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Marc Goodman Recommended Books
Marc Goodman has recommended 6 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
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Superintelligence
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
by Nick Bostrom
One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books. (Source)
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5 people
Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"Worth reading [this book]. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes." - Elon Musk
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"I wouldn’t just read [this book] breathless and wide-eyed and believe everything." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book 
Sam Harris recommended this bookSam Harris
"Made me worry that machine knowledge could ruin everything." - Sam Harris
Sam Harris's recommendation of this book 
Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
"Best thing I’ve seen on this topic." - Sam Altman
Sam Altman's recommendation of this book 
Will MacAskill recommended this bookWill MacAskill
"Very important book." - Will MacAskill
Will MacAskill's recommendation of this book
One Police Plaza
by William J. Caunitz
"Really got what policing was and what policing was all about. I thought that was pretty amazing." - Marc Goodman (Source)
The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Tim Ferriss
One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books. (Source)
Also recommended by
25 people
Eric Weinstein recommended this bookEric Weinstein
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.
Eric Weinstein's recommendation of this book 
Tristan Harris recommended this bookTristan Harris
Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Tristan Harris's recommendation of this book 
Charles Poliquin recommended this bookCharles Poliquin
Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
Charles Poliquin's recommendation of this book 
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.
Daniel Pink's recommendation of this book 
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
- 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
- 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
The Singularity Is Near
When Humans Transcend Biology
by Ray Kurzweil
"Has shown [...] that there is this persistent exponential pace of technology." - Marc Goodman (Source)
Also recommended by
6 people
Peter Diamandis recommended this bookPeter Diamandis
"Was the basis for the foundation of Singularity University." - Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis's recommendation of this book 
Steve Aoki recommended this bookSteve Aoki
"It opened me up to the idea of science fiction becoming science fact." - Steve Aoki
Steve Aoki's recommendation of this book 
Jason Silva recommended this bookJason Silva
One of the books in a "list of favorite books" Jason Silva tweeted about.
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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
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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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Mark Manson recommended this bookMark 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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Hooked
How to Build Habit-Forming Products
by Nir Eyal
One of Marc Goodman's answers to "sources you've learned from in the last year?" (Source)
The Inevitable
Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
by Kevin Kelly
One of Marc Goodman's answers to "sources you've learned from in the last year?" (Source)
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