Engaging & Lively!

A great introduction to "lateral thinking" wish fresh insight!
Several classic thought experiments have been infused in this title to provide a new level of understand in each.
Highly recommended to those interested in beginning to think more deeply about themselves and the world around them.

The narration is particularly good, and full of personality!
This is great for a quiet afternoon of introspection.

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Seeing life through different perspectives

I really enjoyed this audiobook as it covered some interesting subjects.

It makes you see things in life through a different perspective, much like the Aztecs not understanding why we like gold so much and we cannot even eat it. It is all a matter of judging what you see through your experiences.

It is certainly true that when things are well in our lives we tend to see the world through a happy prism and we are constantly pursuing happiness. This task is really never finished.

I appreciated that we need to seek gratitude for the things that are good and that we have in our lives. Not everything is bad and it is again just a matter of perspective.

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If you think philosophy is annoying...

If you think philosophy is annoying, I will send you this book. It is short, you can pick a topic you would like the most, I loved the happiness one, chapter two, and get a different view on what you think philosophy is.
This is a writer who knows how to frame heady topics and make them approachable. Going to see what other works the author has made. Highly recommend.

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Short Witty Stories to Open Your Mind

This a interesting and well put together stories that are entertaining as well as being fascinating. I really enjoyed this collection and would recommend. They are read well and the reader keeps you engaged with the stories throughout.

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Top quality, An excellent intro to Philosophy!

This awesome book tells thought experiments as short stories & I love the feeling of learning while being entertained. I even laughed aloud a couple of times. J.H. Pii goes into SO many great topics, making it relatable without being boring. The narration was clear & it felt like your Philosophy friend explaining topics to you. He narrates it himself & has a great voice to listen to.

Chapter 1 delves into spirituality and religion. It honestly opened my eyes to the different truths we as humans live by in the modern world.

Chapter 2 speaks about happiness, but not in a typical "happiness guru" type of way, but rather it presents it at eye level and is actually something you can derive value from. I've read a lot about happiness in general, but this one was new for me. It's not only witty, but also makes you question things and reflect on what happiness actually is.

Chapter 3 helps you to understand who you are and how we categorize things; i.e. what we do to ascribe identities to yourself, others, and things.

Chapter 4 goes over the age-old favorite question of all Philosophers, and that is Free Will. I'm not a Philosophy expert, but my mind was actually blown in this chapter.

Chapter 5 covers knowledge and truth. I got a new perspective on how and why the scientific method is so revolutionary...this chapter will also make you crave chocolate cake. You'll understand when you read it ;)

Overall I'm quite glad that I found this book, would definitely recommend.

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I’m seeing things in a new light....

I learnt so much from this book, from the second I began listening to it, I was hooked! It challenges your thought process and your beliefs. The book is filled with intriguing information, it forces you to really think, and learn to adapt. I am seeing things from a totally new perspective.

When you listen to this book, it makes you realise just how little we actually question our principles about the world around us. It’s totally refreshing! I will be listening to it again... even though I just finished it! This book is really worth it! I Highly recommend!

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This book took me by surprise

There are five ideas (and five stars from me) in this book. All are about what it means to be human and how to be humans together. It is cliché but in this book’s case it is true and so far away from cliché that it is refreshingly funny.

I got to be honest, I was unsure about the title – it seemed very click-baity. I get a title is there to sell the book, but I feel like this one has more of a soul. I don’t know what I am saying. I read a lot, but not much of what I read are books that are funny. They can be profound sure or give the air that the writer knows what they are talking about, but so few books are witty and likely because it is hard to pull off without detaching it from the messages. 5 thoughts manage to both be witty and seem like the writer knows about what they are talking about. Kudos.

Each chapter holds one common thought experiment. A neat idea since not all people will have the same interests. One could like the battle between science and religion, another on Free Will. This has both and then some.

In fear of sounding cliché again I am going to reread it. Because sometimes the writing is just comfort food that I didn’t get to stop and ask myself the very literal questions asked in each chapter.

Outstanding work.

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Great listen. I throughly enjoyed this audiobook with some interesting insights. i would definitely recommend

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My fav self help book in a while

As an avid reader of the niche I’ve been fed up lately with clinical psychologists lecturing you almost like they’re “talking down to you” using all these terms I have to look up. This book had none of that. Extremely easy to read with a conversational tone that I love. All the stories made it a joy to listen to, really opened my mind!

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Well written and fun book

It makes you think just after you are finished laughing. It took me back to my old university memories about the ancients but did so in a less ‘school-y’ way. My boyfriend and I are still talking about these stories. Will see what the author has written elsewhere.

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