15 audio books, if you do not like reading.

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1. 12 Rules for life

Narrated by the author @jordanbpeterson, this phenomenally simple yet powerful book will challenge a lot of your beliefs.

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2. Can't Hurt Me

@davidgoggins is not just a masterful author, he is an exceptional narrator too.

His hitting life experiences hit me, made me realize my privileges and left me with the biggest lesson - no one can hurt me, if I don't agree to be hurt!

amzn.to/2X3sYXv
3. Hyperfocus

In the world of constant distraction and instant gratification, @Chris_Bailey has written and narrated this masterpiece, building on a theme that I have long endorsed - Focus in the new IQ!

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4. Start With Why

I have followed @simonsinek's work for several years now and his POV on leadership has helped me build mine. This book is a fascinating peek into the true leader's mindset.

Narrated by Simon himself.

amzn.to/38V9WEX
5. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

@Robinsharma book about Julian, whose lawyer life wasn't yielding anything, is a story of many of us.
Wonderfully narrated by Robin himself, I consider this book as a great introduction on how to live life with joy!

amzn.to/2X6taES
6. Autobiography of a Yogi

When Ben Kingsley narrates a book, you are better off listening than reading.
And frankly, this was the only way I managed to "read" this book, after 3 unsuccessful attempts to read it.

Exceptional. And transformative!

amzn.to/3A3cY5T
7. Psychology of Money

This masterpiece by @morganhousel HAS TO BE READ. And if you can't, then please hear it out.

The more I go back to the book every now and then, the more I understand how managing money is 99% our emotions and 1% our talent.

amzn.to/3jXsydC
8. Rework

This is a different kind of business book, for different kind of business owners. Reading it in 2009 changed my entire view of how I wanted to build businesses.

Remains my most gifted book. I remain indebted to @dhh and @jasonfried forever

amzn.to/3l4qwYs
9. Life's Amazing Secrets

In this beautifully narrated book by @gaurgopald, he shares what I would argue are simple approaches towards life that we all know of, but refuse to believe can lead to a happier life, just because they are so simple!

amzn.to/3l8pElW
10. Tools of Titans

This book is the best compilation of awesomeness! What @tferris has achieved through his podcast (and thus this book) is exceptional.

Brilliantly narrated!

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11. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

This book by @StephenRCovey was written over 25 years back and still remains one of the most powerful books written. For good reason.

Must read for those in their 20s/30s.

amzn.to/3nkjIc7
12. Think Like A Monk

@JayShettyIW is a phenomenal creator, helping millions of people with his experiences as a monk. He brought all of it together in this brilliant book and then outdid the book with this narration!

Beautiful.

amzn.to/3yZokXe
13. A Promised Land

I consider @BarackObama one of the most powerful speakers in recent times. And you will realize why through this audio book of his memoir.

Such a joyful listen!

amzn.to/3hjnjmZ
14. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

While I wait for @naval to one day narrate this book (or chapters from it, reading this book and then listening to it made it so clear as to why I think Naval is one of the clearest thinkers out there.

amzn.to/3z5RKDm
15. Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day

The book has some fantastic nuggets on how to make time in life. Practical, implementable and definitely impactful.

Super listen!

amzn.to/2X9cXi7
While I am not a big fan of audio books, I do tend to pick the ones narrated by the authors themselves, or by powerful narrators, once I have read the book.

More often than not, it helps solidify my takeaways from the book.
I also feel that audiobooks are great for those who are not yet active readers and are getting warmed up to the idea of it.

So do consider these books, whose audio versions I have throughly enjoyed.
PS1: All these books are available on @audible_com (not a promoted tweet).

While the individual versions are expensive, the monthly subscription of Rs. 199/month is what I have. This gives you the book for free! Unreal value for money.
PS2: The links I have shared are Amazon affiliate links. If you buy anything, I earn an affiliate share of 3-5%.

This affiliate income is used to support the higher education of kids who can't afford it.
So far 31 kids have been helped for a total of 9.2 lakhs.

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