Tristan Harris Recommended Books
Tristan Harris has recommended 15 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Tristan Harris is the director and a co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology.
(Read more on Wikipedia)15 Books Recommended
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you).
Technopoly
The Surrender of Culture to Technology
"I highly recommend." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Words That Work
It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear
Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
"Written in 1982. It literally predicts everything that's going on now." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
Keith Rabois, Patrick Collison, Matt Mullenweg, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Michael Batnick
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life
"The point is that you will repeat our same mental habits everywhere we go." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Eric Weinstein, Charles Poliquin, Walter Isaacson, Daniel Pink, Blake Mycoskie, David Heinemeier Hansson, Marc Andreessen, Jason Silva, Mike Shinoda, Mark Bell, Maurice Ashley, Tim Draper, Derek Sivers, Rolf Potts, A.J. Jacobs, Caterina Fake, Ev Williams, Gary Keller, Laura R Walker, Marc Goodman, Mike Maples, Jr., Lewis Howes, Jodie Cook, Brian Dean, Michael Hyatt
Finite and Infinite Games
"About life and how to [...] navigate in a more improvisational way." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
Kevin Kelly, Stewart Brand, Simon Sinek, Graham Duncan, Jane McGonigal, Tobi Lütke, Daniel Gross, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Ryan Shea
Don't Shoot the Dog!
The New Art of Teaching and Training
"Amazing book." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
1984
"[The author]'s dark vision." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, J. Cole, Emma Watson, Noam Chomsky, Richard Branson, Matt Mullenweg, Christopher Hitchens, Sahil Lavingia, Jenn Im, Winston Churchill, Diane Rehm, Anna Akana, Brad Delong
Metaphors We Live By
"Talked about the power of grounding metaphor." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
Violate Them at Your Own Risk
"Was a profound book for me." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
Winners Take All
The Elite Charade of Changing the World
"We keep looking for these win-win solutions but sometimes we have to lose a little bit so that everybody wins. And that’s not a good message for capitalists because that’s not how we like to roll." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
Brave New World
"Slightly older and less well known [than 1984] but equally chilling vision." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Yuval Noah Harari, Matt Mullenweg, Stewart Brand, Sam Altman, Christopher Hitchens, Sahil Lavingia, Winston Churchill, PewDiePie
Bury the Chains
Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
"A great book [...] about the British abolition of slavery." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
The Attention Merchants
The Epic Struggle to Get Inside Our Heads
"Must read." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
The Coming Wave
Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
"A brave wake-up call... Indispensable reading." - Tristan Harris (Source)
Also recommended by:
Alain de Botton, Al Gore, Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, Stephen Fry, Yuval Noah Harari, Daniel Kahneman
Other Recommenders
Edited by
Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.
Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.
Comments
Did we miss something? Have feedback?
Help us improve this page by sharing your thoughts