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Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
“If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.” –Frank Wilczek American theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner
Brandon Stanton IG: @humansofny FB: /humansofnewyork humansofnewyork.com
Jérôme Jarre TW/FB/SC/YT: @jeromejarre
Propaganda by Edward Bernays,
Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan.
The 4-Hour Workweek.
Everything we eat, be it a tomato or a chicken, is carrying light within. This light feeds us a lot more than the calories or protein. By acknowledging this light, by acknowledging the divinity of everything created by Mother Nature, we can feed ourselves twice.
When 99 percent of your life is your work, either you are really bad at what you do or you are completely off balance with the rest of your life; neither is something to be proud of.
Fedor Holz TW: @CrownUpGuy IG: @fedoire primedgroup.com
Diving deeper and discovering why someone behaves the way he or she does and what motivates him or her has a lot more meaning to me.
Eric Ripert TW/IG: @ericripert TW/IG: @lebernardinny le-bernardin.com
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and A Plea for the Animals by Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard.
I think that patience in problem-solving can often be underrated.
Sharon Salzberg TW: @SharonSalzberg sharonsalzberg.com
Zen Mind, Beginners Mind by Shunryu Suzuki greatly influenced my life.
Franklin Leonard TW: @franklinleonard IG: @franklinjleonard blcklst.com
Peter Guber TW: @PeterGuber LinkedIn Influencer: peterguber peterguber.com
“Don’t let the weight of fear weigh down the joy of curiosity.” Fear is really false evidence appearing real.
“The great majority of that which gives you angst never happens, so you must evict it.” Don’t let it live rent-free in your brain.
“Attitude puts aptitude on steroids.” Attitude is the soft stuff, but when the chips are down, as they so often are, it’s the soft stuff that often counts.
Reinvent yourself regularly. See your world as an ever-increasing set of realities and seize the day.
Greg Norman IG: @shark_gregnorman FB: /thegreatwhiteshark shark.com
The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman, Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss, On China by Henry Kissinger.
Daniel Ek TW/FB: @eldsjal spotify.com
Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success, by Matthew Syed. Since reading this book, I’ve literally incorporated this approach to problem-solving into every day.
Poor Charlie’s Almanack, by Charles T. Munger. I’ve been enjoying Charlie Munger’s speeches online for years; this is the ultimate collection of the best of them.
Strauss Zelnick IG: @strausszelnick zmclp.com take2games.com
Never compromise your integrity. It’s all you have.
“If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn’t plan your mission properly.” –Colonel David Hackworth Former United States Army colonel and prominent military journalist
Steve Jurvetson TW: @DFJsteve FB: /jurvetson dfj.com
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
Out of Control by Kevin Kelly
Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Kurzweil.
At the age of two to three years old, children hit their peak with ten times the synapses and two times the energy burn of an adult brain. And it’s all downhill from there.
Bottom line: Embrace lifelong learning. Do something new. Physical exercise is repetitive; mental exercise is eclectic.
Tony Hawk TW/IG/FB: @tonyhawk birdhouseskateboards.com
Success should not be measured by financial gain; true success is doing something you love for a living.
Liv Boeree TW/IG: @liv_boeree https://reg-charity.org
The Passion Trap: How to Right an Unbalanced Relationship by relationship therapist and psychologist Dean C. Delis.
Map and Territory and How to Actually Change Your Mind by Eliezer Yudkowsky.
“The actual consequences of your actions matter far more than your actions themselves.”
I’ve found my focus has shifted to quality over quantity—I value more time with a few people as opposed to less time with more people.
Anníe Mist þórisdóttir IG/FB: @AnnieThorisdottir anniethorisdottir.com
The Five-Minute Journal gives focus to each day. I got it at Urban Outfitters.
Mark Bell IG: @marksmellybell YT: supertraining06 HowMuchYaBench.net
The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss: It taught me better ways to manage my time and the value of not making myself too busy.
5/3/1 by Jim Wendler: Getting stronger can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it. Jim Wendler did a great job of presenting a condensed, simplified, but effective method for getting stronger.
Ed Coan IG: @eddycoan FB: /EdCoanStrengthInc
I love my routine and when nothing upsets my routine.
