Books To Make You Think Clearly
Thinking clearly isn’t a gift, it’s a discipline. Anyone can build it, but it takes work. The books I’m pointing you toward aren’t just for filling shelves; they’ll challenge the assumptions you didn’t even realize you were carrying, strip away confusion, and show you how to see the world without the fog.
If you study these books seriously, you’ll sharpen your judgment, deepen your understanding, and learn to stay adaptable in a world that only grows louder and more tangled.
If you want to know how real experts think; how they analyze, predict, and solve tough problems, these books will show you.
01. The Hidden Half by Michael Blastland
02. Superforecasting by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan M. Gardner
03. How Minds Change by David McRaney
04. Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned by Kenneth Stanley and Joel Lehman
05. The Knowledge Illusion by Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach
06. Numbers Don’t Lie by Vaclav Smil
07. The Case Against Reality by Donald D. Hoffman
08. Rationality by Steven Pinker
09. The Quiet Before by Gal Beckerman
10. The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
Each book sharpens a different part of your mind, from judgment to creativity. Read them, and you won’t just collect knowledge; you’ll learn how to think with clarity and depth for the rest of your life.
Author is a Jack-of-All trades. He believes that specialization is for insects. Author is a public servant, a Linux evangelist, chess enthusiast and a long-term investor.
