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🐢 Slow Thinking

Drawing on cognitive science and philosophy, these books champion deliberate, reflective reasoning over snap judgments. They reveal how patience in thought leads to deeper understanding and better decisions.
In Praise of Slowness
by Carl Honoré • 2004
A Rome protest ignited a global movement to slow down food, work, cities, and parenting.
3.65
7k+
🧘 Slow Living⚖️ Work Life Balance⏳ Time Poverty
In Praise of Slowness Summary
In Praise of Slowness 90%
A Rome protest ignited a global movement to slow down food, work, cities, and parenting.
by Carl Honoré 2004
3.65
7k+ ratings
🧘 Slow Living⚖️ Work Life Balance⏳ Time Poverty
Niksen
by Olga Mecking • 2020
Doing absolutely nothing could be your next productivity breakthrough. The Dutch case for idleness.
3.11
2k+
🦥 Slow Living🛋️ Deliberate Rest🇳🇱 Dutch Culture
Niksen Summary
Niksen 89%
Doing absolutely nothing could be your next productivity breakthrough. The Dutch case for idleness.
by Olga Mecking 2020
3.11
2k+ ratings
🦥 Slow Living🛋️ Deliberate Rest🇳🇱 Dutch Culture
How to Think like a Philosopher
by Julian Baggini • 2023
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
3.95
429
🛠️ Practical Philosophy🧠 Critical Thinking🎯 Cognitive Biases
How to Think like a Philosopher Summary
How to Think like a Philosopher 89%
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
by Julian Baggini 2023
3.95
429 ratings
🛠️ Practical Philosophy🧠 Critical Thinking🎯 Cognitive Biases
The Tao of Pooh
by Benjamin Hoff • 1982
Pooh has no brain and no plan, yet accidentally masters life. The clever animals fail by trying.
4.01
131k+
☯️ Western Taoism🧘 Effortless Living🐢 Slowing Down
The Tao of Pooh Summary
The Tao of Pooh 89%
Pooh has no brain and no plan, yet accidentally masters life. The clever animals fail by trying.
by Benjamin Hoff 1982
4.01
131k+ ratings
☯️ Western Taoism🧘 Effortless Living🐢 Slowing Down
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing
by Maartje Willems • 2021
Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.
3.18
2k+
🐌 Slow Living🧘 Doing Nothing🛑 Anti-Hustle
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing Summary
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing 89%
Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.
by Maartje Willems 2021
3.18
2k+ ratings
🐌 Slow Living🧘 Doing Nothing🛑 Anti-Hustle
Optimal Illusions
by Coco Krumme • 2023
Optimization promised perfection. It delivered fragile systems and hollowed communities.
3.00
238
🏭 Efficiency Critique🔗 Systems Thinking🐌 Slow Living
Optimal Illusions Summary
Optimal Illusions 89%
Optimization promised perfection. It delivered fragile systems and hollowed communities.
by Coco Krumme 2023
3.00
238 ratings
🏭 Efficiency Critique🔗 Systems Thinking🐌 Slow Living
The Clock Of The Long Now
by Stewart Brand • 1999
In an age of acceleration, the most subversive object is a clock that barely moves.
4.10
809
🕰️ Long-Term Thinking⏳ Deep Time⚡ Tech Acceleration
The Clock Of The Long Now Summary
The Clock Of The Long Now 89%
In an age of acceleration, the most subversive object is a clock that barely moves.
by Stewart Brand 1999
4.10
809 ratings
🕰️ Long-Term Thinking⏳ Deep Time⚡ Tech Acceleration
The Art of Slow Writing
by Louise DeSalvo • 2014
Resist the rush: how slowing down builds deeper writing and a creative life that actually lasts.
