Algorithms to Live By

This TedEd recommended book by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths shares the time management lessons learned by computer scientists can be applied to everyday human problems.

If you’re the type of person who likes the idea of alphabetizing your bookshelf as quickly as possible, finding the optimal parking spot, or just generally making the most of your limited time and resources, this is the book for you. It turns out that computer scientists have spent decades figuring out how to get computers to make the best decisions as efficiently as possible, and many of their approaches apply just as well to our own lives. This book doesn’t shy away from complexity; it’s a pretty deep dive into a lot of fascinating ideas. But it does so without requiring a technical background. As someone who couldn’t program his way out of a microwave oven, I appreciated this approach.
— book recommendation by Alex Rosenthal, TED-Ed Team

For a sample of what the book provides, see the TED-Ed video by the authors: