I've been talking with my wife about how a few books I read drastically changed the way I think and the trajectory of everything I do. These are the ones that affected my thinking most drastically (thread):
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1. Wright Brothers (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LD1RWP6 ). The slow, iterative process to breakthrough invention.
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2. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400077303 …). The mindset required to do well in businesses when everything is in flux, competition is intense and setbacks are frequent.
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3. Amazon's Shareholder Letters (https://wordsofward.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/jeff-bezos-compilation-of-amazon-shareholder-letters-1997-2016-final.pdf …). How to focus a company for long-term success, identifying proper levels of risk, and when decisions that don't make sense on paper or spreadsheet are the right thing to do
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4. Shoe Dog. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501135929/ ). What creating a multi-billion dollar company actually looks like.
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5. Leonardo da Vinci (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071Y385Q1 ). What genius is really made up of, and how to recreate some semblance of it.
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Replying to @AustenAllred
Interesting how heavy you are on biography. Do conceptual books (innovators dilemma, Carlotta Perez, etc.) land less effectively?
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Replying to @tylerwillis
Still working on Perez, innovator's dilemma I read a long time ago
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Replying to @AustenAllred
Most of the huge impact books for me were conceptual or fiction. I’d be hard pressed. To think of a biography that would make my list (though I loved the ones you mentioned). Was just funny to note the difference. :)
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