4.27
698
✍️ Writing Craft🎨 Creative Process🧘 Mindful Writing
The Art of Slow Writing Summary
The Art of Slow Writing 89%
Resist the rush: how slowing down builds deeper writing and a creative life that actually lasts.
by Louise DeSalvo 2014
4.27
698 ratings
✍️ Writing Craft🎨 Creative Process🧘 Mindful Writing
The Joy of Doing Nothing
by Rachel Jonat • 2017
Idleness as a tool: how to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a simpler, more joyful life.
2.80
367
🐢 Slow Living🌱 Simple Living🔋 Burnout Recovery
The Joy of Doing Nothing Summary
The Joy of Doing Nothing 89%
Idleness as a tool: how to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a simpler, more joyful life.
by Rachel Jonat 2017
2.80
367 ratings
🐢 Slow Living🌱 Simple Living🔋 Burnout Recovery
Slow Productivity
by Cal Newport • 2024
Busyness is performance, not productivity. Do less, slow down, and let quality earn your freedom.
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26k+
🖥️ Knowledge Work✂️ Doing Less🌱 Sustainable Productivity
Slow Productivity Summary
Slow Productivity 89%
Busyness is performance, not productivity. Do less, slow down, and let quality earn your freedom.
by Cal Newport 2024
3.67
26k+ ratings
🖥️ Knowledge Work✂️ Doing Less🌱 Sustainable Productivity
Creativity
by John Cleese • 2020
Ideas die young from early judgment. How to let them grow long enough to get good.
3.88
10k+
🎨 Creative Process🧠 Thinking Modes💤 Unconscious Mind
Creativity Summary
Creativity 89%
Ideas die young from early judgment. How to let them grow long enough to get good.
by John Cleese 2020
3.88
10k+ ratings
🎨 Creative Process🧠 Thinking Modes💤 Unconscious Mind
The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy
by Jennifer McCartney • 2018
Burnout's cure is slow, sleepy, and furry. The rules for a life where rest comes first.
3.90
2k+
🦥 Slow Living😴 Rest Culture🔌 Digital Detox
The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy Summary
The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy 89%
Burnout's cure is slow, sleepy, and furry. The rules for a life where rest comes first.
by Jennifer McCartney 2018
3.90
2k+ ratings
🦥 Slow Living😴 Rest Culture🔌 Digital Detox
The Art of Going SLOW
by Damon Zahariades • 2024
Hustle culture sold you a lie: slowing down is the productivity upgrade you actually need.
4.02
198
🧘 Slow Living⏳ Time Management📵 Digital Minimalism
The Art of Going SLOW Summary
The Art of Going SLOW 88%
Hustle culture sold you a lie: slowing down is the productivity upgrade you actually need.
by Damon Zahariades 2024
4.02
198 ratings
🧘 Slow Living⏳ Time Management📵 Digital Minimalism
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments
by Patrick King • 2020
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
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101
🧪 Thought Experiments🏛️ Practical Philosophy🔍 Critical Thinking
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments Summary
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments 88%
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
by Patrick King 2020
3.84
101 ratings
🧪 Thought Experiments🏛️ Practical Philosophy🔍 Critical Thinking
The Power of Boredom
by Mark A. Hawkins • 2016
The discomfort of boredom isn't a bug; it's the mind's essential signal for a meaningful life.
3.93
106
🥱 Boredom Studies🧘 Mental Stillness🧭 Finding Meaning
The Power of Boredom Summary
The Power of Boredom 88%
The discomfort of boredom isn't a bug; it's the mind's essential signal for a meaningful life.
by Mark A. Hawkins 2016
3.93
106 ratings
🥱 Boredom Studies🧘 Mental Stillness🧭 Finding Meaning
Stillness Is the Key
by Ryan Holiday • 2019
Stillness isn't passive. The Stoics knew it was a weapon. Here's how to sharpen yours.
4.22
41k+
🏛️ Modern Stoicism🧘 Contemplative Practice📵 Information Diet
Stillness Is the Key Summary
Stillness Is the Key 88%
Stillness isn't passive. The Stoics knew it was a weapon. Here's how to sharpen yours.
by Ryan Holiday 2019
4.22
41k+ ratings
🏛️ Modern Stoicism🧘 Contemplative Practice📵 Information Diet
Slow
by Brooke McAlary • 2018
Your frantic life isn't a scheduling issue. The solution starts with one drawer and one funeral.
