💡 Intuitive Thinking

Books that explore the fast, pattern-driven mode of cognition that guides so many of our decisions before reason catches up. These works examine when to trust your instincts and when to question them.

You Already Know

by Laura Huang • 2025

Intuition is not a magic whisper but a process you can map, train, and deploy.

3.43

🧠 Intuition Science 🏢 Business Psychology 🌐 Decision Frameworks

You Already Know 91%

Intuition is not a magic whisper but a process you can map, train, and deploy.

by Laura Huang 2025

3.43

97 ratings

🧠 Intuition Science 🏢 Business Psychology 🌐 Decision Frameworks

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 91%

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

Hypersanity

by Neel Burton • 2019

Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.

3.60

182

🧠 Limits Of Reason 🫀 Emotional Intelligence ⚡ Intuition Research

Hypersanity 90%

Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.

by Neel Burton 2019

3.60

182 ratings

🧠 Limits Of Reason 🫀 Emotional Intelligence ⚡ Intuition Research

Streetlights and Shadows

by Gary Klein • 2009

Complex situations demand a different decision playbook. One built on recognition, not comparison.

4.28

321

🧠 Intuition And Analysis 🔍 Sensemaking 📊 Behavioral Economics

Streetlights and Shadows 90%

Complex situations demand a different decision playbook. One built on recognition, not comparison.

by Gary Klein 2009

4.28

321 ratings

🧠 Intuition And Analysis 🔍 Sensemaking 📊 Behavioral Economics

Leap of Perception

by Penney Peirce • 2013

The Information Age is ending. What replaces it runs on intuition, not data.

4.17

206

🧠 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Perception And Reality 🔮 Intuitive Development

Leap of Perception 90%

The Information Age is ending. What replaces it runs on intuition, not data.

by Penney Peirce 2013

4.17

206 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Perception And Reality 🔮 Intuitive Development

The Signs

by Tara Swart • 2025

A neuroscientist's guide to retuning your brain and trusting the signs you've been taught to ignore.

3.67

1k+

🧠 Neuroscience Of Intuition 🌌 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Sensory Perception

The Signs 90%

A neuroscientist's guide to retuning your brain and trusting the signs you've been taught to ignore.

by Tara Swart 2025

3.67

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Intuition 🌌 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Sensory Perception

Gut Feelings

by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2007

Why simple rules beat complex analysis: the surprising intelligence of gut feelings.

3.69

2k+

🤔 Gut Instinct 🎯 Heuristic Decision Making 🧮 Bounded Rationality

Gut Feelings 89%

Why simple rules beat complex analysis: the surprising intelligence of gut feelings.

by Gerd Gigerenzer 2007

3.69

2k+ ratings

🤔 Gut Instinct 🎯 Heuristic Decision Making 🧮 Bounded Rationality

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 89%

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 Mind Race

by Russell Targ • 1985

Psychic abilities aren't supernatural. A physicist proved them in the lab, and anyone can learn.

4.00

🔬 Parapsychology 🌱 Psychic Development 👁️ Remote Viewing

The Mind Race 89%

Psychic abilities aren't supernatural. A physicist proved them in the lab, and anyone can learn.

by Russell Targ 1985

4.00

24 ratings

🔬 Parapsychology 🌱 Psychic Development 👁️ Remote Viewing

The Sense of Being Stared at

by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003

The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.

3.79

509

🧠 Extended Mind 🔮 Parapsychology 📡 Telepathy

The Sense of Being Stared at 89%

The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.

by Rupert Sheldrake 2003

3.79

509 ratings

🧠 Extended Mind 🔮 Parapsychology 📡 Telepathy

The Secret Language of Synchronicity

by Jenna Moore Fuller • 2017

Why the same words keep finding you, and how to treat them as guidance.

3.48

🪷 Synchronicity 💡 Intuition 🌊 Flow

The Secret Language of Synchronicity Summary

The Secret Language of Synchronicity 89%

Why the same words keep finding you, and how to treat them as guidance.

by Jenna Moore Fuller 2017

3.48

23 ratings

🪷 Synchronicity 💡 Intuition 🌊 Flow

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 89%

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

Quotes That Will Change Your Life

by Russ Kick • 2017

A portable pharmacy of quotes for the moments when your own mind fails you.

3.85

155

📚 Curated Wisdom 🌿 Perennial Wisdom 🔍 Self-Examination

Quotes That Will Change Your Life Summary

Quotes That Will Change Your Life 89%

A portable pharmacy of quotes for the moments when your own mind fails you.

by Russ Kick 2017

3.85

155 ratings

📚 Curated Wisdom 🌿 Perennial Wisdom 🔍 Self-Examination

The Purpose Of Your Life

by Carol Adrienne • 1998

Your purpose isn't a distant goal. It hides in coincidences you ignore and hunches you dismiss.

