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Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
A loud, raw, sometimes uncomfortable memoir about pain as a tool. I needed to read it. I do not need to reread it.
May 2026
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson
A short, dense distillation of Naval's thinking on wealth, happiness, and judgement. The kind of book you keep within arm's reach.
May 2026
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The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
Old-fashioned personal finance wrapped in ancient Babylonian parables. Dated in tone, evergreen in substance. Still the simplest money book I would hand to a teenager.
May 2026
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Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy
Brian Tracy's short book on prioritisation and beating procrastination. Some of it has not aged well, but the ABCDE method and the core metaphor still earn a place on the productivity shelf.
May 2026
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The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
Morgan Housel's essay collection on how behaviour, not math, decides your financial life. The best book on money I have read in years, and the one I wish I had found first.
May 2026
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The Art of Being Alone by Renuka Gavrani
A book I picked up half-defensively and ended up genuinely grateful for. Reframed solitude as a skill, not a symptom.
May 2026
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Make Your Bed by Admiral William H. McRaven
A short, punchy set of life lessons from SEAL training. More useful than its length suggests, even if you will never go near a boat.
May 2026
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The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma
Robin Sharma's case for waking up at 5am, wrapped in a long fable. I am not a morning person. Here is what I took from the book anyway, and what I would cut.
May 2026
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Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke
A psychiatrist's breakdown of why abundance is the new addiction, and what she actually prescribes for it. Changed how I think about my phone.
May 2026
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White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
A short novella about a lonely dreamer and four St. Petersburg nights. Feels like it was written specifically for people who live too much inside their own head.
Apr 2026
