Top Books Picked by Tastemakers

The tactics, routines, and habits of billionaires, icons, and world-class performers. Distilled from 200+ podcast interviews.

Private journal entries from the most powerful man on earth, written nearly 2,000 years ago. The foundational Stoic text.

SEAL officers who led the most decorated unit in the Iraq War share their leadership lessons. There are no bad teams, only bad leaders.

A fascinating deep-dive into the science of sleep. Tim said it terrified him into fixing his sleep habits.

Chess prodigy turned martial arts champion shares his framework for mastering any skill. Tim calls Josh the best learner alive.

Things that benefit from shocks, volatility, and uncertainty. Taleb's master framework for building systems — and lives — that thrive under chaos.

Rick Rubin's philosophy on the source of creativity. Not a how-to — a way of being. Instantly became a modern classic.

The wit, wisdom, and investment philosophy of Charlie Munger. Tim calls it one of the most influential books he's ever read.

A sweeping narrative of human history from the Stone Age to Silicon Valley. Tim has gifted this book more than any other.

The GTD methodology: capture everything, clarify what it means, organize the results, reflect, and engage. The most enduring productivity system ever created.