Looking for nonfiction about when not to reason, optimize, or act

I’m looking for nonfiction that focuses on restraint rather than problem-solving.

Specifically, books that explore ideas like:

• When reasoning itself becomes harmful or premature
• Situations where optimization makes things worse
• Decision-making under uncertainty where inaction or refusal is the correct move
• Governance, ethics, or systems thinking that emphasize boundaries, limits, or legitimacy over cleverness
• Historical, philosophical, or technical cases where “doing nothing” was the right call

I’m not looking for productivity hacks, rationality primers, or optimization frameworks.
More interested in philosophy, systems theory, science, law, or history that treats constraints as first-class.

Any suggestions appreciated—especially lesser-known or intellectually demanding works.