Books that have shaped how I think. Not a complete reading list — for that, see Goodreads.
The Algebra of Wealth by Scott Galloway — A great book to explain how to choose a career and plan your life. Life advice without being boring. I plan to give it to my kids someday.
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink — The only management advice book I’d ever recommend. Written from a Navy SEAL perspective, but the learnings about proactive communication apply to any knowledge-worker job.
Takedown by Tsutomu Shimomura — One of the books I read as a teenager about hacking. It got me interested in technology, exploring the internet, and finding boundaries.
Freakonomics by Steven Levitt — Explains so many weird things from an economics perspective. A page-turner.
The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande — A book I read way too late, but it resonated because it confirms how my brain works: needing checklists, to-do lists, decision matrices. A near-scientific explanation of why a structured approach is usually a good idea.