3.77

305

🌀 Synchronicity 💡 Intuition 🌑 Shadow Work

The Purpose Of Your Life 89%

Your purpose isn't a distant goal. It hides in coincidences you ignore and hunches you dismiss.

by Carol Adrienne 1998

3.77

305 ratings

🌀 Synchronicity 💡 Intuition 🌑 Shadow Work

Intuition

by Osho • 2001

You already know. The problem is that you also think, and thinking drowns it out.

4.01

4k+

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🔮 Intuitive Intelligence 🪷 Meditation Practice

Intuition 89%

You already know. The problem is that you also think, and thinking drowns it out.

by Osho 2001

4.01

4k+ ratings

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🔮 Intuitive Intelligence 🪷 Meditation Practice

Mathematica

by David Bessis • 2024

Real math isn't done with symbols. It's done with mental images, physical intuition, and curiosity.

4.18

862

🧮 Mathematical Thinking 💭 Philosophy Of Mathematics 🧠 Intuition And Reason

Mathematica 89%

Real math isn't done with symbols. It's done with mental images, physical intuition, and curiosity.

by David Bessis 2024

4.18

862 ratings

🧮 Mathematical Thinking 💭 Philosophy Of Mathematics 🧠 Intuition And Reason

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

🧪 Thought Experiments 🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🔍 Critical Thinking

Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments Summary

Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments 89%

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

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

Think Like Sherlock

by Peter Hollins • 2018

Sleepiness, constraints, and shifting perspective: the unconventional route to sharper thinking.

3.70

178

🧩 Creative Problem-Solving 🔀 Lateral Thinking 🧠 Critical Thinking

Think Like Sherlock 89%

Sleepiness, constraints, and shifting perspective: the unconventional route to sharper thinking.

by Peter Hollins 2018

3.70

178 ratings

🧩 Creative Problem-Solving 🔀 Lateral Thinking 🧠 Critical Thinking

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

🧠 Cognitive Models 💭 Thinking Methods ↗️ Lateral Thinking

The Mechanism of Mind 89%

Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.

by Edward de Bono 2015

3.84

167 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Models 💭 Thinking Methods ↗️ Lateral Thinking

Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition

by Gary Klein • 1998

Your best decisions skip the options list. How firefighters, nurses, and commanders really decide.

3.97

3k+

🧠 Decision Science 🚨 Crisis Management 🌀 Intuitive Expertise

Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition Summary

Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition 89%

Your best decisions skip the options list. How firefighters, nurses, and commanders really decide.

by Gary Klein 1998

3.97

3k+ ratings

🧠 Decision Science 🚨 Crisis Management 🌀 Intuitive Expertise

Primal Intelligence

by Angus Fletcher • 2025

A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.

3.77

434

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🌱 Evolutionary Psychology ⚡ Intuition Training

Primal Intelligence 89%

A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.

by Angus Fletcher 2025

3.77

434 ratings

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🌱 Evolutionary Psychology ⚡ Intuition Training

Don't Believe Everything You Think

by Joseph Nguyen • 2022

All your mental suffering comes from one activity you have never questioned.

3.79

58k+

🌀 Overthinking 👁️ Thought Awareness 🧘 Inner Stillness

Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary

Don't Believe Everything You Think 89%

All your mental suffering comes from one activity you have never questioned.

by Joseph Nguyen 2022

3.79

58k+ ratings

🌀 Overthinking 👁️ Thought Awareness 🧘 Inner Stillness

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

by Michael J. Gelb • 1998

Seven da Vinci practices to retrain your senses, deepen your questions, and sit with uncertainty.

3.83

7k+

🎨 Renaissance Humanism 🔀 Polymath Thinking 🎯 Creativity Training

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Summary

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci 89%

Seven da Vinci practices to retrain your senses, deepen your questions, and sit with uncertainty.

by Michael J. Gelb 1998

3.83

7k+ ratings

🎨 Renaissance Humanism 🔀 Polymath Thinking 🎯 Creativity Training

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination

by Gary Lachman • 2017

Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.

4.25

246

🌐 Western Esotericism 🔍 Modes Of Knowing 💭 Imagination As Cognition

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination Summary

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination 89%

Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.

by Gary Lachman 2017

4.25

246 ratings

🌐 Western Esotericism 🔍 Modes Of Knowing 💭 Imagination As Cognition

Creativity

by Osho • 1999

Your natural creativity is blocked by ego and perfectionism. A spiritual guide to clearing the way.

