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The Extended Mind
by Richard Menary • 2008
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
3.76
41
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind 91%
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
by Richard Menary 2008
3.76
41 ratings
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
Thought and Knowledge Summary
Thought and Knowledge 91%
Upgrade memory, reasoning, and decisions with the cognitive skills that expose hidden mental errors.
by Diane F. Halpern 1984
3.89
109 ratings
Mind Performance Hacks
by Ron Hale-Evans • 2006
Memory tricks, mental math, decision hacks: a cognitive toolkit for thinking faster and clearer.
3.88
945
Mind Performance Hacks Summary
Mind Performance Hacks 91%
Memory tricks, mental math, decision hacks: a cognitive toolkit for thinking faster and clearer.
by Ron Hale-Evans 2006
3.88
945 ratings
Mastermind
by Maria Konnikova • 2013
Learn to think like Sherlock Holmes: a psychologist's method for sharper observation and reasoning.
3.55
9k+
Mastermind Summary
Mastermind 91%
Learn to think like Sherlock Holmes: a psychologist's method for sharper observation and reasoning.
by Maria Konnikova 2013
3.55
9k+ ratings
Smart Thinking
by Art Markman • 2012
Your brain stops at three takeaways. The habit system that fills the rest with useful knowledge.
3.69
1k+
Smart Thinking Summary
Smart Thinking 91%
Your brain stops at three takeaways. The habit system that fills the rest with useful knowledge.
by Art Markman 2012
3.69
1k+ ratings
Design Your Work
by Tiago Forte • 2017
Notes are for thinking, not storing. Tools that extend the mind give you the real edge.
4.04
194
Design Your Work Summary
Design Your Work 91%
Notes are for thinking, not storing. Tools that extend the mind give you the real edge.
by Tiago Forte 2017
4.04
194 ratings
Know Thyself
by Stephen M. Fleming • 2021
Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.
3.86
357
Know Thyself Summary
Know Thyself 91%
Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.
by Stephen M. Fleming 2021
3.86
357 ratings
Surfaces and Essences
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2011
Analogy isn't a language trick. It's the hidden engine of every thought, category, and insight.
3.83
1k+
Surfaces and Essences Summary
Surfaces and Essences 91%
Analogy isn't a language trick. It's the hidden engine of every thought, category, and insight.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2011
3.83
1k+ ratings
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2017
Turn scattered notes into a thinking network that writes your drafts and kills the blank-page dread.
4.07
14k+
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes 91%
Turn scattered notes into a thinking network that writes your drafts and kills the blank-page dread.
by Sönke Ahrens 2017
4.07
14k+ ratings
The Einstein Factor
by Win Wenger • 1995
A daily 10-minute exercise that reroutes your inner critic and raises your raw intelligence.
3.72
498
The Einstein Factor Summary
The Einstein Factor 91%
A daily 10-minute exercise that reroutes your inner critic and raises your raw intelligence.
by Win Wenger 1995
3.72
498 ratings
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments
by Patrick King • 2020
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
3.84
101
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments Summary
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments 91%
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
by Patrick King 2020
3.84
101 ratings
The Extended Mind
by Annie Murphy Paul • 2021
The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.
4.03
3k+
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind 91%
The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.
by Annie Murphy Paul 2021
4.03
3k+ ratings
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning
by Andy Hunt • 2008
Your brain runs two processors. The intuitive one does the real work. Wake it up.
4.12
4k+
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning Summary
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning 91%
Your brain runs two processors. The intuitive one does the real work. Wake it up.
by Andy Hunt 2008
4.12
4k+ ratings
Mind Map Mastery
by Tony Buzan • 2018
Your brain thinks in associations, not lines. A branching map can boost memory by a third.
3.52
649
Mind Map Mastery Summary
Mind Map Mastery 91%
Your brain thinks in associations, not lines. A branching map can boost memory by a third.
by Tony Buzan 2018
3.52
649 ratings
The Mechanism of Mind
by Edward de Bono • 2015
Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.
3.84
167
The Mechanism of Mind Summary
The Mechanism of Mind 91%
Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.
by Edward de Bono 2015
3.84
167 ratings
The Organized Mind
by Daniel J. Levitin • 2014
Attention bandwidth: 120 bits per second. Two conversations fill it. Defend the rest.
