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Ali Abdaal @AliAbdaal · Jan 13, 2023
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15 best books I read last year

These are the 15 best books I read last year 👇

No joke, I kept 10 copies of this book last year and gifted it to all my friends.

If you’re struggling to figure out what’s next in your career / not sure if you should follow the default path, Paul has some brilliant advice for you.

This is a great book to read if you have some creative life goals, but keep putting off the ‘getting started’ part.

Matthew is a great storyteller and I’ve learned a heck of a lot from his perspective on life.

Having spent a lifetime working in investment advice and the finance field, Alexander compiled a load of lessons he’s learned about what’s actually important in life, beyond the money.

This book has given me three pieces of really practical advice that I’ve been using since I read it.

1⃣The concept of the 3 alarms - I’ve got 3 alarms set in my phone that remind me of who I want to be at different points of the day

If anyone I meet says they want to earn money from the internet, I suggest this book to them. Nicolas went from pro World of Warcraft gamer to being paid to write online, a super interesting shift.

This book has over 40 million copies sold and is such a staple in the productivity / self-help space. I’d put off reading it for a while as I’d seen a few summaries of it, but I’m glad I finally picked it up last year

A short, easy and tactical read by my friend Daniel.

If you run a business or are interested in starting one, this book will enable you to better understand your audience and sell to them effectively.

I’ve done a book club episode on this (linked below) but in short, it explores the idea of longtermism. A good one if you’re interested in levelling up your understanding of different areas of philosophy.

Essentially a short fable about business and life. It was gifted to me by
@TintinSmith
from my team, and I enjoyed every second of it. If you want something super accessible that will get the cogs turning, I’d highly recommend.

I first read this when I was about 16 years old, when I was getting into magic and personal development. When we were reaching out to guests for the pod, I knew I wanted to chat with Richard because the book had a big impact on my life

I picked up this book from watching
@HamzaAdonis
, as he kept raving on about it. I was a little sceptical at first but I think it’s actually a pretty helpful read.

I’ve been levelling up a lot of my business knowledge this past year and I’d actually say this should be required reading for anyone looking to frame their offer and sell better.