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24 alternatives to Living with Complexity

Don Norman gives a crash course in the virtues of complexity

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

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   Deep Simplicity▲62

   Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Organized Mind▲70

   Thinking straight in the age of information overload

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Organized Mind▲65

   Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

   2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

   A great source of design inspiration

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Design of Everyday Things▲165

   Good, usable design is possible

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

   (and how to build them)

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Pragmatic Programmer▲87

   Solid advice and awesome analogies

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Designing Interactions▲91

   Interviews with influential designers

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Think Simple by Ken Segall▲63

    How Smart Leaders Defeat Complexity

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69

    How can design inspire us to think about our future?

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Theory of Fun for Game Design▲67

    Thoughts on the most important element of any game's design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Designing the Invisible▲69

    Create great web experiences

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Paradox of Choice▲71

    Why more is less

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Thinking, Fast and Slow▲119

    A book on how the mind works and how choices are made

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Flow▲87

    The psychology of optimal experience

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind ▲65

    A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Laws of Simplicity▲67

    Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Iconoclast▲60

    A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The 46 Rules of Genius▲65

    An innovator's guide to creativity

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ten Faces of Innovation▲64

    Beyond the Devil's Advocate

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Problem Solving 101▲70

    A simple book for smart people

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Make It New: The History of Silicon Valley Design▲60

    Katz tells how design helped transform Silicon Valley

    2015 · mitpress.mit.edu · its alternatives →

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    The Rational Optimist▲77

    How prosperity evolves

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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