4.18

3k+

🎨 Creative Process 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🍃 Beginner'S Mind

Creativity 89%

Your natural creativity is blocked by ego and perfectionism. A spiritual guide to clearing the way.

by Osho 1999

4.18

3k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🍃 Beginner'S Mind

Living in the Light

by Shakti Gawain • 1985

Your overridden intuition knows how to redesign your relationships, your work, and your body.

4.09

5k+

🧠 Spiritual Psychology 🔮 New Age Movement ✨ Intuitive Living

Living in the Light 89%

Your overridden intuition knows how to redesign your relationships, your work, and your body.

by Shakti Gawain 1985

4.09

5k+ ratings

🧠 Spiritual Psychology 🔮 New Age Movement ✨ Intuitive Living

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

🦉 Practical Wisdom 👁️ Perception And Reality 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility

Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom Summary

Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom 89%

Wisdom is not knowing the answers; it is widening perception until better questions appear.

by Edward de Bono 1996

3.76

119 ratings

🦉 Practical Wisdom 👁️ Perception And Reality 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility

An Essay on the Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field

by Jacques Hadamard • 1945

Mathematical discovery relies on the unconscious, not logic; beauty picks the winning ideas.

3.97

221

🔢 Mathematical Creativity 🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🌊 Unconscious Processing

An Essay on the Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field Summary

An Essay on the Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field 89%

Mathematical discovery relies on the unconscious, not logic; beauty picks the winning ideas.

by Jacques Hadamard 1945

3.97

221 ratings

🔢 Mathematical Creativity 🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🌊 Unconscious Processing

Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart

by Gerd Gigerenzer • 1999

Complexity is the enemy of judgment. Fast, simple, even ignorant strategies win more than you think.

3.73

178

🧠 Cognitive Science 🤔 Decision Theory ⚡ Mental Shortcuts

Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart Summary

Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart 89%

Complexity is the enemy of judgment. Fast, simple, even ignorant strategies win more than you think.

by Gerd Gigerenzer 1999

3.73

178 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Science 🤔 Decision Theory ⚡ Mental Shortcuts

The Intuitive Way

by Penney Peirce • 1997

Your body already knows the answers. Clear the inner noise so you can hear them.

3.99

536

💡 Intuitive Development ⚡ Energy Awareness 🧹 Subconscious Clearing

The Intuitive Way 89%

Your body already knows the answers. Clear the inner noise so you can hear them.

by Penney Peirce 1997

3.99

536 ratings

💡 Intuitive Development ⚡ Energy Awareness 🧹 Subconscious Clearing

The Decisive Moment

by lehrer-jonah • 2009

Pure reason paralyzes. Neuroscience reveals why every decision depends on emotion, not just logic.

3.85

42k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Cognitive Psychology ❤️ Emotion And Reason

The Decisive Moment 89%

Pure reason paralyzes. Neuroscience reveals why every decision depends on emotion, not just logic.

by lehrer-jonah 2009

3.85

42k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Cognitive Psychology ❤️ Emotion And Reason

The Path of Least Resistance

by Robert Fritz • 1989

Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.

4.06

2k+

🤖 Systems Thinking 🎨 Creative Process 🧭 Creative Orientation

The Path of Least Resistance 89%

Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.

by Robert Fritz 1989

4.06

2k+ ratings

🤖 Systems Thinking 🎨 Creative Process 🧭 Creative Orientation

Intelligence

by Osho • 2004

You were born intelligent. Fear, education, and ego buried it. The cure is subtraction.

4.11

1k+

🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🔮 Mystic Philosophy ✨ Modern Mysticism

Intelligence 89%

You were born intelligent. Fear, education, and ego buried it. The cure is subtraction.

by Osho 2004

4.11

1k+ ratings

🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🔮 Mystic Philosophy ✨ Modern Mysticism

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 89%

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

Third Eye Spies

by Russell Targ • 2023

Two people, a hidden object, and the protocol that convinced the CIA psychic ability is real.

4.07

🔭 Remote Viewing 🧪 Parapsychology 🧠 Intuition Development

Third Eye Spies 89%

Two people, a hidden object, and the protocol that convinced the CIA psychic ability is real.

by Russell Targ 2023

4.07

92 ratings

🔭 Remote Viewing 🧪 Parapsychology 🧠 Intuition Development

A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes

by Peter Bevelin • 2013

The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.

