Why read What's Our Problem? A Self-Help Book for Societies?

Book cover of What's Our Problem? A Self-Help Book for Societies

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From the creator of the wildly popular blog Wait But Why, a fun and fascinating deep dive into what the hell is going on in our strange, unprecedented modern times.

Between 2013 and 2016, Tim Urban became one of the world's most popular bloggers, writing dozens of viral, long-form articles…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked What's Our Problem? A Self-Help Book for Societies as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Tobias Rose-Stockwell

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A rare book that is as funny as it is profound, illustrating why things feel so broken.

Tim is the creator of the popular blog Wait But Why, and his unique blend of curiosity and storytelling flair is on full display here. The book eschews the standard left-right political analysis for an exploration of how our brains work (and what impact this has on the decisions that shape societies).

From Tobias' list on why everything feels terrible right now.

Zoë Routh

Author

This book had me laughing, smiling, nodding, cheering, approving in self-righteous affirmation of a dearly held opinion, shrinking in painful self-awareness, and weeping in despair.

Despair for how badly we tend to think of one another and how we are terrible at thinking critically.

Tim’s blog, Wait But Why, is a popular for the same reasons his book is awesome: an in-depth dive look at the foibles of human nature and societies. All illustrated with funny, charming stick figure drawings.

It’s not just quirky though. This book does an incredible job of unpacking the brain science of why we are…

From Zoë's list on leaders who want to lead for the future.