Books I’ve read
I love reading great books. This is my work-in-progress selection of inspiring titles I've enjoyed in recent years.
Reading Themes: Productivity (9), Self-Improvement (6), Psychology (5), Creativity (5), Business (5), Technology (3), Finance (3), Philosophy (2), Media (1).
2026 #
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen — Christopher McDougall
Hell Yeah or No: What's Worth Doing — Derek Sivers
2025 #
Ego Is The Enemy — Ryan Holiday
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals — Oliver Burkeman
Thinking in Systems: A Primer — Donella H. Meadows
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life — Susan David
2024 #
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha — Tara Brach
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It’s All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life — Richard Carlson
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection — Charles Duhigg
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right — Atul Gawande
Never Search Alone: The Job Seeker’s Playbook — Phyl Terry
2023 #
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups — Daniel Coyle
Building a Second Brain: Capture, Organize, and Share Your Ideas Using Digital Notes — Tiago Forte
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention — Reed Hastings & Erin Meyer
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers — Tim Ferriss
2022 #
The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living — Ryan Holiday
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams — Matthew Walker
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness — Richard Thaler & Cass Sunstein
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking — Ammous Saifedean
2021 #
Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction — Chris Bailey
Design Engineering Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Collaboration in the Enterprise — Natalya Shelburne, Adekunle Oduye, Kim Williams
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing — Daniel H. Pink
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World — David Epstein
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business — Erin Meyer
2020 #
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World — Cal Newport
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World — Cal Newport
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less — Greg McKeown
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business — Charles Duhigg
Thinking Fast and Slow: The International Bestseller — Daniel Kahneman
2019 #
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity — David Allen
Responsive Web Design: Ethan Marcotte
Git for Humans, David Demaree
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains — Nicholas Carr
2015-2008 #
Fantasia: An Explosion of Creativity — Bruno Munari
Design as Art: Bruno Munari
Vignelli Canon, Massimo & Lella Vignelli
Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students — Ellen Lupton
The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life — John Maeda
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