Julia Galef Recommended Books
Julia Galef has recommended 5 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Julia Galef is co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality.
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How to Measure Anything
Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business
"[Has] some good advice on how to improve your ability to make accurate predictions." - Julia Galef (Source)
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Nick Ganju recommended this bookNick Ganju
"About being outcome-based and getting these measurable outcomes." - Nick Ganju
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Decisive
How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
"Explains four of the biggest judgment errors [...] and gives tips for combating them." - Julia Galef (Source)
Superforecasting
The Art and Science of Prediction
"[Has] some good advice on how to improve your ability to make accurate predictions." - Julia Galef (Source)
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6 people
Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
"Such a great book. Building software right now that's informed by this." - Alexis Ohanian
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Anthony Pompliano recommended this bookAnthony Pompliano
"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano
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Michael Mauboussin recommended this bookMichael Mauboussin
"Most important book since Thinking, Fast & Slow." - Michael Mauboussin
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Sam Hinkie recommended this bookSam Hinkie
"Remarkable." - Sam Hinkie
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Shane Parrish recommended this bookShane Parrish
Shane Parrish recommended this book in his blog.
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Preston Pysh recommended this bookPreston Pysh
"It's a really good book!" - Preston Pysh
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Why We're Polarized
"Really enjoyed it!" - Julia Galef (Source)
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2 people
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
"Goes through this decades-long analysis in the US." - Mark Zuckerberg
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"Fundamentally about American politics, but it’s also a fascinating look at human psychology." - Bill Gates
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What We Owe the Future
"A fascinating, profound read." - Julia Galef (Source)
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7 people
A.J. Jacobs recommended this bookA.J. Jacobs
"So good and so important." - A.J. Jacobs
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Ezra Klein recommended this bookEzra Klein
"Will change your sense of how grand the sweep of human history could be, where you fit into it, and how much you could do to change it for the better." - Ezra Klein
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt recommended this bookJoseph Gordon-Levitt
"Both terrifying and uplifting." - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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Liv Boeree recommended this bookLiv Boeree
"Our guidebook to navigating this critical moment." - Liv Boeree
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Sam Harris recommended this bookSam Harris
"Altogether thrilling and necessary." - Sam Harris
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Stephen Fry recommended this bookStephen Fry
"A book of great daring, clarity, insight and imagination." - Stephen Fry
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- Elon Musk
"Worth reading. This is a close match for my philosophy." - Elon Musk
- Elon Musk
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