Tim Urban's Book Recommendations
Tim Urban is an American writer and blogger known for his website Wait But Why, which features long-form, humorous, and educational articles on a variety of subjects. His diverse reading interests span history, science, business, and fiction, reflecting the wide range of topics he explores on his blog.
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π Books Recommended by Tim Urban 21
Immune
"Super fun read and totally changed my understanding of the human body."
book list View source β"I got to read an advanced copy of this and spoiler: itβs incredible. Super fun read and totally changed my understanding of the human body."
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Atomic Habits
"I'd attribute about 60% of my good habits to [the author's] blog and this book is rapidly filling in the other 40%."
book list View source β"It's launch day for @JamesClear's opus, Atomic Habits: I'd attribute about 60% of my good habits to his blog and this book is rapidly filling in the other 40%. At least my bad habits are my own original creation."
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Originals
"Enjoyed the shit out of it. Highly recommend."
book list View source β"Just finished @AdamMGrant's new book, Originals, and enjoyed the shit out of it. Highly recommend:"
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
"A mountain of scientific research on success distilled into a quick, enjoyable read."
book list View source β"I got this book a few weeks ago and raced through it. A mountain of scientific research on success distilled into a quick, enjoyable read."
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A Little History of the World
"Super comprehensive history of everything. As if your grandfather were sitting around with a bunch of little kids explaining it."
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
"[The author's] an awesome writer."
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Dream Teams
"[This author] is an insanely interesting human."
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Option B
"A powerful book about a life skill we all need: resilience."
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Our Final Invention
"I think is the best overall resource on AI."
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"Definitely worth checking out."
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TED Talks
"[I read this book] while prepping for my TED Talk and found it HUGELY helpful."
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Station Eleven
"Should be required reading to remind everyone that we all live in an incredible magical utopic civilization."
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Death's End
"Books that fit that description are a little less rare. The Three Body Problem trilogy rocked my existence for a few months last year. One-dimensional characters and fairly bland writingβbut the plot is so mind-bending that the flaws are irrelevant."
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The Dark Forest
"Books that fit that description are a little less rare. The Three Body Problem trilogy rocked my existence for a few months last year. One-dimensional characters and fairly bland writingβbut the plot is so mind-bending that the flaws are irrelevant."
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The Three-Body Problem
"Books that fit that description are a little less rare. The Three Body Problem trilogy rocked my existence for a few months last year. One-dimensional characters and fairly bland writingβbut the plot is so mind-bending that the flaws are irrelevant."
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Hit Makers
"Every time I talk to @DKThomp, I can't stop taking my phone out to jot down insights that pop up in the convo. His book has the same effect."
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Elon Musk
"A great biography on Musk."
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The Biggest Bluff
"One of the most insightful and best storytellers around."
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The Three-Body Problem (3 books)
"Rocked my existence for a few months."
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The Uninhabitable Earth
"[The author's] been scaring the shit out of me with this research for the past few years, and now it's a book I hope lots of people read/discuss/debate."
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Culture (11 books)
"They make me so depressed that I live in our primitive world."
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