3.65
15k+
The Organized Mind Summary
The Organized Mind 91%
Attention bandwidth: 120 bits per second. Two conversations fill it. Defend the rest.
by Daniel J. Levitin 2014
3.65
15k+ 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 91%
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
Cognition
by Daniel Reisberg • 2005
How the mind constructs perception, memory, and reasoning, revealed by key experiments.
3.78
281
Cognition Summary
Cognition 91%
How the mind constructs perception, memory, and reasoning, revealed by key experiments.
by Daniel Reisberg 2005
3.78
281 ratings
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+
How to Think More Effectively Summary
How to Think More Effectively 91%
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 Thinking
by Edward de Bono • 1971
Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.
3.77
133
Practical Thinking Summary
Practical Thinking 91%
Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.
by Edward de Bono 1971
3.77
133 ratings
Six Frames
by Edward de Bono • 2008
You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.
3.09
254
Six Frames Summary
Six Frames 91%
You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.
by Edward de Bono 2008
3.09
254 ratings
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
How to Think like a Philosopher Summary
How to Think like a Philosopher 91%
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
by Julian Baggini 2023
3.95
429 ratings
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
Edward De Bono's Masterthinker's Handbook Summary
Edward De Bono's Masterthinker's Handbook 91%
Intelligence is not enough. A systematic method for building thinking as a practiced skill.
by Edward de Bono 1985
4.00
36 ratings
Limitless Expanded Edition
by Jim Kwik • 2020
You were never taught how to learn. The brain's missing operating manual, finally written.
4.07
22k+
Limitless Expanded Edition Summary
Limitless Expanded Edition 91%
You were never taught how to learn. The brain's missing operating manual, finally written.
by Jim Kwik 2020
4.07
22k+ ratings
The Great Mental Models
by Shane Parrish • 2018
Nine thinking tools top performers reach for when the data stops and judgment takes over.
4.07
11k+
The Great Mental Models Summary
The Great Mental Models 91%
Nine thinking tools top performers reach for when the data stops and judgment takes over.
by Shane Parrish 2018
4.07
11k+ 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 91%
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
by Kenneth Cukier 2021
3.53
568 ratings
Rationality
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
4.32
2k+
Rationality Summary
Rationality 91%
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015
4.32
2k+ ratings
Sparks of Genius
by Michele Root-Bernstein • 2000
Creative breakthroughs share a common toolkit, and it operates before language kicks in.
3.88
475
Sparks of Genius Summary
Sparks of Genius 90%
Creative breakthroughs share a common toolkit, and it operates before language kicks in.
by Michele Root-Bernstein 2000
3.88
475 ratings
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. • 2005
CIA's textbook for outthinking your own limits: structured methods that catch what intuition misses.
4.27
1k+
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Summary
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis 90%
CIA's textbook for outthinking your own limits: structured methods that catch what intuition misses.
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. 2005
4.27
1k+ ratings
Critical Thinking In A Nutshell
by Thinknetic • 2021
Two classic frameworks turn fuzzy reasoning into a trainable skill; daily exercises lock it in.
3.64
148
Critical Thinking In A Nutshell Summary
Critical Thinking In A Nutshell 90%
Two classic frameworks turn fuzzy reasoning into a trainable skill; daily exercises lock it in.
by Thinknetic 2021
3.64
148 ratings
Gödel, Escher, Bach
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 1979
Gödel, Escher, Bach: three ways of drawing a loop, and one key to consciousness.
4.29
53k+
Gödel, Escher, Bach Summary
Gödel, Escher, Bach 90%
Gödel, Escher, Bach: three ways of drawing a loop, and one key to consciousness.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1979
4.29
53k+ ratings
Smarter
by Dan Hurley • 2013
IQ isn't fixed: a journalist on the strange new science that could make you smarter.
3.49
806
Smarter Summary
Smarter 90%
IQ isn't fixed: a journalist on the strange new science that could make you smarter.
by Dan Hurley 2013
3.49
806 ratings
Practical Intelligence
by Karl Albrecht • 2007
Most good ideas die unrecorded. The trainable mental skills that IQ tests never measured.
3.73
149
Practical Intelligence Summary
Practical Intelligence 90%
Most good ideas die unrecorded. The trainable mental skills that IQ tests never measured.
by Karl Albrecht 2007
3.73
149 ratings
Physical Intelligence
by Scott Grafton • 2020
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
3.60
194
Physical Intelligence Summary
Physical Intelligence 90%
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
by Scott Grafton 2020
3.60
194 ratings
Being There
by Andy Clark • 1996
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
4.14
217
Being There Summary
Being There 90%
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
by Andy Clark 1996
4.14
217 ratings
Getting Things Done
by David Allen • 2002
Capture every task, do quick ones now, and regular reviews keep the chaos at bay.
