Derek Sivers Recommended Books

"I think any book that reviews Charlie Munger’s ideas is worth reading, and this one in particular weaves in wisdom from some of history’s greatest minds." - Jason Fried

"A wonderful book on wisdom and decision-making written by a wise decision-maker." - Nassim Taleb

"Inspired by Munger, [the author's] put together a book of the big ideas that carry a lot of weight in life." - Shane Parrish

"Good book." - Tai Lopez

"One of the best books I’ve ever read." - Tobi Lütke

"I love [this book]." - Jason Fried

"Best (?) walk through the ancient/current philosophy of Stoicism. You can't control other people but you can control yourself, so do that." - Marc Andreessen

"I immediately checked out of the library and read completely." - MMM

"An easy way to learn about [Stoicism] and recognize why this resonates." - DHH

"A very interesting read." - Phil Libin

"This book was the first of [Tony Robbins books] I read, and it asked me crucial questions about the stories I was telling myself that were limiting my growth." - Brian Koppelman

"Plenty of actionables to develop a better mindset." - Jodie Cook

"For anyone who wants to become the greatest version of themselves." - Danny Miranda

"Helped me ground myself and believe I could make change in my own life." - Roberto Blake

"A good book which I recommend." - Sam Harris

"Explores the sometimes subtle, sometimes radical changes we can make in our everyday cognitive strategies in order to avoid ending up unhappy and disappointed." - Maria Popova

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

"Had a surprisingly large impact on the way I think about the future, planning, travel, relationships, and so many other things." - Andrew Wilkinson

"The red-headed stepchild of happiness books." - Mark Manson

Chase Jarvis mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Completely changed the way I thought about sharing stuff online." - Ali Abdaal

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

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"A printed version of some of his essays." - Brian Armstrong

"A book collection of some of his best [essays]." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"If you’re stuck in your own business, this book can help you get unstuck." - Tim Ferriss

Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.

"Was huge." - Dave Camarillo

Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

"If you read it and aren't enchanted I will eat 40 hats." - Stephen Fry

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

"I have read this book more than a dozen times, more often for thinking than for writing." - Tim Ferriss

"I love reading about writers and the process of writing." - Matt Mullenweg

"A fascinating exploration of writing for different genres." - Jodie Cook

"A great book about harnessing creativity." - Joe Rogan

"Beautiful book." - Lex Fridman

"One of the most influential books in my life." - Aubrey Marcus

One of Ryan Holiday's 2 answers to "what book are you most likely to give out as a gift?"

Seth Godin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Talks about resistance." - Brian Koppelman

"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

"Seek to be understood." - Dustin Moskovitz

"One of the first books that really helped me achieve my management style and what’s helped me really be successful." - Ken Block

Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.

Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"[The author has] a great curiosity and [...] a great love for things." - Walter Isaacson

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

"I read [this book] right when I started Toms. There’s so many things that I took from [it] that allowed Toms to have this incredible growth." - Blake Mycoskie

"Software is eating the world and [this book] is your ultimate cookbook." - Marc Andreessen

"Shows how anyone can use the power of the Internet to make the world a much cooler place to live." - Tony Hsieh

"An approachable, easy-to-understand blueprint on how anyone with a laptop can touch millions of people’s lives and make something people love." - Garry Tan

"Much celebrated." - DHH

"Started to prompt some questioning about what I want from life, absolute classic." - Ali Abdaal