34 Books to Change Your Thinking
A list of book for people thinking about the future.
Over the years, I've found the quality of my thinking is directly impacted by the variety and quality of my reading.
Here's a list of 34 books I keep coming back to in order to find inspiration and challenge my thinking.
Siddhartha
by Herman Hesse
A tale of self-realisation.
Feck Perfuction
by James Victore
Dangerous ideas on the business of life.
Who Better Than You
by Will Packer
The best produced audiobook I've ever listened to. Also, you get a serious dose of self-belief.
New Happy
by Stephanie Harrison
A view of what happiness means post-capitalism.
Tiny Habits
by BJ Fogg
A simple way to understand human behaviour.
Alchemy
by Rory Sutherland
Magic exists.
The Power of Mattering
by Zach Mercurio
Every leader should read this.
Yearbook 1
by Hiut Denim Co.
Transformed what brand marketing meant for me. Printed once in 2012, this are rare. It took me 6 years to find a copy.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
by Marie Kondo
In 2015, this changed my life. It was the start my journey towards challenging capitalist culture.
Voluntary Simplicity
by Duane Elgin
I read this after Marie Kondo. A manifesto for living life in balance with the planet.
Tiny Experiments
by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Adopt an experimental mindset.
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
by Shunryu Suzuki
You are not entitled to the fruits of your practice.
Do Present
by Mark Shayler
How to speak from your heart.
Do Disrupt
by Mark Shayler
To create something new, we must break things.
$100M Offers
by Alex Hormozi
Learn the art of making an offer people can’t refuse.
The Infinite Game
by Simon Sinek
He brought James Carse’s idea to life for the 21st Century. Simon applied it to business, we need to apply it to sustainability too.
A Self-Help Guide for Copywriters
by Dan Nelken
This book is always at arms length. It's saved me a few times.
No Bullshit Strategy
by Alex M H Smith
Also kept in reach.
Clear Thinking
by Shane Parrish
Clarity creates focus. Focus creates results.
Stories Sell
by Matt Dicks
This was the first time I understood the art of storytelling.
Do Open
by David Hieatt
A newsletter is permission.
Do Purpose
by David Hieatt
A manifesto for acting in service.
Do Conversation
by Robert Poynton
I wish everyone read this. We'd all have such brilliant conversations.
The Choice Factory
by Richard Shotton
Behavioural science, simplified.
The Art of Gathering
by Priya Parker
Every gathering needs a purpose.
Citizens
by Jon Alexander
Don’t like the book, but the idea is vital.
The Courage to be Disliked
by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
Stop living to please others while ignoring your self.
Get Together
by Bailey Richardson, Kevin Huynh & Kai Elmer Sotto
Learn how to build a community with your people. If you run community events, read this.
Who Not How
by Dan Sullivan
The question every founder must ask. Eventually.
The One Thing
by Gary Keller
You can only do one thing at a time. Make sure it’s the right thing.
Slow Productivity
by Cal Newport
Do fewer things, at a natural pace, and obsess over quality.
The Tools
by Phil Stutz
Simple tools to overcome challenges.
Degrowth
Edited by Giacomo D'Alisa, Federico Demaria, Giorgos Kallis
A vocabulary for a new era. The ideas in this book will change society. It's just a matter of when.
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