Thinking, Fast and Slow - By Daniel Kahneman
This positive attitude book was written by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, and this book will hack the way you think about your thoughts. In the time, Kahneman proposes that we process the world using two different "systems," as he calls them. "System 1" is the emotional, reflexive part of us. "System 2" takes the logical approach.
The Better Angels of our Nature - By Steven Pinker
Bill Gates tweeted that this book is most inspiring book he had ever read." In the book, Pinker argues that the world is, largely, getting better. According to Pinker, they are currently in the most peaceful epoch of our time. If it's good enough for Gates, it's good enough for us.
How should a Person be - By Sheila Heti
Heti invents a new genre in this part confessional memoir, part self-help manual, part novel about a playwright left reeling after a failed marriage.
