10 Books That'll Help You Learn, Think, and Act
Helping you to learn, think, and act is not a small chore. Actually, it's not a chore at all because I love doing it. I hope that you find a book here that you have not read and that you'll be able to
It took me quite some time to decide which 10 books to include in this list. Helping you to learn, think, and act is not a small chore. Actually, it's not a chore at all because I love doing it. So I hope that you find a book here that you have not read and that you'll be able to read very soon that way you can get better at learning, thinking, and acting.
Books That’ll Help You Learn
1. How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
This is one of the most amazing analytical book about how to read books well. If you want to soak in the knowledge you read, check out this book.
2. How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens
Stack what you have learned about reading well on top of the notetaking strategies within How to Take Smart Notes and you’ll become an unstoppable learner. This book describes what is called the zettelkasten method.
3. How We Learn by Stanislas Dehaene
How We Learn is the science behind how we learn. The book goes through several explanations about how we process information and how we can better learn that information.
Books That’ll Help You Think
4. How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
I loved all the examples about learning the fundamental neuroscience of how we decide. If you want to know one thing from this book it is the power of metacognitive thinking.
5. Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
Building a Second Brain is all about putting your thoughts, the things you learn and observe or experience, into a digital ‘brain’. This method helps you to think clearly and stay organized.
6. The Great Mental Models by Shane Parrish
Every day we use models to help us think. This book explains several known mental models that many accomplished people have used to help them to think better and accomplish more.
Books That’ll Help You Act
7. Deep Work by Cal Newport
Distracted? Try the strategies in Deep Work to help you stay focused on what’s most important and that needs to get done.
8. Atomic Habits by James Clear
Your life is a life full of habits. Atomic Habits gives you effective strategies to build great habits and get rid of the bad ones.
9. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Similar to Atomic Habits, Darren breaks down our daily actions which contribute to the compound effect of good habits used over a long period of time.
10. Measure What Matters by John Doerr
This book explains the systematic approach to using Objective Key Results (OKRs). I have found it to be one of the best ways to break big key results down into attainable objectives. Although the system is designed for organizations, individuals can use it too.