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 *

Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds David Goggins *

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Cal Newport *

Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car Alex Davies *

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Michael Lewis *

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths *

Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity Frank Slootman *

The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga *

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