A classic book about changing thinking patterns.
1, out of control
Content introduction: This is a "voluminous" book about the evolution of human society.
For those readers who are not good at "mind gymnastics", opening books is beneficial.
2. The passing of childhood
Content abstract: This is a history of childhood, which expounds the process of its emergence, development and disappearance. This process is completed with the change of human communication mode, and information and media are accompanied by the beginning and end of childhood.
3. "Do you think what you think is what you think?" Julian? Baggini Jeremy? Stanlem
Content abstract: The author carefully designed 12 logical puzzles to test the clarity of thinking, covering many interesting topics such as philosophy, logical reasoning, belief, ideological consistency, taboo bottom line, moral standards, art, body and mind, freedom, ultimate logical common sense and so on. Readers can check the clarity of thinking through 12 logic puzzles, improve their thinking ability quickly, and seize the thinking loopholes of others!
4. "Tully's Cat" Peg Tilt
Content abstract: This book is an authoritative collection of famous ideological paradoxes, and every paradox will open a door to wisdom. Is it moral to kill a cat that is injected with special chemicals and has fundamental human characteristics? Are we individuals with independent consciousness, or are we brains in a manipulated vat? How can a barber shave himself without shaving?
5. The maze of reasoning
Content abstract: Collected classic thought experiments and philosophical reflections, touching the ultimate boundary of logical reasoning and language, including Telling Lies and Telling the Truth, Raiding and Hiding Eggs, Malthus Disaster, and A Computer as Big as the Universe.
6. "What's the name of this book? Raymond smolin
Content abstract: Raymond mollien wrote a fantastic book, a strange man from logical sophistry. Call it a sophistry book, a set of brain training questions, a set of jokes, which is perfect. But in fact, what supports this logic maze is the famous Godel's incompleteness theorem, so it can be understood as a set of logic problems used as a classical logic textbook.
7. Murphy's Law Arthur Bloch
Content abstract: Murphy's law has been proved to be the best explanation for things going wrong from the first day it was discovered. It tells us that fallibility is the inherent weakness of human beings. No matter how advanced the technology is, it will make mistakes. Moreover, the clearer the means to solve the problem, the more serious the trouble we face.
8, "Simple Logic" McLenny
Content abstract: With its concise and interesting brushstrokes, the author activates the art of logic, from its basic principles, to argumentation, to the roots of illogical thinking, and then to 28 forms of illogical thinking around you, leading readers into this wonderful and incomparable logical world, experiencing interesting thinking confrontation and crossing the ubiquitous logical trap.
9, "Right and Wrong" Meng
Abstract: Paradox is to follow correct logical reasoning, but get contradictory results. This book brings together the most classic paradoxes in the world for thousands of years: the white horse is not a horse, the arrow does not move, the prisoner's dilemma, the crocodile paradox, Theseus' boat, Russell's paradox, Hempel's crow and poker paradox ... let you have a mental contest with the peerless wise.
10, "Life will always find a way" david niven
Content abstract: When we face a problem, most people will start from scratch and focus on the problem itself until it is solved. David niven told us that paying attention to the problem itself is a completely wrong way to solve the problem. Paying too much attention to problems will stifle creativity and fall into the inertia of thinking. Relying on experience and logic is not the best solution. This book shows us some simple and effective principles through a large number of cases, such as getting rid of problem-oriented thinking, not blindly following group preferences, and diverting attention in time.
A selection of books that change the way of thinking
1, "reasonable" Edward Daimer
Content abstract: 60 logical strategies to deal with unreasonable people. Why be reasonable? Why do you want others to reason? Good argument can make us make our own decisions better. Those who are well-founded in all aspects of life have a greater chance of success, whether they achieve their goals or complete their plans. It is an effective way to solve disputes between people, calm contradictions and pay attention to rationality. Only by paying attention to even the slightest truth in the other party's argument can we find a better position for ourselves.
