Reading

Books I return to and recommend. Organized by how they’ve influenced my thinking, not by genre.

Foundational — These Changed How I Think

These are the books I recommend most often. They’ve shaped my principles, my approach to work, and how I structure my life.

Principles — Ray Dalio A framework for decision-making through radical transparency and systematized thinking. Dalio’s idea of writing down your principles and stress-testing them against reality is central to how I run my Life OS.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant — Eric Jorgenson The clearest thinking I’ve found on leverage, wealth creation, and happiness. Naval’s mental models — especially around specific knowledge and accountability — influence how I think about career decisions.
Anything You Want — Derek Sivers A tiny book with an outsized impact. Sivers’ philosophy of simplicity, independence, and doing things on your own terms is a direct influence on this website and how I approach side projects.

The Power of Habit — Charles Duhigg Understanding the habit loop (cue → routine → reward) changed how I design systems for myself. My Life OS habit tracking is built on Duhigg’s framework.
Smarter Faster Better — Charles Duhigg On productivity as a function of how you think about choices, not how busy you are. The chapter on mental models and the “ability to envision what will happen” stuck with me.
The 4-Hour Workweek — Tim Ferriss Less about the “4-hour” part and more about questioning defaults. Ferriss taught me to ask “what would this look like if it were easy?” — a question I still use constantly.
Tools of Titans — Tim Ferriss A reference book I keep coming back to. Distilled routines and mental models from hundreds of high performers.

This is a living page. I’ll add notes and new books as I go.