3.87
5k+
🐢 Slow Living🏡 Simple Living📵 Digital Minimalism
Slow Summary
Slow 88%
Your frantic life isn't a scheduling issue. The solution starts with one drawer and one funeral.
by Brooke McAlary 2018
3.87
5k+ ratings
🐢 Slow Living🏡 Simple Living📵 Digital Minimalism
How to Think More Effectively
by The School of Life • 2020
Notebooks, long walks, and the right kind of envy: the thinking toolkit nobody handed you.
4.09
1k+
🏛️ Practical Philosophy🧠 Thinking Skills📓 Idea Capture
How to Think More Effectively Summary
How to Think More Effectively 88%
Notebooks, long walks, and the right kind of envy: the thinking toolkit nobody handed you.
by The School of Life 2020
4.09
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Practical Philosophy🧠 Thinking Skills📓 Idea Capture
The Twelve Monotasks
by Thatcher Wine • 2021
Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.
3.31
686
🧠 Attention Management📋 Single-Tasking📱 Digital Distraction
The Twelve Monotasks Summary
The Twelve Monotasks 88%
Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.
by Thatcher Wine 2021
3.31
686 ratings
🧠 Attention Management📋 Single-Tasking📱 Digital Distraction
Mastermind
by Maria Konnikova • 2013
Learn to think like Sherlock Holmes: a psychologist's method for sharper observation and reasoning.
3.55
9k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Deductive Reasoning🗺️ Mental Models
Mastermind Summary
Mastermind 88%
Learn to think like Sherlock Holmes: a psychologist's method for sharper observation and reasoning.
by Maria Konnikova 2013
3.55
9k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Deductive Reasoning🗺️ Mental Models
Time Surfing
by Paul Loomans • 2013
Why multitasking fails: Zen time management built on presence, not panic.
3.98
337
🧘 Zen Practice🧠 Mindful Productivity🎯 Single Tasking
Time Surfing Summary
Time Surfing 88%
Why multitasking fails: Zen time management built on presence, not panic.
by Paul Loomans 2013
3.98
337 ratings
🧘 Zen Practice🧠 Mindful Productivity🎯 Single Tasking
Dropping the Struggle
by Roger Housden • 2016
What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.
3.89
114
🧘 Mindfulness Practice💗 Self-Acceptance🍃 Letting Go
Dropping the Struggle Summary
Dropping the Struggle 88%
What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.
by Roger Housden 2016
3.89
114 ratings
🧘 Mindfulness Practice💗 Self-Acceptance🍃 Letting Go
A Simpler Life
by The School of Life • 2022
Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.
3.98
2k+
🏡 Voluntary Simplicity🧭 Intentional Living🪞 Self-Reflection
A Simpler Life Summary
A Simpler Life 88%
Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.
by The School of Life 2022
3.98
2k+ ratings
🏡 Voluntary Simplicity🧭 Intentional Living🪞 Self-Reflection
How to Think Like Einstein
by Daniel Smith • 2014
The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.
3.57
282
🧪 Scientific Creativity📖 Intellectual Biography🚫 Nonconformity
How to Think Like Einstein Summary
How to Think Like Einstein 88%
The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.
by Daniel Smith 2014
3.57
282 ratings
🧪 Scientific Creativity📖 Intellectual Biography🚫 Nonconformity
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance
by Haim Shapira • 2009
Happiness hides in idle afternoons and small moments; stop chasing and start collecting.
4.15
841
🏛️ Practical Philosophy📊 Positive Psychology😴 Idleness And Rest
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance Summary
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance 88%
Happiness hides in idle afternoons and small moments; stop chasing and start collecting.
by Haim Shapira 2009
4.15
841 ratings
🏛️ Practical Philosophy📊 Positive Psychology😴 Idleness And Rest
Slowing Down to the Speed of Life
by Richard Carlson • 1997
Your mind has a peaceful default setting. Here's how to return to it.
