# The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef

5 Hacker News commenters recommended The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Argues that getting things right comes from how a person thinks rather than from being smarter, and readers find it a clear, eye-opening account of their own habits.

## Why people recommend it

- Helps readers examine their own thinking (2 comments): "It's been an eye opener and really sets out clearly everything I've been noticing in myself and in the world." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49926403)) "To tap into our best selves, I recommend The Scout Mindset (book)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47807385))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0349427658?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780349427652) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef", https://hackerapproved.com/p/scout-mindset/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).