1-Sentence Description of How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren. The best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. 3 Key Ideas 1. Inspectional Reading. Two Types. 1) Systematic SkimmingRead table of contents, preface, index. Read a few paragraphs throughout the book. Decide if it’s worth … Read more
1-Sentence Description of How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organization of ideas and notes. 3 Key Ideas Work as if writing is the only thing that matters. This means you are not distracted by having to record every single detail, you have … Read more
1-Sentence Description of A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley The secrets to effectively learning math and science. 3 Key Ideas Two Modes of Thinking: Focused and Diffused. Use the focused mode to grapple with problems in any subject, and when you are done, relax your mind and disengage from the activity. This allows the … Read more
The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money – Quick Summary A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) – Quick Summary How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics … Read more
1-Sentence Description of The Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan Despite being immensely popular and immensely lucrative, education is grossly overrated. 3 Key Ideas 1. Education mostly signals traits, rather than building them. Specifically, school signals intelligence, conscientiousness, and conformity, all of which employers want in their workers. The education wage premium is real, but … Read more
The Origin of Species The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History In the Shadow of Man Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography … Read more
The Language of the Body Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Games People Play Why Is Sex Fun? The Evolution of Human Sexuality Freedom: The End of the Human Condition Evolution and Human Behavior: Darwinian Perspectives on Human Nature Applied Behavior Analysis The Psychopathology of Everyday Life The Battle for Human … Read more
The Measurement of Intelligence Games People Play The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence Differing: Understanding Personality Type The Female Brain The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (Collected … Read more
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted … Read more
100 Years of Pragmatism: William James’s Revolutionary Philosophy Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life Darwinism and Pragmatism: William James on Evolution and Self-Transformation Pragmatism: A Guide for the Perplexed Pragmatism: A Reader The Cambridge Companion to Pragmatism The Essential Peirce – C. S. Peirce The Essential Dewey – John Dewey … Read more