27 Mind-Expanding Books That Will Ignite Your Curiosity and Challenge Your Perspective

Fahri Karakas
21 min readMay 12, 2024
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In this article, I present you a list of 27 mind-expanding books that have revolutionized the way I think.

These books are packed with profound insights and perspectives that will ignite your curiosity and invite you to question the world around you.

I have been deeply inspired by each of them. They expanded my world and reinvented my thinking.

I hope you enjoy these books and their insights as well as I did.

1. Mindset — Carol Dweck

In her book, Carol Dweck posits that having a fixed mindset — an attitude that views our basic qualities as carved in stone — can be limiting and can potentially prevent us from reaching our goals. On the other hand, having a growth mindset — an attitude that views our basic qualities as something we can improve — can be liberating and can dramatically improve our life. “In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, ‘Oh, I’m not good at this,’ they say, ‘What an interesting problem. I’ll bet I can find a way to learn it.’ This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives. Those with a growth mindset embrace challenges, view failures as opportunities…

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Fahri Karakas

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