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The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris. Although it won't necessarily be directed towards you or your given situation, but it will provide some insights on how to approach different situations and there are a lot of experiences you can draw upon and implement in your given life style.
I read the 4 hour body. Truly the guru of efficiency
The Obstacle is the Way - Ryan Holiday Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Can you tell us why it was so life changing? I am trying to collate a list to read for self-improvement. Although I am not a fan of self-help.
Those books were my introduction to stoic thinking, although I am not a perfect stoic two years later, my life has improved significantly. You start to realize that you are not the pinical of the world and that it never makes to much sense to led outside events have an impact on your happiness. That is a powerful lesson to learn
33 Strategies of War. The basic idea is that you must identify your enemies, who often hide under the guise of friendship, and inwardly declare war on them. It talks about the value of conflict, in a society that appears to avoid it, for without conflict there is no victory, and goes over both offensive and defensive warfare tactics and how you can apply them to your daily life.
Sounds good. I am shit at handling conflicts or confronting anyone.
Inferno by Dan Brown - Convinced me that overpopulation is at the root of most problems faced by society
Lol, me too. I was bummed how the movie ended differently from the book by the way.
sounds good . thank you i will read that book
Red Alert by Bill Browder
Basically a book about an American who tries to make his fortune in Russia just because he is fascinated by his ancestry and wants to be a swash buckling globe trotting buccaneer businessman who mixes adventure with fortune. His plans failed miserably and his lawyer was killed and he got death threats. He didn't make much.
I learned a huge life lesson from that book. Don't fall for any get ________ quick schemes. And don't be overenthusiastic in committing to just about anything. Results matter efforts dont.
Hannibal and Me by Andreas Kluth - written by a former M&A investment banker in London, Kluth recalls the life of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with his army in 218 BCE, is the stuff of legend. And the epic choices he and his Roman enemies made on the battlefield and in life offer timeless lessons to us today about how we should respond to our own victories and defeats.
Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life by Eric Greitens - Eric’s letters—drawing on both his own experience and wisdom from ancient and modern thinkers—are now gathered and edited into this timeless guidebook. Greitens shows how we can build purpose, confront pain, practice compassion, develop a vocation, find a mentor, create happiness, and much more. Resilience is an inspiring meditation for the warrior in each of us.
Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene - just remember, we are all cosmically unimportant...
I'd say "Zero to One" by Peter Thiel.
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
I know that you're thinking...isn't this some sort of crap environmentalist book that I was forced to read in high school? Yes, that's the one and I have no idea why they have kids read this book. I re-read this as an adult and it just blew me. The book isn't really about environmentalism at all. It's about the getting away from the hustle and bustle of life and escaping the constant pursuit of material wealth and prestige.
One of my favorite quotes from the book:
"It is hard to have a southern overseer; it is worse to have a northern one; but worst of all when you are the slave-driver of yourself"
After pushing myself to work insane hours in banking, Walden really hit close to home. Why high school and college kids who have never worked a day in their life read this, I have no idea?? Give this one another read as an adult and I almost promise that it will change your life.
"Treatise of Human Nature" by David Hume. Really any work by him does it for me. His writings on epistemology, religion, politics, ethics, logic, and philosophy are, to me, some of the most articulate and thought provoking ideas ever put down on paper.
"A Brief(ER) History of Time" by Stephen Hawking (yes, I read the dumbed down version lol). I think our ability to understand the nature of nature, :) , is one of the most magnificent things a brain can do and is honestly the pinnacle of knowledge and existence. Physics, chemistry, and biology allow us to comprehend our very existence in the universe in a way that no other [known] object can and we owe it to ourselves to take advantage of that. Just getting a grasp of the basics gives me an incredible feeling or awe and fortune for being able to comprehend the world and experience it at this point in time. It's this fusion of feeling so insignificant in the universe and yet so powerful for being able to actually appreciate that. It's almost paradoxical.
"1984" - George Orwell. The importance of free thought and the perils of unchecked government. Extremely applicable today as we see programs like "Prism" being conducted in secrecy and seemingly without checks and balances. I don't remember who said it (too lazy to Google it) but "1984 was a warning, not a manual".
Awesome discussion topic!
Extreme Ownership The War of Art 4 hour work week Mind Gym About Face
somebody's a jocko fan!
GET. AFTER. IT.
The Secrets of Closing the Sale - Zig Ziglar
I started off in Sales and was terrible at it. This book changed my perspective on how to approach any selling or "closing" situation, which are more common than we like to believe (dating, job interviews, deal sourcing, client service, etc). My biggest "takeaway" was that when it comes time for someone to make a buying decision that requires some thought, emotion and not logic will be what fuels the decision (any political strategist already knows this). You have to subtly make the emotional case by pulling the right levers-in order to separate you or your product from a mostly undifferentiated bunch. Learn how to close and your quality of life skyrockets.
