“Every bit of learning is a little death. Every bit of new...
Reads with Ravi@readswithravi
55 views
Mar 31, 2024
~5 min read
Advertisement
1
“Every bit of learning is a little death. Every bit of new information challenges a previous conception, forcing it to dissolve into chaos before it can be reborn as something better.”, says Dr. Jordan B. Peterson.
25 books recommended by @jordanbpeterson 🧵
25 books recommended by @jordanbpeterson 🧵
2
Here is great advice from Dr. Jordan B. Peterson if you want to become a better learner:
Read. Then put down the book. Then summarize what you have read.
Don't look at what you were reading when you summarize. You have to practice recall, not repeatedly expose yourself to the same material. You are practicing remembering. That's what makes you good at remembering.
Going over the material ad nauseam won't work. It just feels like work without any of the actual difficulties of work (or the benefits). Don't highlight or underline or anything useless and self-deceptive like that.
Read. Then put down the book. Then summarize what you have read.
Don't look at what you were reading when you summarize. You have to practice recall, not repeatedly expose yourself to the same material. You are practicing remembering. That's what makes you good at remembering.
Going over the material ad nauseam won't work. It just feels like work without any of the actual difficulties of work (or the benefits). Don't highlight or underline or anything useless and self-deceptive like that.
3
1) The Parasitic Mind by Gad Saad
Lacking fear, charismatic in his speech, and armed with solid, straightforward, biologically grounded ideas, Dr. Gad Saad has become somewhat of an internet phenomenon over the last few years.
His new book continues in the same vein, warning its readers of the dangers of an unthinking progressive agenda and helping reestablish the general consensus that allows peace to prevail. Has your common sense been thoroughly assaulted?
Read this book, strengthen your resolve, and help us all return to reason.
Lacking fear, charismatic in his speech, and armed with solid, straightforward, biologically grounded ideas, Dr. Gad Saad has become somewhat of an internet phenomenon over the last few years.
His new book continues in the same vein, warning its readers of the dangers of an unthinking progressive agenda and helping reestablish the general consensus that allows peace to prevail. Has your common sense been thoroughly assaulted?
Read this book, strengthen your resolve, and help us all return to reason.
4
2) Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe by Stephen C. Meyer
It's a difficult book, well-written, densely informative.
It's a difficult book, well-written, densely informative.
5
3) Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves by Frans De Waal
Mama's Last Hug, by the eminent and brilliant primatologist Frans de Waal, who revolutionized our understanding of chimpanzee social organization.
The book is a model of clarity and subtle depth.
Mama's Last Hug, by the eminent and brilliant primatologist Frans de Waal, who revolutionized our understanding of chimpanzee social organization.
The book is a model of clarity and subtle depth.
6
4) Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find Interesting by Ronald Bailey and Marian L. Tupy
Everyone should have this book.
Everyone should have this book.
7
5) Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human by Richard Wrangham
“This is a very good book in my estimation.”
“This is a very good book in my estimation.”
8
6) The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct by Thomas S. Szasz
It's a classic. You should read it if you're interested in psychology.
It's a classic. You should read it if you're interested in psychology.
9
7) Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions (Series in Affective Science) by Jaak Panksepp
One of the best books on the neuroscience of emotion. The book includes chapters on sleep and arousal, pleasure and fear systems, the sources of rage and anger, the neural control of sexuality, as well as the more subtle emotions related to maternal care, social loss, and playfulness.
This book is graspable, creative, deep, informed, and personal.
One of the best books on the neuroscience of emotion. The book includes chapters on sleep and arousal, pleasure and fear systems, the sources of rage and anger, the neural control of sexuality, as well as the more subtle emotions related to maternal care, social loss, and playfulness.
This book is graspable, creative, deep, informed, and personal.
10
8) The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
He also recommends For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway.
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
He also recommends For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway.
11
9) East of Eden by John Steinbeck
This sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.
This sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.
12
10) The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity by Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech. A truthful look at today's most divisive issues.
Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech. A truthful look at today's most divisive issues.
13
11) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
He also recommends Island and Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley.
He also recommends Island and Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley.
14
12) 1984 by George Orwell
He also recommends Animal Farm and Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell.
He also recommends Animal Farm and Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell.
15
13) Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
He also recommends Demons and Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
He also recommends Demons and Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
16
14) Beyond Good And Evil – Friedrich Nietzsche
He also recommends On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche.
He also recommends On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche.
17
15) The Gulag Archipelago [Vol 1, Vol 2 and Vol 3]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
18
16) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
19
17) Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
20
18) Modern Man In Search of a Soul by C. G. Jung
21
19) The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
22
20) An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks
He also recommends Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks
He also recommends Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks
23
21) A History of Religious Ideas (Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3) – Mircea Eliade
A History of Religious Ideas, Volume 1: From the Stone Age to the Eleusinian Mysteries
A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity
A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 3: From Muhammad to the Age of Reforms
A History of Religious Ideas, Volume 1: From the Stone Age to the Eleusinian Mysteries
A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity
A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 3: From Muhammad to the Age of Reforms
24
22) The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer
25
23) Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
26
24) Earth in Human Hands: Shaping Our Planet's Future by David Grinspoon
27
25) The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
28
29
Thank you for going through the thread. Follow me at @readswithravi for more book learning, reviews, and lessons. Teach or share with others what you learn, that's how we grow.
Retweet the first tweet so you can share these reads with others.
x.com/readswithravi/…
Retweet the first tweet so you can share these reads with others.
x.com/readswithravi/…
