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24 alternatives to Deep Thoughts

Irreverent observations about life

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

1. 1
   42▲62

   42 honest thoughts about purpose, courage, and giving up

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Passionate State of Mind▲54

   An insightful collection of aphorisms

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Striking Thoughts▲89

   Bruce Lee's wisdom for daily living

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Delivering Happiness▲92

   Seeking happiness and making people happy

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Idea Makers▲53

   Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Wandering Mind▲71

   What the brain does when you're not looking

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Mind Club▲67

   Who thinks, what feels and why it matters

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The More of Less▲68

   Finding the Life you Want Under Everything you Own

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Happiness Trap▲63

    How to stop struggling and start living

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Level Up Your Life▲88

    Live your life like a videogame

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nonsense▲59

    The power of not knowing

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Meaning of Things▲60

    Applying Philosophy to Life

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Organized Mind▲65

    Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    But What If We're Wrong?▲62

    Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tao Te Ching▲90

    Wisdom in action

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Get Glad▲62

    Your practical guide to a happier life

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Essentialism▲80

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Art of Possibility▲58

    Transforming Professional and Personal Life

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bird by Bird▲82

    Some instructions on writing and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

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