It’s very important to learn from your mistakes and experiences. It’s a little faster to learn from other people’s mistakes and experiences, though. That’s why I love to read. I like sharing my favorite books because it connects other people with resources I’ve found instructive. Here are some of my favorites:

Effectiveness

• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey
• Miracle Morning – Hal Elrod
• Self Compassion: The proven power of being kind to yourself – Kristen Neff, PhD
• How to Stop Worrying and Start Living – Dale Carnegie
• Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win – Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
• The Obstacle is the Way – Ryan Holiday
• The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up – Marie Kondo
• Who Moved My Cheese? – Spencer Johnson
• Grit – Angela Duckworth
• Finish: Give yourself the gift of done – Jon Acuff
• Deep Work – Cal Newport

Communication/Interpersonal skills

• How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 – Daniel Goleman
• Elements of Eloquence – Mark Forsyth
• What Every BODY is saying – Joe Navarro

Philosophy

• Dahmapadda – Buddha
• As a Man Thinketh – James Allen
• Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It – Kamal Ravikant
• The Book of Joy – Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu
• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Carol Dweck
• The Art of War – Sun Tzu
• Cosmos – Carl Sagan

Relationships

• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman
• The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman
• Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus – John Gray
• Codependent No More – Melody Beattie

Economics/Finance

• Boglehead’s Guide to Investing – Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf, and Taylor Larimore
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad – Robert T. Kiyosaki

Fitness/Health

• Born to Run – Christopher McDougall
• The Primal Blueprint – Mark Sisson

History

• The Lessons of History – Will, Ariel Durant
• Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History: Blueprint for Armageddon
• Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History: The Celtic Holocaust
• Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History: The Wrath of the Khans
• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies – Jared Diamond

Tech

• The Phoenix Project – Gene Kim, Keven Behr, George Spafford
• The E-Myth Revisited – Michael E. Gerber