Derek Sivers is an American writer, musician, programmer, and entrepreneur known for founding CD Baby, one of the first major independent music distribution platforms on the internet. After selling the company and donating the profits to music education charities, he devoted himself to writing and sharing ideas about business, creativity, and intentional living.
Sivers is recognized for his rigorous and personal reading curation: he publishes detailed reviews of every book he reads, prioritizing works dense with ideas and unconventional in nature. His 25 recommendations reflect the profile of a reader who values clarity of thought, practical learning, and perspectives that challenge common sense.
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”If you liked “Predictably Irrational” or “Stumbling on Happiness” or any of those pop-psychology books, well, this is the Godfather of all of their work.”
”Almost too personal for me to give an objective review, because I found when reading it that the quirky philosophy I've been living my life by since 17 matches up exactly with a 2000-year-old philosophy called Stoicism.”
”Harvard professor of psychology has studied happiness for years, and shares factual findings that will change the way you look at the world.”
”A great overview of the lessons of Charlie Munger (partner of Warren Buffett) - and his approach to checklists of multi-disciplinary models to guide clear thinking.”
”Awesomely creative think-piece. 40 very short fictional stories about what happens when you die.”
”Great blunt advice about writing better non-fiction. So inspiring.”
”Many brilliant insights, especially about over-estimating the differences between you and others, thereby separating into us-vs-them tribalism.”
”He’s got this great, little book called Tricks of the Mind that I highly recommend”
”Wonderful considerate book about conversational people skills.”
