9 Books That Will Make You a Smarter Person

[@noctrl007]

-"The mosquito", Timothy Winegard -"Science Fictions" Struart Richie -"Democracy for realists" Christopher Achen, Larry Bartels -"The Denial of death" Ernest Becker -"Understanding Media" Marshall McLuh -"The Lessons of History" Will & Ariel Durant -"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" Thomas S.Kuhn -"The WEIRDest People in the World" Joseph Henrich -"Apocalypse Never" Michael Shellenberger

[@TheArt0053]

Thanks for doing this!

[@kendallgc30]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Ta_bella]

You are a KNIGHT! Thank you

[@K4R3N]

Thanks

[@skotski]

I don't understand how this is easier than the list in the video description, with time stamps.

[@ThomasWht13]

I would just tell you to read The 21 former doctor secrets book, trust me struggled with same problems before

[@lukag3155]

I heard about that book, dr.Rachel is really amazing doctor

[@LukasFischer2111]

Thanks for sharing that

[@joebradshaw2816]

"The User Illusion" by Tor Norretranders "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl "Middle Age" by Joyce Oates "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

[@mowthpeece1]

He didn't recommend ANY of those. But they sound like a good collection regardless.

[@lafourmiedesbois5901]

L'éloge de la fuite - Henri Laborit, 1976 😊

[@colors6692]

@@mowthpeece1 "they sound like a good collection"??? Judgeing books by how "they sound".🤦🏿‍♀

[@timstevens3361]

i read 2 of those, stranger n meaning 0 of his, n i read thousands of books

[@simoncampos7382]

@@colors6692 😂

[@PaGeonDE]

The book that recently absolutely blew my mind was Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregmann. Why Humans are actually good, deep within. A really easy read, highly recommended.

[@Tetonfox]

I LOVED this book and really enjoyed its perspective and message.

[@voswell3292]

I recently read 'Quit: The Power of knowing when to walk away' by Annie Duke. It has become my top book that changed part of my world. It put a well needed crack in my tendency to stay with things for too long, with some great insights on why sticking with something is not always the best path. Grit is not always the answer. Sometime quitting is.

[@5hydroxyT]

the key is figuring out when quitting IS the right thing to do...

[@voswell3292]

@@5hydroxyT Very true. When is it time to go from grit to quit? Duke does a good job of getting into that question and suggesting signs to look for when it's time to walk away.

[@5hydroxyT]

@@voswell3292 that's what i need - i'm gonna check it out, thanks!

[@mingnly]

There’s a book called the Dip by Seth Goden, talks about quitting. It’s a really fascinating read if you’d like to check it out ;)

[@razerginn]

Sounds very " who moved my cheese!"

[@mik7062]

please continue to do videos on books you like. I always appreciate the suggestions

[@whatiswithsteph]

As a youth, three of the most impactful books I read were: Jessica Mitford’s “The American Way of Birth” and “The American Way of Death”. Also “Crumbling Walls: why prisons fail” by Ruth Morris. I worked as a shelver in a public library from ages 13 to 19 and was constantly exposed to works I never would have thought to look for myself. 🤯

[@jeulihonodel7626]

Wow...cool job!!

[@mikesrandomchannel]

Also: thanks for balancing out the above list with some books from female authors.

[@JamieSaives]

Try "When Lovers Are Friends" by Merle Shain (1978). Won't make you smarter, but it will let you see the inner you and make choices that will improve the way you see and live your life. Here's an excerpt: "There is no perfect person who can make you whole. You have to do that yourself, and if you wait for someone to fill you up you always wait in vain, because no one is ever equal to the task. Waiting for another to give to you always makes you feel vulnerable and insecure. The only way you ever feel strong and sure is when you are giving to others instead of wishing that they would give to you."

[@drewz1111]

"I Chose Freedom" by Viktor Kravchenko...A 600+ page turner about the political life of a soviet official who defected to the west...I remember the line of his father (because of the revolutions) (Im paraphrasing) "Life is worth living if you don't always obsess about making it better"...That line awakened me...Anyways its a great book.

[@ShariLikesFruit]

🙏💙

[@kalidesu]

cool

[@JazzyArtKL]

I would add A New Earth by Eckardt Tolle and The Why Are You Here Cafe by John Strelecky.

[@ShariLikesFruit]

🎉❤

[@QuynhToLien]

Hidden Time Wealth is so unique. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about it sooner. It’s amazing how life-changing this can be for anyone battling procrastination.

