Brian Dean Recommended Books

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• David Heinemeier Hansson

  "My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design." - DHH

• Marc Andreessen

  "[The author] basically takes all of the time management and personal productivity theories of the last 20 to 30 years and pushes them to 11, to paraphrase 'Spinal Tap.'" - Marc Andreessen

• Jason Silva

  "I was very affected by [this book]. I was like this guy has it figured out." - Jason Silva

• Mike Shinoda

  "I do talk about [this book] quite a bit." - Mike Shinoda

• Mark Bell

  "Taught me better ways to manage my time and the value of not making myself too busy." - Mark Bell

• Maurice Ashley

  "Made me ditch the average life in search of one with complete flexibility and freedom to live life on my terms." - Maurice Ashley

• Tim Draper

  "With this kind of time management and focus on the important things in life, people should be able to get 15 times as much done in a normal work week." - Tim Draper

• Derek Sivers

  "Brilliant reversal of all of the 'how to manage all your crap' books." - Derek Sivers

• Rolf Potts

  "Challenges the reader to seriously consider an essential–yet rarely asked–question: What do you really want from life?" - Rolf Potts

• A.J. Jacobs

  A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

• Caterina Fake

  Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

• Ev Williams

  On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

• Gary Keller

  "This is a significant book." - Gary Keller

• Laura R Walker

  "For those who struggle with productivity and taking control of their lives, [I give this book], of course!" - Laura R Walker

• Marc Goodman

  One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books.

• Mike Maples, Jr.

  "If you want to live life on your own terms, this is your blueprint." - Mike Maples, Jr.

• Lewis Howes

  "I've only probably read 4 books cover to cover. [This is one of them.]" - Lewis Howes

• Jodie Cook

  "Life and work are reimagined and built back from scratch, in a way optimised for freedom and enjoyment." - Jodie Cook

• Michael Hyatt

  Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

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• Eric Weinstein

  "If you really understand something that the rest of the world is confused about, and it’s an important truth, [this book] says here are all the ways you might want to make that work." - Eric Weinstein

• Keith Rabois

  Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

• Kishore Biyani

  "Captures some interesting perspectives and insights on the way the world and the business organisations are changing and challenging the status quo." - Kishore Biyani

• Lee Stranahan

  "A great business book." - Lee Stranahan

• Luis von Ahn

  "I love [this book]." - Luis von Ahn

• Marc Andreessen

  "The first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period." - Marc Andreessen

• Mark Zuckerberg

  "This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world." - Mark Zuckerberg

• Matt Mullenweg

  "[This book] was excellent." - Matt Mullenweg

• Max Levchin

  One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"

• Nassim Taleb

  "When a risk taker writes a book, read it. In the case of [this author], read it twice. Or, to be safe, three times. This is a classic." - Nassim Taleb

• Sam Altman

  This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

• Patrick O'Shaughnessy

  "An obvious suggestion, because [this book] is the talk of the town and sits at the top of bestseller lists everywhere." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

• Tom Bilyeu

  Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

• Ryan Petersen

  "[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen

• Rupert Murdoch

  "Brilliant, often provocative." - Rupert Murdoch

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• Ernest Hemingway

  Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.

• Jim Carrey

  Jim Carrey mentioned this book in an Amazon Book Review interview.

• Jack Edwards

  "Great." - Jack Edwards