## 1. Cognitive Science, Psychology & Sociology Cognitive Science - **The Society Of Mind** by Marvin Minsky, 1985 - [How We Learn] by Stanislas Dehaene, 2018 Psychology - [Stumbling On Happiness] by Dan Gilbert, 2006 - [Predictably Irrational] by Dan Ariely, 2008 - [Thinking, Fast And Slow] by Daniel Kahneman, 2011 - **Feeling Good** by David A. Burns, 1980 - **Cognitive Therapy And The Emotional Disorders** by Aaron T. Beck, 1975 - **Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me)** by Carol Tavris & Elliot Aronson, 2007 ## 2. Ethics & Philosophy Books Ethics & moral psychology - [Moral Tribes] by Joshua Greene, 2013 - [The Righteous Mind] by Jonathan Haidt, 2012 - **Against Empathy** by Paul Bloom, 2016 Philosophy - [The Wisdom Of Insecurity] by Alan Watts, 1951 - **Life Is Hard** by Kieran Setiya, 2022 ## 3. Parenthood Books - **[The Drama Of The Gifted Child]** by Alice Miller, 1979 - **How To Talk So Kids Will Listen** by Adele Faber, 1980 - **Listen** by Patty Wipfler & Tosha Schore, 2016 ## 4. History, Economy & Business Economy - **Doughnut Economics** by Kate Raworth, 2017 - **[Utopia For Realists]** by Rutger Bregman, 2014 Business - [Made To Stick] by Chip Heath & Dan Heath, 2007 - [The Mom Test] by Rob Fitzpatrick, 2013 - [Obviously Awesome] by April Dunford, 2019 ## 5. Biography & Memoirs - [Man's Search For Meaning] by Viktor Frankl, 1946 - **The Year Of Magical Thinking,** by Joan Didion, 2005 - [[Nanette]] by Hannah Gadsby, 2022 - **Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From The Beaten Track** by Richard Feynman, 2005 - **Just Kids** by Patti Smith, 2010 ---- These book notes, like everything else in here, are about me, _not_ about the books. They're not reviews, they're scribbles on page margins. They're a reflection of who _I_ am, not of what the book is. Because to me, [[all evaluation is interpretation]]. - The vast majority of the books I read are non-fiction. If you want to get me a present, [[buy me books]] on this list. I don't rate these like I do my [[fiction]]. If I finish reading a non-fiction book, it means it's one worth reading (to me).