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Visual Intelligence
by Amy E. Herman • 2016
Art-based exercises that train your eye to see what everyone else misses, used by the FBI.
4.10
3k+
Visual Intelligence Summary
Visual Intelligence 89%
Art-based exercises that train your eye to see what everyone else misses, used by the FBI.
by Amy E. Herman 2016
4.10
3k+ ratings
The Reality Bubble
by Ziya Tong • 2019
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
4.18
1k+
The Reality Bubble Summary
The Reality Bubble 89%
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
by Ziya Tong 2019
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2021
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
4.67
3
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 89%
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
by Bruce Block 2021
4.67
3 ratings
Deviate
by Beau Lotto • 2017
Your brain evolved for survival, not truth. That bias is the engine of creativity.
3.73
2k+
Deviate Summary
Deviate 89%
Your brain evolved for survival, not truth. That bias is the engine of creativity.
by Beau Lotto 2017
3.73
2k+ ratings
Drive Yourself Sane
by Susan Presby Kodish • 2000
Your language splits you from reality. A century-old system for bridging the gap.
4.14
99
Drive Yourself Sane Summary
Drive Yourself Sane 89%
Your language splits you from reality. A century-old system for bridging the gap.
by Susan Presby Kodish 2000
4.14
99 ratings
Quantum Psychology
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1990
Every perception is a wager, and one small word in English stacks the odds against you.
4.23
3k+
Quantum Psychology Summary
Quantum Psychology 88%
Every perception is a wager, and one small word in English stacks the odds against you.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1990
4.23
3k+ ratings
How real is real?
by Paul Watzlawick • 1976
Reality is built from messages, not facts. Spies, dolphins, and a counting horse show why.
4.17
1k+
How real is real? Summary
How real is real? 88%
Reality is built from messages, not facts. Spies, dolphins, and a counting horse show why.
by Paul Watzlawick 1976
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Stuff of Thought
by Steven Pinker • 2007
Every sentence you speak betrays the mind's hidden assumptions about space, time, and cause.
3.91
11k+
The Stuff of Thought Summary
The Stuff of Thought 88%
Every sentence you speak betrays the mind's hidden assumptions about space, time, and cause.
by Steven Pinker 2007
3.91
11k+ ratings
Black and White Thinking
by Kevin Dutton • 2021
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
3.57
489
Black and White Thinking Summary
Black and White Thinking 88%
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
by Kevin Dutton 2021
3.57
489 ratings
The All New Don't Think of an Elephant!
by George Lakoff • 2004
Argue in your opponent's words and you've already lost. How frames, not facts, control politics.
3.97
7k+
The All New Don't Think of an Elephant! Summary
The All New Don't Think of an Elephant! 88%
Argue in your opponent's words and you've already lost. How frames, not facts, control politics.
by George Lakoff 2004
3.97
7k+ ratings
The Art of Possibility
by Rosamund Stone Zander • 2000
Your reality is a story you tell. Rewriting it is easier than you think.
3.92
12k+
The Art of Possibility Summary
The Art of Possibility 88%
Your reality is a story you tell. Rewriting it is easier than you think.
by Rosamund Stone Zander 2000
3.92
12k+ ratings
The Mind's Eye
by Oliver Sacks • 2010
Blindness doesn't silence the visual brain. It retrains it, exposing how perception is built.
3.92
14k+
The Mind's Eye Summary
The Mind's Eye 88%
Blindness doesn't silence the visual brain. It retrains it, exposing how perception is built.
by Oliver Sacks 2010
3.92
14k+ ratings
Phenomenology of Perception
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty • 1945
Perception doesn't start in the mind. Your body inhabits the world before thinking ever arrives.
4.18
6k+
Phenomenology of Perception Summary
Phenomenology of Perception 88%
Perception doesn't start in the mind. Your body inhabits the world before thinking ever arrives.
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty 1945
4.18
6k+ ratings
I Am Right You Are Wrong
by Edward de Bono • 1990
Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.
3.82
518
I Am Right You Are Wrong Summary
I Am Right You Are Wrong 88%
Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.
by Edward de Bono 1990
3.82
518 ratings
Liminal Thinking
by Dave Gray • 2016
Your beliefs resist new evidence because they are identity, not logic. Tools to change them anyway.