2, "A pig that just wants to be eaten" bacchini
Content abstract: In this book, Baggini, a British best-selling Zefu writer, carefully designed 100 thought experimental scenes, which led to 100 philosophical questions. These questions are not so much logical as invitations, inviting readers to seriously think about the challenging 100 question. Accordingly, Baggini did not provide readers with right or wrong answers, but explored some methods to sort out their practical questions.
3. Six thinking hats
If you want to train creative thinking, the master of innovative thinking: Edward de Bono's book is definitely the first choice, and this person's experience is also brilliant, which is beyond our reach. If you are interested, you can search and see his story.
Bono's most influential thinking frame book in China is that it has been published in several editions.
4. Lateral thinking method
One of the most influential books is Thinking Lateral. Bono's view of creativity is different from that of ordinary people. He has many amazing views. If someone else had written such a book, he would have been sprayed to death, but he is Bono and has made countless amazing achievements for ordinary people.
So if you are starting a business, struggling in the creative industry, or struggling in the marketing industry, you might as well read his old man's book.
5. "McKinsey method" trilogy series
If you are not a creative talent, but just want to analyze and solve problems in an orderly way, I recommend you to look at the McKinsey method trilogy series, and the other two are McKinsey consciousness and McKinsey tools.
If you don't want to be a consultant, it won't prevent you from learning the thinking method of McKinsey consultants.
The most classic motto of their thinking method is "hypothesis-oriented, fact-based, and logic as the link".
In McKinsey's method, MECE principle is particularly emphasized, that is, how to effectively classify things, so that you can better manage your facts and find the structural connection between things.
Some people may ask, what is the difference between Bono and McKinsey consultants?
My understanding is that McKinsey's consultants emphasize on combing the facts in detail, and their methodology is based on fully understanding and digesting the facts and drawing executable conclusions. Then, for the accumulated business field, in the situation of gradual improvement, McKinsey method can get relatively scientific and rigorous results.
But if a field is completely innovative and there is no precedent for reference or basis, Bono will stand up and say-what you need is "insight".
A condensed book about changing the way of thinking.
1. Historical research
The representative work of British historian arnold joseph toynbee. He summed up 26 forms of civilization in human history. The growth of civilization is like climbing a mountain. Some people got off to a good start and climbed fast, but accidentally fell off the cliff. Some of them had a difficult start, but they succeeded in climbing to the top in the wind, frost, rain and snow. Today's Europe, rich in materials and carefree in life, has become a refuge for refugees and a distribution center for contradictions, and has gradually lost its vitality and motivation. Comparatively speaking, China is short of resources and under great pressure, and has become the leader of world economic growth from scratch.
2. Discipline and punishment
The representative work of French thinker michel foucault. In ancient society, disobedient members were punished by torture. In modern society, relying on authority, knowledge and technology, an all-round and three-dimensional discipline system has been established. Modern schools discipline people's thoughts through collective classes and unified teaching materials; Modern hospitals discipline people's bodies through collective wards and doctor consultations. Looking back on childhood, were you taught to be obedient? Obedient children often lead a depressed life when they grow up, and dare not resist authority and pursue themselves. This is the result of being disciplined.
3. Economic philosophy manuscript of1844.
Born in a lawyer's family, Marx could have followed in his father's footsteps and lived a rich life, but he chose to look up at the stars and care about mankind. He was only 28 years old when he wrote this manuscript, but he showed his talent beyond the sages. Marx believed that people should work freely and voluntarily, but in reality people only work for survival, which is human alienation. Kafka's Metamorphosis expresses a similar view. The protagonist is a salesman and the pillar of the family. Suddenly one day, he found himself a beetle, lost his labor force and was soon abandoned by his family and society. Look at today, some people are as excited as chicken blood when it comes to work. Five plus two, white plus black, working hard for others and sacrificing yourself, is it alienated?
