Collectively these books help me fall in love with science and engineering, helped me realize how much of what we have today is because of people working long and hard at difficult problems.
Ivy Portfolio is a good replacement for Random Walk but both are great, I think either makes for “must read one investing book”
How will you measure your life (Christensen) changed how I think about things. Perhaps in the same vein as 4000 weeks (haven’t read that) - it is one of the most profound books I’ve read.
Gratitude gives us courage, because we know that no matter what happens, even in the terrible things, we can always find something good to carry forward.
Great recommendations! And also thanks for your honesty regarding some older books which are good but maybe not so relevant anymore. I'd heard of the idea of giving inheritance while alive in some podcast (I don't remember which one) and also giving your kids different help based on their actual needs versus equitable distribution of wealth among siblings. I must be tough, but makes total sense.
What a great list! I can only think of a few to add. “Thinking Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman — I heard this described once as reading an owner’s manual to your own brain. I’ve found the “type 1 / type 2” thinking distinction very helpful. “Thinking Strategically” by Dixit and Nalebuff — really helped me understand game theory and the challenge of credibility. Finally, “Learning How to Learn” by Barbara Oakley — I think this was the first of many books I read on how to learn more effectively… the start of a winding road that eventually lead me to work at Duolingo.
Making of the atomic bomb.
Dream machine
Surely you’re joking Mr Feynman
Collectively these books help me fall in love with science and engineering, helped me realize how much of what we have today is because of people working long and hard at difficult problems.
Ivy Portfolio is a good replacement for Random Walk but both are great, I think either makes for “must read one investing book”
How will you measure your life (Christensen) changed how I think about things. Perhaps in the same vein as 4000 weeks (haven’t read that) - it is one of the most profound books I’ve read.
Just finished "How Will You Measure Your Life" today based on your recommendation. Thank you!
Definitely putting these on my list! Loved Surely Feynman, but haven’t read the rest. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing, some new ones I will check out. Big yes to the Psychology of Money and Die with Zero.
Here is my book list - https://www.amazon.com/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AHJJROAI6GIZI2TFLI5KTCLNG64A/list/28VJRDW1AVJKM
It is called Books for Microsoft Life but they also work for life.
Design of Everyday Things! I totally should have had that on my list.
Added Effortless to my reading list. Loved Essentialism. Thanks for the suggestions!
Yay! The essential part of Effortless…
When you have a hard task or a task you keep putting off ask yourself: what if this was easy, what would that be? And then do that! Easy peasy. 😘
"One of the greatest strengths of fiction is to remind us what we already know but have been blinded to by the barrage of everyday life."
So true.
Thanks for sharing these! It seems like the link for "Die with Zero" currently leads to a different book
Corrected! Thanks for letting me know!
Gratitude gives us courage, because we know that no matter what happens, even in the terrible things, we can always find something good to carry forward.
Great recommendations! And also thanks for your honesty regarding some older books which are good but maybe not so relevant anymore. I'd heard of the idea of giving inheritance while alive in some podcast (I don't remember which one) and also giving your kids different help based on their actual needs versus equitable distribution of wealth among siblings. I must be tough, but makes total sense.
What a great list! I can only think of a few to add. “Thinking Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman — I heard this described once as reading an owner’s manual to your own brain. I’ve found the “type 1 / type 2” thinking distinction very helpful. “Thinking Strategically” by Dixit and Nalebuff — really helped me understand game theory and the challenge of credibility. Finally, “Learning How to Learn” by Barbara Oakley — I think this was the first of many books I read on how to learn more effectively… the start of a winding road that eventually lead me to work at Duolingo.