Shiju Thomas
Shiju Thomas

My book recommendations

The books I return to most often and love to gift to friends and colleagues. Each one has shaped my thinking — I believe they have the power to shape yours too.

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Book cover of The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

The 4-Hour Workweek

Timothy Ferriss

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

Stephen R. Covey

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness by Epictetus

The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness

Epictetus

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Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones

James Clear

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

Michael Lewis

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Malcolm Gladwell

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

David Goggins

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of The Courage to be Disliked: The Japanese phenomenon that shows you how to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

The Courage to be Disliked: The Japanese phenomenon that shows you how to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness

Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

Ashlee Vance

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind by Joe Dispenza, D.C.

Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind

Joe Dispenza, D.C.

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Mihály Csíkszentmihályi

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Steven D. Levitt

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

Jim Collins

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Ben Horowitz

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

How to Win Friends & Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Héctor García

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Héctor García

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of In Search of Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Physics And Reality by John Gribbin

In Search of Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Physics And Reality

John Gribbin

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D.

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D.

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The Lean Startup

Eric Ries

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Letters from a Stoic by Seneca

Letters from a Stoic

Seneca

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

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Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

Eckhart Tolle

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Outliers: The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell

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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Eckhart Tolle

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Dan Ariely

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness by Morgan Housel

The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness

Morgan Housel

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Susan Cain

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties: Translations and Considerations by Rainer Maria Rilke

Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties: Translations and Considerations

Rainer Maria Rilke

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Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God

Rainer Maria Rilke

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The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership

Bill Walsh

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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Phil Knight

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Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Mark Manson

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The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection

Michael A. Singer

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Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

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The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life

Steve Zaffron

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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell

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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

Michael A. Singer

Buy it on AmazonBook cover of Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel

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