My Favorite Books
How to Decide by Annie Duke
Here is a description from Amazon: "What do you do when you're faced with a big decision? If you're like most people, you probably make a pro and con list, spend a lot of time obsessing about decisions that didn't work out, get caught in analysis paralysis, endlessly...
Smart Choices by Howard Raiffa
From Amazon's Summary: "Where should I live? Is it time to get a new job? Which job candidate should I hire? What business strategy should I pursue? We spend the majority of our lives making decisions, both big and small. Yet, even though our success is largely...
Decision By Design by Shane Parrish
From Shane Parrish's "Decision by Design" "The process of decision making has been studied for ages. How to actually move through that process is the art form. The skills you’ll learn in Decision by Design have been tested over time and across industries. They work...
Atomic Habits by James Clear
This might be the best book on Habits. James Clear give lots of actionable advice and great wisdom as well! The book gives lots of examples from his own life and life of others. Below are my notes: General outline for creating habits. To start a new habit, you must...
Decisive by Chip Heath
From Amazon's book description: "Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities: We’re overconfident. We seek out information that supports us and downplay information that doesn’t. We get distracted by...
Think Again by Adam Grant
From Amazon's Description: "Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. In our daily lives, too many of us favor...
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman is considered one the greatest and most influential living psychologist in the world. He is known for his work on the psychology of judgement and decision making. In 2002, he won the Nobel Prize for his work on how Biases and Heuristics affect Economic...
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
From Amazon's Description: "After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the...
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
From Amazon's Description: "Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money—investing, personal finance, and business decisions—is typically taught as a...
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
From Amazon's Description: "An instant classic, this revised and updated edition of the phenomenal bestseller dispels the myths about starting your own business. Small business consultant and author Michael E. Gerber, with sharp insight gained from years of...
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip Tetlock
This is one of my favorite books. Now you can learn the art of and science of prediction! Professor Philip Tetlock of Upenn and Wharton Business School, has been studying forecasting for over 35 years. Tetlock was curious if experts were good at predicting...
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
From Amazon's description: "Getting rich is not just about luck; happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirations may seem out of reach, but building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn. So what are these skills, and how do we learn them?...
Principles by Ray Dalio
Billionaire Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater, the biggest Hedge Fund in the world. This book is a collection of all the principles Ray Dalio uses for decision making, in business and in life. He first wrote "Principles" as a guide for his company's employees....
The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
From the Foreword of "The How of Happiness" "What are the meanings and mysteries of happiness? Is it possible to acquire more of it, and can new happiness ever endure? These are foundational questions to which I have devoted my entire career as a research...
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
From Amazon's Description: "Interpersonal skill is something that is needed in all spheres of life and is learnt from a very young age. Still, some seem to be more successful and popular when it comes to being popular and influential. It comes from developing the...
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle
From Amazon's Description: "The best-selling investing "bible" offers new information, new insights, and new perspectives The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market. Legendary mutual fund pioneer John C....