Read the Best 100 Books Over and Over Again

[sai]

To discover those 100 personal best books, one must read many more than 100.

[kalash_nikov]

"Be careful, however, lest this reading of many authors and books of every sort may tend to make you discursive and unsteady. You must linger among a limited number of master-thinkers, and digest their works, if you would derive ideas which shall win firm hold in your mind. Everywhere means nowhere. (...) And in reading of many books is distraction. [...]"
-Seneca

[bharat]

Based on his tweets and previous podcasts, here are some of the books Naval has recommended:

1. Influence
2. Theory of Everything (Jed McKenna)
3. How To Fail At Everything (and still win big)
4. Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Story
5. Love, Freedom and Aloneness
6. Arrival (Story of your lives)
7. The Story of Philosophy (Will Durant)
8. Basic Writings of Nietzsche
9. The Evolution of Everything
10. Great Challenge: Exploring The World Within
11. The Power of Now
12. The Essential Writings of Emerson
13. Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurty
14. Tools of Titans
15. The Undercover Economist

[aramherrera-airscloud]

Thanks for the advice Naval. You inspired me to focus on what matters most. Leveraging the internet to create content I’m passionate about so I can be happy and free.

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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas Hofstadter

[kriola]

I am thrilled to receive notifications from these clips. Truly inspiring!! Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us on Youtube

[futurenotion]

Perfect! Bruce Lee my mind like practicing the same kick 1, 000 times rather than 1, 000 kicks one time.

[jessejamesboyes]

Gödel, Escher, Bach sat on my shelf for 7 years.

Finally, about 8 months ago, I began.

I'm on page 450 of 740.

Encouraging to know that even Naval was deeply challenged by it.

[dbb]

What books are good? My list is
1. The happiness advantage
2. Unscripted
3. The compound effect
4. Atomic habits
5. The luck factor

[ronitmndl]

Beginning of Infinity
Fabric of Reality

[turtleking]

Totally. There's that one point in school where learning stops and passing tests begins. Gotta really drill concepts in for them to stick for years.

[ReynaSingh]

Very interesting. These clips are great

[ReiRtH]

Read the best 100 books again - except this time in Mandarin or Japanese. Will blow your mind.

[neptunstraumfahrt]

Gad Al Shabakh = Gödel, Escher, Bach

Tbh, I gave up half-way, too

[demogadget]

Godel Escher Bach is sitting here for years...not touch it once :P. Reading over and over is pretty old and very helpfull. Napoleon Hill (think and grow rich) says the similar thing. Thanks for this reminder.

[alsaqibmajumder]

this was a very insightful video, reading the most memorable books really solidify the understanding and gives me conceptual clarity

[harshaddeo]

whats the book name Naval is talking about apart from "beginning of infinity?

[rockdacool]

If you're hoping to break it down, how bout a reading club on Discord?

[kylehoyt]

How many books should you read before you can chose the best 100.

[Wolverine]

Any tips on how to read a 300 page book, I feel like that's too much reading? it's a new habit I'm trying to create