Babel wrote:
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss is 10/10 good life lessons for later in life. It's about negotiation and written by a hostage negotiator, where he also applies some of the theory to real life situations (like buying a car) and it's honestly really nice to read.
David Eagleman writes some easy to understand books about the brain. I have read all of them, besides the one on creativity, and think they all are good. They tackle different things about the brain, so I would honestly recommend the one that intrigues you the most. I will add, that Incognito was the one I enjoyed the most.
Make it Stick by Peter C. Brown is about studying and how you do so in the way science recommends. If you're starting university or other study-relevant shit soon I would honestly recommend it. I went down with stress while following a professor's study guides, read this while I waited to retry the semester, and I realized that my professor had recommended the least efficient way of studying. It also might change the mentality you have about some subjects or similar, which honestly is 10/10. A TLDR of this book is Understanding how we Learn by Yana Weinstein.
Also really recommend A life on our planet by David Attenborough. He also reads the book as an audiobook. It's honestly the best non-fiction book to read right now and the years to come.
Some non-fiction I haven't read, but is on my tbr:
- Through the language glass by Guy Deutscher
- The most human human by Brian Christian
- Why we sleep by Matthew Walker
- How I killed Pluto and why it had it coming by Mike Brown
- Mistakes were made but not by me by Carol Tavris
I would do a list of fiction as well, but I've gotten a glass or two too much of wine and my dinner is ready, so it won't be right now.