Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harrari

W. Somerset Maugham, Hermann Hesse, and Fyodor Dostoevsky are solid novelists. I'm interested to hear what you think of Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

Check out Ryan Holiday's books, he said he read meditations 100 times over the years and distills stoic philosophy into something easily digestible. "The Obstacle is the Way" and "Ego is the Enemy" are two of his books, he also helped research a book called "Mastery" which outlines how masters (Di Vinci, Mozart) have different strategies to becoming great.

If you like Psychology, i can recommend the other books by Malcolm Gladwell (David vs. Goliath, Tipping Point & Blink) similar to Outliers

Try reading HitchHikers' Guide to The Galaxy sometime! Elon Musk has cited it as the book that changed his outlook on life. I am currently reading it, and it has been absolutely fantastic so far, though admittedly, not mind-blowing for me. Would love to hear your thoughts about the book

Yes!

It about that time

Is there a follow up?

Thanks for sharing that great quote Matt.

Matt McNabola the actor?

TraumaER no, the writer

The actor you're thinking of is Samuel L. Jackson, not Samuel Johnson.

TraumaER HAHAHAH samuel johnson actually created the first english dictionary !

Looks like he is a freshmen or second year. I hope he keeps growing and sharing.

He's not that young....

@@midnull6009 19-20 years old is not that young to you?

@@uvotmin , what do you think about 21-22 age?

I just discovered him today and I am like WOW

Same doubt?

Haha you have to cut off something to do it

@@maritareads5229 Mobile phone!?

@@shubhamhundet8351 yeah a big one is cutting down social media time and Netflix/tv for me. Also I'm listening to more audiobooks instead of podcasts. You'd be surprised at how much "free" time you have

@@maritareads5229 Thanks a lot 🙏💕..

You really weren't kidding about your love for Audible. AUDIBLE 4 LIFE!!!

Bro is it really you, I watch you so much

Ayy Daniel my man

Is that you Chris Breezy? Keep up the positivity.

Chris Brown OMG I stumbled upon Daniel Pink's twitter account this morning and guess what. I wasn't able to attend classes cause I was sooo into his tweets LMAO thanks for the recommendation!!

Read - ATOMIC HABITS by James Clear

also 1984 by George Orwell (he also wrote animal farm!)

thank you!

Will try this. Just started reading.

Why no Dostoevsky? :(

Hmm good recommendation!

carl sagan is the real deal

oaksterdam Homo Sapiens, which he went over in this video, is actually just like a book that you recommended.

+lonely wolf yeah sounds like it, though I think the one from Carl Sagan is more about speculations about how it happened

how do you read that fast and retain information? i struggle heaps

Thank you for sharing this! This is very profound and true.

Shreya kalloli you can start today.

Shreya kalloli same

Mohit Kumar clearly it'll be a distraction from exams

same here..i have a month for my finals..and john is keeping me motivated.

Have you started yet? :)

John's mom here. THIS IS WHAT I KEEP ASKING HIM TOO.

Hi John's mom!

Susan Fish your son is really inspirational and intelligent. You must be really proud of him.

Hi John's mom! You must be proud of your son, he is really hardworking and inspirational!

Judging by how little he thought of Origin, I doubt it's his cup of tea.

idk abt him but when i read , if i find something which is very useful or jus amazing i will underline or highlight it definitely ....i don't like to take notes in a separate book as it seems like an academic thing lol

I‘d love to know as well :)

How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler, this great book can answer your question.

I jot down notes on a separate notebook to organize key concepts mentioned in each chapter. It's so much smarter to have a quick reference rather than have to look where you wrote each important concept.

Lily Jasmine People do this? I just read and remember everything.

They are two great books!

Incredible books

Matt, I definitely agree with you. I look up to Malcolm X, and his autobiography made me realize that is life is truly an inspiration. John should really read it.

I'm reading it now and halfway through it. I'm loving it!

awesome!

Since I saw John's first video about reading a book a week, I decided to try it out, read 8 so far, so this is how I did it (even though its not that much) read one book from a writer, if you like it, you will find other books from that author you'll like. I also took recommendations from other people, including influencers, friends, or people I talk to on IG haha. Audible and amazon(i think) give you recommendations after you read one book, so you'll find well rated books from the same category just by looking for one. I hope that helps :) I really recommend if you are into the IT and social media world, "hatching twitter".

Kyrana Lilia Think of issues that can be interesting to you or draw your attention in a public library or bookstore

I Write A Song A Day flow

JLCodes Excellent question. I look to movies and TV for fiction, but books for non fiction subjects.

