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15 Mind-Shattering Books That Will Rewire Your Brain And Transform Your Life In 2024

Fahri Karakas
11 min readOct 4, 2024
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In an era of unprecedented changes, where AI threatens to redefine humanity, climate crisis looms large, and social divisions deepen, arming yourself with cutting-edge knowledge is a necessity.

Welcome to your intellectual revolution.

15 books that promise to shatter your preconceptions, rewire your neural pathways, and equip you with the mental tools to thrive in the face of 21st-century challenges.

These are portals to alternate realities of thought, each one a key to unlocking a different chamber of your mind.

Let’s have a teaser first. Below, I will present 10 mind-blowing concepts from some of these books:

1. From “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman:
The concept of System 1 (fast, intuitive) and System 2 (slow, deliberate) thinking. This idea helps explain many of our cognitive biases and decision-making errors.

2. From “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari:
The idea that many of the structures we consider fundamental to society (like money, nations, or corporations) are actually “shared fictions” that exist because we collectively believe in them.

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Fahri Karakas
Fahri Karakas

Written by Fahri Karakas

Associate Professor in Business & Leadership at University of East Anglia. Passionate about doodling, imagination, and creativity. Author of Self-Making Studio.

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