Review from Super Thinking →
I am sympathetic to the concept of “mental models.” I believe that models have value in many situations. And so I wanted to like this book. But I can’t. Too many of its examples are trite or obvious. And it contains too many examples of reasoning by metaphor. For example, the concept of critical mass..
Review from Coders →
Interesting information and background from a less technical more just entertaining place. I really enjoyed it.
Review from Super Thinking →
I wished I had found this book in my college years. But I am grateful to have found it now. I love audio books. The narrator is good too!
Review from This View of Life →
This is a very solid update on evolutionary psychology and how civilization may survive. The author is one of the pioneers of evolutionary thinking, and he has very sincere thoughts on how humans can live together based upon our pro social orientation.
Review from The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching →
It was lovely to listen to the audible version of this book that I originally read in hard copy. It’s worth listening more than once and I often do as I walk. It’s a nice clear framework of Buddhist wisdom teachings. Ultimately it’s the practice that matters… having the framework is incredibly useful too though
Review from Super Thinking →
I WAS LOOK FOR A LOT OF MENTAL MODELS IN ONE PLACE, AND THIS WAS IT✅
If you’re seeking entertainment this is not your best stop, But if you’re ready to rethink “religion”this might be your last stop.New to this teaching but the profound relief is the emphasis of “understanding” rather the “belief”. Blind faith and beliefs have caused such pain. Finally an enlightened path.
Review from Forever for a Year →
Beutiful and written amazing, it made me feel so much. One of the greatest books I’ve ever heard
Review from The New Tsar →
I’ve read a couple of books on Putin this year. I have been trying to understand the more recent events in Ukraine and other former Soviet states. And while I didn’t get definitive answers, I did find that this book was written from a broader journalistic perspective and less biased than the others. And it..
Review from American Serial Killers →
Listening to the true stories of the serial killers of America was great. The narrator was spectacular without being over the top. This is a audio book that is easy to recommend to anyone who loves true crime stories. I look forward to hearing more from the author and the narrator.