[@Spitzmaus187]

Factfulness by Hans Rosling changed my view on the world and gave me a slightly more positive perspective on humankind

[@Floxxoror]

Yes, and his youtube videos can still get you out of fear of 'everything is getting worse' in minutes. he was such a great man.

[@DKBarie]

One of my faves: "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values" by William Pirsig. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, it is a profound, personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions on how to live.

[@kenneth1767]

Great book. The only book I've read four times. I enjoyed Lila too, although it was not a match to ZMM.

[@chrisgrammar]

@@kenneth1767 I had a good friend who was his cousin. Bill Pirsig was a paranoid schizophrenic. You say, "So what?" First you didn't know this. Second paranoid schizophrenics are not reality based in a meaningful way. Move on.

[@SteveChambers-br2it]

The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan Millman Cosmic Banditos, AC Weisbecker Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert Heinlein

[@demej00]

When I first read Millmans book I sent him a fan letter. He returned a postcard and I was surprised and gratified. I studied martial arts and was certainly influenced by him and his adventures. I still practice Tai Ji.

[@matthewhermon2677]

One book I would recommend, especially in the morass of choice we find ourselves in, 'The Paradox of Choice' by Barry Schwartz.

[@Tetonfox]

Loved his TED talk too!

[@j.f.almeida9081]

I love Discourses and selected writings by Epictetus. As I love history, I'll check the Lessons of history and The Mosquito. Thanks

[@TrịnhKiênThương]

There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.

[@johnwayne-3701]

No there isn’t

[@wetworksyt4446]

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[@johnwayne-3701]

@@wetworksyt4446 you cant. Its a scam

[@ImposterJones]

​@@wetworksyt4446in the secret hidden bookstore.. under the bridge where the trolls hide.

[@burmakara]

'The Hidden Truths Of Wealth by Oliver Mercer' is a must read for everyone

[@rafalb9150]

why?

[@realheckertrustmebro]

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[@MarksmanKnowsIt]

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[@AnticitizenOneC17]

"Punished by Rewards" by Alfie Kohn completely changed my approach to parenting, business, and almost every human interaction. Behaviorism--the psychological view that we are basically rats in cages that can be trained and controlled via conditioning, punishments, and rewards--was embraced and championed by society to such a degree that most people don't realized it is only ONE way (and far from the best way, given it was developed by research on rodents, not human beings) of treating other humans. Gold stars for toddlers, honor roll for school kids, bonus programs for workers: all based on an assumption that human beings are little different from lab rats, which is why these programs often feel so condescending, dehumanizing, and humiliating, and yet, they are everywhere!

[@johntynio3416]

The real heroes are the people who don't accept the rewards a lot of the time! Thanks AnticitizenOneC17!

[@wk8219]

I might add: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. Either the book or the original BBC Radio series. It’s not so much to story as it is a collection of philosophical ponderings on society and the human situation. When I look back, I have often divided my childhood into pre-and post HHGG.

[@trashAndNoStar]

My all-time favourite work of fiction!

[@KenDavis761]

It has certainly made it easier to live worry free in the 21st Century.

[@allesprobieren]

For me, it was just Marks books, I only read The Subtle Art and Models, but they honestly made me a better, happier person. Additionally, I got as much value from Naval Ravikant as from Mark.

[@PhnxDown1]

Hiya Mark! Thanks for list. My book shelf is forever expanding thanks to you! I read The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran in college, I found that it provided a framework for man's existence on this planet that I had sorely lacked until that point. Kind of like a Bible of agnostics? Also, The House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski really expanded my consciousness, despite being fiction. Not only does it show the reader that there's always another adventure to be had, regardless of where you are in life, it also cautions against being too driven by your quest. Regardless, an awesome book for anyone, but especially for aimless young men.

[@Minder777]

6:55 - Instead, read James Dale Yohe's PhD thesis, A Reexamination of the Structure of Scientific Revolution and Application: The Rise of Mathematical Economics. It refutes Kuhn's thesis, and shows how scientific revolutions actually occur.

[@tommihaapanen846]

Or better yet how about "in addition" of "instead"?

[@Minder777]

@@tommihaapanen846 - Sure. Whatever floats your boat. I am merely attempting to help you save time,.

[@arbee89]

One of the most prescient books I've ever read is "The Abolition of Man" by C.S. Lewis. The way he navigates through the idea of objective and subjective judgments and how we've essentially wrenched the heart out of everything we do is brilliant.

