the books and films that actually changed how i think.
not a reading list — a personal collection.
giants whose shoulders i stand on
nassim taleb —
skin in the game, antifragile
real knowledge comes from risk.
david deutsch —
the beginning of infinity
problems are inevitable, but problems are soluble. optimism is a duty.
jane jacobs —
the death and life of great american cities
cities thrive on diversity, density, and messy organic growth.
derek sivers —
anything you want
hell yes or no. the art of keeping it simple and focused.
📚 philosophy & meaning
• meditations - marcus aurelius
• the beginning of infinity - david deutsch
• the republic - plato
• the iliad & the odyssey - homer
• siddhartha - hermann hesse
• the alchemist - paulo coelho
• bed of procrustes - nassim taleb
💰 economics & building
• basic economics - thomas sowell
• zero to one - peter thiel
• hard thing about hard things - ben horowitz
• poor charlie's almanack - charlie munger
• the goal - eliyahu goldratt
• the mom test - rob fitzpatrick
• hackers and painters - paul graham
• the war of art - steven pressfield
• anything you want - derek sivers
• read write own - chris dixon
📖 biographies
• steve jobs - walter isaacson
• against the odds - james dyson
• benjamin franklin autobiography
• the almanack of naval ravikant
🚀 science fiction & fantasy
• foundation series - isaac asimov
• lord of the rings - j.r.r. tolkien
• atlas shrugged - ayn rand
• hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
🎬 films & series
• it's a wonderful life
• shawshank redemption
• 12 angry men
• whiplash
• waking life
• city of god
• scott pilgrim
• the defiant ones
• avatar: the last airbender
• one piece
• dragon ball / dragon ball z
• star trek: the next generation