(Almost) All books I’ve read in the last 5-8 years!
I love gaining new knowledge through reading. That’s why, a few years ago, I decided to add a reading target to my list of personal goals: read 1 book/month. At the end of each year I make sure to have read at least 12 books.
My personal tip: going for a walk and listening to the book on Audible. There’s something about movement that makes our brains process the information easier.
The list is not sorted in any particular way, except that my top 5 are on top and some must-reads are highlighted. Here we go:
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Matthew Walker
Du musst nicht von allen gemocht werden: Vom Mut, sich nicht zu verbiegen
Ichiro Kishimi
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Max Tegmark
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain
The War on the West
Douglas Murray
Fooled by Randomness
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Power of One More
Ed Mylett
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
Steal the Show
Michael Port
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
Tony Fadell
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
Chris Hadfield
Same as Ever
Morgan Housel
Courage is Calling
Ryan Holiday
Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman
The Pragmatic Programmer
David Thomas, Andrew Hunt
Atomic Habits
James Clear
$100M Offers
Alex Hormozi
Never Split the Difference - Negotiating as if your Life Depended on it
Chris Voss
The Infinite Game
Simon Sinek
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Morgan Housel
Das einzige Buch, das du über Finanzen lesen solltest: Der entspannte Weg zum Vermögen
Thomas Kehl, Mona Linke
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Adam Grant, Sheryl Sandberg
How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Katy Milkman, Angela Duckworth
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization
Scott Barry Kaufman
Will
Will Smith, Mark Manson
The Richest Man in Babylon
George S. Clason
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream
Paulo Coelho
Noise
Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein
Barking up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
Eric Barker
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
Steven Johnson
The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer
Steven Kotler
OKR. Objectives & Key Results: Wie Sie Ziele, auf die es wirklich ankommt, entwickeln, messen und umsetzen
John Doerr
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
Donella H. Meadows
The 50th Law
50 Cent, Robert Greene
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt
The Happiness Hypothesis
Jonathan Haidt
It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work
Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
Das Hindernis ist der Weg: Mit der Philosophie der Stoiker zum Triumph
Ryan Holiday
Warum dänische Kinder glücklicher und ausgeglichener sind: Die Erziehungsgeheimnisse des glücklichsten Volks der Welt
Jessica Joelle Alexander, Iben Dissing Sandahl
The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity - And Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
Daniel Z. Lieberman MD, Michael E. Long
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard P. Feynman
Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
Stuart Russell
Why Trust Science?: The University Center for Human Values, Book 1
Naomi Oreskes
Du bist genug: Vom Mut, glücklich zu sein
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Walter Isaacson
Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
Scott Young
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein
So Good They Can't Ignore You
Cal Newport
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Dale Carnegie
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Steven R. Covey
The Art of Thinking Clearly: Better Thinking, Better Decisions
Rolf Dobelli
The Science of Self-Learning: How to Teach Yourself Anything, Learn More in Less Time, and Direct Your Own Education
Peter Hollins
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
ColdFusion Presents: New Thinking: From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence, the Science and Technology That Transformed Our World
Dagogo Altraide
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
Robert Pool, Anders Ericsson
Eine kurze Geschichte der Zeit
Stephen Hawking
The Science of Accelerated Learning: Advanced Strategies for Quicker Comprehension, Greater Retention, and Systematic Expertise
Peter Hollins
Schnelles Denken, langsames Denken
Daniel Kahnemann
When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought
Jim Holt
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Robert T. Kiyosaki
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Jordan B. Peterson
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Steven Pinker
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
Shawn Stevenson, Sara Gottfried MD
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Ashley Vance
Mastery
Robert Greene
How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism
Stephen Guise
How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lasting Connections
Susane RoAne
The Little Book of Talent
Daniel Coyle
The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind
Richard Wiseman
The Best That Money Can't Buy: Beyond Politics, Poverty and War
Jacque Fresco
The Charisma Myth: How to Engage, Influence and Motivate People
Olivia Fox Cabane
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence
Nathaniel Branden
A Million Thoughts: Learn All About Meditation from a Himalayan Mystic
Om Swami
Alles Idioten!?: Endlich verstehen, wie andere ticken
Thomas Erikson, Christa Broermann
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman