Books Recommended by Mike Benkovich
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Honourable Mentions: Four Hour Work Week, The Happiness Hypothesis, Meditations, Catch 22, A Guide To The Good Life.
In Mike Benkovich’s words:
I'd recommend a sprinkling of business books followed by a heap of productivity and behavioural psychology books. The business books will help you with principals and the psychological books help with everything else in your life. Building your own business can really f!@# you up psychologically.
15 books recommended by Mike Benkovich
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Tim Ferriss
It's impossible to understate the impact this book had on me. In my opinion it's a modern classic!
I was working as a web developer when I first read it. The book showed me that it's possible to make a living outside of the usual trappings. A few months later I quit my job and haven't had another one since.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The Best! This book blew me away when I first read it. It was written in 1989 so the ideas won't seem new or groundbreaking. The author has a particular way of putting things that just makes sense to me. I loved this book so… Read the full quote
The Best! This book blew me away when I first read it. It was written in 1989 so the ideas won't seem new or groundbreaking. The author has a particular way of putting things that just makes sense to me. I loved this book so much that I read it again as soon as I finished it. I go back and reread it every couple of years. It's that good!
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
Lastly, honourable mention for The Alchemist. Because sometimes what you're searching for is under your nose the whole time ;)
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
by Cal Newport
I am always interested in ways I can improve my productivity and efficiency. I've found myself being a bit distracted lately so I'm hoping this will put me on the right path. I'm not expecting to learn anything new but brushing up on some of the skills I already know always helps.
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
by Dan Ariely
The title does an amazing job of summing up the entire book. Think you make rational decisions based on logic and reason? Think again! A complete eye-opener that everyone should read.
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
Last year I read the book 'Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business' by Charles Duhigg. Look passed the click-baity title and you'll find one of the best books on productivity I've ever read... And I've read a lot of them.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1)
I'm cheating here (again) because this isn't a single book but a series. This is a 14 book fantasy epic written over DECADES! It took so long to complete and is so expansive the author died before he finished. The mantle was picked up by… Read the full quote
I'm cheating here (again) because this isn't a single book but a series. This is a 14 book fantasy epic written over DECADES! It took so long to complete and is so expansive the author died before he finished. The mantle was picked up by another author who finished the series in 2014. It's a story of massive scale featuring or launching any fantasy trope you can think of. If you think Game Of Thrones is good you will love this.
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
by Stephen King
I'm a huge fan of fantasy novels when I feel like some escapism in my reading. I've read most of the major fantasy series over the years (completing The Wheel Of Time was one of my life's great achievements ;) ).
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