Zhihu "Salt" Psychology Bundle (9 Volumes Including The Art of Deep Learning, Goodbye Procrastination, Beyond One Hour, etc.) (Know Yourself, Improve Yourself, Become a Happier Person)

Zhihu / 采铜 / Dongji Zai Hangzhou / 李松蔚 / Cheng Yinan / 清流 / 叶壮 / Feng ShenxingZhejiang Publishing United Group Digital Media Co., Ltd.2015

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Series: Zhihu "Salt" Series

Summary

"Salt" is an e-book brand launched by Zhihu around 2014, taking its meaning from "the salt of wisdom crystallized from the ocean of knowledge": each book's first draft came from the author's highly upvoted answers and column articles published on Zhihu, then revised and expanded by the author for the e-reading context, and finally proofread, edited, and designed by Zhihu. This "Psychology Bundle" is a selection of 9 psychology-themed self-selected collections from that brand, with the subtitle summarized as "Know Yourself, Improve Yourself, Become a Happier Person." The bundle contains nine books: Traveling in Brocade by Night: Zhihu Cheng Yinan's Self-Selected Collection, which dissects commonplace yet rarely examined phenomena in life from a psychological perspective; The Happiness Course: Zhihu Dongji Zai Hangzhou's Self-Selected Collection, which discusses "how to be happy" from the standpoint of positive psychology; Beyond One Hour: Zhihu Li Songwei's Self-Selected Collection, which centers on psychological counseling and everyday change and argues that "real change happens beyond one hour"; Goodbye Procrastination: Zhihu Dongji Zai Hangzhou's Self-Selected Collection, which advocates a friendly parting with procrastination rather than all-out war; Open Intelligence: Zhihu Caitong's Self-Selected Collection, which champions an open, boundaryless, self-renewing intellectual attitude; The Real Good Medicine: Zhihu Qingliu's Self-Selected Collection, which discusses how facing reality brings spiritual freedom; Psychology, Essential: Zhihu Ye Zhuang's Self-Selected Collection, which turns psychology from "a consumer product for the few" into a daily condiment; The Art of Deep Learning: Zhihu Caitong's Self-Selected Collection, which explains deep learning through four aspects: questioning, decoding, practicing, and integrating; and Involuntary: Zhihu Feng Shenxing's Self-Selected Collection, whose first part explains the various effects of emotion on life and whose second part offers concrete advice on emotion management. The nine books stand independently, with themes covering self-awareness, happiness, emotion, procrastination, learning, interpersonal relationships, and psychological growth; together they form a light reading path from "seeing yourself clearly" to "improving yourself." The writing is mainly in a colloquial column style, with each book short and fast-paced, suitable for fragmented time such as commuting or before sleep.

Editor's review

这套书的独特之处，在于它并非由某位学者独力写成，而是从知乎社区的问答现场「长」出来的。作者中有心理学博士、心理咨询师、积极心理学研究者，也有在「情绪管理」「心理学」话题下长期输出的优秀回答者，因而文字里既有学科视角，又有大量真实生活的质感——读者常常会在某一篇里认出自己的困扰。九本书的分工相当清楚：想弄清自己为什么这么想，可以先读《衣锦夜行》《真实的良药》；被拖延和情绪困住，可以翻《拖延症再见》《情不自禁》；想改善学习与思维方式，《深度学习的艺术》《开放的智力》是更直接的入口；而《幸福课》《一小时外》《心理学，必需的》则把视角从「问题」转向「生活本身」。需要说明的是，作为知乎自选集，各册更多是围绕主题的文章结集，而非体系严整的教材；它们的长处是视角新颖、易读、贴近日常，短处是缺少连贯的理论框架。把它当作一套「心理学的日常读物」而非「教科书」，会有更好的阅读体验。

Who it's for

A good fit for

对心理学有兴趣、希望轻松入门的大众读者
被拖延、情绪低落、自我怀疑困扰，想找到理解框架的人
习惯碎片化阅读、喜欢专栏式短文的通勤读者
想改善学习方法与思维方式的学生与职场人
知乎老用户，想系统回看「盐」系列代表作者的文字

Not a good fit for

希望系统学习心理学理论、追求教材体系性的读者
需要寻求专业心理诊断或治疗建议的读者
偏好长篇论证、严谨学术写作的读者

Reading tips

不必按套装的排列顺序读，可以先按自己的困扰挑一到两册切入。
每册读完留一点时间写下「这和我有什么关系」，比一口气刷完更有收获。
涉及自我反思的篇章不要连续读太多，穿插轻松内容，避免情绪过载。
若遇到涉及心理疾病的描述，请以专业机构与执业医师的意见为准。

