10 Great Books to Help You Improve Yourself

The change that has taken place with many developments in the last few years, our methods of accessing information and trying to understand life. changed a lot. We now consume countless content every day. But most of the time, we don’t add much to ourselves in return.

I have some book recommendations for those who are bored with this situation and want to really improve themselves and take their understanding of life forward. Some of the books on the list will develop your philosophical side and help you answer more questions, while others to understand your existence as a living being will help. Happy reading to all!

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A different look at gaming: Homo Ludens: An Essay on the Social Function of Play – Johan Huizinga

Today, when we talk about playing games, we think of ‘the game we know’. On the computer, console or mobile… So what does playing games actually mean? How long have we been playing games And how has playing games affected humanity? By answering these questions, Homo Ludens: An Essay on the Social Function of Play will give you a completely different perspective on gaming behavior.

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To better understand humanity by taking a closer look at our brain: The Living Circuit: Insight into the Ever-Changing Brain – David Eagleman

The source of humanity’s thousands of years of learning and understanding journey: our brain! Moreover, the brain, which allows us to learn everything from the limits of the universe to how our heart beats, from how to fly to the limitless life in a lake, is perhaps one of the things we know the least about. David Eagleman, a neuroscientist and gifted science lecturer, the most important building block of humanity It helps us get to know each other closely.

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In recent years, we have increasingly understood its importance; On Freedom of Thought and Debate – John Stuart Mill

Everyone is entitled to the point that they should be able to express their thoughts freely. However when people around us begin to express their thoughts and truths, if these statements contradict us, the color changes… So why is everyone’s freedom of expression and right to debate so important? John Stuart Mill, one of the important thinkers of the 19th century and who stands out with his studies in the fields of logic, psychology and sociology, seeks answers to these questions in this book.

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Controversial answers to an important question; What to Do with Dummies – Maxime Rovere

An interesting word that we sometimes use as a hurtful insult and sometimes as a word of love in our daily life; silly. However, this word also has a literal meaning. And there are stupid people… So who are the people that society calls stupid, why are they stupid and what to do with them? Maxime Rovere, while searching for the source of stupidity, on the other hand, ‘so as not to become one of them‘ in this book he gives ideas about what we should do. An analysis full of questions about those societies from Rovere, a philosopher who lives in the heart of the ‘modern societies’ of today’s world…

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Bringing more questions than answers; The Book of Decay – Emil Michel Cioran

The Book of Decay is a book based on the questioning of ideas about almost every subject in life, which will make you ask more than just answering your questions. Cioran, a pessimistic character who is extremely hopeless about humanity, degeneration of man The Book of Decay, which he focuses on, is a bedside book that will be enjoyed by those who want to take time to think for themselves.

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A look at one of humanity’s greatest talents; The Nature of Things: The Extraordinary Stories of the Materials We Build Worlds On – Mark Miodownik

In our daily life, we have the most items around us at every moment. A fork, a glass, a telephone, a chair… Anything you can think of. Moreover, these items are what make human life more comfortable and ‘perfect’. But nothing existed as it was; a material met the human mind and things emerged. A materials science engineer In this book, Mark Miodownik, just like his name, tells us the nature of things, interesting stories of their development processes and their effects on humanity.

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To understand our own nature; The Outward Dreams, the Inner Awakens: The Search for a Psychoanalyst in the Pursuit of Dreams, Symbols, Myths – Carl Gustav Jung

One of the most important philosophers and psychiatrists of the last century, Jung’s approach to human psychology and many of his ideas that are still valid today tries to guide his readers with this book. Where the road wants to reach is the individualization of the person. stereotypical ‘turning into oneself’ by being hollowed out A great book for those who want to understand what it really means and get to know themselves.

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From one of the most ‘pessimistic’ philosophers in history; The Art of Being Happy – Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer is indeed one of the most pessimistic philosophers in history. According to him, the world is a very bad place, man is the unhappiest creature alive, evil, pain and sorrow are everywhere… So far, I think we would all agree with him… The Art of Being Happy whether one can be happy while living and how to do it. focusing…

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To understand our body, which we know very little even though we have; Traveling into the Human Body: A Big Adventure from Head to Toe – Gavin Francis

Gavin Francis, who has been involved in many different tasks as a doctor, from surgeon to family medicine, tells us about our own body in this book. rather than the functions of the human body that we know by heart. Focusing on the connection between our body and our life, the author brings together the stories of his patients with the history of medicine, philosophy and literature, shedding light on every aspect of a human body.

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To comprehend the source and results of human creativity; The Creative Type: How Ideas Recreate the World David Eagleman & Anthony Brandt

David Eagleman, a neuroscientist, and Anthony Brandt, a composer and academic, together in this book ”What is the basis of humanity’s creative ability and drive?He seeks an answer to the question ‘. The book, which examines the unlimited creative process of art, technology and science, and the changes in the human brain and psychology in this process, is an enjoyable work to better understand our species.

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