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Jason Silva Recommended Books
Jason Silva has recommended 8 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Jason Silva is a Venezuelan-American television personality, filmmaker, futurist, philosopher, and public speaker.
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The Immortalist
An Approach to the Engineering of Man's Divinity
by Alan Harrington
One of the books in a "list of favorite books" Jason Silva tweeted about. (Source)
The Denial of Death
by Ernest Becker
One of the books in a "list of favorite books" Jason Silva tweeted about. (Source)
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7 people
Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Eric Weinstein recommended this bookEric Weinstein
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.
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Darren Aronofsky recommended this bookDarren Aronofsky
"A good one." - Darren Aronofsky
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Shay Carl recommended this bookShay Carl
Shay Carl recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
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Tai Lopez recommended this bookTai Lopez
"Read this book only if you’re brave." - Tai Lopez
Tai Lopez's recommendation of this book 
Mark Manson recommended this bookMark Manson
"Making you contemplate your own non-existence and kind of making you feel okay about it." - Mark Manson
Mark Manson's recommendation of this book +1
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- Marc Maron
"Favorite book of all time." - Marc Maron
- Marc Maron
Where Good Ideas Come From
The Natural History of Innovation
by Steven Johnson
One of the books in a "list of favorite books" Jason Silva tweeted about. (Source)
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3 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"Quite good at giving examples of how you create environments that can encourage good ideas." - Bill Gates
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Tony Hsieh recommended this bookTony Hsieh
One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com
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Sam Hinkie recommended this bookSam Hinkie
Sam Hinkie mentioned this book in a letter to the equity partners of Philadelphia 76ers.
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TechGnosis
Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information
by Erik Davis
"A dazzling, sweeping look at the metaphysical urges underlying our technological progress. [The author] reveals our technological subconscious and writes with a flair that crackles the mind. I love this book." - Jason Silva (Source)
The Rise of Superman
Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
by Steven Kotler
"All about how athletes [seem to] have hacked flow essentially." - Jason Silva (Source)
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5 people
Jim Kwik recommended this bookJim Kwik
"A must read for unleashing super powers and living in flow." - Jim Kwik
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Marc Andreessen recommended this bookMarc Andreessen
"Startling walk through a series of domains where peak human performance is rising at remarkable rates due to "flow state". Thought provoking and then some." - Marc Andreessen
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Adam Fisher recommended this bookAdam Fisher
"It opened my eyes to the need to synthesize how I literally feel as a performer and to use training to replicate the best physiology I can." - Adam Fisher
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Chase Jarvis recommended this bookChase Jarvis
"About creativity and flow states." - Chase Jarvis
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Adam Robinson recommended this bookAdam Robinson
"Details how people can get to world-class levels." - Adam Robinson
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Tim Ferriss
"I was very affected by [this book]. I was like this guy has it figured out." - Jason Silva (Source)
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25 people- Eric Weinstein recommended this book
Eric Weinstein
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.
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Tristan Harris recommended this bookTristan Harris
Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Charles Poliquin recommended this bookCharles Poliquin
Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
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Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"[The author has] a great curiosity and [...] a great love for things." - Walter Isaacson
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Daniel Pink recommended this bookDaniel Pink
Daniel Pink mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Blake Mycoskie recommended this bookBlake Mycoskie
"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
Blake Mycoskie's recommendation of this book +19
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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
- 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
- Brian Dean
"This book created thousands of entrepreneurs over the last 15 years… including me." - Brian Dean
- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- David Heinemeier Hansson
What Technology Wants
by Kevin Kelly
One of the books in a "list of favorite books" Jason Silva tweeted about. (Source)
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2 people
Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
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Matt Ridley recommended this bookMatt Ridley
"Realises that there’s an inexorability about the way technology changes and that it’s almost as if technology has its own agenda." - Matt Ridley
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The Singularity Is Near
When Humans Transcend Biology
by Ray Kurzweil
One of the books in a "list of favorite books" Jason Silva tweeted about. (Source)
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6 people
Peter Diamandis recommended this bookPeter Diamandis
"Was the basis for the foundation of Singularity University." - Peter Diamandis
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Steve Aoki recommended this bookSteve Aoki
"It opened me up to the idea of science fiction becoming science fact." - Steve Aoki
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Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
"Many major problems, like education and disease, will be totally transformed by this in our lifetimes." - Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong's recommendation of this book - Stewart Brand recommended this book
Stewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
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Marc Goodman recommended this bookMarc Goodman
"Has shown [...] that there is this persistent exponential pace of technology." - Marc Goodman
Marc Goodman's recommendation of this book - Mark Manson recommended this book
Mark Manson
"Shows that the processing power of computers and technology has increased exponentially through history and is likely to continue doing so." - Mark Manson
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