Ben Greenfield Recommended Books

"If I had to sum up [this book] by inventing my own title for it, I would call it, 'The entirety of human civilization and thought, expressed as a series of equations and graphs.'" - MMM

"Beautifully written and filled with such wisdom." - Arianna Huffington

"Ray Dalio has provided me with invaluable guidance and insights that are now available to you in Principles." - Bill Gates

"[The author] open sourced Bridgewater’s methods in [this book] and the results were good evidence that collectives can operate at higher levels when they are open and honest about and can see past their cognitive flaws." - Bryan Johnson

"[Ray Dalio]'s a great guy and has a great book out you all need to get called Principles. It’s a major key!!" - Diddy

"Greg Penner, our chairman, asked me to read it." - Doug McMillon

"Sketched really concise and good thoughts for [how to approach life]." - Drew Houston

List of books Bill Gates read in 2012.

Ray Dalio mentioned this book in his book, "Principles."

One of the books on Scott Adams' "Persuasion Reading List."

"Fine book but it didn’t need to be an entire book. A blog post would have gotten the point across." - Naval Ravikant

"I love surprising scientific findings, as well as information about how our brains work. [This book] is a treasure trove of both." - Ev Williams

"Captivating dive into human decision making, marred by inclusion of several/many? psychology studies that fail to replicate. Will stand as a cautionary tale?" - Marc Andreessen

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 98

"A bracing disassembly and reconstruction of a theory of individual progress in the modern world." - Marc Andreessen

One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "what are you reading right now?"

"One where I happened to go in to Barnes and Noble the day the book arrives, and I go through it, and it passes my test. I get back to the hotel, and I start reading the book. Before I know it, it’s 2:00 a.m." - George Raveling

"Fantastic book!" - Dominic D'Agostino

"Gave me a lot of new perspectives that I never thought I would even have." - PewDiePie

"I'd attribute about 60% of my good habits to [the author's] blog and this book is rapidly filling in the other 40%." - Tim Urban

"A decent book on self-help tools, not a category I am generally a fan of." - Vinod Khosla

"Great book." - Biz Stone

"Highly recommend." - Anthony Pompliano

"I love the simplicity of this book." - Jodie Cook

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"Gives a valuable perspective on how to select a path for one's career." - Andrew Ng

"What you really want to do is to master something and to use your mastering of something as a way to get to your passion." - Kevin Kelly

"I love the focus on being unapologetically exceptional, putting the hours in and outproducing everyone else on your quest to becoming a true artist." - Jodie Cook

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.

"If I was the head superintendent of every school in the universe [this book] would be on the core curriculum." - Aubrey Marcus

"Has become required reading at the Modern Elder Academy." - Chip Conley

Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.

Daniel Pink mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"[Also] helped me really be successful." - Ken Block

"[I] was surprised at how familiar the topics felt." - Dustin Moskovitz

"Begin with the end in mind." - Noah Kagan

"Immensely helpful and influential during my early years, it explained some of the basic mindsets required to succeed in any profession." - Kishore Biyani

"In my office, you will not see the degree I have from the University of Nebraska, or the master’s degree I have from Columbia University, but you’ll see the certificate I got from the Dale Carnegie course." - Warren Buffett

One of the books on Scott Adams' "Persuasion Reading List."

Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.

"The one book we encourage startup founders to read. [...] It's critically important for anyone in business." - Paul Graham

Derek Sivers mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Seek to be understood." - Dustin Moskovitz

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 50

"Definitely worth checking out." - Tim Urban

Greg McKeown mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

One of Greg Norman's 3 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"

"[I have a] dog-eared copy [of this book]." - Daniel Pink

George Raveling mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 100

"It distills key habits and beliefs of ultra-successful people and also dives into some of life’s larger questions." - Tony Robbins

"I love [this book] because it’s essentially a collection of great principles from people who have accomplished great things." - Ray Dalio

"[Brings] incredible mentors right to you, in the comfort of your own home." - Jodie Cook

"Teaches us all how to maintain our focus and presence of mind amid the sometimes overwhelming conflicts and troubles of 21st-century life." - Robert Greene

"Talks about the art of living a still life, where you are not experiencing extreme emotions of either joy or sadness. Must-read." - Ankur Warikoo

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.