This page is my attempt to empty my brain of the resources I use to map my views of the world; reflections of what I believe and seek out of life. I’ve included some of the quotes which represent my views, as well as websites/articles/books/podcasts which represent the best knowledge I have come across (so far) in my life. I hope you enjoy.
Note: There will be frequent updates to the content (naturally, as life charges on).
Mantras & Aphorisms
- “How you do anything is how you do everything.“
- “Someone too big for the small job is too small for the big job.”
- “If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.” Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
- “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” Francis Bacon
- “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And then one fine morning— So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “The world cares very little what you or I know, but it does care a great deal about what you or I do.” Booker T. Washington
- “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt
Lists: Books to Live By
- Books That Will Change Your Life (Shameless Pride)
- Books to Base Your Life On (Ryan Holiday)
- Bill Gates Reading List & Book Reviews (Bill Gates Blog)
- A Practical Philosophy Reading List (Ryan Holiday)
- What We’re Reading (Farnam Street)
- 100 Books Every Man Should Read (The Art of Manliness)
- The “Libraries of Famous Men” Series (The Art of Manliness)
- The Greatest Books All-Time: Fiction (Greatest Books)
- The Greatest Books All-Time: Non-Fiction (Greatest Books)
Articles (Best-of-the-Best)
Reading
- The Importance of Knowledge Recordkeeping (Shameless Pride)
- The Notecard System: The Key For Remembering, Organizing And Using Everything You Read (Ryan Holiday)
- How To Read A Book (Farnam Street)
- How To Remember What You Read (Farnam Street)
- How And Why To Keep A “Commonplace Book” (Ryan Holiday)
Masculinity
- Applying the Red Pill (Illimitable Men)
- The Red Pill Constitution (Illimitable Men)
- Why We Should Celebrate the Masks of Masculinity (The Art of Manliness)
Health, Fitness, & Nutrition
- How To Stop Feeling Tired (Illimitable Men)
- The “Hardgainer’s” Guide to Guaranteed Muscle Growth (Muscle For Life)
- The Definitive Guide to Effective Meal Planning (Muscle For Life)
- How to Make the “If It Fits Your Macros” Diet Work For You (Muscle For Life)
Financial
- How Much Should People Have Saved In Their 401Ks At Different Ages (Financial Samurai)
- The Average Net Worth For The Above Average Person (Financial Samurai)
- How To Make Six Figures A Year And Still Not Feel Rich – $200,000 Income Edition (Financial Samurai)
Life Improvement
- The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck (Mark Manson)
- A Nihilist’s Guide to Meaning (Melting Asphalt)
- Stoicism: Practical Philosophy You Can Actually Use (Ryan Holiday)
- The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals (Farnam Street)
- Champion’s Mentality (Illimitable Men)
- The Magical Power of Focus (zen habits)
- “Work Hard or Work Smart?” Is the Wrong Question (Ed Bautista)
- 29 Lessons From The Greatest Strategic Minds Who Ever Lived, Fought, Or Led (Thought Catalog – Ryan Holiday)
- 100 Things I Learned In 10 Years And 100 Reads Of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations (Ryan Holiday)
- The Most Important Question Of Your Life (Mark Manson)
Biases & Mental Models
- Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (113 Models Explained) (Farnam Street)
- Mental Models: How to Train Your Brain to Think in New Ways (James Clear)
Miscellaneous
- Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? (The Atlantic)
- Seriously, You—Ok, We—Need To Stop Watching The News This Year (Ryan Holiday)
- The Coddling of the American Mind (The Atlantic)
- It’s Financial Suicide To Own A House (James Altucher)
- Educational Attainment in America (Interactive Map)
- The Racial Dot Map
Must-Have Resources
- Barking Up The Wrong Tree
- Behavioral Scientist
- Cal Newport
- Derek Sivers
- Ed Latimore
- Farnam Street
- Financial Samurai
- Illimitable Men
- IQ Matrix
- James Clear
- Jordan B. Peterson
- Mark Manson
- Melting Asphalt
- Nat Eliason
- Naval Ravikant
- Paul Graham Essays
- Ryan Holiday
- Sam Altman
- SSRN (Research Papers)
- Stephen Guise
- The Art of Manliness
- The Book of Life
- Thomas Oppong
- Thrive Global (Medium)
- Tyler Cowen
- Wall Street Playboys
- Zen Habits
Philosophy
Podcasts
Knowledge & Interviews
- Farnam Street: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
- Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu
- Jocko Podcast
- TED Radio Hour
- The Art of Manliness
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- The Tim Ferriss Show