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Jim Kwik Recommended Books
Jim Kwik has recommended 17 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
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The Brain's Way of Healing
Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
by Norman Doidge
"Highly recommend." - Jim Kwik (Source)
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind
10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms
by Vishen Lakhiani
"Great book. Esp page 99." - Jim Kwik (Source)
The Rise of Superman
Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
by Steven Kotler
"A must read for unleashing super powers and living in flow." - Jim Kwik (Source)
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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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Jason Silva recommended this bookJason Silva
"All about how athletes [seem to] have hacked flow essentially." - Jason Silva
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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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Set Your Voice Free
How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want
by Roger Love
"Discover how to use your voice with ease and confidence in front of any audience!" - Jim Kwik (Source)
Quiet
The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
"Love [this author] and her book." - Jim Kwik (Source)
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5 people
Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
"Discusses how extroverts in our society are bigged up so much, and if you’re anything other than an extrovert you’re made to think there’s something wrong with you. That’s like the story of my life." - Emma Watson
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Simon Sinek recommended this bookSimon Sinek
"Affirms to a good many of us who are introverts by nature that we needn’t try to be extroverts if we want to lead." - Simon Sinek
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Tom Peters recommended this bookTom Peters
"[This book] embarrassed me. It suggests that most of us undervalue introverts and, thus, effectively take a pass on about 40 percent of the population. In particular, introverts tend to be more thoughtful and deliberate." - Tom Peters
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Laurie Halse Anderson recommended this bookLaurie Halse Anderson
"I have rarely cried about a book as much as I did this one." - Laurie Halse Anderson
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Jason Fried recommended this bookJason Fried
"A good book I'd recommend." - Jason Fried
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The Magic of Thinking Big
by David J. Schwartz
"You will learn how changing the way you think can become a blueprint for great success." - Jim Kwik (Source)
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"I still personally read the first two chapters of this book whenever doubt creeps in." - Tim Ferriss
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Mr. Money Mustache recommended this bookMr. Money Mustache
"A really, really old fashioned book if someone just wants to wake themselves up and start turning into more of a positive, less depressed person." - MMM
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Dave Camarillo recommended this bookDave Camarillo
"[Tim Ferriss] put me on [to this book]." - Dave Camarillo
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Steve Harvey recommended this bookSteve Harvey
"Changed my life." - Steve Harvey
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Jodie Cook recommended this bookJodie Cook
"The sooner you read [this book] the sooner you will up your game." - Jodie Cook
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Ali Abdaal recommended this bookAli Abdaal
Ali Abdaal recommended this book on his website.
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- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
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- Michael Hyatt
Bluefishing
The Art of Making Things Happen
by Steve Sims
"It all starts with one thing,your relationship." - Jim Kwik (Source)
The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self
21 Days to Releasing Self-Doubt, Cultivating Inner Peace, and Creating a Life You Love
by Nick Ortner
"Seems crazy at first , but this relaxation technique has done wonders for my own anxiety around public speaking." - Jim Kwik (Source)
High Performance Habits
How Extraordinary People Become That Way
by Brendon Burchard
"[This author] is coach to some of the highest-archieving people on the planet." - Jim Kwik (Source)
UnderstandingUnderstanding
by Richard Saul Wurman
"Will show you to see the world in a whole new life." - Jim Kwik (Source)
The Charge
Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive
by Brendon Burchard
"Reveals how you can feel more alive, productive and fulfilled in a chaotic world." - Jim Kwik (Source)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
by Stephen R. Covey
"This personal development classic is a classic for a reason." - Jim Kwik (Source)
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Dave Ramsey recommended this bookDave Ramsey
Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.
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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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Ken Block recommended this bookKen Block
"[Also] helped me really be successful." - Ken Block
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Dustin Moskovitz recommended this bookDustin Moskovitz
"[I] was surprised at how familiar the topics felt." - Dustin Moskovitz
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Noah Kagan recommended this bookNoah Kagan
"Begin with the end in mind." - Noah Kagan
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Kishore Biyani recommended this bookKishore Biyani
"Immensely helpful and influential during my early years, it explained some of the basic mindsets required to succeed in any profession." - Kishore Biyani
Kishore Biyani's recommendation of this book +5
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- Michael McCullough
"Helps you decide which action to actually take." - Michael McCullough
- Shay Carl
Shay Carl referenced this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Jenn Im
"Has changed my life in such a positive way." - Jenn Im
- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- Ben Greenfield
Most Recommended Books reached out to Ben Greenfield directly.
