A friend asked me to recommend some books that can improve my logical thinking ability.
At that time, the first thing I recommended was The Golden Pagoda Principle, and all my friends who have read it know that this book is difficult to chew. My friend added, I want something easy to understand, or I can't finish reading it.
I thought it made sense, so I went to find him more books. This is also the origin of the following book list. Now I will share with you five practical logical thinking guides.
1. The art of calm thinking
The subtitle of the book is 52 kinds of thinking mistakes that you'd better let others make. This is a stamp album. Because of the limited space, each point will not be written in depth, but it is very easy to understand.
For example, when talking about herd mentality, the author quoted a sentence from Mao Mu:
Suitable for reading when traveling or commuting, or as a pillow book.
2. "Three thinking tools to solve problems"
The three thinking tools written by the author in this book are actually logical thinking, lateral thinking and critical thinking. There are also 22 thinking frames that are very practical in the workplace, such as Occam's razor. Don't add entities if it is not necessary, which is also called the principle of simplicity.
Summarize in one sentence and simplify complex things, because simple information is more conducive to people's thinking and decision-making.
A practical thinking reference book can help us improve our ability to analyze and solve problems.
Suitable for friends who have just entered the workplace for 0-3 years and want to improve their thinking ability.
Step 3 learn to ask questions
The difference between this book and the last one is that learning to ask questions focuses on the content of critical thinking.
To give a simple example, there are more and more means to promote goods, and one that most businesses will use is sales first and sales leading. But in fact, what does more sales mean, okay? Not exactly.
This is a link in the critical thinking system to judge whether the reason supports the conclusion. More complete content can be found in the book. I believe this book won't let you down.
Suitable for simple children who are worried about being fooled and friends who want to have rational thinking.
4. Technology of thinking
I recommended this book to friends in the community a long time ago.
Briefly talking about the thinking method introduced in the book, there is a key cycle that is the implementation of the phenomenon essence method. Kenichi Ohmae, the author, provides some methods to train thinking ability in the book, and only practice can produce true knowledge.
I extracted a sentence from the book and shared it with you:
Of course, there is one more thing about this book. To quote Teacher Yang Zhiping, he is a bit boastful. I believe you will feel the same way after reading it.
Suitable for friends who want to learn how to impress people with logic and business thinking methods.
5. The beauty of this system
This book is partial to theory and can be said to be an introduction to systematic thinking. Can be combined with the fifth discipline to assist reading. Next time, I will recommend the fifth discipline specifically.
The fifth chapter, the crisis and opportunity of the system, is quite enlightening to me. About the following contents: policy resistance, tragedy of the commons, target erosion, competition escalation, the rich get richer, shift the burden, evade the rules, and target dislocation.
Generally speaking, it is a classic book about how to deal with complex systems and make rational analysis and decision.
Suitable for friends who are not comprehensive enough and want to live a better life in this complex world.
There are thick books and thin books in the above five books, but the methods in these books need to be practiced repeatedly to be effective.
Finally, leave a thought question: is the wallet broken, repaired, changed or checked?
When you have finished reading this book, you are welcome to share your opinions.
This is the end of today's book list recommendation. I hope you like it.
Author: Pan Dashuai, an emotionless reading machine, helps you recommend the most reliable books and the most practical reading skills.
I didn't think about money. I just want a chance to learn, thanks to the teacher's advice.
Reading can broaden people's horizons, and choosing a few good books from a vast pile of books can improve themselves more effectively. The title doesn't give the field of work, so let's put aside our majors and positions and recommend five books worth reading for all professionals.
The first book: professionalism
Author: Kenichi Ohmae, one of the world famous management masters. In the workplace, no matter what position you take, if you want to gain a firm foothold and become an "indispensable" person in the company, you must first be profound in your major. The book Professionalism makes us understand the difference between profession and occupation, how to become a real professional in our own professional field, and explains in detail the necessary "foresight, conception, discussion and adaptability to contradictions" of professionals, which is very helpful for our professional study.
Book Two: Deliberate Practice
Author: Anders Millard J. Erickson, a famous psychologist. The book "Deliberate Practice" tells us that anyone can complete the transformation from "novice" to "master" through correct practice methods. The so-called talent has advantages at first, but the longer it takes, the weaker the advantage of talent will be. As long as you master the correct practice methods (such as setting the practice goals correctly and finding a good tutor (coach)), you can also make an ordinary person become a master.