[@teblar]

please keep making more videos like these:)))) I began buying every single book you recommended were life-changing and they're sooo amazing

[@AbhishekSingh-is6vo]

Please list those books buddy

[@frontageroadtoolco.8485]

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle; Hatchet by Gary Paulson; 1984 by George Orwell ; all fictional stories but you asked for a mind blower and a wrinkle in time is that; 1984 reads almost like prophecy with our front facing cameras on our phone and Hatchet will help you understand, you just an animal trying not to die. Much love and thanks for the book Recs Mark. I really only ready new books with F*** in the title.

[@mvhuber]

Mark, I absolutely love your work, and share it wherever I can. Out of curiosity, have you ever thought of doing deep dives on some of these books? If you did, I would certainly watch a 20 minute discuss on "The Mosquito", or whatever. Just a thought. I probably won't read a 500 page book on mosquitos but I would certain listen or watch an executive summary.

[@karenhikesalot]

Victor Frankle's A Man's Search for Meaning

[@rhensontollhouse]

Definitley

[@henrikjohansson3169]

I ordered them all, and I "forced" my friend to buy them as well. Now we just have to decide which one to read first. :) Thanks for these, they all sound very interesting.

[@trancemutator5393]

"Freedom of Mind", by Steve Hassen. "Choice Theory", Language of Choice Theory" “Positive Addiction” and "Stations of the Mind", by William Glasser "How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything--Yes, Anything!", by Albert Ellis Mind you, I had some people quite literally up end my like and put me through psychological hell for the past 14 years, ya' know gaslighting, doxing, harassments, ect.

[@tM-nu7vj]

hello sir I want to share my situation -- I dont have any friends n in my workspace people say mean things to me or about me even when i dont say anything, it affects me , when I see other people hv friends n they validate them n I dont have that , I dont get validation. even when i do something good they make fun of it , I am aware they are not my friends I cant stop sitting with them at lunch hour as they are seniors , any book on to cope with such people ? Even no friends outside workplace , my mother says to think positive , but I keep on ruminating on these things how i dont have meaningful relationship

[@GuildNerd]

@@tM-nu7vj I’d recommend getting a new job or reporting this behavior to your boss. If that’s not an option, buy Mark Manson’s book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, it’s great for solidarity within yourself and not caring how others perceive you.

[@ookiee1]

Thank you

[@trancemutator5393]

@@tM-nu7vj I'd suggest looking into assertiveness training.

[@attackera7167]

@tM-nu7vj i guess leave the hell out this job already🤷 or if its not an option, talk to that seniors you dont like how you are treated by them. İn the end, you are adults, you should state your boundaries.

[@tlalocdeli6885]

Dan Barber’s book The Third Plate nicely presents a road map for food sustainability where good farming and good food intersect. A must read.

[@JeffCorcelius]

Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan was one of the best books I had to read in college.

[@chasethesunriseportugal]

Just discovered your channel via your video "Understanding the most anxious country in the world." I am a South African born Portuguese man now living in Portugal and this idea has pervaded my existence all my life. Anyway, thanks for that. I am thoroughly enjoying your other content. Keep at it... it might just become big! ;)

[@bibekneupane4192]

I was just going through reading slump and your recommendations just gives me energy to checkout these books. thanks

[@aliyamathiesen7290]

Just found your channel and so excited! I love reading non fiction and these sound so interesting!

[@indestructible8111]

nixorus - secret books (thank me later)

[@Hydra7219]

Why no replies tilll now, is it some kind of promotion

[@YouAreTheRaidBoss]

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[@VibhavBobade]

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[@iloveyoumadhuri]

Other books: The System by Robert Reich, Across that Bridge by John Lewis, Strange Bedfellows by Tom Rosenstiel, Range by David Epstein, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni, Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston, and What Really Matters by Tony Schwartz.

[@heitoroliveira5166]

Man, every time i see a video of yours, better i think about you, more i trust in your viewpoint. Your videos really look like well thought and well informed viewpoints based on real life experiences and tons of reading. I never saw a list so diverse. Honestly. Gonna check that out.

[@dfens666]

For the layman (my most gifted book apart from your F%ck series)- "A Short History of Nearly Everything" - Bill Bryson.

