So when it’s time to talk about book, I feel like it’s my topic. So I have read so many books in my life and one book that stand out from any other, which is The Art of Thinking Clearly written by Ross W. And this book has changed the way I think and it’s actually shaped my thinking. and one thing if you ask me what did this book has influenced me I would say as the name says so it actually give me an idea how I should think and it change my perspective on life and there are so many illusion or so many fallacy that we actually fall into the trap and this book has gave me different perspective and different dimension so now I feel after reading this book, I’m not the same person I was before reading the book and now I see things differently for example I have read a concept in this book which is Swimmers body illusion. So this concept means Swimmers body fitness, the way we see the Swimmers, I mean they are like really fit and you can see they are very slim. So we often think that they are, they are how they are because they swim. This book doesn’t, this book argue that this doesn’t happen. I mean this is not the case. So they are in the swimming sports because of their body shape. So it’s the swimmer body illusion and now I actually think that students who are getting into Harvard, It’s actually Harvard not making them smart. Harvard is not the one who is actually making them smart but Harvard is picking those who are smart already who has some sort of qualities in them. So it’s completely changing my views the way I view this world today.
Band 7+: Describe a book that has had a significant impact on your life. You should say: - What the book is about - How you came across it - When you first read it And explain how it has influenced you.
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So when it's time to talk about a book, I feel like it's my topic. I have read so many books in my life, and one book that stands out from any other is The Art of Thinking Clearly, written by Rolf Dobelli. This book has changed the way I think and has actually shaped my thinking. If you ask me how this book has influenced me, I would say, as the name suggests, it gives me an idea of how I should think and changes my perspective on life. There are so many illusions and fallacies that we fall into, and this book has given me a different perspective and dimension. After reading this book, I feel I am not the same person I was before. I now see things differently. For example, I read a concept in this book called the Swimmer's Body Illusion. This concept refers to the fitness of swimmers; they appear very fit and slim. We often think they are that way because they swim. However, this book argues that this is not the case. They are in the swimming sport because of their body shape. So it's the Swimmer's Body Illusion. Now I actually think that students who get into Harvard are not made smart by Harvard. Harvard is not the one making them smart; rather, it is picking those who are already smart and have certain qualities. This has completely changed my views on how I see the world today.
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