You Should Read These 12 Books EVERY Year 

1. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 2. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant 3. Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 4. Influence by Robert B Cialdini 5. Thinking fast and slow. 6. The one thing by Garry Keller. 7. The most important thing by Howard Marks 8. "Fooled by randomness" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 9. The Great mental models by Farnam Street 10. The power of now by Eckhart Tolle 11. Show your work by Austin kleon 12. Man's search for meaning by Victor

"I fear not the man who has read a 1000 books once, but I fear the man who has read one book a 1000 times"

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:03 📚 The Importance of Reading Better 01:02 📖 Step 1: Read Deeply 02:42 📕 Book Recommendations: "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius 03:51 📕 Book Recommendations: "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant" 05:03 📕 Book Recommendations: "Antifragile" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 06:56 💼 Book Recommendations: "Influence" by Robert Cialdini 08:06 🧠 Book Recommendations: "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman 09:16 🎯 Book Recommendations: "The One Thing" by Gary Keller 10:26 📈 Book Recommendations: "The Most Important Thing" by Howard Marks 11:49 🎲 Book Recommendations: "Fooled by Randomness" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 13:15 🧰 Book Recommendations: "The Great Mental Models" by Farnam Street 14:47 🕰️ Book Recommendations: "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle 15:58 🚀 Book Recommendations: "Show Your Work" by Austin Kleon 16:45 🌟 Book Recommendations: "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl Made with HARPA AI

Great list - and love your point on doing the work of connecting the dots vs. just collecting

Really noticed that understanding one book is more important than reading 10. Thank you for the recommendation.

I definately check some of these out. I find it is the reflection and integration steps the most challenging. Determining what is really valuable, and then consistently applying it can be challenging in a world with constant demands. Some of my favourite life improvement books are much simpler, like David Allen's "Getting Things done". Just remembering what the priorities are in life, and taking action on what needs to be done next, is so important to making progress.

Confession of Leo Tolstoy is for me on the same level as Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. A spiritual eyeopener. Many thanks for the great videos you make, they are very inspiring!

Thank you for sharing this list of books, I love your videos! Your content is really valuable to me, it makes me think and analyze things. Out of all the different people on personal development that I follow you’re definitely one of my favorite ones. Thank you

Thinking fast and slow is so dense. It takes me a year to read it every year 😂

Nice list, I will surely take my time to read these! Meditations is like a Bible for me. I am usually carrying it in my bag. It helped me a lot to fix my mentality.🙏

Thanks Anthony, I needed to watch this video! I'm going to get hold of 2-3 of those books asap. You are so easy to listen to.

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing this!

Your videos are very useful. Thank you for taking the time to make them. I think your channel is the only one I am ofthen stopping, going back and taking notes.

This is a great list. After my high school best friend of 32 years died at the end of last year, I made a decision to spend even more time reading than I have so far. Today, I finished my 70th book for the year. Re-reading books is one of the most important habits of reading deeply. You asked for 3 lessons from your video and here they are: • On the strength of your video, there's a couple of books I'm going to give a second chance: Almanack and Power of Now. • I'm going to put a boot up my backside and FINALLY get around to reading Influence. • The book by Austin Kleon sounds like just the tonic I need to give myself permission to release my entrepreneurial art into the world. Thanks for the great content and keep it coming.

I re-read How to Win Friends and influence People again and it was better the second time.

Great list - all classics for sure. Most of these are ones I also re-read regularly. The other area I tend to have a few books on is “learning” books - books on how to leverage learning. Which, given I’m a teacher makes sense, but learning is an important life skill 😊

Solid recos as always. Thank you, Anthony. Thinking, Fast and Slow is now next on my docket, followed by Meditations. Soon as I’m done with Time Heist. ;) Man, you’re keeping me busy, lol.

Anthony, thanks for your support.

I've just found your channel and have immediately subscribed. The Power of Now is the only book on this list that I've read, but I've read it many, many times. I will start in on some of the others -- they sound magnificent! I am a great rereader and I'm grateful for this validation, although I read mostly novels.😊

Thanks for sharing the list!!

