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Books to think clearly and decide well
30 books that people in the directory recommended, matched to decision-making & clear thinking. Top of the list: Poor Charlie's Almanack, picked by Patrick Collison, Shane Parrish, Naval Ravikant and 5 more.
30 books · 55 recommendations from 33 people
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8recommendersPoor Charlie's Almanack 8 recommendersPatrick Collison, Shane Parrish, Naval Ravikant, Eric Jorgenson, Codie Sanchez, Daniel Ek, Matt Mullenweg, Drew Houston

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7recommendersPrinciples 7 recommendersNat Eliason, Mark Manson, Eric Jorgenson, Codie Sanchez, Matt Mullenweg, Kevin Systrom, Tony Robbins

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4recommendersSeeking Wisdom 4 recommendersShane Parrish, Darius Foroux, Nat Eliason, Eric Jorgenson

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4recommendersThinking, Fast and Slow 4 recommendersStewart Brand, James Clear, Mark Manson, Thomas Frank

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3recommendersNudge 3 recommendersRobert J. Shiller, Dan Ariely, Mark Manson

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2recommendersThinking in Bets 2 recommendersDerek Sivers, Mark Manson

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3recommendersFooled by Randomness 3 recommendersJames Clear, Mark Manson, Matt Mullenweg

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Blink Picked by James Clear

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Predictably Irrational Picked by Mark Manson

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Superforecasting Picked by Will MacAskill

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The Scout Mindset Picked by Will MacAskill

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Optimal Statistical Decisions Picked by Graciela Chichilnisky

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2recommendersFactfulness 2 recommendersBill Gates, Mark Manson

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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Picked by Julian Baggini

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The Wisdom of Crowds Picked by Kevin Rose

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Sway Picked by James Clear

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Anthropic Bias Picked by Patrick Collison

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Games and Decisions Picked by Ariel Rubinstein

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Judgment Prey Picked by Ben Carlson

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The Great Mental Models Picked by Matt Mullenweg

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The Myth of the Rational Market Picked by Barry Ritholtz

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The Rational Optimist Picked by Naval Ravikant

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22 Immutable Laws of Branding Picked by Mark Manson

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Are Your Lights On? Picked by David Heinemeier Hansson

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Power Picked by Joseph Nye

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Pragmatic Thinking and Learning Picked by Thomas Frank

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The Halo Effect Picked by Aaron Swartz

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The Organized Mind Picked by David Allen

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Theory of Constraints Picked by Tiago Forte

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Too Big to Know Picked by Alan Rusbridger

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