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9 Jan, 24 tweets, 7 min read

I asked, "What's the best SHORT FICTION book you’ve ever read?"

I received 300+ replies.

Here are 20 amazing short fiction books you can read in a day:

@paulocoelho

1/

The Alchemist

by @paulocoelho

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2/

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

by Richard Bach

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3/

Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

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4/

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

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5/

The Prophet

by Kahlil Gibran

amzn.to/3JVBYkT

@BobBurg

6/

The Go-Giver

by @BobBurg & @JohnDavidMann

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7/

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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8/

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

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9/

Notes From The Underground

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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10/

Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

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11/

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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12/

Rules For A Knight

by Ethan Hawke

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13/

Who Moved My Cheese

by Spencer Johnson

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14/

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

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15/

The Stranger

by Albert Camus

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16/

The Old Man and The Sea

by Ernest Hemingway

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17/

A Room of One's Own

by Virginia Woolf

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18/

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

by Leo Tolstoy

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19/

How to Fight a Hydra

by Josh Kaufman

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20/

Animal Farm

by George Orwell

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I asked, "What book created the biggest mental shift in your life?"

I received 275+ responses.

Here are 20 books that might just change your life forever:

@naval

1/

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

by @naval

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2/

The Choice

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I've discovered hundreds of smart people along the way, but a tiny few had Einstein-level intelligence.

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@elonmusk

1/ @elonmusk

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His companies (Telsa, SpaceX, NeuralLink) are literally changing the world.

Learn about everything from self-driving cars to artificial intelligence, space travel, and more:

@naval

2/ @naval

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He explores the philosophy of entrepreneurship, wealth, and happiness.

If you want to be happy, healthy, and wealthy, learn from him:

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4 Jan

5 FREE resources that will help you become a reader in 2022:

1) Read 30 for 30

Want to develop a reading habit?

Read 30 for 30 is a great place to start.

Set a goal to read a book for 30 minutes for 30 days in a row.

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Want to find time to read more books?

Print out this worksheet and jot down how you spend your time throughout the day.

Then reflect on it and see what activities you can add reading to or replace with reading:

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I went from 15,000 to 100,000+ followers in 12 months.

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28 Dec 21

I listened to 200+ podcasts in 2021.

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@balajis

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Balaji is someone who is always on the cutting-edge of new tech.

Listening to him is like seeing 10 years into the future.

You'll learn about crypto, drone warfare, life extension, & much more about where the world is going:

tim.blog/2021/03/24/bal…

@MrBeast

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27 Dec 21

I read 70 books in 2021.

Here are my top 10 favorite ones:

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Intro:

I read a lot of incredible books this year so don't let this list take anything away from the ones that didn't make the cut.

This list is based on the books that had the biggest impact on me personally and is in no particular order.

Let's begin!

@jordanbpeterson

"Beyond Order" by @jordanbpeterson

JBP's second book is as amazing as his first.

He combines psychology, philosophy, history, and religion to share 12 more lessons that will transform your life.

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