a running list of articles, books, blogs or newsletters that have contributed to my growth and shaped my thinking (in no particular order).
blogs
- school is not enough
- life is a picture but you live in a pixel
- make something heavy
- career decisions
- looking for alice
- hugging the x-axis
- what problem should you be working on now
- how to be successful
- omens of exceptional people
- cate hall blogs (all of them are exceptional)
- how to spot high agency people
books
self development
- ikigai: the japanese secret to a long and happy life by hector garcia & francesc miralles
- the subtle art of not giving a f*ck: a counterintuitive approach to living a good life by mark manson
- the art of thinking clearly by rolf dobelli
- who says you can’t? you do: the life-changing self hook book that’s empowering people around the world to live an extraordinary life by daniel chidiac
- the 7 habits of highly effective people: 30th anniverasry edition by stephen r. covey
- it’s not how good you are, its how good you want to be: the world’s best-selling book by paul arden
- how to win friends and influence people by dale carnegie
- atomic habits: tiny changes, remarkable results by james clear
- the pathless path by paul millerd
- what we owe the future: a million-year view by william macaskill
- the dip: a little book that teaches you when to quit (and when to stick) by seth godin
- the inner game of tennis: the classic guide to the mental side of peak performance by w. timothy gallwey
- good work: reclaiming your inner ambition by paul millerd
the art of foucs: find meaning, reinvent yourself and create your ideal future by dan koe
business and marketing
- twelve and a half: leveraging the emotional ingredients necessary for business sucess by gary vaynerchuk
- side hustle: build a side business and make extra money - without quitting your day job by chris guillebeau
- who moved my cheese: an amazing wawy to deal with change in your work and in your life by dr spencer johnson
- the art of business: make all your work a work of art by stan davis & david mcintosh
- scorecard marketing: the four-step playbook for getting better leads and bigger profits by daniel prestley & glen carlson
- the go-giver, expanded edition: a little story about a powerful business idea by bob burg & john david mann
- $100m offers: how to make offers so good people feel stupid saying no by alex hormozi
- $100m leads: how to get strangers to want to buy your stuff
- dotcom secrets: the underground playbook for growing your company online with sales funnels by russel brunson
money and finance
- rich dad, poor dad: what the rich teach their kids about money that the poor and middle class do not by robert t.kiyosaki
- the 4-hour work week: escape the 9-5, live anywhere and join the new rich by timothy feriss
- the almanack of naval ravikant: a guide to wealth and happiness
- beyond wealth: the road map to a rich life by alexander green
productivity
- slow productivity: the lost art of accomplishment without burnout by cal newport
- the 3 alarms: a simple system to transform your health, wealth, and relationships forever by eric partaker
- getting things done: the art of stress-free productivity by david allen
- rest: why you get more done when you work lless by alex soojung-kim pang & adam sims
- building a second brain by tiago forte
- feel-good productivity: how to do more of what matters to you by ali abdaal
- the para method: simplify, organise and master your digital life by tiago forte
design and creativity
- virgil abloh nike icons
- steal like an artist: 10 things nobody told you about being creative by austin kleon
- show your work!: 10 ways to share your creativity and get discovered by austin kleon
- someday is today: 22 simple, actionable ways to propel your creative life by matthew dicks
- keep going: 10 ways to stay creative in good times and bad by austin kleon
copywriting and note-taking
- how to take smart notes: one simple technique to boost writing, learning and thinking by sonke ahrens
- copywriting secrets: how everyone can use the power of words to get more clicks, sales, and profits… no amtter what you sell or who you sell it to! by pc jim edwards
- the art and business of online writing: how to beat the game of capturing and keeping attention by nicholas cole
poetry and words
spirituality and religion
- more than a carpenter by josh mcdowell
- way of the superior man: a spiritual guide to mastering the challenges of women, work, and sexual desire by david deida
- the luck factor: the scientific study of the lucky mind by richard wiseman
- sapiens: a brief history of humankind by yuval noah harari
- the surrender experiment: my journey into life’s perfection by michael a.singer
- the seven husbands of evelyn hugo: a novel
biography and autobiography