[kumartarun]

"Thinking fast and Slow". It took around four and a half months to read it. I got the answers to some of the great mysteries related to human behavior. For example, - Why don't good people keep their promises? - Why do people don't change their miserable life when their actions could change many things? - Why does charisma trump intelligence in most of the debates? - Why is it hard to change a habit? - Why do people judge so quickly.

It had a profound impact on me. After reading that book, I stopped trying to be silent when I was feeling angry. I invested in my relationships with family and friends a lot. I realized the biggest problem in the Tech industry is not the technology but the people. I became empathetic to introverted people.

[cercatrova]

The Elephant in the Brain is a similar book, it talks about the hidden incentives that everyone has. Once you read it and understand such incentives, you understand why things are the way they are.

For example, why is education so focused on work rather than learning? One answer is due to credentialism, specifically for employers to know whether you can sit for 8 hours and do work for them, just as in school.

[DiggyJohnson]

Thanks for writing this out, feels like I could’ve written it in many ways.

I would especially recommend it for young people. It helped me see the components of my conversations and relationships that I was taking for granted.