4. Galactic Empire
Isaac asimov's classic science fiction collection reproduces the decline of the Roman Empire, tells the colonial history of western civilization, predicts the development history of modern science and technology, and explores the spiritual history of mankind. No matter Star Wars, Avatar, X-Men and Three-body, they all absorbed his inspiration to some extent. Known as the contemporary Iron Man, Musk built Tesla cars and retractable rockets. He watched 10 hours of science fiction every day since he was a child. He once made remarks to express his vigilance against artificial intelligence. It can be seen that this soldier is a fan of the galactic empire.
5. Calling for the Soul: 1768 China Witchcraft Panic.
The representative work of Kong Feili, a sinologist at Harvard University, tells the story that during the Qianlong period, the Qing Empire was disturbed by the witchcraft of "evoking souls", only to find that it was only an oolong in the end. Since ancient times, people with different purposes have used information asymmetry to constantly create and spread rumors, forming one fantasy scene after another. In the past few days, the story about a star manipulating the media has reached God, and a group of people with official WeChat accounts have madly forwarded the hype. Finally, I found that this is only part of the media hype, for marketing.
6. Melancholy tropics
The masterpiece of French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss. The author personally visited the Amazon river basin and plateau forest in Brazil, and recorded his experiences in primitive tribes and his thoughts on society and life. This is not an obscure academic paper, but a traveler's diary full of philosophical thoughts. When Li Wei recorded the humanities and natural customs, a golden sentence appeared from time to time: "Writing seems to be a tool to exploit human beings rather than enlighten them. Some small details belonging to the distant past are now like mountains, but the whole past in my own life is endless. " .
7. intellectuals
The works of paul johnson, an Englishman, are republished in Europe and America and sell well. Some people say that this book is unique, others say that this book is grandstanding. The author reveals the unknown side of Rousseau, Shelley, Ibsen, Russell and Sartre. Rousseau claimed to be a "friend of mankind", but sent his five children to a nursery. He only loves macro people, not specific people. I thought this book was just a collection of gossip. With the growth of age and experience, I learned about the other side of some celebrities. Only then can I understand that everyone is a human being, and everyone has weaknesses and desires. There is no need to deify and there is nothing wrong with it.
8. From 0 to 1: Unlock the secrets of business and the future.
The Works of peter teale, Godfather of Venture Capital in Silicon Valley. The writer is the founder of PayPal, a payment service company, and has invested in well-known companies such as Facebook and LinkedIn. This book was printed 15 times in half a year as soon as it was published in China. "Innovation is not from 1 to n, but from 0 to 1", which subverts the traditional Red Sea competition model. The book mentions an important concept: power law, which explains the mystery of exponential growth of emerging enterprises such as BAT, Xiaomi and JD.COM. Whether it is a traditional enterprise with difficult transformation or a new enterprise with difficult entrepreneurship, it is worth reading.
9. Duke of Lushan Mountain
I don't need to introduce the author and content. I believe some readers know better than me. Jin Yong's novels are full of righteousness, heroes, great feelings and great love, and this book is full of evil spirits, aura and evil spirits. Guo Jing represents ideal and Wei Xiaobao represents reality. Cao Xueqin compiled a dream of red mansions, but said that a person's understanding is an article, knowing everything and everything. When I was a teenager, reading Duke of Lushan was like walking into a wonderful course. Read it again now, and all the characters in the book can find the prototype in reality. No wonder, some people are reluctant to read novels after much experience, because reality is more wonderful and bizarre than novels.
10. Historical experience
Selected works of Nan, a master of Chinese studies. The author is famous for the brief introduction of The Diamond Sutra, The Analects of Confucius and Zhuangzi, but this book is little known. The book interprets Zhao Kun's long and short classics, Liu Xiang's warring States policy and Huan Fan's world essence, and makes China's Machiavellian culture very profound and thorough. There is a view that China has always been a Confucian scholar in China. Zi Zhi Tong Jian is a history of power struggle and conspiracy culture. Now nirvana by fire and the legend of Mi Yue are very popular, and the changes in Turkey are hotly debated, which shows that China people's enthusiasm for politics will not fade with the changes of the times.