"How to Solve It" - George Polya
I avoided math most of my life and my GMAT instructor had me check out this book before we started. It broke through my mental block around unfamiliar problems by giving me a framework for reasoning-which is a skill most people don't bother to develop. It's not really a math book but a reasoning book-it gives you abstract problems and puzzles, and guides your thought process. I was amazed at how little we consider just because something doesn't seem apparent at first glance. Guarantees you'll never be the most clueless guy in a room.
I always feel like the most clueless guy in the room, will definitely give it a read.
Just on a side note, I always feel this intellectual gap between me and everyone (them being some superior species) and so I have a goal to read more from now on, reading is a sure shot way to feel good about oneself!
Sapiens by Yuval Harari Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Antifragile by Nassim Taleb Principles by Ray Dalio 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene Zero to One by Peter Thiel Waking Up by Sam Harris The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Maps of Meaning by Jordan B Peterson
SB for the wide and well-cultivated list
Read a part of Sapiens in one of my classes a few wks ago, he explained how our society is built on fictions. Also heard Russell Brand mention the idea that our biology is best geared towards groups of 100-150 at most in a recent Joe Rogan podcast. Overall I figured it was a pretty interesting book and worth the read, but I'd love to hear more on why it was such a significant book to you especially bc it's on a list with a bunch of classics.
What really changed my perspective on the world is the idea that what allowed our society to get to where we are today is our ability to tell myths. While politics, religion, capital etc have no objective validity, these are the myths that keep our society together and prevent anarchy. No matter what you think about religion it has been a great unifier for the humankind and shaped most of the today's culture and moral principles.
It's just fascinating that believing in common fiction has been more evolutionary important than any objective truth - that's how capitalism and religion evolved. For tribal creatures like humans having social support is far more valuable than knowing some facts that don't directly impact our lives. Think about it when you look at the today's politics. The best way to convince someone of something is not to focus on the facts but to find some common belief and connect with them emotionally. Human brains just didn't evolve to understand reality at an objective level.
thanks
Why Nations Fail by Acemoglu & Robinson - great international perspective about what causes one country to grow and succeed while it's neighbor may fail. Rich Dad Poor Dad - by Robert T. Kiyosaki - taught me that the only way to make money is to have your money work for you instead of you working for your money.
King of Capital (about Steve Schwarzman) taught me that you don't have to be some enlightened visionary to succeed in finance -- you can succeed as some cheap and greedy motherfucker.
Bible
Currently reading a book called "our mathematical universe" by Max Tegmark. It describes the inner workings of everything from atoms to cosmos, how it all ties together and some wild suggestions about that which we haven't yet been able to explain. The netflix show "Cosmos" covers some of it.
Gotta say, I'm hooked to the space theme at the moment. I love zoning out into space during a lunch break - If you can get over the anxious sense of our own relative insignificance, it can be almost meditative to delve into. I was at a Rolling Stones concert 2 weeks ago and I spent half the concert gazing at the stage equipment, thinking how all of that (including the rockstars themselves, and the 55.000 fans) came from elements produced by the collision of stars in space.
Excellent book.
You may also enjoy The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far: Why Are We Here? and A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing by Lawrence Krauss (another renown physicist).
Thanks for sharing!
Hermann Hesse, especially Steppenwolf and Demian
Freakonomics
Anna Karenina
Nathaniel Philbrick's Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, and a Revolution is half an account of the Battle of Bunker Hill, and half a biography of Joseph Warren, a doctor who quit his practice to fight for the Patriot cause and ended up dying at Bunker Hill.
The story of Dr. Warren gave me a deeper love of country.
Not a book, but I read DFW's graduate address "This is Water" at least once a year for perspective.
I just went and read it. Great perspective. Just a rephrasing of, "walking a mile in someone else's shoes"but feels different and applicable.
So Good They Cant Ignore You - Cal Newport
Changed the way I viewed my career.
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
The Dictator's Handbook - Alastair Smith
The Burning Tigris - Peter Balakian
The Art of Power - Jon Meacham
As cliché as it sounds, Thinking, Fast and Slow has been one of the most influential books I've read in my life.
Mastery by Robert Greene
Swann's Way by Proust In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Proust
Aside from being absolutely incredible novels, these are the best books ever written about how guys sabotage themselves when it comes to the fairer sex.
If you grasp what's going on in these, your game (with ladies actually worth dating) will grow exponentially.
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