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Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2015?

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Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2015?

#1
I'm just compiling my reading list for the next year and found some great suggestions in threads from previous years (the same question was asked in 2012, 13, 14)

So here's this year's attempt to find out what the HN community has been reading in the last year.

Re: Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2015?

#2
The pledge by Micheal Masterson http://www.amazon.com/The-Pledge-Your-Master-Abundant/dp/047...

It showed me 3 things

1. A super-easy Goal setting system - It showed me a simple way to set and achieve goals in all the areas in my life. Actually I learnt that, we have to set goals in only 4 areas in our life. (Health, Wealth, self-improvement, and social). No other book showed me that I need to look at only 4 areas to have a great life. This was life changing for me and now I have clear goals setup for 2016.

2. How to read a book super-fast : I found the easiest way to read a book. Now I can read a book in about 1hr. Previously it used to take me 10hrs. This was not speed-reading, but another technique. I used to practice speed reading before, but this book showed me that there is a completely different way.

3. The best way to make money is entrepreneurship: I learnt that the best way to make money is not stock markets, day trading and others, but it is only through entrepreneurship. I learnt that we we don't need millions to retire in life and we can achieve the money we need by starting a lifestyle business with just one employee(me).