Books Recommended by James Clear
Reading lists by year: 2022 · 2020 · 2015
Books by James Clear
39 books recommended by James Clear
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
by Nir Eyal
In a world filled with noise, Indistractable provides a framework that will deliver the focus you need to get results.
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The War of Art is a book for anyone who struggles from The Resistance, which is the force that prevents us from creating what we want to create.
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
by Mark Manson
Mark Manson is a master of thought-provoking and counterintuitive insights. His easy-to-read style will have you turning pages for hours.
The Martian
by Andy Weir
Hot damn. This is my favorite fiction book that I’ve read this year. If you like space, read this book. If you like science, read this book.
Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life
by Steve Martin
This fantastic book provided beautiful insights not only into the details of his comedy act, but also into his early life and career development.
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
by Mason Currey
Many of the individual stories are great, but here’s one takeaway I had from the book: everyone’s rituals are unique to their lifestyle, but all great artists share one thing in common—they have a time and space to do their work with consistency and without interruption.
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How successful people become even more successful
3 Reasons to Read This Book You’re already successful, but you’re know you’re not perfect.
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
3 Reasons to Read This Book You need a reminder of why you should be grateful for the life you live. You need a reminder of why it is important to live a balanced life. You want to be inspired and you like short books.
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
by Mohsin Hamid
3 Reasons to Read This Book You want a sobering reminder of the sacrifice success often requires. You want to follow an exciting story that carries you through many different stages of life.
The Art of Profitability
3 Reasons to Read This Book A list of ways to make more profit for your company sounds interesting to you. You like being reminded of business strategies you should be using, but aren’t. You are an entrepreneur.
The Emperor of All Maladies
I highly recommend it for anyone interested in science, history, or the story of how we treat cancer.
The New New Thing
If you’re interested in hearing about completely delusional Silicon Valley investors, gutsy serial entrepreneurs, and the people who have their lives transformed or wrecked because of them, you’ll love this book.
The Practicing Mind
3 Reasons to Read This Book You want to be reminded of the simple path to mastery.
The Reason I Jump
3 Reasons to Read This Book You don’t know much about autism or what it’s like to live with autism and you’re interested enough to learn more. You’d like a glimpse inside the mind of someone who is likely very different from you. You want to be reminded of how every life has value.
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