4
170k+
Getting Things Done Summary
Getting Things Done 90%
Capture every task, do quick ones now, and regular reviews keep the chaos at bay.
by David Allen 2002
4
170k+ 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 90%
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 Working Memory Advantage
by Tracy Packiam Alloway • 2013
Grades, self-control, and success: working memory predicts them better than IQ, and it's trainable.
3.37
144
The Working Memory Advantage Summary
The Working Memory Advantage 90%
Grades, self-control, and success: working memory predicts them better than IQ, and it's trainable.
by Tracy Packiam Alloway 2013
3.37
144 ratings
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
by Guy Claxton • 1997
The mind's slowest mode generates creativity and wisdom. Speed is silencing it.
3.91
322
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind Summary
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind 90%
The mind's slowest mode generates creativity and wisdom. Speed is silencing it.
by Guy Claxton 1997
3.91
322 ratings
Smarter Than You Think
by Clive Thompson • 2013
You plus a computer is smarter than either alone. The evidence is bigger than chess.
3.94
2k+
Smarter Than You Think Summary
Smarter Than You Think 90%
You plus a computer is smarter than either alone. The evidence is bigger than chess.
by Clive Thompson 2013
3.94
2k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Margaret A. Boden • 2018
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
3.29
388
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence 90%
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
by Margaret A. Boden 2018
3.29
388 ratings
On Task
by David Badre • 2020
Your brain knows what to do but an ancient bottleneck stands between knowing and acting.
3.99
161
On Task Summary
On Task 90%
Your brain knows what to do but an ancient bottleneck stands between knowing and acting.
by David Badre 2020
3.99
161 ratings
The Little Black Book of Decision Making
by Michael Nicholas • 2017
Stress hijacks your best thinking. Here is how to rewire attention and make smarter decisions.
3.77
126
The Little Black Book of Decision Making Summary
The Little Black Book of Decision Making 90%
Stress hijacks your best thinking. Here is how to rewire attention and make smarter decisions.
by Michael Nicholas 2017
3.77
126 ratings
This Will Make You Smarter
by John Brockman • 2012
Leading scientists each make the case for the single concept they would install in every mind.
3.79
7k+
This Will Make You Smarter Summary
This Will Make You Smarter 90%
Leading scientists each make the case for the single concept they would install in every mind.
by John Brockman 2012
3.79
7k+ ratings
Critical Thinking
by Simon Bradley • 2016
A structured method for evaluating evidence, cutting through noise, and knowing when inaction wins.
3.27
241
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 90%
A structured method for evaluating evidence, cutting through noise, and knowing when inaction wins.
by Simon Bradley 2016
3.27
241 ratings
Mind
by Paul Thagard • 1996
Logic, concepts, images, analogies, neural nets: the mind's many tools, mapped in one framework.
3.66
249
Mind Summary
Mind 90%
Logic, concepts, images, analogies, neural nets: the mind's many tools, mapped in one framework.
by Paul Thagard 1996
3.66
249 ratings
Effective Notetaking
by Fiona McPherson • 2007
Most notes fail because they're records, not brain work. The encoding difference, explained.
3.87
134
Effective Notetaking Summary
Effective Notetaking 90%
Most notes fail because they're records, not brain work. The encoding difference, explained.
by Fiona McPherson 2007
3.87
134 ratings
Thinking and Deciding
by Jonathan Baron • 2007
A psychologist's guide to mental shortcuts that fail, and the rules that repair them.
4.06
320
Thinking and Deciding Summary
Thinking and Deciding 90%
A psychologist's guide to mental shortcuts that fail, and the rules that repair them.
by Jonathan Baron 2007
4.06
320 ratings
Smarter Tomorrow
by Elizabeth R. Ricker • 2021
Fifteen minutes of personal experiments each day can upgrade your brain: here's how to start.
3.66
252
Smarter Tomorrow Summary
Smarter Tomorrow 90%
Fifteen minutes of personal experiments each day can upgrade your brain: here's how to start.
by Elizabeth R. Ricker 2021
3.66
252 ratings
Cognitive Neuroscience
by Richard Passingham • 2016
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
3.71
318
Cognitive Neuroscience Summary
Cognitive Neuroscience 90%
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
by Richard Passingham 2016
3.71
318 ratings
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