A list of books that change your thinking mode
Do you think what you think is what you think? 2》
Do you think what you think is what you think? The best-selling book of 2 is Do you think what you think is what you think? Think that Master Julian Baggini. Another masterpiece after that. "
This subversive and challenging work exposes eight kinds of thinking traps in hot debates and solves those seemingly reasonable but actually bad fallacies.
Do you think what you think is what you think? "2" quoted nearly 100 examples of hot spots, such as "a duck who won the lottery", "a poor child who used an iPod" and "I didn't have sex with Lewinsky". , and discusses the common way of thinking and thinking deviation from a unique perspective; Make you aware of your discriminating ability and examine whether you believe what you want to believe because of distorting facts and evidence, rather than what you should believe.
The wisdom of life
The wisdom of life made Schopenhauer famous in his later years.
This full translation is the first Chinese version translated from German in China.
The things discussed in "Wisdom of Life" are very close to our secular life, such as health, wealth, reputation, honor, health preservation and the principles that should be followed in dealing with people.
As Schopenhauer said, in The Wisdom of Life, he tried to consider the problem from a secular and practical point of view.
Therefore, The Wisdom of Life is especially suitable for the public to read. Although my uncle tried to give up the condescending perspective, the complex secular human feelings led to different topics, which became clear and concise after deep and thorough discussion by the master of thought, and the topics were almost exhausted.
He wrote the appendix and addendum in 1850, and the wisdom of life is part of this book.
In the book, he expounded his views on life with elegant style and epigram style.
The art of thinking (original book 10 edition).
Is thinking activity done automatically?
Can it be managed and controlled through subjective efforts?
Is daydreaming a kind of thinking activity?
Will outstanding thinkers experience thinking obstruction, inattention and confusion like ordinary people?
Creativity is innate and can't be learned?
The creative way of doing things is to ignore the traditional way?
Only people with high IQ are creative?
Drug abuse can improve creativity?
How much do you know about thinking?
Which of the above questions is correct? What's the problem?
This unique art of thinking (original version 10) will help you break the limitations and obstacles of thinking, let you learn to think creatively and critically, and effectively communicate ideas and convince others.
Please don't miss the treasures in the book-the strategies and skills of critical thinking and creative thinking, and the process of solving problems step by step.
It emphasizes creativity and positive thinking process, which is simple and charming. For any reader who is interested in discussing critical and creative thinking, The Art of Thinking (original 10 edition) is undoubtedly a classic!
Critical thinking tools (third edition)
The way you think determines what you are doing.
Thinking determines behavior, thinking determines feelings, and thinking determines needs.
Most people's way of thinking is subconscious. It is impossible to change the quality of one's thinking without realizing one's own thinking process.
Just as most pessimists don't admit their pessimism, they think about themselves and their life experiences in a negative and pessimistic way and always try their best to make themselves unhappy.
We are all victims of our own irrational way of thinking, which hinders our awareness and grasp of opportunities, prevents us from focusing on the most meaningful things, hinders our interpersonal relationships, and makes us fall into the abyss of pain.
If the way of thinking is the decisive factor of a person's happiness and success, why don't we discover and learn the thinking skills of those who are happy and successful?
This book will present the thinking mode of those successful thinkers and provide methods of learning and practice.
Critical thinking is not an abstract noun far from life. If you master it, you can control your way of thinking, become a better and wiser thinker and solver, master your career and life, and even your emotions, and gradually be unaffected by others, thus ultimately improving your quality of life.
Powerful rational thinking tools to help you sort yourself out and see through the world!
Three basic functions of the brain
Eight elements of thinking
Nine criteria for evaluating thinking
Three questions to ask
18 Strategies for Optimizing Learning
Four key points of rational decision-making
Two kinds of self-centered thinking
Three forms of objective statement
Three types of thinkers
44 skills to win an argument
1 1 The core idea of strategic thinking
Reevaluation: Reflection on the Forgotten 20th Century
With his trademark keenness and vitality, Tony Judt has established a thought-provoking connection between a series of dazzling themes-from French Marxists to American foreign policy, from the global economy to the memory of the Holocaust.
