Read these books.
2009-06-18
At first I was going to write a long essay here about what a big difference these books have made in my life.
But that would be more blah-blah-blah about me, whereas books are really about you.
So instead, I'm just going to point you to something that will change your life. My book list.
http://sivers.org/book
Read that instead of this.
That's a very informative & helpful list thank, some of the books were on my radar. Also thanks for the notes !
But no music industry specific book ?
I like Confessions of a Record Producer by Moses Avalon. In addition to your e-book of course.
Great list, thanks - FYI it looks like the links to your notes aren't working (ie the link to your notes on The Time Paradox is http:///book/TimeParadox)
Weird. Try it again? Still happening? -- Derek
Thats a great list, and i'm happy I've ready many of them. Is that list in an order of 'read this first'? Any recommendations?
Yeah if you sort by rating (actually it's the default when you first look at the page) then the ones with my top rating are on top. -- Derek
Thank you for the notes for each book, Derek. This makes the list much easier to check. Steve Pavlina is brilliant.
Peter
Hello,
Thanks for the list and notes, some of those books I have already read and indeed enjoy.
However I have a couple of questions:
first, would it be correct to say that most of them you read only _after_ the great changes in your life?
and second, what is your prefferd way for taking notes? I find it hard to take notes while reading since it breaks thread of though, however after you finish reading you usually don't remember all that you've found interesting.
Amit
I've always read a ton of books like this. I only started taking notes on them in 2007. So yes, these books shown here were all read after 2007, after I was already quite successful, but books like this are the reason for my success. Definitely. Everything I know I learned from books. As for notes: read with pen in hand, and underline or circle everything you find interesting. Then when done with the book, go to your computer, go back to the start of the book, and type out everything you underlined. (That's what I do.) Then I can give the book away and have searchable and sharable notes forever. -- Derek
I just bought the 4 Hour Workweek via Audible.com via iTunes. I do not have a full-time job, I'm working as a musician full-time. Alone. No record label, no booking agent, no marketing team. I'm seriously hoping this book will help make my time more effective so I can stop working 60 hours a week and start CAMPING again.
Derek,
Thanks for your list and notes. I've spent the last few hours going through them and many of your other blogs just for pure inspiration to get off my ass today and get to writing! I will do that in the next 10 minutes but before I do, I want to make you aware of a book that I absolutely loved that wasn't on your list.
It's called "Aim Low" by Dave Dunseath and it made me laugh hysterically. It's tongue in cheek but also has profound truth in it. I feel like it's aimed for perfectionists because it really resonated with me. It talks about if you spend your whole life trying to be #1, then you miss a whole life that could be just as fulfilling. After reading it, I felt like I could give myself a break from achieving, achieving, achieving and realize just how good I already have it! Anyway, it's so much fun to read and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for some solid inspiration that comes in the form of highly sarcastic, self-deprecating humor