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I always appreciate when people share their favorite books with me. [<NAME>'s blog](http://www.ryanholiday.net) and e-mails in particular have provided some fantastic book recommendations. Additionally, [<NAME>'s](http://blog.fogus.me/) and [<NAME>'s](http://christinacacioppo.com/) blogs inspired me to keep track of books I've finished over the years. I figured I'd do the same here. In no particular order, (because trying to rate a book is akin to trying to rate a poem, [per Dead Poets Society](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpeLSMKNFO4)) here are the books I've most enjoyed.

I also have a spreadsheet with [every book I've read since 2013 and plan to read](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZHHhcz9Tcw3FnPvInVW6WmXX42qctmBNi-pYCedVH50/edit?usp=sharing).

Finally, my current side project of choice is Intellectual Personal Assistant, which is available [in the iTunes App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipa-intellectual-personal-assistant/id1231802988?mt=8) and [through Google Play ](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intellectualpersonalassistantbb&hl=en). I use IPA to manage my own reading, documentary and podcast lists. Try it out! Okay, blatant self-promotional marketing over.

* [*The Art of Learning*, <NAME>](http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Learning-Journey-Performance/dp/0743277465) - No book has shook my reality more and encouraged me to make changes in my own life. Waitzkin is the rare dual-sport athlete who, after winning nearly every conceivable junior chess award and rising to International Master, retired and became world champion in an entirely different sport which he had no previous experience in (Tai Chi Push Hands). This book is not so much <i>how</i> as it is an exploration of <i>why</i> reaching optimal performance states and deep learning matter. A wonderful nugget from this one: <NAME> is a huge Waitzkin fan and slips chess <a href="http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/Morning-Tailgate-Jim-Harbaugh-Quiets-Play-Clock-Concerns/786e1113-b60f-4c38-aa53-d8e07101f789" target="_blank"> every once in a while</a> into NFL banter.
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I always appreciate when people share their favorite books with me. [Ryan Holiday's blog](http://www.ryanholiday.net) and e-mails in particular have provided some fantastic book recommendations. Additionally, [<NAME>'s](http://blog.fogus.me/) and [<NAME>'s](http://christinacacioppo.com/) blogs inspired me to keep track of books I've finished over the years. I figured I'd do the same here. In no particular order, (because trying to rate a book is akin to trying to rate a poem, [per Dead Poets Society](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpeLSMKNFO4)) here are the books I've most enjoyed.

I also have a spreadsheet with [every book I've read since 2013 and plan to read](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZHHhcz9Tcw3FnPvInVW6WmXX42qctmBNi-pYCedVH50/edit?usp=sharing).

Finally, my current side project of choice is Intellectual Personal Assistant, which is available [in the iTunes App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipa-intellectual-personal-assistant/id1231802988?mt=8) and [through Google Play ](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intellectualpersonalassistantbb&hl=en). I use IPA to manage my own reading, documentary and podcast lists. Try it out! Okay, blatant self-promotional marketing over.

* [*The Art of Learning*, <NAME>](http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Learning-Journey-Performance/dp/0743277465) - No book has shook my reality more and encouraged me to make changes in my own life. Waitzkin is the rare dual-sport athlete who, after winning nearly every conceivable junior chess award and rising to International Master, retired and became world champion in an entirely different sport which he had no previous experience in (Tai Chi Push Hands). This book is not so much <i>how</i> as it is an exploration of <i>why</i> reaching optimal states and deep learning matter. A wonderful nugget from this one: <NAME> is a huge Waitzkin fan and slips chess <a href="http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/Morning-Tailgate-Jim-Harbaugh-Quiets-Play-Clock-Concerns/786e1113-b60f-4c38-aa53-d8e07101f789" target="_blank"> every once in a while</a> into NFL banter.

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