Post ATdtDOVIE4uNHDA4eW by chrisgn@mstdn.social
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 (DIR) Post #ATdtDNBl7DglCL0xZA by Remittancegirl@mstdn.social
       2023-03-15T13:56:01Z
       
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       Many writers have had profound impacts on my life, but two live in my head constantly:Arthur Koestler and Ian BanksLike optometrists slotting lenses into my field of vision, they both fundamentally changed the way I understand the world.  Which writers have changed you at a fundamental level?
       
 (DIR) Post #ATdtDNqWfeIZEm5W6q by Remittancegirl@mstdn.social
       2023-03-15T13:59:40Z
       
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       Ian Banks left me with an awareness of life-span and its impact on consciousness. Now I never come to a conclusion without asking myself 'how would I feel about this if I only lived for a year, or for 500 years?'Also, 'The Use of Weapons' completely changed ... well, the way I think about almost everything.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATdtDOVIE4uNHDA4eW by chrisgn@mstdn.social
       2023-03-15T14:26:07Z
       
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       @Remittancegirl Use of Weapons is my favourite book in any genre, and Iain Banks is very much one of my 2. The other one would be Daniel Kahnemann, who wrote "Thinking, Fast and Slow", which I've only just finish reading.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATdtDSAAcYOAcrJGHg by Remittancegirl@mstdn.social
       2023-03-15T14:02:20Z
       
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       Koestler is far more personal. But his ideas about ideology and the origins of heroism have had a huge effect on how I 'read' people.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATdtVm7HAp45iqgzUO by freequaybuoy@mastodon.green
       2023-03-15T14:29:25Z
       
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       @chrisgn @Remittancegirl I feel the title lets it down a bit - at least when trying to sell it to a friend. "Have you read Use of Weapons?" is often met with the same kind of look I get when I ask, "Are you watching Seal Team??"
       
 (DIR) Post #ATdvEw5D43A1cQp9ge by akleewrites@wandering.shop
       2023-03-15T14:48:46Z
       
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       @chrisgn @Remittancegirl I was considering reading Thinking, Fast and Slow. Maybe I oughta give it a try
       
 (DIR) Post #ATdyTuraBJMu2fHiy0 by chrisgn@mstdn.social
       2023-03-15T15:25:08Z
       
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       @akleewrites @Remittancegirl It's really well written and easy to read (for a book on psychology), but it took me a while to get through it even so (I rarely read non-fiction). It's very worth it though I think!
       
 (DIR) Post #ATe0kYPP7U6FERALgW by simoncarswell@mastodonapp.uk
       2023-03-15T15:50:32Z
       
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       @chrisgn @Remittancegirl I've just started Thinking Fast and Slow. I'm pleased to see it's research-based. Some of Iain Banks' novels impressed me a lot, so I'll give Use of Weapons a try.