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A curated collection of books, articles, and resources we're exploring or recommend.
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The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita ★
The commentary-led way into the Gita rather than a bare translation.
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The ones worth pressing into someone's hands.
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Systems, Probability & Decision Theory
Thinking, Fast and Slow ★
Look it upAntifragile ★
Look it upGame Theory 101: The Complete Textbook ★
Also worth it: The Rationality of War and Bargaining, from the same series.
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The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life ★
Look it upYou Are the Placebo ★
Look it upHistory, Civilization & Human Nature
Guns, Germs, and Steel ★
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How to Win Friends and Influence People ★
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Meditations ★
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Euclid's Elements ★
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Systems, Probability & Decision Theory
Thinking, Fast and Slow ★
Look it upFooled by Randomness
Look it upAntifragile ★
Look it upHow Not to Be Wrong
Look it upGame Theory 101: The Complete Textbook ★
Also worth it: The Rationality of War and Bargaining, from the same series.
Look it upThe Art of Strategy
Look it upThe Art of War
Look it upEsoteric, Consciousness & Inner Work
The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life ★
Look it upThe Emerald Tablets of Thoth
Look it upThe Kybalion
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Look it upFar Journeys
Look it upThe Power of Now
Look it upThe Road Less Traveled
Look it upHistory, Civilization & Human Nature
Guns, Germs, and Steel ★
Look it upSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Look it upThe Gulag Archipelago
Look it upThe Prince
Look it upThe 48 Laws of Power
Look it upMaps of Meaning
Look it upThe Odyssey
Look it upBusiness, Execution & Persuasion
How to Win Friends and Influence People ★
Look it upHigh Output Management
Look it upFirst, Break All the Rules
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Look it upThe Lean Startup
Look it upThink and Grow Rich
Look it upThe ONE Thing
Look it upFirst-Principles Craft
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
Look it upWhat Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
Look it upPsychology, Grit & Memoir
12 Rules for Life
Look it upThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Look it upMastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
Look it upCan't Hurt Me
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Project Hail Mary
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Systems, Probability & Decision Theory
The Black Swan
Look it upThe Road to Serfdom
Look it upPhilosophy & Foundational Texts
Beyond Good and Evil
Look it upThus Spoke Zarathustra
Look it upCritique of Pure Reason
Look it upThe Republic
Look it upIn My Own Way: An Autobiography
Look it upMathematics, Physics & Mind
Euclid's Elements ★
Look it upA Brief History of Time
Look it upGödel, Escher, Bach
Look it upBeing You: A New Science of Consciousness
Look it upFlow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Look it upLiterature & Epic
The Brothers Karamazov
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Look it upThe Divine Comedy
Look it upThe Iliad
Look it upThe Odyssey
A re-read. Believe it needs several passes to synthesize the author's hallucination of human soul.
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The 12th Planet
Look it upHow to Raise a Healthy Gamer
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Look it upThe Civilian Rights Handguide: A Citizen's Guide to Navigating Police Encounters
Look it upRecommended, With a Caveat
Good books, or ones I'm curious about — but I came at these through summaries and skims. Recommended honestly; just don't quiz me on the material.
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History, Civilization & Human Nature
The Hundred-Year Marathon
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Atomic Habits
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Look it upPhilosophy & Foundational Texts
Meditations ★
Look it upThe Obstacle Is the Way
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