2023 Book Recommendations for Marketing, Philosophy, Business, and Life

Key insights

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  Books have been the single biggest factor in helping the speaker start and grow their business to seven figures and in their personal development.
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  "If you are interested in a book that will lead you to a rich life but you've kind of thought that hey this obsession that we have in society with like chasing more and more money feels like maybe not the right thing then this is interesting."
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  "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" is an absolute classic that even someone who has never read it before can benefit from.
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  The seven habits in Stephen Covey's book are not just about success, but also about emotional intelligence and empathetic communication.
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  "Reading 'The Precipice' by Toby Ord gave me a little bit more of an appreciation for things like the risks of AI and nuclear war and bio bioterrorism and moral value lock-in and these other things that he talks about."
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  Richard Wiseman argues in his book that people who consider themselves lucky have generally better lives, are happier, less stressed, more resilient, productive, and creative.
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  Reading "Sapiens" can level up your understanding of the world in a very readable way, even if you've been putting it off because it feels dense.
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  "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" is a must-read fiction book that explores the life of a Hollywood icon and her seven marriages.