The Bitcoin Standard, by Seifedean Ammous (just published). Incredibly fascinating journey through the history of money, past present and an outlook with digital currencies in mind.
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#12I'm really enjoying Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy. I started listening to the audiobook version on my commute to work.
It's a fantasy series with an incredibly detailed, logical, well-thought-out magic system and world history.
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#13For a nonfiction book, The Millionaire Next Door was a game changer for how I though about wealth accumulation. It's the findings of a statistical analysis of the life and habits of millionaires. Deep Work had the similar effects on my work habits as the former did on my finances. If you're looking for a fun fantasy read, Elantris by Brandon Sanderson is one of my all-time favorite standalone novels.
I'm a huge Brandon Sanderson fan, but find that Mistborn is a better entry point for people these days - though it (and the Cosmere) are among my own personal my all-time favorite fantasy books, so perhaps I'm biased in that.
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#14For sci-fi recs: I recently read The Three-body Problem by Cixin Liu (a trilogy) and thought it was really good.
Also just started another sci-fi trilogy with A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge which has some really fun and interesting (if hand-wavy) ideas about deep space physics.
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#15The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham is an all time classic and I loved reading the book
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#16Not published yet but High Growth Handbook [1] looks like a great read.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/High-Growth-Handbook-Elad-Gil-ebook/d...
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#17Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, is an incredible look into the benefits of getting good amounts of sleep. Everything he talks about is also backed up by his own research.
It has convinced me to improve my sleeping habits, and I've been feeling much better because of it.
Highly recommended!
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#18For a nonfiction book, The Millionaire Next Door was a game changer for how I though about wealth accumulation. It's the findings of a statistical analysis of the life and habits of millionaires. Deep Work had the similar effects on my work habits as the former did on my finances. If you're looking for a fun fantasy read, Elantris by Brandon Sanderson is one of my all-time favorite standalone novels.
I'm a huge Brandon Sanderson fan, but find that Mistborn is a better entry point for people these days - though it (and the Cosmere) are among my own personal my all-time favorite fantasy books, so perhaps I'm biased in that.
I have to agree: Mistborn is an amazing experience.
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#19Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, is an incredible look into the benefits of getting good amounts of sleep. Everything he talks about is also backed up by his own research. It has convinced me to improve my sleeping habits, and I've been feeling much better because of it. Highly recommended!
Is there any good insight on how to improve the quality of said sleep? Or is the amount of sleep the determinant factor of it?
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#20War By Other Means (by Robert D. Blackwill and Jennifer M. Harris) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EAGEYI8/