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24 alternatives to Rational Ritual

Culture, coordination, and common knowledge

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rational Ritual launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Daily Rituals▲80

   How artists work

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Varieties Of Religious Experience▲62

   A study in human nature

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rational Ritual by Michael Suk-Young Chwe▲1

   How common knowledge explains diverse cultural practices.

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Buddhism Without Beliefs▲81

   A contemporary guide to awakening

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Waking Up▲71

   A guide to spirituality without religion

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Pyramid Principle▲68

   Logic in writing and thinking

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation▲61

   How to harness the collective genius of the people

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Thinkertoys▲76

    A handbook of creative thinking techniques

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Organized Mind▲70

    Thinking straight in the age of information overload

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Millennial Reincarnations▲62

    An examination of the modern millennial psyche like no other

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Moral Tribes▲56

    Emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance▲89

    An inquiry into values

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Organized Mind▲65

    Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind▲58

    Social and Group Psychology

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Artist's Way▲75

    A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Workers▲65

    Archaeology of the Industrial Age

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lateral Thinking▲74

    Practical explanation of how creativity works

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lying▲64

    An analysis to the human capacity to lie

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Community▲87

    How to cultivate authentic, effective communities

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Rational Optimist▲77

    How prosperity evolves

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Herd▲66

    How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

    2015 · its alternatives →

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