1. Wealth Psychology & Financial Intelligence

Core Reading

  • “The Psychology of Money” by Morgan Housel
  • “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki
  • “Your Money or Your Life” by Vicki Robin
  • “The Simple Path to Wealth” by JL Collins
  • “Die with Zero” by Bill Perkins

Advanced Reading

  • “The Almanack of Naval Ravikant” by Eric Jorgenson
  • “Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending” by Elizabeth Dunn
  • “The Millionaire Fastlane” by MJ DeMarco
  • “The Psychology of Financial Planning” by Brad Klontz

2. Business & Entrepreneurship

Leadership & Strategy

  • “How to Grow Your Small Business” by Donald Miller
  • “Measure What Matters” by John Doerr
  • “Company of One” by Paul Jarvis
  • “48-Hour Startup” by Fraser Doherty
  • “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss
  • “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big” by Scott Adams
  • “Finish What You Start” by Peter Hollins
  • “Good Strategy/Bad Strategy” by Richard Rumelt
  • “Built to Last” by Jim Collins
  • “Scaling Up” by Verne Harnish

Product Development

  • “Inspired” by Marty Cagan
  • “Hooked” by Nir Eyal
  • “The Lean Product Playbook” by Dan Olsen
  • “Zero to One” by Peter Thiel
  • “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries
  • “Platform Revolution” by Geoffrey Parker

Marketing & Sales

  • “Smart Social Media” by Gary Vaynerchuk
  • “Social Media Strategy” by Keith A. Quesenberry
  • “Digital Marketing All-in-One” by Michelle Marque
  • “The Power of Visual Storytelling” by Ekaterina Walter
  • “User Research” by Stephanie Marsh
  • “The Art and Skill of Sales Psychology” by Tom Hopkins
  • “Sales 101” by Zig Ziglar
  • “Traction” by Gabriel Weinberg
  • “Building a StoryBrand” by Donald Miller
  • “Content Inc.” by Joe Pulizzi

3. Professional Development

Language & Linguistics

  • “Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech” by Edward Sapir
  • “The Language Instinct” by Steven Pinker
  • “The Geography of Thought” by Richard Nisbett
  • “Understanding Second Language Acquisition” by Rod Ellis

Educational Technology

  • “Mindstorms” by Seymour Papert
  • “Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning” by Peter C. Brown
  • “Learning Online: What Research Tells Us” by Barbara Means
  • “Why Don’t Students Like School?” by Daniel T. Willingham

Philosophy & Psychology

  • “Sophie’s World” by Jostein Gaarder
  • “Invitation to Psychology” by Carole Wade
  • “Mindshift” by Barbara Oakley
  • “Flow” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

4. Personal Effectiveness

Learning & Note-taking

  • “How to Take Smart Notes” by Sönke Ahrens
  • “Building a Second Brain” by Tiago Forte
  • “Deep Work” by Cal Newport
  • “Atomic Habits” by James Clear

Writing & Communication

  • “On Writing Well” by William Zinsser
  • “The Elements of Style” by Strunk & White
  • “Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t” by Steven Pressfield
  • “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott

Visual Thinking

  • “The Back of the Napkin” by Dan Roam
  • “Visual Thinking” by Rudolf Arnheim
  • “Information is Beautiful” by David McCandless
  • “Visual Explanations” by Edward Tufte

5. Risk Management & Operations

Business Operations

  • “The E-Myth Revisited” by Michael E. Gerber
  • “Running Lean” by Ash Maurya
  • “The Personal MBA” by Josh Kaufman

Risk Management

  • “Antifragile” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  • “The Black Swan” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  • “Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs” by Karen Berman

Reading Strategy

  1. Priority Reading Order
    • Start with core books in your immediate focus area
    • Alternate between business and personal development
    • Keep technical books for when you need them
  2. Implementation Tips
    • Take detailed notes using your preferred system
    • Apply the Feynman Technique for better retention
    • Create action items after each book
    • Review and reflect monthly on your learning
  3. Timeline Suggestion
    • Read 2-3 books per month
    • Focus on implementation over pure consumption
    • Schedule regular review sessions