Recommended Books and Products

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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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 Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson 

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 

Freakonomics: Revised Edition

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)

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers 

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 

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan 

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine 

Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning 

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World 

 

 

Fiction:

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse 

Different Seasons by Stephen King 

3 body problem 

 

 

Products: 

SereneLife Steam Therapy Heated Sauna

Magnesium Breakthrough Supplement 4.0 - Has 7 Forms of Magnesium: Glycinate, Malate, Citrate, and More - Natural Sleep and Brain Supplement - 30 Capsules

Peloton Indoor Exercise Bikes, Original Peloton Bike and Bike+