The Nick Standlea Podcast
Below are books that have changed the way I think and live. It's far from exhaustive and will be updated regularly -- consider it a starting point to ignite your curiosity.
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-Nick
Books:
Non-Fiction:
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See by Seth Godin
Marcus Aurelius - Meditations: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Incerto Book 2)
The Ape that Understood the Universe
Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way by Steven Pressfield
Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work by Steven Pressfield
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers: The Story of Success
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated)
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Finding Flow: The Psychology Of Engagement With Everyday Life by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes by Donald Hoffman
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness by Anil Seth
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Fiction:
Products:
SereneLife Steam Therapy Heated Sauna
Peloton Indoor Exercise Bikes, Original Peloton Bike and Bike+
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