You,'re a very smart guy, Anthony. I appreciate you and your advice.

1. Ecclesiastes, Psalms, John, W.D Gann, The Magic Word 2. Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Will to Power 3. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Collected Essays, Plato, The Republic 4. Jimmy Buffett, A Pirate Looks at Fifty, --Doyle Brunson, The Godfather of Poker 5. Mike Hockney, Leibniz: The Last Man Who Knew Everything 6. Mike Hockney, The Science of Monads, The Armageddon Conspiracy, The Noosphere 7. T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland, The Hollow Men, Orwell 1984 8. Henry David Thoreau, Walden 9. Arthur Schopenhauer, On Music 10. La Rouchefocould, Maxims, Gracian On Life Smashing the like button with Nietzsche's hardcover of the epoch, pioneering book for the ages, Will to Power---all in appreciation for your enlightening, compelling video. The truth shall set us all free. New US subscriber

I absolutely love this line. “Reading is simply mental masturbation. It makes you feel productive but if you don’t implement what you learned then you’ve simply wasted your time being busy and not effective” hits so deep and makes me realize a lot of people go to college and do this

Thank you for this list, a good reminder of certain books and some new ideas as well. Now, I am now developing my own business. It would be terrific if you (or your followers) recommend your top pick on starting/sustaining/developing business. Thank you!

Liked for Victor Frankl’s “Mans search for Meaning”. Great book, amazing concept of Finding Meaning in suffering.

Dude, that was a highly valuable watch. Personally, at the stage that I'm currently in in my life, 'The One Thing' was the one that I 'needed' to know about the most. Wrt. V. Frankl's one, I've always carried the mantra of 'Life doesn't happen to me, Life HAPPENS for me' which I learned from Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi 2 years ago when I had enrolled in a thing called 'Own Your Future'. Thank you for your content. All the best!

I've read several of these books. For me, the thoughts and guidance in Antifragile and Man's Search for Meaning, I've integrated into my life. Atomic Habits and books by Esther Hicks have done the same as have many others. That's key: Find things in books that you include in your day-to-day life to make it more effective. Any of the books on the list could potentially do that.

You're such a man to look up to, Thank you for doing what you do!

When the pandemic of COVID-19 hit the world books were things that actually opened my window to knowledge. I didn't have time to read during the school year (or I thought I didn't), but this time was one of the most valuable in my life. Since that time I have been reading every day and this list of books will be the next step toward a better understanding of myself and surrounding world

Great recommendations, thank you. So glad I found your channel today. Subscribed 🎉🎉

Just wrote all the books down and i will definitely be give this a go " you're never too old to learn"

Today was the first time I’ve come across your channel. Needed this today! Thanks.

Great video sir. I re-read these books : She Comes First (Sex), The Checklist Manifesto (Reducing Errors), How To Be A Gentleman (Manners & Etiquettes), Let's Talk Money (Personal Finance), The Law of Success (Success Rules), Miracle Morning (Morning Routine), Courage Is Calling (Overcoming Fear), Eat That Frog (Productivity), Atomic Habits (Habits), The Almanack of Naval (Life Formulas), Be A Sales Superstar (Sales), Influence (Persuasion), Meditations (Philosophy), Medical Medium (Health), Women Are From Venus, Men Are From Mars (Gender Differences), Modals (Dating), How To Win Friends (Dealing With People), Why We Sleep (Sleep), Sapiens (History), The 5 Second Rule (Taking Action), The Laws of Human Nature (Understanding Human Behavior), Steal Like An Artist (Copy Successful People), 7 Secrets of Wealth and Happiness (Goal Setting), Zero To One (Business), The One Thing (Focus).

Very good content, dynamic and captivating approach. I think that only the music volume exceeded -8dB in some places.

Thank you for the recommendation. I shouldve followed you sooner since ive been following captain sinbad channel for years. Great start for 2024

I am currently reading Meditations for the 1st time while simultaneously completing daily writing in "The Daily Stoic" journal (wih book too). While Ive read a couple books you have suggested, the overall message I take forward is to continue focusing on the thinhs I can control - my thoughts, behaviors, and actions. I look forward to tackling each book!