The third book: organizational behavior
Authors: Stephen Robbins and Timothy Judge, professors of management, authorities of international organizational behavior. Organizational behavior clearly describes the relationship between employee behavior and organization in the workplace. This book can solve many mysteries in our workplace and understand the psychological logic between individual behavior and organization. Everyone in the workplace is an individual, but they have to exist in the organization, so reading this book is good for the promotion of the workplace.
Book IV: The Principle of Golden Pagoda
Author: barbara minto, the founder of the golden pyramid principle. We are in the workplace, we will encounter problems of thinking and expression every day, and we will solve problems of all sizes every day, and this book can just teach us how to think, express and solve problems.
Book 5: Simple Logic
Author: McLenny, a famous professor of logic. I recommend this book because logic is the foundation of any subject and can do anything well. Once people have no logic, they will be confused in thinking and doing things. Logic is the foundation of all foundations, and it will help to solve anything in our workplace. I remember Cui Yongyuan once recommended everyone to learn logic in a speech, and he had his reasons.
There are too many recommended books, but these five books are of great help to our professional study in the workplace, the logic of thinking about problems and the behavior of individuals in the organization. Professional learning, behavior and thinking logic in the organization are exactly what we must learn in the workplace.
In the past five years, I have changed from a workplace boy who has no reading habits at all to a knowledge worker who reads more than 150 books (paper books, electronic counting) every year. Next, I will share with you my reading experience:
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What direction do you want to improve in your study?
If you don't know where your destination is, you will get lost and walk very tired.
2. Structure
It is more meaningful to establish your own learning knowledge structure first than to read a few books casually.
People in the workplace do have a lot of books to read. According to their different industries and majors, you must first establish a knowledge structure map.
① TOP 10 classic books in the industry.
② The top five books with the best professional reputation.
③ List of self-growth books (go to book review websites such as Douban and choose the one that suits you after comparison).
(4) Personal cultivation (sometimes, you still need to read some "useless" books)
⑤ If you want to ensure the reading effect, you must read the theme (pro-test is easy to use).
3. Logic
My reading logic is efficient, for example, reading is time-limited.
The above is my personal reading experience, I hope it can inspire you, come on!
The people or things we face in our daily work are all carried out through the ability of writing, speaking and doing. Because writing, speaking and doing are the output ports of personal ability, and the input port of our personal ability is learning.
The characteristic of adult efficient learning is to apply what they have learned, and the purpose of learning is to be able to apply it to life to solve problems. So I think people in the workplace need to read books that can solve problems and improve their personal abilities.
Next, I recommend some related books to you from three aspects: writing, speaking and doing.
0 1 write
Personal writing, vocabulary, etc. These all need a lot of practice for a long time. But if you want to improve your writing ability in a short time, you can change your writing structure first and achieve your goal quickly.
So I recommend two books, one is the golden pagoda principle, and the other is structural thinking.
When you have an accurate grasp of the structure, you can continue to understand books about writing skills. Then my writing skills book recommends the following three books:
You can write a good story.
The book of writing
Complete writing guide
02 said
Your team needs a storyteller.
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The power of speech
Regarding the ability to speak, I want to mention the story of Ma Yun here.
We all know Ma Yun's eloquence. At that time, he was able to persuade Cai Chongxin, whose annual salary was over 5 million, to jump ship and lead 500 yuan to start a business together with Ma Yun. Later, Ma Yun went to see Masayoshi Son, waited for two hours and was told that he only had six minutes. He was so impressed with Son that he got 20 million dollars in financing.
Chat whenever you can, and the critical moment can determine your future direction.
I suggest you watch more lecture videos, especially TED videos.
You can learn from it and disassemble the structure of the whole content: how to start and end, including the middle content, how to interact with the audience, how to attract the attention of the audience and so on.
You can disassemble the wonderful video in detail. Find something useful for yourself and apply it to your own practice and practice.
In addition to the above two steps, reading books and watching videos for a lot of practice, you need to find yourself many opportunities to speak.