[@blithebrouwers9933]

Denial of Death changed my life as well. I also read it 3 times! I read 2 of your books recently, Mr. Manson (the subtle art, everything is****) and appreciate the clarity in your writing and the excellent points you make. Now I need to read the rest of the books on this list because I really trust your opinion!

[@jefflee8133]

Just found your channel. Your nine book list is compelling. TY and keep up the great work! Cheers.

[@thom_96]

Lists like this are usually generic and uninspired, however the books you've suggested here genuinely sound interesting. Thank you Mark !

[@RamSingh-hd6bg]

Denial of the death is by far the best book i have ever read. You wouldn't want it to end while reading.

[@bibekneupane4192]

yeah right, the most important non fiction of my life so far.

[@theunraveler]

I read the book but dont actually understand it much beyond the big points that it makes

[@728huey]

Never read the book, but based on the experience of my older sister dying my greatest fear of death isn't so much dying but not having lived to the fullest.

[@jreadswell904]

It is a great book and I need to revisit it. Jordan Peterson does point out a big flaw. There are things that are much worse than death. Any one of us could fall ill with something that could make us suffer for years before death arrives. Death is the release. Jordan does recommend everyone to read it regardless of whether it’s flawed

[@All5Horizons]

Jordan Peterson is a total hack, though.

[@realheckertrustmebro]

We need more of these videos. Maybe start a series for books for eg. Best books for relationships, business, psychology, the reality, etc.

[@TheDallasDwayne]

Will Durant’s Story of Civilization changed my life.

[@DaveDayCAE]

Got all 11 and several more sitting on a shelf. Trying to get through Susan Wise Bauer's trilogy first. I thought she would be a more gentle introduction. Her first on the ancient world has been very helpful.

[@nps6755]

thank you so much for this list Mark! it’s great to know more about the readings and books that thinkers/writers like you are influenced by. Grants us the audience a lil more insight and depth into knowing more about you and the world. I will read every book on the list. Thank you once more !!

[@michaellewis9167]

The True Believer by Eric Hoffer

[@joebradshaw2816]

I'm liking the good posts! I read it and it changed my perspective.

[@hankyoung5683]

Adding some recommendations: 1. Understanding poverty in America - "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" by James Agee; difficult read, important to read slowly; 2. Historical perspective on History's Holy Men that they brought a series of updates from God for their time, their messages are not in conflict - "The World Order of Baha'u'llah" by Shoghi Effendi; 3. Comprehending a loving father's love - Those Winter Sundays - a poem by Robert Hayden

[@samarthhiremath371]

Same as ever by morgan is the simplest yet surprising book I've ever read

[@OnlyViralNEWS-fg1ku]

The fact that nobody talks about the forbidden book drop everything you're doing and find an ebook called Genius Hidden Tricks, trust me on this speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance

[@danielliu5386]

nope

[@alemjapaur1332]

Nice bro this is good advices and yea book is great I already read it

[@bananibabuka1573]

I find this magic

[@tgoods5049]

I’m liking this guy more and more. At first I thought his main book was just an airport bookstore shock value. But now I see he’s the real deal. Thank you.

[@hob976]

Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death" belongs on any list like this.

[@tdoyl6627]

Thanks for this list. Just bought and read "The Lessons of History". Each chapter, when used to look at today's problems, is depressingly accurate. Will try some of the other books.

[@gilbertostler4480]

Two books that changed my outlook on life ... "The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins ... and "Simulacra and Simulation" I can't think of the guy's name but he's French ... it's the basis of "the Matrix" it's a mind blowing book...

[@nat998]

Jean Baudrillard?

[@AnticitizenOneC17]

"The Selfish Gene" was an incredibly rewarding read. SO many profound ideas have stuck with me years later, the most consequential of which is the idea that for all of our lived experience of free will, consciousness, agency, etc. we are actually, at the end of the day, elaborate biomechanical robots designed by and for our genes to replicate themselves. They are the immortal passengers: We are just ephemeral vehicles.

[@MrGraemeb2022]

On the basis of this I recently bought 'The Second Mountain' by David Brooks and the 'Denial of Death' by Ernest Becker. Both excellent books, and money well spent. Thank you.

[@kiriyoplay]

Books mentioned:- 1. The Mosquito - Timothy Winegard 2. Science Fictions - Stuart Ritchie 3. Democracy for Realists - Christopher H. Achen & Larry Bartels 4. The Denial of Death - Ernest Becker 5. Understanding Media - Marshall McLuhan 6. The Lessons of History - Will & Ariel Durant 7. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Thomas S.Kuhn 8. The WEIRDest People in the World - Joseph Henrich 9. Apocalypse Never - Michael Shellenberger

[@meganhenry5795]

Thanks for the recommendations Mark! I've been aiming to read more to expand my knowledge and vocabulary. 'The Denial of Death' looks very interesting. I'll check it out.

