Some of the books I've read or listened to over the years...
- Order doesn’t mean much but I’ve moved my favorites up the list ending in *.
- I don’t finish many books and jump around all the time.
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds David Goggins
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Cal Newport
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Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car Alex Davies
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Michael Lewis
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
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Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity Frank Slootman
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The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
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How Big Things Get Done Bent Flyvbjerg, Dan Gardner
The Joy of Living Dangerously Osho
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon Kim Zetter
On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything Nate Silver
Lying Sam Harris
Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling Matthew Dicks
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout Cal Newport
Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life Arnold Schwarzenegger
American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road Nick Bilton
Elon Musk Walter Isaacson
The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less Sahil Lavingia
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results Gary Keller, Jay Papasan
The Art of Thinking Clearly Rolf Dobelli
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann Ananyo Bhattacharya
Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your Wealth Nick Maggiulli
The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less Richard Koch
The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns Mohnish Pabrai
The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t Julia Galef
Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail) Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
The Soul of a New Machine Tracy Kidder
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear
AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order Kai-Fu Lee
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph Ryan Holiday
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business Charles Duhigg
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World David Epstein
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt Michael Lewis
The Dream Machine M. Mitchell Waldrop
Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs John Doerr
Conspiracy: A True Story of Power, Sex, and a Billionaire’s Secret Plot to Destroy a Media Empire Ryan Holiday
Thinking in Systems: A Primer Donella H. Meadows
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts Annie Duke
Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable Tim S. Grover
Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Alan Eagle
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t Jim Collins
The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail Clayton M. Christensen
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Roger Fisher, William Ury
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy William B. Irvine
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable Seth Godin
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Daniel H. Pink
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves Matt Ridley