About the publisher

Zhejiang Publishing United Group Digital Media Co., Ltd. China · Founded in 2009

Zhejiang Publishing United Group Digital Media Co., Ltd. publishes across military studies, classical poetry, food, literary appreciation, documentary literature and fashion, with 33 titles in the collection. Representative books include Yagyu Munenori's The Life-Giving Sword, Wang Weiming's Sharing the Elegance: Thirty-Six Lectures on the Book of Songs, and two titles in the Xiao Riben series on tea ceremony and music as discussed by masters, as well as A Culture of Mahjong, Less in Life, More in Happiness and Indirect Procurement in Practice. Authors represented include Damishufang, Huang Liang, Wang Yongquan, Wang Sen and Ono. Judging from the titles held, the list balances the popularization of traditional culture with practical life topics for general readers. Owing to limited public information, further features of its publishing programme cannot be described here.

FAQ

这套书是纸质书还是电子书？

这是以电子书形式发行的合集，由浙江出版集团数字传媒有限公司于2015年前后出版，常见为 EPUB、MOBI 等格式，套装整体约数 MB。市面上也有把其中部分单册另出纸书的版本，如《深度学习的艺术》2017年由机械工业出版社出版，内容与电子版不完全等同。

九册分别是哪九本？

《衣锦夜行》《幸福课》《一小时外》《拖延症再见》《开放的智力》《真实的良药》《心理学，必需的》《深度学习的艺术》《情不自禁》，分别是程毅南、动机在杭州（两本）、李松蔚、采铜（两本）、清流、叶壮、冯慎行的知乎自选集。

「盐」系列是什么？

「盐」是知乎推出的电子书品牌，取「知识海洋中的盐」之意，即把知友分享的知识、经验和见解结晶成书。各书初稿来自作者在知乎的回答与专栏文章，再经作者修订增补和知乎的编辑校对后出版。

这套书能替代心理学教材吗？

不能。它更接近主题化的专栏结集，篇幅短、话题散，重在提供看问题的角度和可操作的启发，缺少系统的概念体系与文献支撑。想系统学习，仍需配合普通心理学等教材。

套装里有重复内容吗？

《幸福课》与《拖延症再见》同为「动机在杭州」的自选集，《开放的智力》与《深度学习的艺术》同为采铜的作品，主题上有关联，但各自选文不同；同一作者的两册之间偶有相近的论述角度，属正常现象。

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About the author

Zhihu Author

Zhihu is a publishing and content-planning imprint associated with the Chinese internet platform Zhihu rather than a single individual author. Limited public information is available about its background, and its contribution lies mainly in organizing high-quality Q&A and column content from the platform into a series of e-books and themed readers. The collection holds sixty titles, covering common categories such as personal growth, the workplace, education and learning, parenting, personal finance, and business. Representative works—including the Zhihu Weekly titles, the first job-hunting book on growing from graduate to professional, a volume on children's character and habit formation, works on financial reasoning and on rebuilding English listening and speaking, and a book on the details of business—suggest that these readers focus on job seeking, workplace adaptation, English learning, children's character development, financial thinking, and business observation. They typically begin from concrete questions and individual experience, use plain language, and emphasize practical applicability, offering readers experience-based reference and paths for reflection.

采铜 Author

Cai Tong is a Chinese book author. Public information about him is limited, and his work generally falls under the inspirational and personal-growth category. The library holds one of his books, Close Reading: The Art of Deep Reading. The title suggests that he focuses on reading methods themselves, discussing how to move from a superficial to a deeper engagement with a text and how to turn reading from passive intake into active understanding and reflection. The subject is aimed at general readers who wish to improve their reading efficiency and quality of thinking, stressing concentration, repeated examination and genuine absorption of content rather than the sheer number of books read. On the basis of the available material, Cai Tong's writing tends toward the practical and methodological, with clear and workable language that seeks to offer readers a practicable approach to reading. His work is classified in the Chinese book market as inspirational growth, and his readers are largely concerned with self-improvement and learning ability. As biographical details are unavailable, no speculation is made here; this note introduces only the subject matter and writing characteristics of his work.