[@victoriaa8842]

bro put his own book in the thumbnail and thought we wouldn't notice 😹

[@Nicksfingerstylechannel-cu9sc]

it's a great book!

[@RickyGrove]

Delighted to see Denial of Death on your list. Completely changed the way I saw the world. It also holds up well in re-reading. I'd like to add R.D. Laing's The Politics of Experience as a suggestion for books that will change your world view. Thanks. Subscribed.

[@markbeyerauthor]

1. Curious George, by Margret & H.A. Rey 2. Green Eggs & Ham, by Dr. Seuss 3. Scrooge McDuck comics (with grand-nephews Hughy, Dewey, and Louie) by Carl Banks

[@onepingonly1941]

3 of the 9 interest me, especially The Mosquito. Well presented, good work.

[@DoanKimNganNhung]

The concept of Hidden Time Wealth blew my mind. It’s like finding a cheat code for productivity and defeating procrastination.

[@dimitriskalaskanis2343]

The prince by Nicolo Machiavelli, the moral maxims and discourses by La Rouchefoucauld, various essays by Schopenhauer. These are some of the books that was huge worldview chargers for me.

[@patchesinblue]

Thanks for sharing. Could you share a bit more on how “The Prince” helped with your worldview?

[@TheGreektrojan]

I'd say The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene is a more comprehensive version of The Prince. I'd recommend all of Greene's books but he's not underrated at this point. You won't agree with everything but he has a great way of changing your perspective on things and improving the way you think/observe reality.

[@dimitriskalaskanis2343]

@@patchesinblue The prince along with power by Robert Greene, as mentioned by another user, helped me a lot to see throught the pettiness, the egoism and the maliciousness of people. The world is full of shit, so you must somehow know how to protect yourself.

[@richardboyce4635]

Steven Johnson produces great non-fiction. I particularly recommend "The Ghost Map" and "Extra Life"

[@Michael_Saidon9988]

it's kinda crazy how nobody's talking about the forbidden ebook called Genius Hidden Tricks

[@Muhammad-HarDick]

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[@alemjapaur1332]

Great book. Peope are really missing out if dont buy it.

[@bananibabuka1573]

I find this magic

[@Hairlosstreatment7]

what about people who think everything is a scam, I found a book and bought it, it talks about business and don't buy more for those of us who want to achieve something

[@Michael_Saidon9988]

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[@monochromios]

Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions totally changed my life. It was the book that brought me to study the analytic philosophy of history: the way Kuhn changed the scientific paradigm from Hempel's covering law model made of a "pass time for less talented philosophers" to a new theoretical paradigm.

[@Mikecliton]

*Larry Burkett's book on "Giving and Tithing" drew me closer to God and helped my spirituality. 2020 was a year I literally lived it. I cashed in my life savings and gave it all away. My total giving amounted to 40,000 dollars. Everyone thought I was delusional. Today, 1 receive 85,000 dollars every two months. I have a property in Calabasas, CA, and travel a lot. God has promoted me more than once and opened doors for me to live beyond my dreams. God kept to his promises to and for me*

[@Jeanie754]

There's wonder working power in following Kingdom principles on giving and tithing. Hallelujah!

[@LaureenGaas]

But then, how do you get all that in that period of time? What is it you do please, mind sharing?

[@Mikecliton]

It is the digital market. That's been the secret to this wealth transfer. A lot of folks in the US and abroad are getting so much from it, God has been good to my household Thank you Jesus

[@Mikecliton]

And thanks to my co-worker (Michael) who suggested Ms Susan Jane Christy

[@Amyelrodg]

How can I start this digital market, any guidelines and how can I reach out to her?

[@grenadillapassion4867]

You just won me over as a new subscriber with this smart, fun and informative and to the point video. Liked!

[@moisesgonzales240]

I'm reading cal Newport's brand new book and hell yeah! It's changing the way I work and what productivity means anyways? Your books are still way on the top of my life changing books list.

[@notaverygoodusername]

I've read a few books about deciphering ancient writings. Without exception there is a well guarded conventional wisdom around an unknown language, and the person who actually makes the breakthrough has to fight through it, wild.