3.93
3k+
Liminal Thinking Summary
Liminal Thinking 88%
Your beliefs resist new evidence because they are identity, not logic. Tools to change them anyway.
by Dave Gray 2016
3.93
3k+ ratings
The User Illusion
by Tor Nørretranders • 1991
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
4.31
1k+
The User Illusion Summary
The User Illusion 88%
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
by Tor Nørretranders 1991
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Power Of Impossible Thinking
by Yoram Jerry Wind • 2004
Your mental models decide what you see. Outdated ones close off worlds you don't know exist.
3.59
213
The Power Of Impossible Thinking Summary
The Power Of Impossible Thinking 88%
Your mental models decide what you see. Outdated ones close off worlds you don't know exist.
by Yoram Jerry Wind 2004
3.59
213 ratings
The New Science of the Mind
by Mark Rowlands • 2010
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
3.69
45
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind 88%
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
by Mark Rowlands 2010
3.69
45 ratings
How We Know What Isn't So
by Thomas Gilovich • 1991
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
3.95
3k+
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So 88%
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
by Thomas Gilovich 1991
3.95
3k+ ratings
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley • 1956
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
3.90
76k+
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell Summary
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell 88%
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
by Aldous Huxley 1956
3.90
76k+ ratings
On Looking
by Alexandra Horowitz • 2013
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
3.51
5k+
On Looking Summary
On Looking 88%
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
by Alexandra Horowitz 2013
3.51
5k+ ratings
Mind and Nature
by Gregory Bateson • 2002
Mind and nature aren't separate; they share a master pattern that perception and evolution both obey
4.27
819
Mind and Nature Summary
Mind and Nature 88%
Mind and nature aren't separate; they share a master pattern that perception and evolution both obey
by Gregory Bateson 2002
4.27
819 ratings
Framers
by Kenneth Cukier • 2021
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
3.53
568
Framers Summary
Framers 88%
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
by Kenneth Cukier 2021
3.53
568 ratings
Kỹ năng giải quyết vấn đề
by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg • 2020
85% of leaders say their teams solve the wrong problems. A simple loop to fix that.
4.23
669
Kỹ năng giải quyết vấn đề Summary
Kỹ năng giải quyết vấn đề 88%
85% of leaders say their teams solve the wrong problems. A simple loop to fix that.
by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 2020
4.23
669 ratings
Conflicts
by Edward de Bono • 1985
Most conflict resolution just refines the argument. What if disputes were design problems instead?
3.52
64
Conflicts Summary
Conflicts 88%
Most conflict resolution just refines the argument. What if disputes were design problems instead?
by Edward de Bono 1985
3.52
64 ratings
Policy Paradox
by Deborah Stone • 1988
Policy runs on stories and symbols more than spreadsheets. The winner defines the problem.
3.87
1k+
Policy Paradox Summary
Policy Paradox 88%
Policy runs on stories and symbols more than spreadsheets. The winner defines the problem.
by Deborah Stone 1988
3.87
1k+ ratings
The Man Who Tasted Words
by Guy Leschziner • 2022
What a man who hears his own eyeballs move reveals about the illusions of your senses.
4.04
874
The Man Who Tasted Words Summary
The Man Who Tasted Words 88%
What a man who hears his own eyeballs move reveals about the illusions of your senses.
by Guy Leschziner 2022
4.04
874 ratings
Risk
by Daniel Gardner • 2008
Motorcycle crashes kill more than terrorists. Your brain's shortcuts make you fear the wrong one.
3.96
6k+
Risk Summary
Risk 88%
Motorcycle crashes kill more than terrorists. Your brain's shortcuts make you fear the wrong one.
by Daniel Gardner 2008
3.96
6k+ ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 88%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks • 2012
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
3.93
25k+
Hallucinations Summary
Hallucinations 88%
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
by Oliver Sacks 2012
3.93
25k+ ratings
Shortcut
by John Pollack • 2014
Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.
3.72
296
Shortcut Summary
Shortcut 88%
Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.
by John Pollack 2014
3.72
296 ratings
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
Look Summary
Look 88%
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023
3.15
233 ratings
Metaphors We Live By
by George Lakoff • 1980
Metaphor isn't decoration. It's the operating system of the mind, and you never chose yours.