- Michael McCullough
Start with Why
How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by Simon Sinek
"Explains how great leaders and organizations use this superpower of motivation to achieve success." - Jim Kwik (Source)
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Richard Branson recommended this bookRichard Branson
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
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Robert Rodriguez recommended this bookRobert Rodriguez
"I realized better what I was doing when I read [this book], and I gave it to people to show them how to clarify what they’re doing right and what they’re doing wrong." - Robert Rodriguez
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Tony Hsieh recommended this bookTony Hsieh
One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com
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Julie Rice recommended this bookJulie Rice
"So important, because people understanding why you do something, not what you are doing, is really what makes or breaks a brand." - Julie Rice
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Kathryn Minshew recommended this bookKathryn Minshew
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Tom Bilyeu recommended this bookTom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
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- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Michael Hyatt
Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl
"Illustrates that it’s not our circumstances but the decisions we make that diminish or develop us." - Jim Kwik (Source)
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Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Jocko Willink recommended this bookJocko Willink
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 78
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Esther Perel recommended this bookEsther Perel
"The book I’ve probably gifted the most is [this book], since I’m 16." - Esther Perel
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Emma Watson
"Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"Wow it's dark." - Naval Ravikant
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David Blaine recommended this bookDavid Blaine
"One of my favorite books." - David Blaine
David Blaine's recommendation of this book +29
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- Terry Crews
"Incredible." - Terry Crews
- Jimmy Fallon
"Talks about the meaning of life, and I believe you come out a better person from reading it." - Jimmy Fallon
- Tony Robbins
"Taught me that if you change the meaning, you change everything." - Tony Robbins
- Simon Sinek
"Single most important book you can read." - Simon Sinek
- Michael Gervais
"Outlines methods to discover deep meaning and purpose in life." - Michael Gervais
- Daniel Pink
"A hugely important book for me." - Daniel Pink
- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Bryan Johnson
"His basic point is no matter the conditions we surround ourselves in, we can author our life." - Bryan Johnson
- Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
- Sam Altman
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
- Chelsea Handler
"One of those beautiful accounts of a terrible time in our history. His calm and sagaciousness, while witnessing one horror after another played out during his time in three separate concentration camps, is awe inspiring." - Chelsea Handler
- Ryan Holiday
"Looks at how we find purpose by dedicating ourselves to a cause, learning to love and finding a meaning to our suffering." - Ryan Holiday
- Maria Popova
"A meditation on what the gruesome experience of Auschwitz taught [the author] about the primary purpose of life: the quest for meaning, which sustained those who survived." - Maria Popova
- Aniela Gregorek
"A book I have gifted to many people because it changed the way I think about human suffering and grace in life." - Aniela Gregorek
- Fedor Holz
"[From it] I interpreted that we cannot avoid suffering, but we can choose how to cope with it, and that having meaning in our life is essential." - Fedor Holz
- Turia Pitt
"[If people are] doing a bit of soul searching, hands down [I give them this book]." - Turia Pitt
- Chip Conley
"If I were to take the meaning of [this book], and turn it into an equation, it would be despair equals suffering minus meaning." - Chip Conley
- Dave Elitch
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- PewDiePie
"A great tool to help people. [...] In case something really bad happens, I feel like, from reading this book, I'm better equipped to handle it." - PewDiePie
- Shane Parrish
"As hard as you think your life is, it pales in comparison to Auschwitz." - Shane Parrish
- Phil Jackson
"An important book for me." - Phil Jackson
- Tom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
- Lex Fridman
"I reread [this book] quite often." - Lex Fridman
- Mark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
- Alastair Humphreys
"Slim but packed with wisdom that I often come back to. I really recommend you read it." - Alastair Humphreys
- Steve Kerr
"Incredibly inspiring." - Steve Kerr
- Robin Black
"One of the great books ever written exists because of one of the worst times in human history. From suffering comes beauty." - Robin Black
- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Terry Crews
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Lack of Focus, Anger, and Memory Problems
by Daniel G. Amen
"Learn all about how the structure of your brain can affect your behavior, plus simple habits you can use to improve your brain health and your life." - Jim Kwik (Source)
The Motivation Manifesto
9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power
by Brendon Burchard
"A poetic and powerful call to reclaim our lives and find our own personal freedom." - Jim Kwik (Source)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Animated Story
by Charlie Mackesy
"I’ve gifted this book 100+ times." - Jim Kwik (Source)
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