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What are the books that change your mindset?

Your way of thinking determines what you are doing. You can pick up ideas from others, but you have to think about them in your own way. Sometimes a book can completely change the way you see the world. Below I have compiled books for you to change your thinking mode, I hope it can help you.

Books about changing thinking patterns

1. "Out of Control"

Content introduction: This is a book about thinking about the evolution of human society

For those readers who are not good at "mental gymnastics", it will definitely be beneficial to open the book.

2. "The Disappearance of Childhood"

Content introduction: This is a history about "childhood", which explains the emergence, development and gradual disappearance of "childhood" . This process is completed along with the changes in human communication methods, and information and media accompany the beginning and end of "childhood".

3. "Do you think what you think is what you think?" Julian Baggini Jeremy Stangrum

Content introduction: The author carefully designed 12 logical puzzles that test the clarity of thinking, covering many interesting topics such as philosophy, logical reasoning, belief, consistency of thought, taboo bottom line, moral standards, art, body and soul, freedom, ultimate logical common sense, etc. Readers can test the clarity of thinking through 12 logical puzzles, quickly improve their thinking ability, and catch the loopholes in other people's thinking!

4. "Tully's Cat" by Peg Tittle

Content introduction: This book is an authoritative collection of famous ideological paradoxes. Each paradox will open a door to wisdom. Is it ethical to kill a cat that has been injected with special chemicals and has essential human characteristics? Are we individuals with independent consciousness, or are we manipulated brains in a vat? How can a barber possibly give himself Shaving, but not shaving yourself?

5. "The Labyrinth of Reasoning" by William Poundstone

Content introduction: A collection of classic thought experiments and philosophical meditations , these questions touch the ultimate boundary of logical reasoning and language, including "liars and truth tellers", "surprise examination and hidden eggs", "Malthusian disaster", "computer as big as the universe" etc. content.

6. "What is this book called?" Raymond M. Smulian

Content introduction: A strange man from logical sophistry--Raymond ?Smulian’s strange book. It is appropriate to call it a book of sophistry, it is also appropriate to call it a collection of brain training questions, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a collection of jokes. However, in fact, what supports this logical maze is the famous G?del's Incompleteness Theorem, so it can be understood that it is also a collection of logic problems used as a classic textbook on logic.

7. "Murphy's Law" Arthur Bloch

Content introduction: From the first day it was discovered, Murphy's Law has been proven to be wrong. Best explanation. It tells us that being prone to making mistakes is an inherent weakness of human beings. No matter how advanced the technology is, mistakes will happen. And the more sophisticated we are at solving problems, the more serious the troubles we face.

8. "Simple Logic" by McClenny

Content introduction: With his concise and interesting writing style, the author activates logic into an art form. The basic principles, to arguments, to the roots of illogical thinking, to 28 forms of illogical thinking that happen around you, lead readers into this wonderful world of logic, experience interesting thinking confrontations, and cross paths everywhere. logical trap.

9. "Not Right or Wrong" by Meng Yunjian

Content introduction: Paradox is following correct logical reasoning but getting contradictory results. This book brings together the most classic paradoxes from all over the world for thousands of years: the white horse is not a horse, the flying arrow is motionless, the prisoner's dilemma, the crocodile paradox, the ship of Theseus, Russell's paradox, Hempel's crow, the poker paradox? Let you have a brain battle with a peerless wise man.

10. "There is always a way in life" by David Niven

Content introduction: When we face a problem, most people will start from scratch and focus on The problem itself until solved. David Niven tells us that focusing on the problem itself is completely the wrong way to solve problems. Excessive focus on problems will stifle creativity and fall into thinking inertia. Relying on experience and logic is not the best solution. This book uses a large number of cases to show us some simple and effective principles, such as getting rid of problem-first thinking, not blindly following group preferences, shifting attention at the right time, etc.

Books about changing thinking patterns

1. "Be Reasonable" by T. Edward Demer

Content introduction: 60 ways to deal with unreasonable people Logic strategies. Why should we be reasonable? Why do we want others to be reasonable? Good arguments enable us to make our own decisions better. People who are well-grounded in every aspect of their lives have a greater chance of success, whether it's achieving goals or completing plans. To resolve disputes between people, calm conflicts and focus on the truth, this is an effective way. By noticing even a shred of truth in the other person's argument, we can find a better position for ourselves.