[@natto84]

Thanks for these! My books are: - Flow by Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi - Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond - The Art of Learning by Joshua Waitzkin - people get so obsessed about spending their time optimally that they don’t learn things from disparate subjects when in reality it makes people more effective at many things they wouldn’t predict are relevant; Waitzkin went from a chess master to a Tai Chi master and feels many skills carry over - Nurtureshock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, even though I have no children; it came out in 2009 and so much of what’s wrong with society today is because people aren’t aware of the things in it, like it’s actually a bad idea to teach people to fixate on -isms beyond the basic awareness that they may sometimes be treated unfairly because of them, because they will perceive it when it’s not present and be too angry and defeatest to achieve things

[@jamesleeschmidt7312]

Books that made a big impact to me.......... so far -For Common Things, Jedediah Purdy -Meditations, Marcus Aurelius -Animal Farm, George Orwell -A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking -How to Argue and Win Every time, Gerry Spence -Atomic Habits, James Clear - Good to Great, James Collins - Cosmos, Carl Sagan

[@TheMorrbyd777]

Me: Okay, its time to start budgeting my money and make smarter financial decisions. Mark Manson: Here are nine books that i recommend you read. Me: ...screw it, i can ask for a payment extension.

[@nashscan]

Time for a library card!

[@Passport2Pleasure]

I did a '52 books in 2023' challenge last year and it dramatically shifted so much for me!

[@saiprasaddvd]

He's already at 1.5x speed 😂

[@mrbartuss1]

He respects our time

[@patricecoffee]

@@mrbartuss1 does he though? I find it very distracting, as I usually do not watch at higher speeds and on top of that his voice sounds robotic. Respecting the audience would be if he'd give us the choice to watch it at 1.5 speed not forcing us to. But I guess watch time is increased percentage wise this way. It's a nice experiment Marc, but I hope it's just an experiment...

[@tylerstravis]

This is so hard to watch.

[@attackera7167]

@patricecoffee you guys are always up to complain about everything🤦‍♂️ im sure if it wasnt speed, you would be complaining about anything else

[@patricecoffee]

@@attackera7167 wasn't complaining just stating how I felt about it being sped up. But there is just different opinions on this and every one of them is valid as it is subjective.

[@Sujowi]

I recommend “Hard by the cloud house” for a story by Peter Walker about the world largest eagle, now extinct. It combines science, ethnic mythology and adventure in New Zealand where the eagle used to hunt the also extinct moa, a large flightless bird.

[@KabikiGQ]

Ah yes, nine more books added on my "to be read" list.

[@srishti3199]

bro T_T ikrr

[@ms.payton1458]

🤣🤣 you sound like me

[@midnight5222]

Lol...yep

[@pirthivirajshougrakpam3380]

Yupp😂

[@gustavoburgongianotti5598]

How many, roughly, have you read in the last, let's say, 2 years?

[@frans.nadeak]

Thanks Mark!

[@codedecode878]

"the smarter you are, the less happy you are" -me

[@CSUnger]

With much wisdom is much vexation and he who increases in knowledge increases in sorrow. Ecclesiastes

[@rickmorgan8856]

@@CSUnger Bravo. You went right to the well. The Bible, all you need right there. 1 Corinthians 15 : 1 - 4 KJV

[@johntynio3416]

How do you know you are smarter? More informed doesn't necessarily mean smarter! What are you prescribing to be informed about? How does that slant your happiness or dismay? Are there happier choices of information or attitudes about information to pursue? Thanks @codedecode878!

[@brucethomas5123]

I must be in ecstasy

[@brindlebucker4741]

I'm glad at least one book I've read was in your list- Understanding Media.

[@robertjanderson88]

I would recommend adding "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari to your list.

[@KJ-wh8fu]

Excellent book!

[@ColonelFredPuntridge]

Thomas Kuhn Later disowned pretty much everything had concluded in his book THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS. When I was an undergraduate, way back in the 1980s, I got into trouble for not knowing that.

[@chickenconpollo1482]

for those American listeners The Autobiography of Malcolm X (as told to Alex Haley) is a must read. it blew my suburban white teenage mind. an eye opening look at racial struggle in America as well as the scope and possibility of personal change through the course of one's lifetime. this book is one of just a handful that had a profound effect in me.

