#life-changing
Beginning of Infinity
A scientific and optimistic view of our future. A really captivating book.
Essentialism
One of the best self-help book I’ve read.
Factfulness
people are quite bad in estimating how world is improving
I Am a Strange Loop
an epilogue to GEB
Karpatské hry
a book which beautifully describes the magic of wandering in the wild mountains (or Romania)
Mindset
Fixed vs growth mindset. The former is limiting you, the latter will help ou to improve yourself quickly.
On Intelligence
This book had an impact on me while working on my PhD thesis as it resonated with my view of artificial (machine) intelligence.
Sapiens
An instant favourite. What a thinker this Harari!
The Black Swan
My first book from Taleb and an instant favourite
The Selfish Gene
This book has changed my life. often the most important contribution a scientist can make is to discover a new way of seeing old theories or facts.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F٭ck
One of the best self-help books I’ve ever read.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
clever and courageous; it strongly supports my convinction that we are just a bit better than apes