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Andrew Ng

Co-founder of Coursera and of Google Brain; founder of DeepLearning.AI

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Over the years, I have found a few resources for developing personal productivity that I love. My top picks include Getting Things Done by David Allen, the classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, and Learning How to Learn Barbara Oakley (I recommend the Coursera course). I'm tempted to add Tiny Habits to this list.

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David Maisel American film producer
The book I recommend to people the most is Stranger In A Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. But I’m not sure that’s —
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 8 June 2023 source ↗
Ryan Flaherty American baseball player & coach
Good question. I’ve heard you ask this before, and I didn’t think you were going to ask me, and I should have been prepared for this. I’m a huge, avid reader. I truly believe – and I tell every person I train – is that one of the biggest reasons – the difference between where you are and where you want to go is knowledge. Read as much as you can. So, that’s a tough question. I think The Alchemist is a big one. I’ve loved that book for a very long time. The Bible is a big one, but I’ll give you an off-the-wall one, which is called The Slight Edge . Have you ever heard of that one?
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 1 June 2018 source ↗
Susan Cain American writer
Oh, I mean, there’s one that I actually gifted to you that I especially love.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 2 April 2022 source ↗
Diana Chapman Leadership coach; co-author of The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks is probably the book I've gifted the most, and the one I've recommended the most of any other book. And also, Conscious Loving for Couples, because you asked that question earlier. Conscious Loving, I think, is a fantastic book for couples who are wanting to get more connected, is another one I've gifted a lot. And those are the two that come top of mind.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 6 October 2021 source ↗

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Question In the last five years, what new belief, behaviour, or habit has most improved your life? Daily life
I just finished reading BJ Fogg's new book, Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. Fogg explains that the best way to build a new habit is to start small and succeed, rather than starting too big and giving up. For example, rather than trying to exercise for 30 minutes a day, he recommends aspiring to do just one push-up, and doing it consistently. This approach may be helpful to those of you who want to spend more time studying. If you hold yourself accountable for watching, say, 10 seconds of an educational video every day — and you do so consistently — the habit of studying daily will grow naturally.
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