Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger

Peter Bevelin's Seeking Wisdom. The other day someone on here recommended The Philosopher's Toolkit, and I ordered a copy based on that recommendation. I've only started to dip into various parts, but I can already confirm that it is a good introductory compendium of the basics of philosophy, logic, and argumentation. In the same vein is Daniel Dennett's Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking. A personal favorite is Frances Yates's The Art of Memory (think: intersection of rhetoric, mnemonic systems, philosophical systems, and the occult during the Renaissance). Matthew Butterick's Practical Typography and Typography for Lawyers. Bryan Garner's The Winning Brief. Umberto Eco's How to Write a Thesis. Adler's How to Read a Book. Pierre Bayard's How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read. I could go on. Book posts are my favorite posts on HN, but they always lighten my wallet and at home I'm surrounded with ever-growing piles of great material.

* Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger * Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger * The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You * The Great Mental Models

1. A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine -my first introduction to stoicism. 2. Mastery by Robert Greene -stories about the lives of luminaries such as Henry Ford, Michael Faraday, and Da Vinci on what it takes to be successful. 3. Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger -for providing me a new mental framework on building discipline and confidence. 4. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain -for giving me a paradigm shift on how to think about myself and others. 5. Seeking Wisdom From Darwin to Munger by Peter Bevelin -a compendium of cognitive biases and mental models.

This is the best "reference" book out there in my opinion. My algorithm for making decisions now boils down to: Filling out this: https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/02/decision-journal/ and referencing applicable models from Seeking Wisdom and https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/mental-models/

Interesting. I hate books that teach you how to negotiate like a scumbag (ie most trial attorneys and car salesmen) so this is a refreshing change of pace. I will put this on my to-read list. A book in similar vein is "Getting to Yes". which influenced me greatly in how to handle disputes. It was recommended by Charlie Munger, in his book "Poor Charlie's Almanack" (antoher great book). Also, check out "Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger". Both that and Poor Charlie's Almanack are two books that describe the Warren Buffett/Charlie Munger way of thinking. In fact, I found out about "Getting to Yes" through those two books. Read them, these three books changed my outlook on life in a big way. A summary of these books is here: http://sivers.org/book/SeekingWisdom

"Seeking Wisdom - From Darwin to Munger" - by Peter Bevlin What struck me about this book is that it's a summary of insights about how to think better from some of the best thinkers ever (Munger to Twain to Einstein to Feynman). If you're looking for more book recs, Farnam Street (blog dedicated to extracting wisdom from the best of what other people have figured out) is another great resource - http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/

Don't miss sivers's great list: http://sivers.org/book As for mine, Science Fiction (I like these authors so I'd recommend most of their books -- listing which ones I think are a good 'starter novel' for them): Charles Stross: Halting State Vernor Vinge: A Fire Upon The Deep Iain M. Banks: Culture novels, start with Player of Games David Louis Edelman: Jump 225 Trilogy Daniel Suarez: Daemon and Freedom(tm) John Scalzi: Old Man's War series Dan Simmons: Hyperion Self-improvement: The Talent Code Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Non-fiction: Amusing Ourselves To Death (highly recommended) The Science of Fear The Black Swan Tokyo Vice Racing The Beam (Atari history, very cool) books by Daniel Pink Guns, Germs, and Steel The Prize by Daniel Yergin Fantasy: Anything by Gaiman or China Mieville, pretty much. EDIT: links to previews (legally) available online Charles Stross's Accelerando (entire book): http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelera... (http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelerando/accelerando-intro.html)…