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Essential Reading List: 15 Books to Boost Your Expertise and Skills
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By
Cindy Laeli Agustina
Discover 15 transformative books that will expand your knowledge and skills, empowering you to unlock your full potential and achieve success.
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Provides a historical overview of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era, highlighting major impacts on human civilization.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Offers practical strategies to build good habits and break bad ones through consistent, small changes.
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Explores the two systems of human thinking—fast and intuitive versus slow and analytical—and their implications for decision-making.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Introduces an innovative approach to starting and managing a startup with a focus on continuous experimentation and customer feedback.
The Lean Startup
Explains the importance of persistence and passion in achieving long-term success over mere talent or intelligence.
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Teaches how to lead with courage, empathy, and vulnerability to create a more productive and inclusive work environment.
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Provides fundamental principles for achieving personal and professional effectiveness through the development of positive habits.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Explores the idea that inspirational leaders start with "why" they do what they do, not just "what" and "how."
Start with Why: Inspire Action
Emphasizes the importance of living in the present moment to achieve inner peace and spiritual awareness.
The Power of Now: Guide to Enlightenment
Outlines methods for developing deep work skills amidst modern distractions to increase productivity.
Deep Work
Explores the factors that contribute to high levels of success, emphasizing the role of environment, culture, and opportunity.
Outliers
Introduces the concept of "fixed" vs. "growth" mindsets and how adopting a growth mindset can lead to success and personal development.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Shares the author’s guiding principles for life and business, focusing on decision-making and achieving meaningful goals.
Principles
Offers a code of conduct based on ancient Toltec wisdom to achieve personal freedom and reduce self-limiting beliefs.
The Four Agreements: Guide to Personal Freedom
Provides timeless principles for building effective relationships and influencing others positively in both personal and professional contexts.
How to Win Friends and Influence People