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Recommended Reads from Some of the Brightest People

I’ve long advocated that we all should find time to read, even if it’s just for 10 minutes a day.

Admittedly, I haven’t quite figured out my own reading routine. During the chaos of life, I often find myself bouncing around between blogs and newsletters that flood my inbox, providing updated and stories on various topics.

Going into 2024, I’m trying to make a conscious commitment to carve out dedicated time to sit down and read good books.

Just remember though, they call it reading, not finishing. If a book sucks, stop reading it. End of story.

Far too often I keep trying to finish books that don’t interest me and that slows me down.

Let me make this easy for you.

I’ve listened to hundreds of podcasts over the past few years, varying in all different subjects.

One recurring question that consistently pops up, “What book would you recommend?”

Here is a list of recommendations from some of the best and the brightest, which I have separated into a specific category:

Self-Development and Mindset:

• "Extreme Ownership" - Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

• "Automatic Millionaire" - David Bach

• "Man's Search for Meaning" - Viktor E. Frankl

• "The Millionaire Next Door" - Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko

• "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" - T. Harv Eker

• "Never Split the Difference" - Chris Voss

• "It Takes What It Takes" - Trevor Moawad and Andy Staples

• "Ego Is the Enemy" - Ryan Holiday

• "As a Man Thinketh" - James Allen

• "You Squared" - Price Pritchett

• "Essentialism" - Greg McKeown

Business and Leadership:

• "Buy It, Rent It, Profit" - Bryan Chavis

• "Hands Off Real Estate Investing" - Bryan Burke

• "The Hard Thing About Hard Things" - Ben Horowitz

• "How to Lead" - David Rubenstein

• "Pitch Anything" - Oren Klaff

• "Profit First" - Mike Michalowicz

• "I Love Capitalism" - Ken Langone

• "The Man Who Broke Capitalism" - David Gelles

Biographies and Memoirs:

• "Shoe Dog" - Phil Knight

• "The Ride of a Lifetime" - Robert Iger

• "Lion Tracker's Guide to Life" - Boyd Varty

• "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" - Edwin Lefèvre

Psychology and Influence:

• "Influence" - Robert Cialdini

• "Thinking, Fast and Slow" - Daniel Kahneman

Philosophy and Stoicism:

• "Stoicism" - Marcus Aurelius

• "The Power of Awareness" - Neville Goddard

Finance and Investing:

• "A Piece of the Action" - Joseph Nocera

• "The Terminal List" - Jack Carr

• "Winning the Loser's Game" - Charles D. Ellis

• "The Power Law" - Sebastian Mallaby

• "How to Invest: Masters in the Craft" - David Rubenstein

• "More Than You Know" - Michael J. Mauboussin

Health and Wellbeing:

• "Breath" - James Nestor

• "Built to Move" - Karen Jacobsen

Social and Cultural Commentary:

• "Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of Rock Stars" - David Hepworth

• "Den of Thieves" - James B. Stewart

• "Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism" - Bhu Srinivasan

• "What's Our Problem?" - Paul Mason

• "Clear Thinking" - Hy Ruchlis

• "Alive" - Piers Paul Read

If you have a great book recommendation, and it’s not shown above, leave the name of the title and author in the comments!