10/10
The way to love – drop your attachments, see things as they are
Navalmanack – your second life begins when you realize you only have one
How to live – 1000 ideas in 100 pages
9/10
The practice – your work is too important to be left to how you feel today. Ship daily
The war of art – we’re all haunted by the visions of the person we could be, but aren’t
Linchpin – become indispensable, you’ll never get fired
Zen to done – a simple and effective productivity system
A guide to the good life – learn to deal with negative emotions
Hell yeah or no – If you’re not feeling “Hell yeah, that would be awesome!”, say no
Anything you want – Are you helping people? Are you happy? Are you profitable?
Made to stick – when you say three things, you say nothing
The 7 habits of highly effective people – the bible of personal development
Awareness – exchange your illusions for reality
8/10
4-hour work week – eliminate inefficiencies, all in on the 80/20 that brings results
Essentialism – If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will
Atomic habits – small changes compound into remarkable results
What got you here won´t get you there – when promoted, stop being selfish
Stumbling on happiness – you don’t know how happy you’ll become
Eat that frog – begin each day with the task that can make the greatest contribution
Deep work – learn to focus and you will thrive in all future jobs
Principles – pain + reflection = progress
Your music and people – make your music(/work) more valuable to others
This is marketing – people like us do things like this
Tao te ching – acceptance, simplicity, patience
Just listen – rewire yourself to listen
Getting to yes – principle based negotiation
48 laws of power – how people get power
How to stop worrying and start living – accept what cannot change, rest
7/10
Getting things done – the art of stress-free productivity
Do it tomorrow – most tasks can be done tomorrow
The motivation hacker – tricking your brain into doing what you need to do
Lying – the benefits of telling the truth far outweigh the cost
Influence – we can influence others in predictable ways
The coaching habit – your advice is not as good as you think it is
How to relax – you don’t need to set aside special time for resting and relaxing
How to win friends and influence people – listen and praise, don’t criticize
5/10 (good ideas, could be a blog post instead of a book)
So good they can’t ignore you – don’t ‘follow your passion’, build career capital
Quiet – understanding introversion
Pyramid principle – structure your communication and start with the conclusion
The happiness advantage – journal, exercise, meditate, do random acts of kindness
Storyworthy – everything in a story should serve the “moment of change”
Reboot – how do I create the conditions I say I don’t want?
Falling upward – success is only the first half of life
The 80/20 principle – 80% of the results come from 20% of the work
Eat, move, sleep – invest into good food, activity with friends, and quality sleep
Too soon old, too late smart – not all who wander are lost
The checklist manifesto – checklists are great
Fooled by randomness – luck explains most extreme success
Black swan – expect the unexpected
Antifragile – benefit from stress
Skin in the game – ignore expert advice if the actions don’t match
The goal – to improve any system, focus on the bottlenecks
Women don’t ask – women are less likely to negotiate
Learned optimism – stop viewing problems as personal, permanent and global
Love yourself like your life depends on it – I love myself
The life-changing magic of tidying up – ask “does it spark joy?”; if not, get rid of it
The one thing – what ONE thing will make everything else easier or unnecessary?
Business-y
9/10
Work rules! – being a great manager, and other lessons from google
High output management – managing a company with high leverage activities
8/10
Rework – build a company that makes money, not a startup that loses it
It doesn’t have to be crazy at work – great work demands uninterrupted time
The e-myth revisited – build your business as if it was a franchise
4 disciplines of execution – developing a strategy is easy but executing is much harder
The hard thing about hard things – scaling companies is hard
7/10
Maverick – a company should trust its destiny to its employees
5/10 (good ideas, could be a blog post instead of a book)
Blue ocean strategy – don’t compete with rivals, make them irrelevant
Zero to one – build a monopoly
The lean startup – build, measure, learn, repeat
The innovator’s dilemma – Innovate or die
Leo :) 