It’s individual to everyone but a good way to work out what yours is to pick up a book and read for an hour then count how many pages you’ve read. I think if I remember correctly that most people read around 50-70 pages an hour. So if you read at this speed and you’ve got a 300 page book to read it’s going to take you about 5-6 hours. How long you take to read will vary depending on your own reading speed, if you skim read, what books you’re reading, if you take notes... Also if you’re out of the habit of reading or don’t read often you might find yourself speeding up as you get into it. But doing this gives you a basic ball park to work in. Edit: I’d recommend anyone aiming to read more but who doesn’t read very much at the moment tries reading really widely at first. Get Goodreads, look for things that catch your eye on it, make an Amazon wish list, get recommendations from friends. Try not just non-fiction and fiction but history, biography, autobiography, science books, self improvement, historical fiction, graphic novels, sci-fi, fantasy, classics, YA... that way you have an idea of what your reading is for. Do you want to challenge yourself or is it more about having fun? You might like to read only educational things and save TV for entertainment. Or you might find reading is really relaxing so you like to read YA or Nickolas Sparks romance novels to unwind before bed. Or you might like to read philosophy to broaden your mind but also read sci-fi for escapism. Even if you find you absolutely adore detective stories and would happily only read them for the rest of your life I’d keep regularly trying new things every now and again because you might discover something else you have a passion for and love equally as much.

Hallie Hurst Also if you're reading a book that's not written with your mother tounge, you'll spend more time deepening on how hard the book is for you.

Aisha Alward Fair point. Often when I read various writers on a common topic I have to remind myself that I’m only reading English writers or works that have been translated.

aisha....may be u can start books with authors whose native language isn't english too ...like going by your name i can tell u might be an indian ...so go with indian english authors for getting acclimated with the english writing as their english is pretty easy and not so subtle to understand ...

OM already used books maybe? I can Imagine that regarding the looks of e.g. flow, that he buys used and therefore cheaper books... So like around 5-8€ and ordering them at the same time can save shipping so 6,5€ × 50= 325€. And also borrow and buy from Friends and local events where they also sell used books? (Dont know if this is common in the US)

The library, just swipe the card and check out the book. He's in Harvard, pretty sure there is a library on campus

Kenyatte Jay what’s sad is that probably 95% of today’s hs student never been to a library before. 📚

Or the Thrift Books website

check out paperbackswap.com where you can trade books after reading them

Le HippieVibe Isn’t he that Canadian Nazi?

@@phone5579 no, but the book is excessively long considering the substance

@@phone5579 Hahaha you are such a triggered leftist. JP isnt even right wing, he's to the right of marxism, but anyone sane is nowadays

He's in CS. Occupational hazard?

I agree, but admittedly he's still pretty young. I wouldn't care for most of these, but I can't say that a 20 year old version wouldn't.

I am 25 y.o. , but of course everyone needs to go through a path to understand something. I guess, as smart as he seems to be, he will figure things out earlier than I did

I agree with you. Most of the things I have read and i still think about daily, I have learned from reading sci-fi books and other fiction. They are like thought-experiments and really make me think about the world in new ways. I read 1984 by George Orwell when i was 19 and now five years later, it is still one of the most impactful books i have ever read.

Also, is your channel name from the Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov? I am currently reading that book :)

Yes, The foundation is my favourite story so far. I read all the 7 books, non only the trilogy, from Prelude to Foundation to Foundation and Earth. I really enjoyed how Hari Seldon has been introduced in the first one, and many other things that I cannot say now ( spoiler ). Plus, 1984, along with The time Machine, really enhanced my perception of things. Really appreciated you comment, though. Have a great day, from Italy =)

Johan Hoon to be fair, since many of the books are self-help or nonfiction, i think they can be read faster. if you’re going to read james joyce, for example, that requires much more mental effort to read and understand. (plus all self help/motivational books are lowkey the same lmao) but i totally agree about the quality over quantity!!

Haretz tj same..

Innocentface 247 looks like we're on the same boat ;)

I've many times heard that smart (or something along those lines) people remember the ideas while less smart would remember the events and the least would remember names. Its supposed to be an ethics lesson type of thing about how we should focus on the real meaning behind things instead of gossipping about people but maybe its the same logic?

may be the names in the story aren't from ur native language or they aren't popular names ..if not idk

When I read books,I mostly remember about the story,the lessons and the story behind each characters.But the date,the name of the place and the characters’ name i most likely to forget EXCEPT the main character name Btw,books doesnt rlly improve my language but it does improve on how I think,general knowledge and the changes of myself as a person so sorry if my english is bad(english is my 2nd language.Malay is my 1st language)

Between the World and Me IS A GREAT BOOK.