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.
The Fabric of Reality: Towards a Theory of Everything
The Fabric of Reality: Towards a Theory of Everything
David Deutsch
SciencePhysicsPhilosophy
The Birth of Tragedy: Out of the Spirit of Music
The Birth of Tragedy: Out of the Spirit of Music
Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosophy
Survival of the Savvy: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success
Survival of the Savvy: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success
Rick Brandon and Marty Seldman
PsychologyLeadershipBusiness
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
Dear Chairman: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism
Dear Chairman: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism
Jeff Gramm
Investing
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
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
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
Mastering Private Equity
Mastering Private Equity
Claudia Zeisberger
InvestingPrivate EquityGrowth EquityVenture Capital
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
Naval Ravikant
LearningWell-BeingPhilosophy
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
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown
SystemsSelf-Help
The Mountain is You: Transforming Self Sabotage into Self-Mastery
The Mountain is You: Transforming Self Sabotage into Self-Mastery
Brianna West
Self-Help
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
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
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
Dale Carnegie
General Knowledge
How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
PsychologyInfluence
The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
BusinessEntrepreneurship
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
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert Cialdini
Psychology
Why We Sleep
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
PsychologySelf-Help
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Mark Manson
PsychologySelf-Help
The Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
The Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Héctor Garcia and Francesc Miralles
Self-HelpPhilosophy
The Compound Effect
The Compound Effect
Darren Hardy
Self-Help
The E-Myth Revisited
The E-Myth Revisited
Michael E. Gerber
BusinessEntrepreneurshipLeadership
The One Thing
The One Thing
Gary Keller
BusinessSelf-HelpPersonal Development
Profit First
Profit First
Mike Michalowicz
Business
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth
PsychologySelf-Help
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
Kenny Patterson et. al
BusinessSelf-Help
The Courage to Be Disliked
The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi
Self-Help
Mastery
Mastery
Robert Greene
Psychology
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
ScienceBiology