Foreword
This page is a collection of my Kindle highlights, takeaways and notes on books that I have read.
Within each book, you can click on the toggle icon to expand chapters and read the notes or Kindle highlights.
I leave you with two quotes from Naval Ravikant:
”I don't actually read a lot of books. I pick up a lot of books and only get through a few, which form the foundation of my knowledge.”
“Number of books completed is a vanity metric. Reading a book isn't a race - the better the book, the slower it should be absorbed.”
I’m in the process of cataloguing older books I have read too. Any new book I read will be added here.
Essays and Aphorisms
Essays and Aphorisms
Arthur Schopenhauer
PsychologyPhilosophy
Man’s Search for Meaning
Man’s Search for Meaning
Viktor E Frankl
PsychologyPhilosophy
Barbarians in the Boardroom: Activist Investors and the Battle for Control of the World’s Most Powerful Companies
Barbarians in the Boardroom: Activist Investors and the Battle for Control of the World’s Most Powerful Companies
Owen Walker
Investing
The Science of Rapid Skill Acquisition
The Science of Rapid Skill Acquisition
Peter Hollins
Psychology
On the Shortness of Life
On the Shortness of Life
Seneca
Philosophy
The Prophet
The Prophet
Khalil Gibran
Philosophy
Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus
Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus
James B. Stockdale
PhilosophyWar
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
William B. Irvine
Philosophy
Expectations Investing
Expectations Investing
Michael J. Mauboussin
Investing
The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: A Roman Slave
The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: A Roman Slave
Publius Syrus
Philosophy
Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Wisdom for Daily Living
Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Wisdom for Daily Living
Bruce Lee
Well-BeingPhilosophy
Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings
Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings
Musonius Rufus
Philosophy
Fragments
Fragments
Heraclitus
Philosophy
The Republic
The Republic
Plato
Philosophy
The Art of War
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
Philosophy
The Symposium
The Symposium
Plato
Philosophy
Enchiridion
Enchiridion
Epictetus
Philosophy
The Apology of Socrates
The Apology of Socrates
Plato
Philosophy
Discourses
Discourses
Epictetus
Philosophy
Letters From a Stoic
Letters From a Stoic
Seneca
Philosophy
The Prince
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
PhilosophyStrategyInfluenceHistory
Meditations
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
The Psychology of Money
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
InvestingPsychology
The Great Mental Models Volume 3: Systems and Mathematics
The Great Mental Models Volume 3: Systems and Mathematics
Rhiannon Beaubien
PsychologyMental ModelsSystemsEngineeringMathematics
The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Shane Parrish
PsychologyMental ModelsScienceBiologyChemistryPhysics
The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
Shane Parrish
PsychologyMental ModelsGeneral Knowledge
7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
Hamilton Helmer
InvestingConsultingStrategy
Zero to One
Zero to One
Peter Thiel
Start-UpsContrarianismEntrepreneurshipVenture Capital
Mastering Private Equity
Mastering Private Equity
Claudia Zeisberger
InvestingPrivate EquityGrowth EquityVenture Capital
Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel
Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel
Sam Zell
InvestingEntrepreneurshipReal EstateContrarianism
Mindset: Changing The Way You Think To Fulfil Your Potential
Mindset: Changing The Way You Think To Fulfil Your Potential
Carol S. Dweck
PsychologyLearningWell-Being
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
William N. Thorndike Jr.
Strategy
The Inner Game of Tennis
The Inner Game of Tennis
Timothy Gallwey
PsychologyLearningMental Models
Strategic Logic
Strategic Logic
J. Carlos Jarillo
Consulting
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
Peter D. Kaufman
InvestingGeneral Knowledge
Mastering the Market Cycle
Mastering the Market Cycle
Howard Marks
Investing
The Most Important Thing
The Most Important Thing
Howard Marks
Investing
Beating the Street
Beating the Street
Peter Lynch
Investing
One Up On Wall Street
One Up On Wall Street
Peter Lynch
Investing
48 Laws of Power
48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
PsychologyInfluencePhilosophyHistory
Stoner
Stoner
John Williams
LoveLiteratureWell-Being
Black Box Thinking: Marginal Gains and the Secrets of High Performance
Black Box Thinking: Marginal Gains and the Secrets of High Performance
Matthew Syed
Well-BeingPsychologyLearning
What it Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
What it Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Private EquityEntrepreneurshipInvesting
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Psychology
The Wisdom of Crowds
The Wisdom of Crowds
James Surowiecki
Psychology
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear
Learning
Judgement Under Uncertainty
Judgement Under Uncertainty
Daniel Kahneman
PsychologyInfluenceLearning
Why Smart Executives Fail
Why Smart Executives Fail
Sydney Finkelstein
Strategy
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
Dale Carnegie
General Knowledge
Hedge Fund Market Wizards
Hedge Fund Market Wizards
Jack D. Schwager
Investing
How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
PsychologyInfluence
More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places
More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places
Michael J. Mauboussin
InvestingPsychology
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
Psychology
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them
Gary Belsky
InvestingPsychology
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioural Economics
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioural Economics
Richard H Thaler
Psychology
Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition
Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition
Michael J. Mauboussin
PsychologyMental Models
Principles: Life and Work
Principles: Life and Work
Ray Dalio
PhilosophyInvestingLearning