"Letting Go" by David R. Hawkins. Wisdom on every page.

Thank you again, Anthony!

Anthony, man, love your videos, keep up the work bro! and thank you!

Yes, the "Now" is where everything happens...unless the now is overridden by memory (past) and/or fear (future). My personal chalenge is to focus so exclusively on the now that my subconscious default programs change to my "now" paradigm.

Thank you , I’ve been reading consistently for little over a year now and is now one of my favorite hobbies!

Thanks. Found your list useful.

This amazing, the intro to this video is so important.

My top 3 takeaways to implement more! (nice video by the way) 1:"Understanding only becomes useful when we adjust our behaviors and actions accordingly." 2:Use writing as a form of reflection on what I read, and connecting the dots of foresight 3:Quality over quantity approach, taking the best books, reintegrating their lessons and reflecting deeper upon them

Great picks... added to my wishlist for 2024

Thank you, Anthony. Found some interesting books in your list that I'll definitely absorb.

Thanks for sharing your list, and for caring enough to reply to every comment. I am an avid reader and life-long learner. It's my best billionaire habit. I love my books, but it never occurred to me to [re]read my favorite books every year. Here are a few that would make the list for me: The Art of Living by Epictetus, Quantum Success by Sandra Anne Taylor, and Make it Big by Frank McKinney. For daily reading, I never miss Bill Bonner (for 25 years now). Two more (can't resist): The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes and 80/20 Sales and Marketing by Perry Marshall. Time to get hyper focused.

Great recommendations brother, thank you. Cheers from Sydney

Reading is not just enough. take the action! Put your newfound knowledge to use. I read for a long time but action made my life change in no time (generally and mostly financially) That's my two cents on this

Have read several of these and will be checking out a couple more you have recommended. Thank you.

Great list cant wait to read these.

Wow, excellent recommendations, thanks so much!!

Great vid. one comment might be missing and that goes for all books: 'Knowing and not doing, is the same as not knowing"... Cheers 😉

Thank you for your inspiring list. For me, the following books would definitely belong on such a list: - Seneca (as a Stoic like Marcus Aurelius): "Moral Letters to Lucilius" and "On the Happy Life" - Epictetus (Stoic): Discourses - Montaigne: "Essays" If I had to choose I would even prefer Seneca and Epictetus to Marcus Aurelius.

liked for Taleb and Kahneman. I've given away several copies of Taleb's books through the years, and Randomness is one of my favourite books :)

I'm super impressed. Very high quality books. I've read most of these books in the last 2 years multiple times.

Meditations is like my manuscript to me I've read Power of Now before, but it's surely something I need to read again. A book I've enjoyed reading yearly over the past two decades is 'Candide' by Voltaire. Short story, but always reminds me to stay grounded and to "keep watering my garden". Reading this book helped me in understanding a few lessons in life. Love it! Great list. I'm ooking forward to reading all of the others.

Best video i watched in many many months Thank you thank you thank you

My number one life changing book only available on Audible: The Ultimate Jim Rohn Library (Jim Rohn, Nightingale-Conant edition). Life changing

Thanks Anthony for this Nice and useful video!

I’m really enthralled by Hemingway’s novels right now for whatever reason. His writing is just so simple and brisk and it clicks with me extremely well. I should read more informative books but classic novels. Re what I’ve been enjoying lately.

We most know to read better indeed... I myself read three times the same book...the first is just about reading to know what this is all about, the second is when I take my time and taking notes, the third is when I actually implement what I understood.

Great list. Read half, love Taleb. Will try the rest. Thank you.

This was a much more impressive and helpful list than I expected - thanks!

Study books, don't read books.

Totally true. I just reread Calvin and Hobbes and I am getting so much more after step 3.

What a great list. Thank you for these summaries. Subscribing.

