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24 alternatives to Ask

The counterintuitive online formula

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ask launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Ask▲2

   The counterintuitive online formula to discover exactly what

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Nonsense▲59

   The power of not knowing

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Think Twice▲70

   Harnessing the power of counterintuition

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Street-Fighting Mathematics▲61

   The art of educated guessing + opportunistic problem solving

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Magic of Math▲63

   Solving for x and figuring out why

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Checklist Manifesto▲108

   How to get things right

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Problem Solving 101▲70

   A simple book for smart people

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9JB
   JavaScript books, free online▲222

   2016 · exploringjs.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Take Off With Elixir▲61

    An Introduction to Elixir

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Frugal Innovation (AMA Today at 3PM)▲147

    How to do more with less

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Readingstash▲148

    Tinder for books

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cheap▲95

    The high cost of discount culture

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Kooba▲141

    An interactive graph for finding new books

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    What Women Want▲67

    The science of female shopping

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Innumeracy▲68

    Mathematical illiteracy and its consequences

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Neuromarketing▲61

    Understanding the buy buttons in your customer's brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Naked Statistics▲66

    Stripping the dread from the data

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Art of Learning▲91

    An inner journey to optimal performance

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ask Me Anything Book▲128

    A collection of the best reddit AMA's

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mathology▲7

    Simple Maths Puzzle Game

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Simplify▲71

    How the best businesses in the world succeed

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Generating Buy-In▲67

    Mastering the Language of Leadership

    2016 · its alternatives →

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