7 Books Recommended by Tim Ferriss:

1) Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson

"Ben is one of the historical figures that I’ve been most obsessed with and I’ve recommended 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life' to thousands and thousands of people." 2) Awareness by Anthony De Mello

"This short book has completely captured me. And just in the last two years, I’ve probably reread it five or six times.

5 books for people who are ambitious but lazy:

1) How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams 2) Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success by Shane Snow

7 books that simplify complex topics:

1) Immune by Philipp Dettmer

( biology ) 2) Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian & Tom Griffiths

( computer science )

8 history books from different places and periods:

1) Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson

( Polynesia ) 2) Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend

( Aztecs )

Essentialism is the most impactful book I’ve ever read. It’s completely changed how I make decisions.

Key lessons thread: This graph visualizes spreading your energy over multiple things vs putting all of it into a single endeavor.

It’s the difference between knowing to play 12 sports vs becoming a world champion in one.

“Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a ‘real’ experience.”

Psycho-Cybernetics shows how you can exploit this phenomenon.

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