I thought I was broken with missing parts when I take forever to get through a paragraph, an article, a chapter or book because I cling on to every possible idea that maybe be wanting to be told by author but I may not be ready to receive that so I can never get rid of my books and I insist with them, pursuing them, trying to understand them the way the author meant for me to 😢

Very helpful. I listened to this video multiple times. An (audio) book that I have listened to dozens of times and has impacted how I see and try to operate in the world is The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge Thanks again for this video. 🔥

Great recommendations. The only thing that didn't feel good was displaying the question mark on the video instead of revealing the book straight away.

Here are the 12 books listed: Book 1- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 2- The Almanac of Naval Ravikant Book 3- Antifragile by Nasim Nicolas Talib Book 4- Influence by Robert Caldini Book 5- Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Book 6- The One Thing by Gary Keller Book 7- The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks Book 8- Fooled by Randomness by Nasim Nicolas Talib Book 9- The Great Mental Models by Farnam Street Book 10- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Book 11- Show Your Work by Austin Cleon Book 12- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

You defo get a like for this vid. Nice collection of books

Thanks for this valuable List of books 🎉

Great list! Some I’ve read, most I have not. What book(s) would you add? Me, I’d add 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership.

That long head at 0:42 is nooooiiiiceeee. Liked and subbed for that

Just found your channel, those are really great books. Keep doing videos about books.

I love to read, especially about things that I can learn from/implement into my life. That being said I do not understand Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, it seemed extremely vague

Thank you!!

Thank you for this information

I have started reading lately and i would definitely recommend the following books: Meditation: Marcus Aurelius (same as you) Atomic Habites: James Clear The Way Of The Superior Man: David Deida ...and many more, but I truly think these 3 books are mind-bending and can heavily influence your life. What is your opinion on the books I mentioned, have you read them? FIrst video I watched, keep up the good work, you got yourself a new sub.

Ancient Greeks used to say this. “Revision/Repetition is the mother of all learning”

Please, what's the name of that book you mentioned in the video about Hormozi?

It is one thing to read a lot of books. It is quite another to take the time to apply the lessons in the book and making them habits!!!!!!!

Man's search for meaning by Viktor Frankl is by far the best book ever written for a male human being who aspires to do anything with his life. It basically makes all your excuses for not doing something completely invalid and silly. I read it when I was lost in life and without a purpose (age 26) of how to make money working for myself, live freely and have time for myself, not only for bosses and bills, and 3-4 years later I was a millionaire, solving all problems and obstacles along the way with ease.

Read, yes. TAKE ACTION, even more important.

Thank you 💚

I love love love reading to make us better

There are actually 3 volumes of the Great Mental Models. Shane also put out a new book as well named Clear Thinking. You might also like Super Thinking.

"The One Thing" is an excellent book. I've written down the names of the other books and am planning how to read at least a few of them.

Thank you for the recommendations! Is there any specific order to read these books?

This is terrific. Thank you.

I can not believe how good looking you are lol. I had a hard time concentrating, but alas I did and great video and content! 😊

Great list, thank you 📚

Thanks Anthony for the great video. You referenced one book that you indicated it would take maybe 30 minutes to read. What are your techniques for accomplishing that, it may be in one of your other videos which I have not seen but what do you recommend. I’m a slow reader and my eyes are getting less comfortable to be able to read. I do audiobooks where I can crank up the speed and bookmark sections. I miss reading though and open to techniques for reading faster.

I'm going to read as many as I can manage. I agree though, and I'm an active reader. One book often leads to other books or at least research. For example, reading Andrew Marr's History of the World led me to read Gilgamesh. Reading a Grisham novel led me to read MacDonald's Bullet for Cinderella. Sometimes I just research an idea, like when reading Asimov's many books, I often find myself researching topics regarding the galaxy and the Universe. And so on. Yep, read deep and reap the rewards.

i read over 300 books the last year but get what your saying about reading better, Finishing the Dragon ball series didn't really get me anywhere but I can at least say to people i read over 300 books in a year now.

The list is impressive. The 48 modern rules of money is also a gem

Wow... Thank you...

Thank you. Do you recommend reading in the order presented or another order?

Tolle is very fufu. lol. I love Frankl. I think his message was about MAKING meaning in life, not "finding" meaning in life. This was a great list. Thank you!