He revealed to us the extent to which real history was abandoned in the process of "making myths" over "understanding" and "denying" over "memory", and how important those forgotten problems were-for our today and for our future.
Drawing Your World: A Practical Handbook of Mind Mapping (Revised Edition) (Full Color)
Mind mapping is an instruction manual to open the brain.
No matter who you are, you will find that mind map is an excellent thinking tool to improve work efficiency quickly, and you can get its help anytime and anywhere.
Whether it is goal setting, time management, resource allocation, innovative thinking, meeting report or life planning, it can be displayed completely and clearly on a piece of paper with mind map.
At any critical moment, even the most complicated things, mind mapping can give you the most powerful support!
Drawing Your World: A Practical Handbook of Mind Mapping (Revised Edition) (Full Color) introduces the application of mind mapping in the workplace in detail, with a lot of exercises.
No matter you are a beginner or an old user, you can learn "Drawing Your World: A Practical Manual of Mind Mapping (Revised Edition) (Full Color)" and use mind mapping in the workplace to grasp the key points, refine ideas and make yourself an indispensable professional.
Blink of an eye: a decision without thinking
Neither the decisions made in the head nor the thoughts blurted out are random events.
Whether it is love at first sight in speed dating or hot-headed romance, it is not youth.
The decision we make in the blink of an eye may be more master-level than thinking twice before acting.
However, the connotation behind intuition is far deeper than the appearance. How do we make good or bad decisions in life?
Why do some people have amazing decision-making ability?
Gladwell explains and answers these questions in Blink of an Eye: A Decision Without Thinking. Through the process of speed dating, the operation of pop music, the mystery of innocent black people being shot by the police and other cases, he showed a major discovery: the connotation of a decision made in an instant is far more complicated than it seems.
Gladwell quoted the latest research results of psychology and confirmed that the key to the quality of decision-making lies not in how much information we can process quickly, but in our concentration. Gladwell flaunted freely in various examples, once again showing his exquisite talent.
He told us how to become more successful decision makers in family relations, career and daily life.
This book will give you a feeling of bright future, thus changing many stereotypes and practices and bringing your understanding of "intuitive thinking" into a new realm.
Get out of the misunderstanding of thinking
In this complicated information age, we are always faced with the risk of being deceived, brainwashed, entangled and manipulated by various viewpoints. Our consciousness is frequently besieged by experts, politicians, media and opinion leaders, and the independence of individual thoughts is in jeopardy.
If you don't want to be pushed around all the time, if you don't want to spend your life with a chaotic brain, if you want to learn to think independently and make rational decisions, arm your brain with critical thinking.
Out of the Misunderstanding of Thinking is an introductory book of critical thinking written by senior scholars to the public.
It is not full of long-lasting concepts and definitions like many academic books, but introduces a set of practical critical questioning skills in an easy-to-understand way.
In an argument, you only need to ask 10 representative critical questions, which can make many controversial arguments clear and expose those hypocritical liars.
Maybe this little book can't make you have the extraordinary brains like Einstein and Jobs, but it can definitely make you a smart person with a clear head and not easy to be deceived, a rational thinker with an independent spirit, not credulous and not blindly obedient.
Macmillan Classic University Survival Series: Critical Thinking Training Manual
Weak analytical ability?
Can't grasp the point?
Is there any obstacle to self-expression?
If you have the above problems in your study, the Critical Thinking Training Manual is definitely worth reading!
The Critical Thinking Training Manual systematically explains the application skills of critical thinking, completely avoiding boring theoretical elaboration, and decomposes the seemingly complicated critical thinking training process into easy-to-understand and step-by-step practice steps, supplemented by a large number of extensive and interesting exercises, so as to guide you to be familiar with critical thinking skills in experience and reflection, thus breaking through a single thinking mode and actively discovering, analyzing and solving problems in study, life and even work.