4.09
7k+
Metaphors We Live By Summary
Metaphors We Live By 88%
Metaphor isn't decoration. It's the operating system of the mind, and you never chose yours.
by George Lakoff 1980
4.09
7k+ ratings
Magic Words
by Jonah Berger • 2023
Your word choices reveal biases, shape identities, and predict who gets promoted, paid, or arrested.
3.90
2k+
Magic Words Summary
Magic Words 88%
Your word choices reveal biases, shape identities, and predict who gets promoted, paid, or arrested.
by Jonah Berger 2023
3.90
2k+ ratings
The Art of Noticing
by Rob Walker • 2019
The cure for autopilot: 131 exercises that train your eye and fill your creative well.
3.77
3k+
The Art of Noticing Summary
The Art of Noticing 88%
The cure for autopilot: 131 exercises that train your eye and fill your creative well.
by Rob Walker 2019
3.77
3k+ ratings
The News
by Alain de Botton • 2014
Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.
3.58
3k+
The News Summary
The News 88%
Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.
by Alain de Botton 2014
3.58
3k+ ratings
Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom
by Edward de Bono • 1996
Wisdom is not knowing the answers; it is widening perception until better questions appear.
3.76
119
Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom Summary
Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom 88%
Wisdom is not knowing the answers; it is widening perception until better questions appear.
by Edward de Bono 1996
3.76
119 ratings
The Island of Knowledge
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2014
More answers only widen the shoreline of the unknowable. A physicist maps the ultimate limits.
3.93
915
The Island of Knowledge Summary
The Island of Knowledge 87%
More answers only widen the shoreline of the unknowable. A physicist maps the ultimate limits.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2014
3.93
915 ratings
Sleights of Mind
by Stephen L. Macknik • 2010
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
3.94
3k+
Sleights of Mind Summary
Sleights of Mind 87%
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
by Stephen L. Macknik 2010
3.94
3k+ ratings
The Internet of Us
by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
3.50
545
The Internet of Us Summary
The Internet of Us 87%
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016
3.50
545 ratings
How Spies Think
by David Omand • 2020
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
3.62
832
How Spies Think Summary
How Spies Think 87%
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
by David Omand 2020
3.62
832 ratings
Science and Sanity
by Alfred Korzybski • 1933
How to train your nervous system to stop mistaking words for the things they name.
4.40
386
Science and Sanity Summary
Science and Sanity 87%
How to train your nervous system to stop mistaking words for the things they name.
by Alfred Korzybski 1933
4.40
386 ratings
In the Blink of an Eye
by Walter Murch • 1995
An editor discovers, not assembles. The audience's blink reveals where every cut belongs.
4.21
9k+
In the Blink of an Eye Summary
In the Blink of an Eye 87%
An editor discovers, not assembles. The audience's blink reveals where every cut belongs.
by Walter Murch 1995
4.21
9k+ ratings
The Tacit Dimension
by Michael Polanyi • 1966
Every explicit rule, theorem, and formula floats on a vast sea of knowledge you cannot articulate.
4.04
478
The Tacit Dimension Summary
The Tacit Dimension 87%
Every explicit rule, theorem, and formula floats on a vast sea of knowledge you cannot articulate.
by Michael Polanyi 1966
4.04
478 ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 87%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
The Social Construction of Reality
by Peter L. Berger • 1966
The world you take for granted is built: how everyday talk, habit, and institutions make reality.
4.11
4k+
The Social Construction of Reality Summary
The Social Construction of Reality 87%
The world you take for granted is built: how everyday talk, habit, and institutions make reality.
by Peter L. Berger 1966
4.11
4k+ ratings
Losing Ourselves
by Jay L. Garfield • 2022
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
4.03
603
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves 87%
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
by Jay L. Garfield 2022
4.03
603 ratings
Beyond Human Nature
by Jesse J. Prinz • 2011
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
3.69
246
Beyond Human Nature Summary
Beyond Human Nature 87%
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
by Jesse J. Prinz 2011
3.69
246 ratings
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg
by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 1971
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
4.01
464
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg Summary
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg 87%
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971
4.01
464 ratings
On Becoming an Artist
by Ellen J. Langer • 2005
You don't need talent to make art. You need permission to begin badly.
3.75
363
On Becoming an Artist Summary
On Becoming an Artist 87%
You don't need talent to make art. You need permission to begin badly.
by Ellen J. Langer 2005
3.75
363 ratings
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