dan Ariely
A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden quirks and cognitive blind spots that secretly run our lives.
- 09
Rationality
Steven Pinker
A clear-eyed, analytical journey into the mechanics of human thought and the power of critical reasoning.
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Super Thinking
Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann
A comprehensive upgrade for your cognitive operating system that turns complex reasoning into an accessible, everyday toolkit.
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Scarcity
Sendhil Mullainathan
A thought-provoking exploration of how the feeling of not having enough rewires our brains and shapes our world.
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Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell
An engaging journey that dismantles the myth of the self-made genius to reveal the hidden forces behind extraordinary success.
