Derek Sivers Books - 38 Must-Reads
Derek Sivers
Derek Sivers books - 38 favorite books.
We've selected more Derek Sivers book recommendations with his brief comments.
He is extremely intelligent and his book 'Anything You Want' is a bestseller for a good reason. Derek Sievers continues his music career, travels extensively, and writes regularly about creativity, entrepreneurship, and music on his blog.
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What Technology Wants
Fascinating historical and philosophical perspective on technology, where it's come from, where it's going.
Summary - the Power of Habit ... in 30 Minutes
Great dissection and analysis of what creates habits, and the power of changing just one of three steps in the habit loop.
The Passionate Programmer
Wonderful book about the art, craft, and passion of being a great computer programmer. Loved the analogies to being a musician: sight-reading, being the worst member of the band, understanding new styles of music, practicing just for improvement, etc.
Fail-Safe Investing
Its main point is the “Permanent Portfolio” - a beautiful simple idea to have 25% of your savings each in investments that do well during boom (stocks), bust (bonds), inflation (gold), deflation (cash). Then just rebalance when they get too far out of 25% each. No predicting the future. No worrying about the news. Just 25% each and rebalance.
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Poke the Box
Awesome short manifesto about getting into the habit of starting things. Inspiring as hell. Go go go!
The 4-Hour Body
Amazing book for anyone wanting to improve their body. Core concept is the “minimum effective dose”: the smallest dose that will produce a desired outcome. Anything beyond that is wasteful. This documents Tim's years-long pursuit of the minimum effective dose of everything, from weight loss to muscle-building. Related subjects include orgasm, sleep, and medical tourism.
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Hackers & Painters
A collection of essays from one of the best. Loosely about intelligence, entrepreneurship, programming, and questioning norms. Many brilliant ideas and insights.
I Will Teach You To Be Rich
An amazing book about consumer finance and a healthy approach to managing your money. If you are age 18-35, this is a must-read! My notes are scarce, so get the book. Even if over 35, you might find some good tips on lowering your fees on various services, and a good reminder of good savings practices.
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Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them
My favorite genre of book lately: clear examples of bugs in our brain: where our intuition is wrong. But this one focuses just on money issues. Loss aversion. Sunk cost fallacy. Confirmation bias. Anchoring. Etc. I love this stuff.
Crowdsourcing
Great look at a different way of getting a project done: not outsourcing it to a person, but developing a system where thousands of people can contribute a little bit.
The Magic of Thinking Big
A classic self-help book. Exactly what you'd expect. But very good.
The Art of Learning
Chess master becomes Tai Chi master, realizes his real genius is learning, and shares his insights and stories.
Wikinomics
Lessons learned from Wikipedia can be applied to most other businesses. How can you harness the spare-time or self-interest of thousands to build something better for everyone?
Meatball Sundae
Instead of asking how to use the new internet tools to support your existing business, ask how you can change your business to take best advantage of the new tools.
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