Readings


Summary

argues that prosperity evolves through trade and specialisation, presenting evidence that human progress is fueled by exchanges of goods and ideas, countering pessimism about the future while advocating for optimism and emphasizing the benefits of free trade and innovation.


Summary

offers timeless wisdom on wealth, happiness, and the principles of success, curated from the entrepreneur and investor’s interviews and writings.


Summary

explores strategies for achieving a more efficient and flexible work-life balance through entrepreneurship and automation.


My Book Shelf

TitleAuthorGenre
Sapiens: A Brief History of MankindYuval Noah HarariHistory, Anthropology
30 Properties before 30Eddie DilleenPersonal Finance
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel KahnemanPsychology
Six Easy PiecesRichard P. FeynmanScience, Physics
The PrinceNiccolò MachiavelliPolitical Philosophy
The RepublicPlatoPhilosophy, Political
Beyond Good and EvilFriedrich NietzschePhilosophy
NatureRalph Waldo EmersonPhilosophy, Essays
The Book of Five RingsMiyamoto MusashiPhilosophy, Martial Arts
The Book of MirdadMikhail NaimyPhilosophy, Fiction
On the Genealogy of MoralsFriedrich NietzschePhilosophy
Tao Te ChingLao TzuPhilosophy, Spiritual
Down and Out in Paris and LondonGeorge OrwellMemoir, Social Issues
Meditations on First Philosophy & Other Metaphysical WritingsRené DescartesPhilosophy
The Art of RhetoricAristotlePhilosophy, Rhetoric
Ecce HomoFriedrich NietzschePhilosophy, Autobiography
De Anima (On the Soul)AristotlePhilosophy
Physics: A New Translation by Robin WaterfieldAristotlePhilosophy, Science
Four ArchetypesCarl Gustav JungPsychology
Nicomachean EthicsAristotlePhilosophy, Ethics
Selected PoemsRumiPoetry
Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge OrwellDystopian Fiction
Man and His SymbolsCarl G. JungPsychology
On HappinessEpicurusPhilosophy
MeditationsMarcus AureliusPhilosophy, Stoicism
12 Rules for LifeJordan B. PetersonSelf-help, Philosophy
The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx and Friedrich EngelsPolitical Philosophy
The Social ContractJean-Jacques RousseauPolitical Philosophy
The Art of WarSun TzuMilitary Strategy, Philosophy
Dream PsychologySigmund FreudPsychology
The Gulag ArchipelagoAleksandr SolzhenitsynHistory, Memoir
Human, All Too HumanFriedrich NietzschePhilosophy
Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of SpacetimeSean CarrollScience, Physics
Maps of MeaningJordan B. PetersonPsychology, Philosophy
The 48 Laws of PowerRobert GreeneSelf-help, Strategy
Insight Issues for and AgainstMelanie Napthine & Marie RimpasEducation, Literature
The Margaret Fulton Bessemer Cookbook Cooking
Seasons to ShareJacqueline AlwillCooking
Lean for LifeMitchell BeazleyHealth, Nutrition
Fat: The Secret OrganMariette Boon & Liesbeth van RossumHealth, Science
30-Seconds Ancient RomeMatthew NichollsHistory
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!Richard P. FeynmanMemoir, Science
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!Richard P. FeynmanMemoir, Science
Crime and PunishmentFyodor DostoevskyFiction, Classic
The Compleat StrategystJ.D. WilliamsStrategy, Game Theory
The Diary of a CEOSteven BartlettMemoir, Business
The Barefoot InvestorScott PapePersonal Finance
What I Didn’t Learn at School But Wish I DidJamie McIntyrePersonal Development
The Lean StartupEric RiesBusiness, Entrepreneurship
Positively GearedLloyd EdgePersonal Finance
How to Motivate, Manage & Market YourselfLisa McInnes, Daniel Johnson, Winston MarshSelf-help
How to Change Your MindMichael PollanScience, Psychology
InfluenceRobert B. CialdiniPsychology, Marketing
The 4-Hour Work WeekTimothy FerrissSelf-help, Productivity
The Rational OptimistMatt RidleyScience, Economics
Money Master the GameTony RobbinsPersonal Finance
Think and Grow RichNapoleon HillSelf-help, Finance
The 4-Hour BodyTimothy FerrissHealth, Fitness
The Daily StoicRyan HolidayPhilosophy, Self-help
Rogerson’s Book of NumbersBarnaby RogersonReference, History
Principles: Your Guided JournalRay DalioSelf-help, Business
Ego is the EnemyRyan HolidayPhilosophy, Self-help
CreativityJohn CheeseSelf-help, Art
Raising Girls in the Twenty-First CenturySteve BiddulphParenting
Losing My VirginityRichard BransonMemoir, Business
Who Moved My Cheese?Dr. Spencer JohnsonSelf-help, Business
Recipes and Stories from SyriaAnas AtassiCooking, Memoir
The Da Vinci CodeDan BrownFiction, Thriller