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  • What's the most life-changing book you've ever read?

    Shawn Myers
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    Alex Clever
    Good question. Books about psychotherapy! That's really weird shit I've ever read but it changed my vision of people, society and myself. Yes, it can be boring and incomprehensible but absolutely helpful for self-development. If you don't want to dig inside so deep you can read "Transactional analysis" by Eric Berne.
    Greg Stone
    The One Thing by Keller changed everything in how I work. I recommend it all the time.
    Daniel
    Masters of Doom by David Kushner. The crazy hustle that went into making cult classics such as Doom and Quake.
    Marin Smiljanic
    For me as a startup founder Steven Levy's books were amazing. The ones like "Hackers" are inspirational, while his Facebook and Google books explore the companies' early days with a better eye for detail than most. He tends to actually analyze the strategic decisions that made them. A highly, highly recommended author.
    Primer
    Unscripted by MJ DeMarco
    Sharath Kuruganty
    Undefeated Underdogs Podcast
    Undefeated Underdogs Podcast
    Atomic Habits by James Clear.
    Madeleine Lamou
    @5harath so many have been raving about it. Is it really that good?
    David
    Product Hunt
    Product Hunt
    Daring greatly by Brene Brown
    Bob Dow
    Microserfs - Douglas Coupland. This book was the gateway into tech for a lot of GenX nerds like myself.
    Mark Aretskin
    It is mostly forgotten wisdom, but you will be surprised by how contemporary it is. A serious dissertation was published in a form of a humoristic novel in 1959. Enjoy. https://www.amazon.com/Parkinson...
    Jimmy
    I don't like books but it changed my life when I came into contact with smart people.
    Constantin Schreiber
    Waking Up by Sam Harris
    Rutik Wankhade
    I have two. The subtle art of not giving a f*ck by mark mansion Deep work by cal newport
    Martin Bokša
    English books in general (nine out of ten non-native speakers agree 😁)
    Facts First (Abir)
    Harry Potter, believe it or not. Not that I haven't read non fiction books written by wise men... It is just that reading harry potter at that phase of my life shaped my personality in a very particular way. I don't think I would be as open minded, tolerant, kind, unapologetically honest in my business and personal life if it wasn't for the influence HP had on my life at that age. Also The Prince and The Pauper by Mark Twain. It basically encouraged me to live, act, think, behave and conduct my life in a way that is way above my socio-economic class.
    arshia mohammadi
    Four thousand weeks by oliver burkman
    Aris Alexis
    Civilization and its discontents by Freud. A very good analysis on man's motives, how society works and dysfunctions and the "algorithm" inside our minds.
    DDK
    Launching soon!
    Essentialism by Greg McKeown
    Lorenzo Ivan Bellucci
    The Design of Everyday things by Donald Norman. It's the book that made me choose a career in UX Design
    John Walt
    Better Simpler Strategy by Felix Oberholzer-Gee was the most life changing business book i've read. Antifragile by Nassim Taleb changed the way I saw work and the world. Probably would second Man's Search for Meaning as one of the most profoundly impactful book I've read in any genre.
    Berhanturk
    Engineer's Survival Guide by Merih Taze I think this book has a lot of good information in it about how to succeed as a software engineer. It is not specific to any one technology or methodology but rather focuses on the process of engineering in general and how to succeed in that process. The writing is direct. The author doesn't try to sound 'technical' or use interlaced jargon. I recommend it to anyone looking for some help in that area.