Books

Feb 4, 2022

This is a collection of some books I read.

Book Rating & Notes Time of Reading
Austin Kleon - Show Your Work! since 2023/12
Robert B. Cialdini - Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion since 2023/05
Thomas Kehl, Mona Linke - Das einzige Buch, das Du über Finanzen lesen solltest since 2023/05
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Skin in the Game since 2022/08
Daniel Kahneman - Thinking, Fast and Slow since 2022/06
Sahil Lavingia - The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👍 recommend!
The book is an Introduction to a mindset of creating a minimalistic but profitable company. Gumroad serves as a case example to comprehend do’s and don’ts, and as a manifestation of Sahil’s mindset transition. The goal is not to make a dent in the universe but to solve a problem people are willing to pay for and enable you the life you want to live.
2022/04 - 2022/06
Chris Voss - Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👍 recommend!
Mix of captivating negotiation stories and actionable lessons to learn from them.
2022/02 - 2022/02
Ramit Sethi - I Will Teach You to Be Rich ⭐️⭐️⭐️
👍 recommend!
Very USA focused, that’s why only 3 starts. But very good step by step guide how to deal and think about money. I’m still not rich though.
2022/01 - 2022/04
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👍 recommend!
I don’t agree 100%, but many very interesting thoughts!
2021/11 - 2022/01
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👍 recommend!
We deal with 2 kinds of randomness: Extremistan and Mediocristan. If we treat Extremistan like Mediocristan, we’re prone to Black Swans.
2021/09 - 2021/11
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👍 recommend!
Randomness plays a way bigger role in daily live than it seems.
2021/08 - 2021/09