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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:

1/

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

by @naval

https://t.co/um57bqV3zP

2/

The Choice

by @DrEdithEger1

https://t.co/JRoK7kMTRK

3/

Atomic Habits

by @JamesClear

https://t.co/pd1ZppYRd2

4/

The 48 Laws of Power

@RobertGreene

https://t.co/kWg0OotYuP

5/

The Psychology of Money

by @morganhousel

https://t.co/YDHvxOGd2r

6/

Thinking, Fast & Slow

by @kahneman_daniel

https://t.co/fFNZaN9hEe

7/

The Millionaire Fastlane

by @MJDeMarco

https://t.co/bumi35ey3g

8/

The Power of Now

by @EckhartTolle

https://t.co/av37TdQg4E

9/

The 4-Hour Workweek

by @tferriss

https://t.co/LMbMcFsvuR

10/

Being Mortal

by @Atul_Gawande

https://t.co/FVPkUO24qm

11/

Rich Dad Poor Dad

by @theRealKiyosaki

https://t.co/A2fIGOTSOC

12/

You Are a Badass

by @JenSincero

https://t.co/QiJcxm7YWn

13/

Essentialism

by @GregoryMcKeown

https://t.co/pptIrPfLAO

14/

How To Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

https://t.co/vHu8S2sWO4

15/

Man's Search For Meaning

by Viktor Frankl

https://t.co/iBBLcwIQMb

16/

Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius

https://t.co/Xt8h8hPSQd

17/

Autobiography of a Yogi

by Paramahansa Yogananda

https://t.co/uLZYZRpFwC

18/

Poor Charlie's Almanack

by Charlie Munger

https://t.co/0jynBMo7aE

19/

12 Rules for Life

by @jordanbpeterson

https://t.co/IRO30NhC9r

20/

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big

by @ScottAdamsSays

https://t.co/Kif1arKHvT

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The Joe Rogan Experience is the biggest podcast in the world.

It got 2+ BILLION downloads last year alone.

Here are 20 @joerogan podcasts worth watching:

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Naval Ravikant (@naval)

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David Goggins (@davidgoggins)

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MrBeast (@MrBeast)

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Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

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A simple guide to taking notes while reading.

(thread) 🧵

0) Things you’ll need:

• Book
• Pen
• Highlighter

1) Write your name & the date on the inside of the front cover.

If you ever forget or mix up books, you’ll know which is yours.

The date serves as a type of journal entry in your life and can tell you how long it took to read the book.

2) As you read, highlight passages that resonate with you

This could be text you want to review later, include in future articles, makes you stop to think, etc.

(PS: I recommend the clear Sharpie highlighter, it’s wide so it gets the whole line & it’s comfortable to hold)

3) Write in the margins & star important text

Remember that this is your book and you’re allowed to write in it.

When a text is super important, highlight it & add a star next to it.

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I asked, "What’s a book that’s worth rereading every year?"

I received 1,000+ responses.

Here are 20 books you should read and reread:

1/

Atomic Habits

by @JamesClear

2/

Man's Search for Meaning

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The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant

by @naval

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The Psychology of Money

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I asked, "What’s the BEST podcast episode you’ve ever listened to?"

I received 235 replies.

Here are 20 podcasts you should check out:

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1/ @naval with @ShaneAParrish

Naval is one of the wisest people you'll ever listen to. In this pod, you'll learn about his legendary reading habits, his favorite mental models, how to overcome bad habits, and so much

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Goggins is truly one of the hardest men on the planet. He's a former Navy SEAL turned ultra-endurance athlete. If you want to get in shape or become mentally tougher, listen to this

3/ @jockowillink with @tferriss

There's so much to learn from Jocko, I don't know where to begin. From Extreme Ownership, to GOOD, to the truth about war being the best & worst experience, why you should stay humble, and

4/ @tferriss with @jockowillink

Tim Ferriss almost never does podcasts anymore. But here, you have him and Jocko talking about one of their favorite books for 4 HOURS. Listen to learn about the life of a warrior, facing death, and

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21 Tips that will make you a more effective and efficient reader:

1. Always remember that the hardest part of reading is sitting down and opening the book.

2. Quit bad books so you can spend more time reading good ones.

3. If 3 people you respect recommend the same book, buy it.

4. The best time to read is early in the morning before work or late at night before bed.

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Mckinsey makes millions on a single presentation.....yeah👀

Here is the central business storytelling framework I learned in my 4 yrs there🧵👇

First, why should you care?