Of course, training your speaking ability is not just about standing on the stage. Usually you can practice your speaking ability in many scenes at work.
When communicating with leaders, you can use some speaking skills and pyramid structure to straighten out your views and contents.
For example, if you and your team are going to a meeting, you can also follow a certain speech structure and logical order, so that everyone will listen more clearly and reduce communication costs.
The underlying logic of writing and speaking is actually the same, but their presentation forms are different.
Words are presented in words, not sounds. But the structure and logical relationship to be expressed are the same. Therefore, when reading books related to writing and speaking, you will find that some theories and concepts are understandable and can be applied horizontally.
03 Zuo
If you want to improve your ability to do things, you need to have strong execution. In terms of execution, I recommend the following three books:
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Summary:
The above is based on my personal experience, starting from writing, speaking and doing to improve my personal ability in the workplace, and I recommend a book catalogue suitable for people in the workplace, hoping to help you!
Let me summarize the recommended books for your reference.
The principle of golden pagoda
Structural thinking
You can write a good story.
The book of writing
Complete writing guide
Your team needs a storyteller.
/kloc-TED talk in 0/8 minutes
The power of speech
Minimum target management method
Micro-habit
Make achieving goals a habit.
Life planning
Pomodoro technique diagram
A4 paper working method
Old Ghost is a man who spent a lot of time in thousands of books, so I recommend some books here, hoping to give some reference to newcomers in the workplace. The old ghost thinks the following are the essence of the essence!
First, Mr. Yan Changshou's "President Lionheart"
The book Lionheart of the President is an autobiographical work by Mr. Yan Changshou. A wage earner with no education, no background, no resources and no college education, what are his ideas and modes of thinking at each stage of his career development, how to treat the problems encountered at each stage and how to act ..... This book can be regarded as an important reference clue.
In the whole growth process from wage earners to professional managers, Mr. Yan Changshou has a weighted division shared in different stages.
In the stage of wage earners and the most basic employees, we are concerned about individual learning, growth and distribution, and how to get tiny opportunities and how to do it to seize opportunities that others think impossible.
When encountering many problems and dilemmas, in the face of problems, phenomena and behaviors that others feel disdainful and wronged, Mr. Yan Changshou's unique way of thinking and perspective on problems are all important inspirations for newcomers in the workplace!
After becoming a professional manager, no matter in management or operation, Mr. Yan Changshou's management concept and service concept are unparalleled. Please remember: the important thing is the concept! Not the behavior itself! Because the same idea may take different actions in different historical periods and times, the ideas at that time were the same!
This book is worth reading for newcomers in the workplace, especially for ordinary college students who graduated from non-well-known colleges, and even those who have no academic background.
Note: this is not for those who only complain, grumble and find external causes every day! It's no use reading this book with a gray mind!
Second, the biography of Li Ka-shing (the one written by Chen Meihua).
Please pay attention to some friends first! Don't always say that the experience and ideas of a business tycoon like Li Ka-shing are no longer suitable for this era! Please remember: thoughts and ideas are the essence! This is not a business project and experience you learned from middle school!
A little person who fled from Chaoshan to Hong Kong can become a legend with the highest status among Chinese. Every stage of his life has his different way of thinking and behavior. Otherwise, there can be no such business empire!
A person's growth and development is definitely not solely based on talent. Not just luck. If you don't work hard, luck will never come to you. Many people know that his father-in-law is from Jing 'an, the king of clocks and watches in the world. At that time, he never relied on such a big father-in-law.
For many young people, starting as a waiter in their teens is not only "inspirational" but also simple! Instead, we can sort out the reasons and context why he can seize opportunities again and again in each historical stage. I believe that friends can understand how people in the workplace should think and act after entering the society!
Small waiter, small salesman selling tin buckets, small boss of plastic flowers, desperate to get great opportunities, manifested in the world plastic crisis, real estate ... every step, his way of thinking and decision-making laid the foundation for future development. .......
The content inside is so wonderful, see for yourself!
Three. Living law (Mr. kazuo inamori)
He has shaped two old gentlemen in the world's top 500 in his life. An old gentleman who spent a year revitalizing JAL on the verge of bankruptcy after retirement and made a profit. The development of kazuo inamori can also be used for reference.
Kazuo inamori is a skilled worker.