[@tuckerbugeater]

so woke

[@mlucienteCycling]

Thank you. I am always looking for books that have the power to open the world to me. I have to admit I have only ever read one of these all the way through. (Durant, not.) Great list.

[@iloveyoumadhuri]

Last thing. Books that changed my life: Why We Act, Lies my Teacher Told Me, Atomic Habits, University of Nike, Academically Adrift, Willpower Doesn’t Work, Magic Pill, Lost Connections, Mindset, How to be a Straight A Student, Digital Minimalism, Breaking Through Power, and Everything is Figureoutable.

[@jamesg2382]

Thank you. Interesting suggestions. Much appreciated.

[@rongee9408]

Thanks for the list! I'm especially interested in reading Understanding Media. I spent 22 years in the media and now feel ashamed of the mostly negative impact it has had on our society.

[@ThePreacher1995]

Read Fyodor Dostoevsky, no contest.

[@joebradshaw2816]

The Karazamov Brothers!

[@attackera7167]

Nah i dont like literature

[@LâmGiaTự]

Hidden Time Wealth blew my mind. I’ve shared it with friends, and they’re all amazed at how much more productive they've become.

[@fmeza0]

-"The mosquito", Timothy Winegard -"Science Fictions" Struart Richie -"Democracy for realists" Christopher Achen, Larry Bartels -"The Denial of death" Ernest Becker -"

[@Daniel_Zalman]

Fiction guy, so: War and Peace, The Idiot, Short Stories by David Foster Wallace (I’m not going to read Infinite Jest….ain't nobody got time for that), Swann’s Way by Proust. Non-Fiction: Less than One by Joseph Brodsky, On Grief and Reason by ibid, On Fear by Jiddu Krishnamurti

[@mrcoolguy32]

I know this man didn’t just sneak his own book into the thumbnail 😂😂

[@elfinitelodylight]

As he should thooo 🤣🤣

[@infiniteloopanime]

Mm

[@timothyj.bowlby5524]

Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History, the Koran, The Tree by John Fowles, the Bhagavad Gita & Dhammapada, to name but a few.

[@ShirleyMitchelle]

Hallelujah!!! I’m favored and blessed with $60,000 every week! Now I can afford anything and also support the work of God and the church.

[@IvyWilliams2]

Oh really? Tell me more!,how do you make so much monthly? I’m interested.

[@ShirleyMitchelle]

This is what Ana Graciela Blackwelder does, she has changed my life.

[@ShirleyMitchelle]

After raising up to 60k trading with her, I bought a new house and car here in the US and also paid for my son’s (Oscar) surgery. Glory to God.shalom.

[@EmilyFred7]

I know Ana Graciela Blackwelder, and I have also had success...

[@EmilyFred7]

Absolutely! I have heard stories of people who started with little or no knowledge but managed to emerge victorious thanks to Ana Graciela Blackwelder.

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

Food for thought. So many books and so little time! Happy reading.

[@rkentwenger5095]

If you lived in Wisconsin, mosquitos would not fall into the category of "things you normally never think about"...

[@rkentwenger5095]

Oh, yeah -- here's a book suggestion: "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity" by Andrew Solomon. Sometimes a pretty tough read, but, man, it really made me think hard and question some of my own beliefs...

[@plato6460]

I never would have expected the Denial of Death by Ernest Becker to be on this list. I had an English teacher recommend this book to me when I was a senior and I think it fundamentally redirected the course of my life when I finally came around to reading it two years later.

[@coastofkonkan]

Mark I suggest you read William Dalrymple The Golden Road. Trust me. Your perspective on India's contribution to the world will change.

[@tubester2023]

Unlike you, he is not running a propaganda against/for anything or anyone. What you just tried to do with your comment is called confirmation bias. This world is a result of collective contribution (good or bad) of all people regardless of geographical boundaries. Don't be a bigot.

[@nguyensang24094]

Discovering Hidden Time Wealth has been one of the best things I've done for my productivity. It feels like I’ve finally cracked the code to overcoming procrastination.

[@patriksimko77]

Hey Mark, I respect your content and it is mostly well-researched, however, the last book you mentioned ''Apocalypse Never by Michael Shellenberger' is truly misrepresenting the current results of major scientific findings, while I do agree we need to have a 'chill' mindset regarding climate change... still, the situation is alarming and we should act all immediately with our everyday actions, especially because the global south already suffers due our actions ... thus 'us' chilling about this serious issue is not a good approach..., please remove the book suggestion that clearly does not do well for society.