Book Recommendations:
[Updated: June 21, 2008]
The following are books which have made the most impact on my life. I’m finding myself repeatedly recommending these to people. Here they are in one place so you too could reference them.
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Creativity
- Creative Visualization (Learn to relax. Simple techniques to visualize what you want)
- The Myths of Innovation – Scott Berkun
- Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and workbook (Recommended for those left brainers interested in developing the right side of your brain. You can’t draw? This book could prove you wrong.)
- Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future – Daniel H. Pink
Clarity
- The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle (This book shifted my thinking and changed my life. Highest recommendation. I personally guaranteed this book. I’ll buy your copy if you are not happy with the book.)
- Guaranteed Solutions – Nithyananda (The author showed me glimpses of bliss, and thus shaped my new perception of the world.)
- Ways of the Peaceful Warrior – Dan Millman (Beautifully written story that will bring conscious awareness and inner peace into your life.)
- Ask and It Is Given (Law of attraction, how to manifest into your life the things you want.)
- Think and Grow Rich – Nepoleon Hill (Classic and my favorite. I’ve read it several times and it never gets old. Written in 1937, after 25 years of research on hundreds of successful people on the author’s times, he boiled down to these principles. Getting what you want, requires clarity and creativity.)
- The Magic of Thinking Big (I believe part of being creative is releasing self-inhibit thoughts. This books shows you the way with reason.)
- The Science of Getting Rich 1912 (Written in 1909. The Secret [movie/book] was based on this book. Short and powerful book on law of attraction. Closely related to Happiness.)
Happiness
- Flow: Psychology of Optimal Experience (Psychology of happiness)
- Are You Ready to Succeed? – Srikumar S. Rao (Unconventional Strategies to Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and Life )
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyways (Inside into the emotion of fear and how to overcome it. I guarantee you’ll be happier once you understand these simple concepts.)
- Ways of the Peaceful Warrior – Dan Millman (Beautifully written story that will bring conscious awareness and inner peace into your life.)
- The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle (This book shifted my thinking and changed my life. Highest recommendation. I personally guaranteed this book. I’ll buy your copy if you are not happy with the book.)
- Guaranteed Solutions – Nithyananda (The author showed me glimpses of bliss, and thus shaped my new perception of the world. This is another book that I’ll personally guarantee. Yes, I’ll pay you if you are not happy with the book. You’ll love it.)
Productivity
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (classic on being more effective)
- The 4-Hour Workweek (alternative concepts from traditional thinking: Lifestyle design. Getting more for your time. Also fit in happiness.)
- 80/20 Rule
- How to Win Friends and Influence People (Effective communication means better result in less time = Productivity)
- Blink (Effective decisions can be made in split seconds)
User Experience:
- Don’t Make Me Think (This is a must read for anyone who wants to create usable websites. Short Read. Designed to be to the point and readable in one plane ride.)
- The Elements of User Experience
- Designing Web Usability
- The Design of Everyday Things
Marketing, Selling & Business:
- E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It (Highly recommended for anyone thinking about or is starting a businesses. Have been recommended to me by several successful entrepreneurs and it is valuable stuff.)
- The Brand Gap (The best book on Branding. Short: Designed to be to the point and readable in one plane ride.)
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (The bible viewed by many on Sales. This was recommended to me by a psychology prof, also by several marketing gurus.)
- Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days (Interviewing founders of startup companies talking about their early days: google, 37signals, tripadvisor etc. Valuable advice.)
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