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These books inspired me to try to solve one of humanity's biggest problems: making math accessible to all.

They taught me how we think and learn - and what prevents us from being able to do so.

They taught me about individual and group psychology, essential components of strategies that work for all students in all settings.

They taught me how to simplify instruction so that it's self-explanatory and intuitive - and how to make it scalable so that practically anyone can access it and afford it.

And they taught me how to make learning math - despite the hard work - enjoyable to the point of being addictive.

You'll notice no math titles on this list; these books are an inspiration regardless of what you do! If you haven't done so already, dig in! You'll be in for a feast!

- Steve, creator of You Teach You and FactFreaks


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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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The Evolving Self: A Psychology for the Third Millennium

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies

Geoffrey West

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Why Our Children Can't Read and What We Can Do About It: A Scientific Revolution in Reading

Diane McGuinness

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The Person and the Situation: Perspectives of Social Psychology

Lee Ross and Richard E. Nisbett

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