books like infomocracy
Novels About Societies That Let Algorithms Decide
If you liked Infomocracy, QualityLand, or The Circle, here's the honest shelf: eight real, correctly attributed novels about societies that hand the decisions to the algorithm.
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ai fiction
The Best AI Fiction of 2026
A verified, opinionated guide to the best fiction about artificial intelligence — every title real and correctly attributed, with an honest drawback for each.
books like foundation
Books Like Foundation: Where to Go After Asimov
If you finished Foundation and wanted more fiction about predicting and steering entire societies, here are eight real books — with honest drawbacks — organized around the one idea Asimov made unforgettable: psychohistory.
parables
Books of Parables and Wisdom Stories, Sorted by When You Need Them
A curated list of parable and wisdom-story collections drawn from Zen, Sufi, Taoist, Jewish, and folk traditions — not religious instruction — sorted by the situation you're in.
customer-interviews
Books Like The Mom Test: 8 Customer Interview Books to Read Next (2026)
The Mom Test fixes your questions. These eight books cover what comes next: a free primer, a weekly discovery habit, the craft of interviewing, and what to do when your interviews never change the roadmap.
product-psychology
9 Books on Product Psychology for Product Decisions
Product psychology books for real decisions: Product Theory, plus eight complementary reads on behavior, usability and customer research.
books like the alchemist
If You Loved The Alchemist, Read These Next
Eight short, parable-shaped books that give you the same feeling as The Alchemist — a life lesson that arrives as a story, not a sermon.
product theory
The Cobra Effect: Why Your Best Metric Might Be Breeding Snakes
Every incentive creates a game. The Cobra Effect is what happens when it's not the game you wanted—and why your best-looking metric might be the one breeding snakes.
product theory
The IKEA Effect: Why Users Love the Ugly Thing They Made
People value what they build far beyond its objective worth. The best products don't just get used — they get built on. Here's how to design for it.
wisdom
The Empty Cup: Why You Can't Learn With a Full One
A distinguished professor watched a Zen master pour tea until it spilled across the floor. The lesson still lands: you can't fill a cup that's already full.
product theory
Hedonic Stockholm Syndrome: Why Users Cling to Products They Hate
People don't stay in bad situations because they can't see better options. They stay because their brain protects the known from the threat of the unknown.
conways-law
Conway's Law: Why Your App Feels Like Three Different Companies
The seams in your product are copies of the seams in your org chart. That's not a metaphor — it's Conway's Law, and it predicts what your app feels like to use.