Booklist 2021

Books I have read this year or are still on my todo-list

January

  • (re-read) The 4-hour workweek / Tim Ferriss - βœ…
  • A Promised Land / Barack Obama - πŸ“–
  • The Magic of Thinking Big / David Schwartz - βœ…
  • No Excuses!: The Power of self-discipline for success in your life / Brian Tracy - βœ…
  • Unfu*k Yourself / Gary John Bishop - βœ…

February

  • How to Change Your Mind / Michael Pollan - βœ…
  • The First 20 Hours / Josh Kaufman - βœ…
  • Start with Why / Simon Sinek - βœ…

March

  • Leaders Eat Last / Simon Sinek - βœ…
  • (re-read) 7 Principles For Making Marriage Work / John M. Gottman - βœ…
  • Find your Why / Simon Sinek - βœ…
  • Drive / Daniel H. Pink - βœ…

April

  • Sapiens / Yuval Noah Harari - βœ…
  • 12 Rules For Life / Jordan B. Peterson - βœ… ⚑
  • The 5AM Club / Robin Sharma - βœ… ⚑
  • Waking Up / Sam Haris - βœ… ⚑
  • I Will Teach You To Be Rich / Ramit Sethi - βœ… ⚑
  • Good Strategy, Bad Strategy / Richard Rumelt - βœ… ⚑
  • The Consultant’s Handbook - Samir Parikh - βœ… ⚑
  • (re-read) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People / Stephen R. Covey - βœ… ⚑

May

  • 5 Dysfunctions of a Team / Patrick Lencioni - βœ… ⚑
  • A really Good Day / Ayelet Waldman - βœ… ⚑
  • Smart People Should Build Things / Andrew Yang - βœ… ⚑
  • How to retire at 40 / So Money - βœ… ⚑
  • The War on Normal People / Andrew Yang - βœ… ⚑
  • 7 Business Habits that Drive High Performance / Nicholas S. Barnett - βœ… ⚑
  • The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success / Deepak Chopra - βœ… ⚑

June

  • Prodessional Troublemaker / Luvvie Ajayi Jones - βœ… ⚑
  • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up / Marie Kondo - βœ… ⚑
  • The Talent Code / Daniel Coyle - βœ… ⚑
  • How I Built This / Guy Raz - βœ…

July

  • First Things First / Stephen R. Covey - βœ… ⚑
  • The Peter Principle / Laurens J. Peter - βœ… ⚑
  • Millenial Money / Patrick O’Shaughnessy - βœ… ⚑
  • Playing with FIRE / Scott Rieckens - βœ… ⚑
  • Getting Real / Jason Fried - βœ… ⚑
  • ReWork / Jason Fried - βœ… ⚑
  • Remote / Jason Fried - βœ… ⚑
  • How Not to Worry / Paul McGee - βœ… ⚑

August

  • Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook / Gary Vaynerchuk - βœ… ⚑
  • Crushing it! / Gary Vaynerchuk - βœ… ⚑
  • King Leopold’s Ghost / Adam Hochschild - βœ… ⚑
  • The Psychology of Money / Morgan Housel - βœ… ⚑
  • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century - βœ… ⚑
  • Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love / Marty Cagan - βœ… ⚑

September

  • The Thank You Economy / Gary Vaynerchuk - βœ… ⚑
  • The Geometry of Wealth / Brian Portnoy - βœ… ⚑
  • The Sic Pillars of Self-Esteem / Nathanial Branden βœ… ⚑
  • The Big Leap / Gay Hendricks βœ… ⚑
  • The Happiness Hypothesis / Jonathan Haidt βœ… ⚑
  • Freakonomics / Steven D. Levitt βœ… ⚑
  • The Millionaire Next Door / Thomas J. Stanley βœ… ⚑
  • A Guide to the Good LIfe / William B. Irvine βœ… ⚑

October

  • Unlimited Power / Tony Robbins - βœ… ⚑
  • Unshakeable / Tony Robbins - βœ… ⚑
  • Utopia for Realists / Rutger Bregman βœ… ⚑
  • This is Marketing / Seth Godin βœ… ⚑
  • Think and Grow Rich / Napoleon Hill βœ… ⚑
  • Difference Makers / Nicky Howe βœ… ⚑

To be read

  • Joy at Work / Marie Kondo
  • Designing Your Work Life / Bill Burnett

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