Understand
#2594 of 2,654 all-time
Understand
Ted Chiang
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2017–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
What happens we we actually increase our thinking capacity. I mean that is hard to comprehend without a nice story, for a puny brain like mine.
So many of the stories in this collection impacted me heavily or changed my thinking.
"Understand" is one of my favorite stories of all time.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before? 2020 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Which non-technology book has influenced you the most and why? 2017 · 1 recommendation