Dongji Zai Hangzhou Author

Dongji Zai Hangzhou is an author in the field of Chinese-language psychology writing. Public information about this author is limited, and four works can currently be confirmed. Judging from these titles, the author's writing centers on psychology, applied psychology, and positive psychology. Representative works include the Zhihu Salt Series psychology set (9 volumes): Know Yourself, Improve Yourself, Be a Happier Person; Happiness Lessons: Zhihu Dongji Zai Hangzhou Self-Selected Essays; and Goodbye Procrastination: Zhihu Dongji Zai Hangzhou Self-Selected Essays. These works mostly appear as self-selected essays in the Salt series, addressing everyday psychological topics such as self-understanding, enhancing happiness, and procrastination, and are aimed at general readers rather than professional researchers. The writing style tends to be accessible and close to daily life, discussing psychological concepts within concrete situations, and has thus had some influence among readers interested in personal growth.

李松蔚 Author

Li Songwei is an author whose writing focuses on applied psychology. Publicly available information about him is limited, and the library holds one of his works, The 5% Change. Judging from the title and its common classification, his writing centers on the everyday application of psychology, attending to people's mental state when facing change and to practical methods they can try. He tends to translate professional psychological concepts into suggestions that ordinary readers can readily understand and attempt. Such writing usually does not pursue a grand theoretical system; instead, it emphasizes small, concrete actions, helping readers find workable entry points within their real circumstances. The title The 5% Change itself suggests this core idea: replacing total overhaul with minor adjustments, thereby lowering the psychological threshold for change. For readers who wish to draw on psychological knowledge to improve their situation but feel pressured by drastic change, this approach offers practical reference value. Since information about the author's life, education, and professional experience has not been confirmed, no speculation is made here; only the subject matter and writing style of his work are briefly introduced.

Cheng Yinan Author

Cheng Yinan is an author known mainly for writing on psychology. Public information about him is limited, and his nationality and dates of birth and death are not clearly recorded. Three works are currently known: a nine-volume psychology set in the Zhihu Salt series titled Knowing Yourself, Improving Yourself, and Becoming a Happier Person; another edition of the same nine-volume psychology set; and a self-selected collection, A Night Journey in Fine Clothes: Cheng Yinan's Zhihu Anthology. His works are commonly classified under psychology, applied psychology, and social psychology, and they address everyday psychological topics such as self-understanding, emotion regulation, and procrastination for general readers. His style is accessible and practical, turning psychological concepts into usable life advice. Circulated as sets and a personal anthology, his writing is representative of psychology-themed reading in the Zhihu Salt series.

清流 Author

Qingliu is an author about whom little public information is available; two of the author's works are currently included in the collection. Judging from these two titles, the writing spans the fields of applied psychology and modern poetry, showing a considerable range of subject matter. How to Be an Emotionally Stable Adult addresses everyday psychological adjustment, focusing on adults' emotional management and self-understanding, and belongs to practical psychological self-help writing. The mysterious "Isle of the Dead," by contrast, reveals an attempt at poetry, with strong imagery and imaginative quality. Because information such as nationality, life history, and educational background is not clearly documented, no further account of the author's experience can be given. Based on the works available, Qingliu's writing combines rational self-reflection with emotionally expressive poetic language, presenting a personal style situated between applied psychology and literary creation. Readers may gain a sense of the author's creative direction from this, while further biographical details await additional material.

叶壮 Author

Ye Zhuang is a Chinese-language author about whom limited public information is available; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and detailed biography cannot be confirmed. Judging from the two works included in the library, his writing covers the fields of inspirational personal growth and management. In Finding Your Place in the World, he focuses on how individuals can position themselves within their real circumstances and explore directions for development. The Power of Instant Understanding: From 0 to 1 Through Innovation, from 1 to N Through Instant Understanding approaches the subject from the angle of innovation and communication, discussing how to explain ideas clearly and help more people understand and accept them. Though the two books address different themes, both point toward improving personal capabilities and summarizing practical methods, in accessible and pragmatic language suited to general readers seeking inspiration in work and personal growth.

Feng Shenxing Author

Feng Shenxing is an author writing on psychology. Public information about him is limited, and his nationality and dates of birth and death are not known. Three of his works are included in the library, mostly in the categories of psychology and applied psychology, including the self-selected volume "Unable to Help Myself: Feng Shenxing's Zhihu Selection" from the Zhihu Salt series, as well as psychology sets centered on self-knowledge, self-improvement, and building happiness. Judging from the titles and categories, his writing addresses general readers and focuses on turning psychological knowledge into practical methods, covering themes such as knowing oneself, improving oneself, and becoming a happier person; some sets also touch on specific topics such as deep learning and procrastination. The overall style is accessible and practical, with content organized in a series-based, topic-focused way, suitable for readers who wish to use psychology to improve their daily lives.