3.99
802
🧘 Inner Peace🧠 Psychology Of Thought💡 Emotional Awareness
Slowing Down to the Speed of Life Summary
Slowing Down to the Speed of Life 88%
Your mind has a peaceful default setting. Here's how to return to it.
by Richard Carlson 1997
3.99
802 ratings
🧘 Inner Peace🧠 Psychology Of Thought💡 Emotional Awareness
Practical Thinking
by Edward de Bono • 1971
Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.
3.77
133
🧠 Critical Thinking🧩 Mental Models🔧 Problem Solving
Practical Thinking Summary
Practical Thinking 88%
Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.
by Edward de Bono 1971
3.77
133 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🧩 Mental Models🔧 Problem Solving
The Art of Stillness
by Pico Iyer • 2014
Phone calls cost 25 minutes and happen every 11. The cure: staying still.
3.73
9k+
🧘 Contemplative Living📵 Digital Disconnection🧠 Attention Restoration
The Art of Stillness Summary
The Art of Stillness 88%
Phone calls cost 25 minutes and happen every 11. The cure: staying still.
by Pico Iyer 2014
3.73
9k+ ratings
🧘 Contemplative Living📵 Digital Disconnection🧠 Attention Restoration
Meditations for Mortals
by Oliver Burkeman • 2024
Four weeks to stop chasing impossible control and start living the life you keep postponing.
4.26
19k+
🐢 Anti-Productivity🎯 Perfectionism💗 Self-Compassion
Meditations for Mortals Summary
Meditations for Mortals 88%
Four weeks to stop chasing impossible control and start living the life you keep postponing.
by Oliver Burkeman 2024
4.26
19k+ ratings
🐢 Anti-Productivity🎯 Perfectionism💗 Self-Compassion
Scepticism
by Duncan Pritchard • 2019
Radical scepticism makes life meaningless. The ancient remedy is intellectual virtue, not certainty.
3.56
126
🧠 Epistemology❓ Philosophical Scepticism🏛️ Intellectual Virtues
Scepticism Summary
Scepticism 88%
Radical scepticism makes life meaningless. The ancient remedy is intellectual virtue, not certainty.
by Duncan Pritchard 2019
3.56
126 ratings
🧠 Epistemology❓ Philosophical Scepticism🏛️ Intellectual Virtues
The Joy of Missing Out
by Svend Brinkmann • 2017
Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.
3.61
1k+
🛑 Self-Restraint📉 Hedonic Adaptation🏛️ Modern Stoicism
The Joy of Missing Out Summary
The Joy of Missing Out 88%
Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.
by Svend Brinkmann 2017
3.61
1k+ ratings
🛑 Self-Restraint📉 Hedonic Adaptation🏛️ Modern Stoicism
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book
by Robert M. Martin • 1992
Logic, morality, identity: each cracks under a well-chosen paradox. This book chooses well.
4.01
247
🧩 Philosophical Puzzles💭 Thought Experiments🔄 Paradoxes
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book Summary
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book 88%
Logic, morality, identity: each cracks under a well-chosen paradox. This book chooses well.
by Robert M. Martin 1992
4.01
247 ratings
🧩 Philosophical Puzzles💭 Thought Experiments🔄 Paradoxes
Thought and Knowledge
by Diane F. Halpern • 1984
Upgrade memory, reasoning, and decisions with the cognitive skills that expose hidden mental errors.
3.89
109
🧠 Metacognition🔍 Cognitive Biases🗣️ Argument Analysis
Thought and Knowledge Summary
Thought and Knowledge 88%
Upgrade memory, reasoning, and decisions with the cognitive skills that expose hidden mental errors.
by Diane F. Halpern 1984
3.89
109 ratings
🧠 Metacognition🔍 Cognitive Biases🗣️ Argument Analysis
30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living Through Critical Thinking
by Linda Elder • 2012
Thirty days to spot the biases running your mind and untangle the assumptions you never question.