2. "A Pig Who Wants to Be Eaten" Baggini

Content introduction: In this book, the best-selling British philosophical writer Baggini carefully designed 100 kinds of The thought experiment scenario leads to 100 philosophical questions. These questions are not so much logic puzzles as invitations to the reader to think seriously about 100 challenging questions. Accordingly, Baggini does not provide readers with right or wrong answers, but explores ways to tease out the practical issues they raise.

3. "Six Thinking Hats"

If you want to train creative thinking, Master of Innovative Thinking: Edward de Bono's book is definitely your first choice. This person's experience He is also awesome and dazzling, beyond the reach of our generation. If you are interested, you can search for his story.

Bono's most influential thinking framework book in China is "Six Thinking Hats", which has been published in many editions.

4. "Lateral Thinking"

The most influential book is "Lateral Thinking". Bono's views on creativity are different from those of ordinary people. He has many amazing views. , if someone else had written a book like this, he would have been sprayed to death a long time ago, but he is Bono, a person who has made countless achievements that are so awesome that ordinary people are stunned.

So if you are starting a business, or are struggling in the creative industry, or are struggling in the marketing world, you may wish to read his book.

5. The "McKinsey Method" trilogy series

If you are not a creative talent and just want to analyze and solve problems in an organized way, I recommend that you read the three "McKinsey Method" series. The other two books in the series are "McKinsey Consciousness" and "McKinsey Tools".

If you don’t want to be a consultant, it doesn’t stop you from learning how McKinsey consultants think.

The most classic motto of their thinking method is: "Be guided by assumptions, based on facts, and tied by logic."

In the McKinsey method, special emphasis is placed on the MECE principle, which is how to effectively classify things, so that you can better manage your facts and find the structured connections between things.

Some people may ask, what is the difference between Bono and McKinsey consultants?

My understanding is that McKinsey consultants emphasize a detailed combing of facts, and their methodology is based on full understanding and digestion facts and draw actionable conclusions. So for business fields where there is accumulation, in the case of incremental improvement, the McKinsey method can obtain relatively scientific and rigorous results.

But if a field is completely innovative and there is no precedent for reference or basis, then Bono stands up and says? What you need is "insight."

Books about changing thinking patterns

1. "Historical Research"

The masterpiece of British historian Arnold Joseph Toynbee. He summarized 26 civilizational forms in human history.

The growth process of civilization is like climbing a mountain. Some start smoothly and climb quickly, but accidentally fall down the cliff; some have a difficult start and are full of difficulties, but successfully reach the top despite wind, frost, snow and rain. Today's Europe, rich in material and worry-free life, has become a typhoon haven for refugees and a distribution center for contradictions. It has gradually lost its vitality and motivation. In comparison, China is resource-poor and under tremendous pressure. It started from scratch and struggled to become the world's leader in economic growth.

2. "Discipline and Punishment"

The masterpiece of French thinker Michel Foucault. In ancient society, torture was used to discipline disobedient members. In modern society, a comprehensive and three-dimensional disciplinary system has been established based on authority, knowledge and technology. Modern schools discipline people's minds through collective classes and unified teaching materials; modern hospitals discipline people's bodies through collective wards and doctor consultations. Think back to when you were a child, were you always taught to be obedient? When they grow up, obedient children tend to live more repressed lives, afraid to resist authority or pursue themselves. This is the result of being disciplined.

3. "Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844"

Marx was born in a family of lawyers. He could have inherited his father's business and lived a prosperous life, but he chose to look up at the stars and Care about humanity. When he wrote this manuscript, he was only 28 years old, but he showed a talent that surpassed that of the sages. Marx believed that people should work freely and voluntarily, but in reality, people only work to survive, which is human alienation. Kafka's "Metamorphosis" also expresses a similar view. The protagonist is a salesman and the breadwinner of the family. Suddenly one day, he finds that he has turned into a beetle, lost his labor force, and was quickly abandoned by his family and society. Look at today, when it comes to work, some people get as excited as chicken blood, five plus two, white plus black, working for others and sacrificing themselves. Are they alienated?