Look at how the nihilistic philosophy of "respecting heaven and loving people" landed at all stages of his life, and what kind of practical work and behavior he embodied ... these can be found in books. ...
Note: it is enough to buy the first book of the book "Living Law", and you don't have to buy the whole book! Don't waste money either!
Of course, Mr. kazuo inamori has published a series of books in different sections in China, so please choose by yourself. In the "Living Law" series, the old ghost suggested that only those who pay the bill can do it. Don't buy a complete set!
The old ghost recommended three books that are helpful and valuable for people in the workplace. Because everyone's industry and position are different, professional books are still not recommended.
The more you share, the more you gain!
The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Zhuangzi are recommended.
The doctrine of the mean pays attention to "neutralization" and "combination of internal and external Taoism"; The Analects of Confucius emphasizes "benevolence" and "courtesy"; Zhuangzi pays attention to "Tao".
Following the traditional etiquette culture will achieve certain results.
The above are personal opinions and are for reference only.
If people in the workplace want to improve themselves, the core element is to improve their thinking mode.
Systematic thinking has three main points:
The first is the top-level design, that is, we think that any event in our study, work and life is interrelated, rather than a simple linear single causal relationship.
Second, infrastructure construction is how to operate and how to implement it. The principle is that you should always see clearly the process of career development and change.
The above two categories are the basic abilities of general workplace skills that all walks of life need to improve no matter what work they do. For example, writing ability, no matter what you do, you need to have the ability to write articles and communicate.
The third is thematic reading, which is used to improve the ability of a professional field in the workplace. For example, if you are engaged in psychological counseling, you need to read psychological books.
1, top design
Top-level design is the overall planning of doing one thing, which is reflected in the form of road map, just like the architectural style and pattern of a high-rise building.
In the workplace, it is to establish your own career plan: what industry to engage in, whether it is team work or personal self-help, fixed salary system or task-based salary system depending on the project.
These target factors determine that our reading lists are different.
My current top-level design is to build a personal brand by continuously exporting high-quality dry goods in the workplace, quickly gain the accumulation of fans, and bring the dominant genes of writing and thinking to the extreme in a small step-by-step way, thus forming a virtuous circle.
Therefore, I must read books about workplace efficacy in depth. For example:
High-dimensional Thinking: Problem Solving in the Workplace (Japanese)
GLOBIS Business School in Japan, How to Become a Strong School in the Workplace.
12 working basis (Japanese) Okubo Yukio
In-depth work (USA) Carl Newport
Self-growth in the workplace (Japan) Hideyoshi Watanabe
In-depth Case Thinking (Japan) Inoue Daihiko
Zero-second work (Japan) Chi Yuyouji
There are also books about optimizing thinking patterns, such as:
Seeing the world through structure: the art of thinking with insight into essence, by Li Zhongqiu.
The thinking method of creative genius: 13 the thinking tool of world famous creative masters (revised edition) (America) by Robert, Root-Bernstein, Michelle and Root-Bernstein.
Wang Shimin's efficient systematic thinking.
Engine of Thought: Activating Your Mind (Germany) Chris, Bruegge (Chris Bruges), Giry and scherer (Giry Scheler).
Structural Innovation: Design Thinking Creates Business Value (German) ingrid and Gersbach 3 Focus: The Amazing Power of Simplifying the Complex (2nd Edition) (English) By Juergen Wolff.
2, the underlying construction
The ground floor building, like the masonry structure of high-rise building, is an integral part of knowledge building. I read and write step by step according to the reading plan, and set up a systematic material library in the electronic notebook. This project started at the beginning of last year, and the next step is to refine and improve the efficiency of transforming knowledge into ability.
Specifically, it includes reading method and note-taking method.
Reading method:
How to read a book (USA)
"How to read a book effectively" (Japanese) was announced by Xiao Ye.
Efficient reading (Japan) Hara Junichi
Practical reading guide (Japan)
Note taking method:
Notebook Dream Project (Japanese) Masahisa Kumatani
Notes on the Wise Man and Advanced Illustrations of Notes on the Wise Man (Japanese) Political History of Gao Qiao
Bullet Notebook (Japan) Kanhito Sugino
How to effectively organize the publication of information (Japanese)
I believe that after such comprehensive and systematic reading and analysis, everyone's future career path will open up a whole new world.