3.63
172
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🤲 Intellectual Humility
30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living Through Critical Thinking Summary
30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living Through Critical Thinking 88%
Thirty days to spot the biases running your mind and untangle the assumptions you never question.
by Linda Elder 2012
3.63
172 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🤲 Intellectual Humility
Edward De Bono's Masterthinker's Handbook
by Edward de Bono • 1985
Intelligence is not enough. A systematic method for building thinking as a practiced skill.
4.00
36
🧠 Thinking Skills🏗️ Structured Thinking🔍 Metacognition
Edward De Bono's Masterthinker's Handbook Summary
Edward De Bono's Masterthinker's Handbook 88%
Intelligence is not enough. A systematic method for building thinking as a practiced skill.
by Edward de Bono 1985
4.00
36 ratings
🧠 Thinking Skills🏗️ Structured Thinking🔍 Metacognition
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
by Guy Claxton • 1997
The mind's slowest mode generates creativity and wisdom. Speed is silencing it.
3.91
322
🧠 Cognitive Science🔮 Intuition Research🌊 Unconscious Processing
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind Summary
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind 88%
The mind's slowest mode generates creativity and wisdom. Speed is silencing it.
by Guy Claxton 1997
3.91
322 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Science🔮 Intuition Research🌊 Unconscious Processing
Filosofía ante el desánimo
by José Carlos Ruiz • 2021
They sold us connection, stimulation, and self-optimization. Now we're fragile, bored, and lonely.
3.99
518
🔗 Modern Alienation🧠 Attention Economy⏳ Life As Narrative
Filosofía ante el desánimo Summary
Filosofía ante el desánimo 88%
They sold us connection, stimulation, and self-optimization. Now we're fragile, bored, and lonely.
by José Carlos Ruiz 2021
3.99
518 ratings
🔗 Modern Alienation🧠 Attention Economy⏳ Life As Narrative
The In-Between
by Jeff Goins • 2013
Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.
3.75
750
📖 Spiritual Memoir⏳ Waiting As Growth🧘 Contemplative Living
The In-Between Summary
The In-Between 88%
Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.
by Jeff Goins 2013
3.75
750 ratings
📖 Spiritual Memoir⏳ Waiting As Growth🧘 Contemplative Living
The Secret Pulse of Time
by Stefan Klein • 2006
Your brain decides how fast time moves, and you can learn to set the pace.
3.88
712
🧠 Time Perception🕰️ Chronobiology🎯 Attention Management
The Secret Pulse of Time Summary
The Secret Pulse of Time 88%
Your brain decides how fast time moves, and you can learn to set the pace.
by Stefan Klein 2006
3.88
712 ratings
🧠 Time Perception🕰️ Chronobiology🎯 Attention Management
Master Critical Thinking
by Henrik Rodgers • 2019
Critical thinking predicts life outcomes better than IQ does. The mental habits that build it.
3.15
27
🧠 Cognitive Biases🌊 Emotional Regulation⚖️ Decision Making
Master Critical Thinking Summary
Master Critical Thinking 88%
Critical thinking predicts life outcomes better than IQ does. The mental habits that build it.
by Henrik Rodgers 2019
3.15
27 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🌊 Emotional Regulation⚖️ Decision Making
The Book of Hygge
by Louisa Thomsen Brits • 2016
The Danish art of cozy: a practice of warmth, shelter, and unpretentious belonging.
3.26
4k+
🧣 Scandinavian Lifestyle🐌 Slow Living☕️ Cozy Living
The Book of Hygge Summary
The Book of Hygge 88%
The Danish art of cozy: a practice of warmth, shelter, and unpretentious belonging.
by Louisa Thomsen Brits 2016
3.26
4k+ ratings
🧣 Scandinavian Lifestyle🐌 Slow Living☕️ Cozy Living
Radical Curiosity
by Seth Goldenberg • 2022
Retrain your curiosity to reclaim your attention, bridge divides, and build a future worth wanting.
