Pretty much all books gives you something or the other to learn. I started writing about the books I read, each year, since 2018. For this year, here are few, in no particular order that I feel happy and fulfilled reading them. I will be digging deeper and doing a retrospective, and write a blog post by early 2021.
- Cant't hurt me by David Goggins.
- Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport.
- Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday. (Re-read)
- Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford. A very un-assuming book that taught me lot about leadership.
- How to influence and win friends (re-read 3rd or 4th time).
- Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein.
- I am Malala (daughter like it and so I read it)
- Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Issacson. (I'm taking this real slow, still reading after 6+ months.)
- Range (the one mentioned by Bill Gates)
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant.
- The Future is Asian by Parag Khanna.
- Turn the Ship Around.
- Under Pressure by Lisa Damour (I have a daughter, turning teenager in another year.)
- Venture Deals (still valid in today's fund raising scenes)
- Why we Sleep by Matthew Walker. Still reading but learning a lot already.
Also just finished Can't Hurt Me. It's probably not for everyone. Goggins has a pretty unhealthy view of himself when he was 'fat' and his relationships with other people are kind of suspect. But it's an intense read and incredibly motivational.
If you need a different perspective on exercising and pushing yourself to your limits this book is a must. Don't try to be David Goggins (you might die). But to read his story is to see what extremes a human can push themselves to and it might help you push a little harder.
I agree. I would still recommend the book to most people, but with a number of caveats. I think the most important takeaway from that book is the concept of embracing mental discomfort to strengthen yourself.
Learning to work with intention and not just when I feel "focused" or "energized" has been hard work for me and something that this last year has really forced. His book was very helpful to me in framing mentally uncomfortable things as "workouts" and opportunities to grow.
It's a great book if you apply that concept to things like family, marriage, work, LIFE, and not just increasing your suffering personal record.
Pretty much all books gives you something or the other to learn. I started writing about the books I read, each year, since 2018. For this year, here are few, in no particular order that I feel happy and fulfilled reading them. I will be digging deeper and doing a retrospective, and write a blog post by early 2021.
- Cant't hurt me by David Goggins.
- Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport.
- Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday. (Re-read)
- Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford. A very un-assuming book that taught me lot about leadership.
- How to influence and win friends (re-read 3rd or 4th time).
- Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein.
- I am Malala (daughter like it and so I read it)
- Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Issacson. (I'm taking this real slow, still reading after 6+ months.)
- Range (the one mentioned by Bill Gates)
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant.
- The Future is Asian by Parag Khanna.
- Turn the Ship Around.
- Under Pressure by Lisa Damour (I have a daughter, turning teenager in another year.)
- Venture Deals (still valid in today's fund raising scenes)
- Why we Sleep by Matthew Walker. Still reading but learning a lot already.