Beyond Feeling: A Guide to Critical Thinking (8th Edition)
When Beyond Feeling: A Guide to Critical Thinking (8th Edition) was first published in 1975, the main focus of cognition was subjectivity, that is, feeling.
This focus is the tradition of 1960, which was originally a necessary response to the previous rationalism and behaviorism.
In fact, it claims that "man is not a machine". They are not just the sum of all their psychology. They still have hopes, dreams and feelings.
No two people are exactly the same-everyone has his own unique perspective and method of observing the world. Moreover, any view that human beings ignore this subjective aspect is a distortion. However, despite this value, this concern for feelings is too much. Like many other sports, it started as a reaction to an extreme view, and later it became an extreme view itself. This extremism is the result of neglecting thinking.
The purpose of Beyond Feeling: A Guide to Critical Thinking (8th Edition) is to make up for this negligence.
The introduction of the first edition explains its theoretical basis as follows: the emphasis on subjectivity is to correct the dangerous oversimplification. But it is this kind of response that can't avoid a worse situation-ignoring thinking for a long time. It's bad for two reasons.
First of all, because we live in a manipulated age. A large number of peddling advertisements and political demagogues always prepare rich psychological resources, and use our feelings and subconscious needs to convince us that shallowness is profound, harmful is beneficial, and evil is virtue.
And I find it particularly hard to resist this manipulation.
Hidden logic
In the book Hidden Logic, the author Buchanan tells us that a "quantum revolution" is being staged in human society.
The laws of physics have begun to paint us a brand-new picture of people or "social atoms", which have no conflict with the actual personal free will.
Chaotic atomic activities can be combined into precise thermodynamics, and human free individuals can also be combined into predictable patterns.
Social physicists can analyze the changes of the tide; Can predict the success or failure of enterprises; Could explain the rise in crime.
Understanding the laws of group organization is the main challenge of our time.
Hidden logic is rich in examples, sharp in arguments, easy to understand, full of interesting games and wonderful experiments, which provides us with a brand-new perspective on human social behavior.
The Complete Works of Logical Thinking Training (Platinum Advanced Edition)
The Complete Works of Logical Thinking Training (Advanced Platinum Edition) can be used as a training course to improve logical ability and a tool to develop brain potential.
People of different ages and roles can get profound enlightenment from the Complete Works of Logical Thinking Training (Advanced Platinum Edition).
Reading this book can make you more thoughtful, observant, imaginative, thinking and rational.
Textbook of the Tenth Five-Year Plan for General Higher Education: A Course of Critical Thinking
This book is based on the course "Logic and Critical Thinking" offered by Peking University and China Youth Political College.
In the autumn of 2003, "Logic and Critical Thinking" was first offered in Peking University as a general course, and was included in the summer school curriculum in 2004.
Since 2004, it has been taught twice a year. The teaching target in spring is mainly the students of "Yuan Pei Plan"; Summer students are mainly freshmen from other departments.
In the autumn of 2000, China Youth University for Politics began to reform the course of "General Logic" and gradually shifted to "critical thinking". In the autumn of 2003, the course "Logic and Critical Thinking" was offered at the same time with Peking University.
This course is one of the sub-projects of the tenth five-year logic textbook series undertaken by the logic research office of the philosophy department of Peking University.
In order to accomplish this task better, in addition to teaching practice and theoretical discussion, we try our best to meet the requirements of "interesting, interesting and powerful" in the design and compilation of courses.
The essence of Deno's thinking: this is thinking.
In the process of social and historical development, human beings have made outstanding achievements, but this does not mean that human thinking is also perfect.
The Essence of Deno's Thinking: This is Thinking analyzes the present situation of thinking and practical suggestions and concrete methods from seven aspects: individual, society, education, management, knowledge and thinking itself.
After all, in the information economy era, we must rely on our own creativity to survive.
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