Habits, motivation and self-improvement

Mindset

“One of the reasons I loved Mindset is because it's solutions-oriented.”Bill Gates

Drive

“In his excellent book, Drive, Dan Pink distinguishes between algorithmic tasks and heuristic tasks.”Michael Mauboussin

The Power of Habit

“I love his [Charles Duhigg's] book. By the way I got his book and gave it to everyone in the company [Bridgewater].”Ray Dalio

Think and Grow Rich: The Original Classic

“I've always been a big fan of books and teaching seminars specializing in the area of self-improvement. Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is one book I'd recommend to everyone.”Jim Clayton

Awaken the Giant Within

“Rated 9/10; Sivers has said Robbins had a bigger positive influence on his life than almost any other author.”Derek Sivers

A Perfect Mess

“This idea comes from a wonderful book called A Perfect Mess”Marc Andreessen

Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It

“He says this book "helped me massively," a personal favorite on founder mental health.”Garry Tan

12 Rules for Life

“An all-time favorite he wrote a full review of (titled "Meaningful").”David Perell

Atomic Habits

“Clear's system of 1% improvements maps directly onto the incremental daily action Robbins preaches. She recommends it as the operational counterpart to mindset work — knowing why you resist change is one thing; engineering your environment to sidestep resistance is another.”Mel Robbins

Grit

“Duckworth's work on perseverance and passion is something Brown has discussed in the context of what she calls the 'valley of despair' — the messy middle of hard projects. She cites it as a corrective to the romanticized version of courage that ignores sustained effort.”Brené Brown

Useful Not True

“Derek is one of my favorite writers, and his latest book is focused on a simple idea: our beliefs are often not necessarily true, but simply useful to us. That beliefs are tools, not truths.”Andrew Wilkinson