Recommended Reading

Books that have shaped my thinking and I'd recommend to others.

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos Jordan Peterson The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution ★ Gregory Cochran & Henry Harpending The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness ★ Eric Jorgenson The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future Eric Jorgenson & Balaji Srinivasan Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Walter Isaacson A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles Thomas Sowell Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making Tony Fadell Career Advice for Uniquely Ambitious People Eric Jorgenson Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking) Christian Rudder Elon Musk Walter Isaacson Ender's Game Orson Scott Card The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge Matt Ridley Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown Eric Blehm The Fountainhead Ayn Rand From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 ★ Lee Kuan Yew Fundraising Ryan Breslow The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building ★ Matt Mochary The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love Marty Cagan The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom James Burnham The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin Masha Gessen The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature ★ Geoffrey Miller Mate: Become the Man Women Want Tucker Max & Geoffrey Miller The Mom Test: How to Talk to Customers & Learn if Your Business is a Good Idea When Everyone is Lying to You ★ Rob Fitzpatrick Napoleon: A Life ★ Andrew Roberts Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It Chris Voss Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger Charles T. Munger The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves Matt Ridley The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature Matt Ridley The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey ★ Candice Millard The Screwtape Letters C.S. Lewis Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It Scott Kupor Shoe Dog Phil Knight Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson The War on the West Douglas Murray The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire David Deida