Influences #

These works have guided my thinking about how the mind works. They are roughly sorted by their level of influence on my thinking.

Atomic Habits by James Clear #

Refreshing read that shows that building good habits and systems in your life is much more effective and doable than using raw willpower to get achieve goals.

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman #

Video inspired by book done by Veritasium here.

Books by David Eagleman #

Incognito, Livewired, The Brain: The Story of You. All great pop-neuroscience reads! Incognito especially left a big impression of me when I read it as a freshman in college.

Investing in Happiness by Ben Felix #

Great review of a lot of happiness literature, presented in a direct, clear way.

How to Change your Mind by Michael Pollan #

Interesting history of psychedelics in the USA, with some particularly insightful ideas about how the brain is organized (and works) in the last few chapters.

Robert Sapolsky’s Human Behavioral Biology Lecture #

Cool lecture series, not done yet!

Categories: Mind