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## Introduction
Before six years and after university graduation and two years of work experience, I started to feel empty inside. There is nothing new I'm learning and all my work is kind of a daily routine. I felt my brain just stopped receiving new valuable information and that made me frustrated. 

I started to plan for a learning process for myself, because I always knew that I'd never get enough from education and I'd  always be hungry for more information.  I didn't know where to start, I was kind of lost. Then I decided to start from ZERO. 

## Zero Level Science
What will be the first step in this high and advance tech? I remembered Socrates, Plato and other ancient philosophers who put the grounds for logic which is the first step toward science. 
I bought my first philosophy book: "[The Republic](https://www.amazon.com/Republic-Plato/dp/1503379981/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1536404741&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=the+republic&psc=1)" for Plato. I have to confess that it was not as easy as I thought. Yes, it was written long time ago! But that didn't mean it must be easy for a 21 century man to fully understand the contents. I enjoyed several chapters and I have to admit that it pushed me toward philosophy, and I knew I missed a lot. It was a bad decision to start with **The Republic**. But that challenged me to read more!

## Book 1 and The Reference
I bought a book that seemed to be very informative and full of [Infographics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infographic). "[The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained](https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Book-Ideas-Simply-Explained/dp/1465458557/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1536404807&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=the+philosophy+book&psc=1) "
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This book is my guide in philosophy. I've been using it for 5 years. Whenever I find a philosophical idea (whether new or old), I go back to this book to find the concept and the roots of this idea, and simply explained!
But this is just a reference for me, although I encourage people to read at least the first two chapters of it to understand philosophy and its importance.  So if this is only a reference, where is my **Book 1**?

[Jostein Gaarder](https://steemitimages.com/300x300/https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-d30cbe77674a8fd95d7c9d71b803ad2e-c) was very successful in his book "[Sophie's World](https://www.amazon.com/Sophies-World-History-Philosophy-Classics/dp/0374530718/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536404682&sr=8-1&keywords=sophies+world&dpID=51ir--RM2hL&preST=_SY344_BO1,204,203,200_QL70_&dpSrc=srch)". With a well-written story, he could explain very big and real ideas! Just assume that you are "Sophie" in the book, and you will learn a lot !
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Those two books were the first step for me towards understanding the world, initially from my perspective, and from different various perspectives afterwords.  I didn't know that philosophy will change me a lot. Not only my personality was changed, But every aspect in my life was changing. My brain is now more open as well as my eyes!
Then I started to read a lot in philosophy and in physics. I didn't know that physics is full of philosophy, and it relies on it whenever the brain reaches the limits. 
[A Brief History of Time](https://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Time-Stephen-Hawking-ebook/dp/B004WY3D0O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536404646&sr=8-1&keywords=a+brief+history+of+time), [Time Reborn](https://www.amazon.com/Time-Reborn-Crisis-Physics-Universe/dp/0544245598/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536404621&sr=8-1&keywords=Time+reborn), [The Edge of the Universe](https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Universe-Voyage-Cosmic-Horizon/dp/0470636246/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1536404586&sr=8-6&keywords=The+edge+of+the+universe),[ 40 rules of love](https://www.amazon.com/Forty-Rules-Love-Novel-Rumi/dp/0143118528/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536404531&sr=8-1&keywords=40+rules+of+love&dpID=51GGoAboXsL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch), and more.. 
A small collection of books that enlightened me and gave me the ability to change and to hope. 

### So, big thanks for all the Authors who change the world by their pens!