Ok, so I am a nerd. What can I say? I love books. Books are my most profound teachers. A book can unlock a practical problem or provide a hint to something your unconscious is trying to solve.
Reading also uses the whole brain (symbols turn into words, words turn into meaning, etc). In short, I love books. I am always thankful to learn something new. There is nothing like the feeling of Aha!
5 books that deliver an abundance of Aha! moments:
The Language Instinct
by Stephen Pinker
by Stephen Pinker
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell
by Joseph Campbell
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond
by Jared Diamond
Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious
by Carl G. Jung
by Carl G. Jung
Maslow on Management
by Abraham H. Maslow
by Abraham H. Maslow
What makes these 5 books meaningful to you?
ReplyDeleteGood question Scott!
ReplyDeleteThese books are filled with insight and wisdom. Each sparked an Aha!
BJ ... I would strongly recommend a couple of books.
ReplyDeleteHow We Decide - Jonah Lehrer ... this is a book about the neuroscience of decision making but reads like a novel. Lehrer is a gifted writer (he is as good as Malcolm Gladwell) who takes a complex subject and makes it both accessible and a good read.
Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely ... he is an MIT researcher who conducted a number of innovative studies to unravel human behavior patterns. This is a fun book but it should be on the shelf of every serious marketer.
Thanks Grimesrhymes!
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