3.61
103
🧐 Questioning Culture📚 Critical Pedagogy📱 Attention Economy
Radical Curiosity Summary
Radical Curiosity 88%
Retrain your curiosity to reclaim your attention, bridge divides, and build a future worth wanting.
by Seth Goldenberg 2022
3.61
103 ratings
🧐 Questioning Culture📚 Critical Pedagogy📱 Attention Economy
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
by Haemin Sunim • 2012
A Zen monk's deceptively simple path to calm: stop, breathe, and notice what you've been missing.
4.02
49k+
🧘 Zen Buddhism🌿 Mindful Living🧠 Mindfulness Practice
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down 88%
A Zen monk's deceptively simple path to calm: stop, breathe, and notice what you've been missing.
by Haemin Sunim 2012
4.02
49k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Buddhism🌿 Mindful Living🧠 Mindfulness Practice
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
🧠 Creative Cognition👁️ Perception Logic🕸️ Self-Organizing Systems
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
🧠 Creative Cognition👁️ Perception Logic🕸️ Self-Organizing Systems
The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions
by Richard Paul • 2002
Most people answer. Thinkers question. A compact system for digging past the surface of any subject.
4.09
128
🧠 Critical Thinking❓ Question Formulation🏛️ Socratic Method
The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions Summary
The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions 88%
Most people answer. Thinkers question. A compact system for digging past the surface of any subject.
by Richard Paul 2002
4.09
128 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking❓ Question Formulation🏛️ Socratic Method
In Emergency, Break Glass
by Nate Anderson • 2022
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
3.91
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🏛️ Applied Philosophy🔧 Technology Critique📱 Attention Economy
In Emergency, Break Glass Summary
In Emergency, Break Glass 88%
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
by Nate Anderson 2022
3.91
323 ratings
🏛️ Applied Philosophy🔧 Technology Critique📱 Attention Economy
How to Let Things Go
by Shunmyō Masuno • 2021
You can't manage everything: 99 Zen insights on loosening your grip and finding real peace.
3.49
2k+
🧘 Zen Wisdom🕊️ Letting Go🧠 Mental Clutter
How to Let Things Go Summary
How to Let Things Go 88%
You can't manage everything: 99 Zen insights on loosening your grip and finding real peace.
by Shunmyō Masuno 2021
3.49
2k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Wisdom🕊️ Letting Go🧠 Mental Clutter
The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli • 2013
99 thinking traps, catalogued. Better judgment comes from removing errors, not adding insight.
3.85
43k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics⚠️ Thinking Errors
The Art of Thinking Clearly Summary
The Art of Thinking Clearly 88%
99 thinking traps, catalogued. Better judgment comes from removing errors, not adding insight.
by Rolf Dobelli 2013
3.85
43k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics⚠️ Thinking Errors
Critical Thinking
by Richard Paul • 2000
Your reasoning carries invisible flaws. A system for auditing them and thinking with real clarity.
3.94
1k+
🧠 Critical Thinking🪞 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Decision Making
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 88%
Your reasoning carries invisible flaws. A system for auditing them and thinking with real clarity.
by Richard Paul 2000
3.94
1k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🪞 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Decision Making
The Rules of Thinking
by Richard Templar • 2019
Your mind runs shortcuts you've never noticed. Here is the owner's manual.
3.56
389
🧠 Clear Thinking🦉 Independent Thought❤️ Emotional Intelligence
The Rules of Thinking Summary
The Rules of Thinking 88%
Your mind runs shortcuts you've never noticed. Here is the owner's manual.
by Richard Templar 2019
3.56
389 ratings
🧠 Clear Thinking🦉 Independent Thought❤️ Emotional Intelligence
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