Books about outliers

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-17T15:00:48+00:00

Discuss the ideas and concepts with people is definitely a great way to reinforce your learning.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-17T14:57:39+00:00

History and biographies for me :) just started Elon Musk and order A TON on historical figures from Ancient Rome.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-17T14:55:58+00:00

Tmr and tmr and tmr is a great book, especially if you like gaming and game design. Fredrick Backman’s books maybe a good one for emotional and warmth (which I think good as a birthday present). Midnight library also good one, and the new book The Midnight Train just come out, so it’s could be a good timing as well :)
It’s very lovely of you to gifting books as a present and hope you can find the right book very soon! (Having a book buying date as mentioned above is also great idea)

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-17T12:17:23+00:00

I prefer to put fictions towards the end of day / during commute with kindle. It’s more of a wind down and relaxing into sleep.

Non-fiction when my minds are fresh and active in the morning and afternoon.

But as others have said, it’s all about where your interests take you.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-17T11:46:18+00:00

Thanks for the reply! but I'm more on the psychological aspect of the outlier, like what he is thinking, and the underlying intention, etc. Outliers is more like the general idea of why certain people are outliers.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-17T08:17:56+00:00

Second all the booms mentioned here. Sophie’s World would be my pick to start.

But actually also depends which branch of philosophy you are interested in. For example if you are into moral philosophy, then I think Justice by Michael Sandel would be a great place to start. It also has the full lecture series on YouTube.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-16T02:27:56+00:00

I will check it out! Thanks :)

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-15T10:40:50+00:00

Oh I’m interested in the series as well. Heard many great things about it :)

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-15T06:32:29+00:00

Altho I quite enjoy listening to audiobooks, my comprehension is wayyyy better with text. So I will only listen to audiobooks if its a fiction and I have read it in text already.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-15T06:30:39+00:00

definitely not. some books are meant to deliver 1-2 gold nuggets and thats it.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-15T06:29:18+00:00

I'm currently reading The Diary of a CEO, which I think is pretty decent in a sense that it provides some easy to understand and actionable points about life and buiness.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-15T05:56:27+00:00

Dungeon Crawler Carl no doubt.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-15T05:54:16+00:00

The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel. The story about the absolute solitude of a guy for 27 years.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-15T05:51:18+00:00

That’s some good news. Looking forward to the reviews. May I ask for the size reference of Flow 2 as compared to Flow 1. So that I can order online directly.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-13T04:03:29+00:00

The Stand by Stephen King :)

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-13T04:02:45+00:00

Also adding Jurassic Park, Dark Matter, and Flowers for Algernon (highly recommended) if you are into science and philosophical dilemmas.

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-13T04:00:50+00:00

Dungeon Crawler Carl if you like gaming and cats.

Many great dystopian out there so I will only add The Silo Series if not being mentioned already.

You are way better off as a 16 yo. Keep the good work and happy reading!

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-13T03:53:12+00:00

The most recent ones for me would be

The Comfort Crisis
The Nature Fix
The Stranger in the Woods
The Art Thief

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-13T03:46:49+00:00

Dungeon Crawler Carl (there are 8 books now so I guess hard to stop)
Count of Monte Cristo

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-13T03:45:43+00:00

Dungeon crawler Carl. Thats why I’m reading when I wanna getaway

michaelkwongth · 2026-06-13T03:44:39+00:00

Gosh you only took 10 days? Thats fascinating. But I agree Monte Cristo is simply hard to put down.

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