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    Books that teach you to see differently

    Books that teach you to see differently

    May 11, 20251 min read

    Context

    Resources that point to what I’m talking about:

    • [[Book/The World Beyond Your Head]]
    • https://x.com/maskys_/status/1557623827315949568/photo/1
    • https://x.com/LeahLibresco/status/1753999055779221892
    • https://x.com/a_fellow_of/status/1756859688874848299

    Books

    (I haven’t read all of them)

    • A Burglar’s Guide to the City
    • How to Read a Tree
    • Seeing Like a State
    • The Art of Looking: Eleven Ways of Viewing the Multiple Realities of Our Everyday Wonderland

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