3.63

541

🧠 Critical Thinking 🎭 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Mental Models

A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes Summary

A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes 89%

The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.

by Peter Bevelin 2013

3.63

541 ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🎭 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Mental Models

Human Design

by Chetan Parkyn • 2009

A blueprint in your birth chart: five types, one strategy for deciding without your mind.

4.17

944

🧩 Personality Typology 🔮 Esoteric Systems 📅 Birth Charts

Human Design 89%

A blueprint in your birth chart: five types, one strategy for deciding without your mind.

by Chetan Parkyn 2009

4.17

944 ratings

🧩 Personality Typology 🔮 Esoteric Systems 📅 Birth Charts

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+

🧠 Cognitive Science 💭 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Analogical Reasoning

Surfaces and Essences 89%

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

🧠 Cognitive Science 💭 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Analogical Reasoning

Creating the Impossible

by Michael Neill • 2018

A 90-day method for turning ideas into reality that runs on insight, not effort.

4.17

127

🎨 Creative Projects 🧠 Three Principles 🌊 Flow State

Creating the Impossible 89%

A 90-day method for turning ideas into reality that runs on insight, not effort.

by Michael Neill 2018

4.17

127 ratings

🎨 Creative Projects 🧠 Three Principles 🌊 Flow State

Blink

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2005

Rapid decisions can beat careful analysis: they need structure, not more data.

3.96

625k+

🧠 Behavioral Psychology 📊 Decision Science ⚡ Intuition Research

Blink 89%

Rapid decisions can beat careful analysis: they need structure, not more data.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2005

3.96

625k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Psychology 📊 Decision Science ⚡ Intuition Research

Judgment Under Uncertainty

by Daniel Kahneman • 1982

Mental shortcuts rule under uncertainty; each creates predictable mistakes.

4.17

1k+

🔎 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Heuristics 💰 Behavioral Economics

Judgment Under Uncertainty 89%

Mental shortcuts rule under uncertainty; each creates predictable mistakes.

by Daniel Kahneman 1982

4.17

1k+ ratings

🔎 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Heuristics 💰 Behavioral Economics

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 89%

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

How to Expect the Unexpected

by Kit Yates • 2023

Master the science of prediction: why your gut fails, and when the smartest forecast is none.

3.69

188

🔮 Forecasting 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probability

How to Expect the Unexpected 88%

Master the science of prediction: why your gut fails, and when the smartest forecast is none.

by Kit Yates 2023

3.69

188 ratings

🔮 Forecasting 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probability

The Mind is Flat

by Nick Chater • 2018

Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.

3.74

852

🧠 Folk Psychology Critique 🔍 Consciousness Studies 🎭 Confabulation

The Mind is Flat 88%

Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.

by Nick Chater 2018

3.74

852 ratings

🧠 Folk Psychology Critique 🔍 Consciousness Studies 🎭 Confabulation

The Book of Life

by J. Krishnamurti • 1995

Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.

4.32

2k+

🕊️ Spiritual Philosophy 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🚫 Anti-Self-Help

The Book of Life 88%

Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.

by J. Krishnamurti 1995

4.32

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Philosophy 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🚫 Anti-Self-Help

Becoming Sherlock

by Stefan Cain • 2015

Multitasking costs 40% of your focus: reclaim it with trained observation and deduction.

3.44

166

🧠 Observation Training 🏛️ Memory Techniques 🎯 Attention Management

Becoming Sherlock 88%

Multitasking costs 40% of your focus: reclaim it with trained observation and deduction.

by Stefan Cain 2015

3.44

166 ratings

🧠 Observation Training 🏛️ Memory Techniques 🎯 Attention Management

Interviews with the Masters

by Robert Greene • 2013

How masters see patterns, trust intuition, and turn failure into fuel, told firsthand.

4.12

479

🧱 Expertise Development 🎨 Creative Mastery 🔍 Pattern Recognition

Interviews with the Masters 88%

How masters see patterns, trust intuition, and turn failure into fuel, told firsthand.

by Robert Greene 2013

4.12

479 ratings

🧱 Expertise Development 🎨 Creative Mastery 🔍 Pattern Recognition

Algorithms to Live By

by Brian Christian • 2016

When to settle, when to quit, when to trust chance: computer science already found the answers.

4.12

35k+

🧠 Algorithmic Thinking 🔬 Decision Science 📊 Bayesian Reasoning

Algorithms to Live By 88%

When to settle, when to quit, when to trust chance: computer science already found the answers.

by Brian Christian 2016

4.12

35k+ ratings

🧠 Algorithmic Thinking 🔬 Decision Science 📊 Bayesian Reasoning

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