Anthony Avedissian

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Poor Charlie's Almanack, Charles Munger (9/10)

A nostalgic compilation of Charlie Munger's life stories, wisdom, insights, and strategies applied to investing and other areas of life

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Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu (10/10)

A collection of 81 poetic verses that convey the essence of Taoist philosophy

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Masters of Doom, David Kushner (6/10)

A story about how two nerds built iconic video games while eating pizza, got rich, and saw their friendship crumble

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Build, Tony Fadell (7/10)

A guidebook on company and product building

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The Future Is Faster Than You Think, Peter Diamandis (8/10)

An exploration of how exponential technologies are converging and accelerating

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I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Ramit Sethi (2/10)

Personal finance guide that offers practical advice on managing money, saving, and investing

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The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel (9/10)

A short, concise, and comprehensive personal finance book

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Algorithms to Live By, Brian Christian (8/10)

Applying computer science principles to everyday human-decision making

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Breath, James Nestor (6/10)

An exploration of the often-overlooked impact of breathing on health and well-being

Self-Help

Annual Reflections

My six-part annual review practice

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Predictably Irrational, Dan Ariely (7/10)

An insight into cognitive bias and irrational decision-making

DAOs: An Institutional View

I was recently a speaker at Miami Web3 Summit and assigned the topic “DAOs: An Institutional View.” The session’s description was: “Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a new form of structuring social groups, bringing people together for a shared cause while rewarding those who contribute. Institutions have started to

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AI Superpowers, Kai-Fu Lee (8/10)

An analysis of the global race between China and the US in AI development

Investing

The Power Law, Sebastian Mallaby (9/10)

An exploration of the VC industry and its impact on the modern economy and startup innovation

Crypto

A Historian's Judgement

A judgment on open standards, open source, and open participation

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The Way of the Superior Man, David Deida (9/10)

A spiritual guide for men

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Deep Work, Cal Newport (6/10)

A self-help book about focus, productivity, and work

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Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink & Leif Babin (6/10)

A collection of life lessons and business principles extracted from war stories

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The Code Book, Simon Singh (6/10)

A story of ciphers and encryption through history

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The Infinite Machine, Camila Russo (7/10)

An animated, colorful, and non-technical history of Ethereum

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How the Internet Happened, Brian McCullough (10/10)

The trials and tribulations and the tech companies, personalities, and rivalries that formed the Web 2.0 internet as we know it today

Nomad

Lisbon to Miami

Outdoor vibes and other considerations

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Think Like a Monk, Jay Shetty (7/10)

Simple and accessible self-help book around meditation and mindfulness

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The Business of Belonging, David Spinks (8/10)

A “how to” on how to use community to make more money and grow your business

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Impact Networks, David Ehrlichman (9/10)

A practical guide to forming an impact network – a network created to help people/groups collaborate on a shared purpose