If you closely observe, most people do academia-style communication.

They stream details(situation, complications, etc) first and then slowly build up the conclusion.

And it works ...

but not when you have to be persuasive and sell your ideas.

A consultant at Mckinsey, Barbara Minto, realized this anomaly in the 60s and capitalized on it.

She built a framework that would change the course of the firm.

Eg- Mckinsey currently boasts a roster of 90 of the top 100 companies in the world.

Quick aside to acknowledge that Barbara Minto is a badass

- one of the first Harvard female MBAs

- and the first female Mckinsey consultant

What she proposed was so influential - other consulting firms also adopted her principles.

The framework is also a secret weapon....

It makes consultants appear sharp = accelerates their growth.

eg- many top CEOs are ex-Mckinsey.

Sundar Pichai - Google
Sheryl Sandberg - Facebook
James Gorman - Morgan Stanley

CEOs at Vodafone, Boeing, Footlocker, LEGO, Grammarly, Best Buy.

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11 books that will change your life:

1. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Lessons:

- Your thoughts are more powerful than you think
- Your why is powerful

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Lessons:

- You are capable of much more than you think
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3. The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris

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- It’s possible to work less but earn more
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Brain dumping

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This helps you process what's on your mind so you can think clearer.

Focusing on one thing at a time

Multitasking reduces your productivity.

Your brain can't productively focus on more than one thing at a time.

Trying to multitask is why you have those "busy" days where you're exhausted but got nothing done.

Meditating

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Shutting off your screens 60 minutes before bed

The blue light from screens disrupts melatonin production.

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First mistake:

Doing too many exercises.

All you need is:

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Add in some calf work and ab work.

You don't need multiple exercises for each muscle group.

Some people do 3 or 4 different exercises for each of the above, e.g. a flat bench press, a decline bench press, a pushup, an incline dumbbell press... this is a waste of time.

All of those are using the same muscles and fall into the "horizontal pull" category.

All you need to do is pick ONE for each category and lift to failure with good form.

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Adding more work does not increase this stimulus, it just adds more muscle damage that you've got to recover from.

The other mistake is that people do too many sets.

You've all seen the bros in the gym on chest day...

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The YouTube algorithm that I helped build in 2011 still recommends the flat earth theory by the *hundreds of millions*. This investigation by @RawStory shows some of the real-life consequences of this badly designed AI.

Flat Earth conference attendees explain how they have been brainwashed by YouTube and Infowars https://t.co/gqZwGXPOoc
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Vilwamangalam Swamiyar was passing this area after Prathista of Padmananbhaswamy Temple, he felt Devi chaitanyam and recognized as Karthyayani Devi. But Devi seeing Vilwamangalam went inside the pond. Swamy searched for Devi continously for 6 days and on 7th day Vilwamangalam

got hold of Devi's hair. Thus only Devi's head is Prathishta here. Devotees do Kozhi parathal ( offering cock) here as an offering to Karthyayani Devi.

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This is a pretty valiant attempt to defend the "Feminist Glaciology" article, which says conventional wisdom is wrong, and this is a solid piece of scholarship. I'll beg to differ, because I think Jeffery, here, is confusing scholarship with "saying things that seem right".

Imagine for a moment the most obscurantist, jargon-filled, po-mo article the politically correct academy might produce. Pure SJW nonsense. Got it? Chances are you're imagining something like the infamous "Feminist Glaciology" article from a few years back.https://t.co/NRaWNREBvR pic.twitter.com/qtSFBYY80S
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The article is, at heart, deeply weird, even essentialist. Here, for example, is the claim that proposing climate engineering is a "man" thing. Also a "man" thing: attempting to get distance from a topic, approaching it in a disinterested fashion.

Also a "man" thing—physical courage. (I guess, not quite: physical courage "co-constitutes" masculinist glaciology along with nationalism and colonialism.)

There's criticism of a New York Times article that talks about glaciology adventures, which makes a similar point.

At the heart of this chunk is the claim that glaciology excludes women because of a narrative of scientific objectivity and physical adventure. This is a strong claim! It's not enough to say, hey, sure, sounds good. Is it true?