Reading

I enjoy reading nonfiction widely—from quantum physics to philosophy, business, creativity, and personal development. These are some of the books that have impacted me the most in recent years. I'll update and prune this list from time to time.

  • The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho
  • Creative Act — Rick Rubin
  • As a Man Thinketh — James Allen
  • Awaken the Giant Within — Tony Robbins
  • Principles — Ray Dalio
  • The Untethered Soul — Michael A. Singer
  • Meditations — Marcus Aurelius
  • The Artist’s Way — Julia Cameron
  • Think and Grow Rich — Napoleon Hill
  • The Surrender Experiment — Michael A. Singer
  • The Way of Zen — Alan Watts
  • Life After Life — Raymond Moody
  • The Obstacle is the Way — Ryan Holiday
  • The Ego is the Enemy — Ryan Holiday
  • The Pragmatic Programmer — Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas
  • Atomic Habits — James Clear
  • The Innovators — Walter Isaacson
  • Leonardo da Vinci — Walter Isaacson
  • Steve Jobs — Walter Isaacson
  • The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari — Robin Sharma
  • Light on Yoga — B.K.S. Iyengar
  • Hacking Growth — Sean Ellis and Morgan Brown
  • Measure What Matters — John Doerr
  • The E-Myth Revisited — Michael E. Gerber
  • Tribes — Seth Godin
  • The Dip — Seth Godin
  • The Design of Everyday Things — Don Norman
  • Start With Why — Simon Sinek
  • The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up — Marie Kondo
  • Wherever You Go, There You Are — Jon Kabat-Zinn
  • The Unicorn Project — Gene Kim
  • Lucid Dreaming, Gateway to the Inner Self — Robert Waggoner
  • The Power of the Subconscious Mind — Joseph Murphy
  • The Dhammapada — Gautama Buddha
  • The Elegant Universe — Brian Greene
  • The Lean Startup — Eric Ries
  • Zero to One — Peter Thiel
  • The Power of Now — Eckhart Tolle
  • Thinking Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman
  • Secrets of Closing the Sale — Zig Ziglar
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen R. Covey
  • Habit — Charles Duhigg
  • Don’t Make Me Think — Steve Krug
  • Steal Like an Artist — Austin Kleon
  • Deep Work — Cal Newport
  • Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World — William H. McRaven
  • Shoe Dog — Phil Knight
  • Breathe — James Nestor
  • Becoming Supernatural — Joe Dispenza
  • Screw it, Let's Do it — Richard Branson