There are really many books that can improve you in the workplace, so if the scope is not limited, the list of books may be written into hundreds or thousands. Therefore, Nan Ge suggested that before studying, you must think clearly about the main purpose of your study. What do you want from reading? Generally speaking, for the workplace, Nan Ge thinks that we can judge which books to read from two aspects, one is professional skills, the other is general skills, or many times we also call them hard skills and soft skills.
1. For professional skills/hard skills, we must first find the three most relevant to the work, and then constantly polish and improve.
For different jobs, professional skills/hard skills are different and cannot be generalized. For example, the doctor's hard skill is to diagnose and treat diseases, and the books he needs to read are mainly the guide to diagnosis and treatment of related diseases, case reports and books that can improve clinical thinking; For HR personnel, hard skills are the contents of six modules and so on. However, when reading a book, we should be careful not to be greedy. We should find out the two or three most difficult points in our work, and then improve our knowledge reserve by reading books.
2. For general skills/soft skills, upgrade the most commonly used 3-5.
There are actually many general skills/soft skills, but for most jobs, the most important general skills/soft skills are similar, so we should focus on upgrading the most important 3-5 items. Nan Ge thinks that the most important general skills/soft skills include speech ability, communication ability, empathy ability, logical thinking ability and overall planning ability.
3. Whether it is a professional skill or a general skill, reading can only make up for the lack of knowledge, and action can make these abilities work for you.
As the saying goes, what you get on paper is shallow, and you never know what to do. Everyone must not fall into the misunderstanding that you just keep reading, but never practice. It depends on how many books you read every day. All skills are constantly polished and refined in practice.
Attach a small book list:
The power of speech
Good point!
Key dialogue
Non-violent communication
Seven habits of efficient people
Critical thinking tool
Counterintuitive thinking
Think quickly and think slowly.
Effective manager
dry method
The workplace is a big river and lake, and it can go smoothly without strong ability. There are many doorways here.
From students to professionals
Thinking has changed a lot.
Recommend some books that are very suitable for the workplace.
The learning source has been marked.
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1 "I'm OKR" john doerr.
I have been reading OKR from Chaos University since I listened to it.
You set a big goal and write down three key results.
Step by step towards your goal, this process will inspire you to make many innovations.
You can use it at work!
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2 "Question" Yang Lan
Yang Lan is so talented that the interview is very cool.
This book tells how she asks questions to others.
Situational questions, hypothetical questions, transitional questions, exposition questions and so on.
Questioning is a skill that can be learned.
Can show your knowledge level
It will help you get the answer you want to know.
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3 "Control the conversation" Chris Voss
This book is about how to negotiate with each other.
There are many methodologies in the book.
For example, "repeat what the other person said."
For example, "Let's say it's not eye-catching."
These methods are particularly practical.
It takes some skills to achieve your goal in communication.
Business cooperation and salary increase are needed.
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4 "Life Efficiency Handbook" Tommy
The author is good at fighting and is a tough guy.
Book = Combination of Chicken Soup and Methodology
How to set goals, how to study efficiently, how to manage time, etc.
Because the author grew from 0 to 1.
These practical methods are grounded.
Can be fully applied to their own work and life.
Douban score is not high, but it is really good.
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5 "McKinsey Work Law" Oshima has a good reputation
Read the famous McKinsey working method.
I just know that there is a routine to solve the problem.
Solving problems is not expressing your own views.
But to find a balance of interests.
Bitter, everyone eat a little.
If you take advantage, both sides will take a little.
So are you.
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6 "Non-violent communication" Marshall Luxembourg
Madam, this book is so classic.
I came to read a book after reading Fan Deng's explanation.
This kind of communication requires us to practice deliberately.
Don't judge, just describe the facts.
The training process is difficult, but the goal can be achieved.
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I found that all I read were communication books.
Because it's so important to communicate with your wife.
Qiba said that the book was written by the original class.
The scene is very real and ordinary.
And words can be copied and learned.
The threshold is very low, suitable for workplace learning.
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Don't give up studying after graduation.
You must constantly input new knowledge.
In order to output more creative and valuable works at work.
I hope these books can help you.
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