4 ."Galactic Empire"

A collection of classic science fiction novels by American writer Isaac Asimov, which reproduces the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, tells the colonial history of Western civilization, and predicts modern technology. The history of development explores the history of human beings' own soul. Whether it's "Star Wars", "Avatar", or "X-Men", or "The Three-Body Problem", they have all absorbed his inspiration to a greater or lesser extent. Musk, known as the contemporary Iron Man, built Tesla cars and retractable rockets. He has read science fiction novels for 10 hours a day since he was a child. He once made remarks expressing his wariness about artificial intelligence. It can be seen that this hero is a fan of "Galactic Empire".

5. "Calling Souls: China's Great Sorcery Panic of 1768"

Harvard University Sinologist Kong Feili's masterpiece tells the story of how the Qing Empire was "Called to Souls" during the Qianlong period. It made me feel confused and uneasy because of the sorcery. Only at the end did I realize that it was just a mistake. From ancient times to the present, people with different purposes have taken advantage of information asymmetry to continuously create and spread rumors, creating one fantasy scene after another. In the past few days, rumors about a certain celebrity manipulating the media have spread like crazy, and a group of public accounts have been frantically forwarding and hyping it up. In the end, it was discovered that this was just a deliberate hype by some self-media for marketing purposes.

6. "Melancholic Tropics"

A masterpiece handed down from generation to generation by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss. The author personally visited the Amazon River Basin and the highland forests of Brazil, recording his experiences among primitive tribes and his thoughts on society and life. This is not an obscure academic paper, but a philosophical traveler's diary. When Levi was recording humanities and natural customs, golden sentences appeared from time to time: "Writing seems to be a tool used to exploit human beings rather than enlighten them.", "Some small details that belong to the distant past are now as towering as mountain peaks." , and entire layers of the past in my own life disappeared.”

7. "Intellectuals"

The works of the British Paul Johnson have been reprinted in Europe and the United States and have been selling well. Some say this book is unique, others say it is sensational. The author reveals the unknown side of great intellectuals such as Rousseau, Shelley, Ibsen, Russell and Sartre. Rousseau claimed to be a "friend of mankind", but he sent his five biological children to the nursery. He only loved mankind in general, not specific people. I thought this book was just a collection of gossip, but as I grew older and gained more experience, I learned about the other side of some celebrities.

Only then did I realize that everyone is human. Everyone has weaknesses and desires. There is no need to deify them, and there is nothing wrong with them.

8. "From 0 to 1: The Secret to Unlocking Business and the Future"

The work of Peter Thiel, the godfather of Silicon Valley venture capital. The author is the founder of payment service PayPal and has invested in well-known companies such as Facebook and LinkedIn. As soon as the book was published in China, it was printed 15 times within six months. "Innovation is not from 1 to N, but from 0 to 1", subverting the traditional red ocean competition model. The book mentions an important concept: the power law, which explains the mystery of the exponential growth of emerging companies such as BAT, Xiaomi, and JD.com. Whether it is a traditional enterprise that is struggling with transformation or an emerging enterprise that is struggling to start a business, it is worth reading.

9. "The Deer and the Cauldron"

There is no need to introduce the author and content. I believe some readers know it better than me. Jin Yong's novels are full of righteousness, including heroes, great emotions, and great love, but this final novel is full of evil, aura, and demonic aura. Guo Jing represents the ideal, and Wei Xiaobao represents the reality. Cao Xueqin did not write "A Dream of Red Mansions", but he said that mastery of human feelings is the foundation of articles, and knowledge of worldly affairs is all knowledge. When I was a teenager, reading "The Deer and the Cauldron" was like walking into a wonderful journey; now when I read it again, the characters in the book can all find their prototypes in reality. No wonder, after some people have experienced so much, they are unwilling to read novels, because reality is more exciting and bizarre than novels.

10. "Historical Experience"

Works by Nan Huaijin, a master of Chinese studies. The author is famous for "What Does the Diamond Sutra Say", "The Analects of Confucius" and "A Brief Introduction to Zhuangzi", but this book is rarely known. The whole book interprets Zhao Rui's "Long and Short Classics", Liu Xiang's "Warring States Policy", Huan Fan's "Shi Yao Lun", etc., and explains the Chinese political culture in a very deep and thorough way. There is a view that China has always been about Confucianism on the outside and law on the inside. A "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" is a history of power struggle and conspiracy culture. Nowadays, "Nirvana in Fire" and "The Legend of Mi Yue" are very popular, and the changes in Turkey are hotly discussed, which shows that the Chinese people's enthusiasm for politics will not fade with the changes of the times.