Bryan Johnson

Bryan Johnson's Book Recommendations

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Bryan Johnson is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author. He is the founder of Kernel, a company building advanced neural interfaces, and OS Fund, a venture capital firm. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in psychology, philosophy, and science.

23 books recommended

πŸ“š Books Recommended by Bryan Johnson 23

A Good Man

A Good Man

by Mark Shriver

"An exceptional father, a good friend, loyal, and he is a mental model of the kind of person I want to be in life."

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Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl

"His basic point is no matter the conditions we surround ourselves in, we can author our life."

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Zero

Zero

by Charles Seife

"Chronicles how hard it was for humanity to come up with and hold onto the concept of zero. No zero, no math. No zero, no engineering. No zero, no modern world as we know it..."

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Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker

"Not only did I become convinced that getting high-quality sleep is the best protector and enhancer of health and cognition, but it is also the most underappreciated."

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Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

"I started reading Thinking, Fast and Slow and I became increasingly convinced of my own fickleness and inability to actually act rationally in life."

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Principles

Principles

by Ray Dalio

"The author Ray Dalio open sourced Bridgewater’s methods in Principles and the results were good evidence that collectives can operate at higher levels when they are open and honest about and can see past their cognitive flaws."

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The Annotated Flatland

The Annotated Flatland

by Ian Stewart

"Bryan Johnson recommended this book on Twitter."

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WTF?

WTF?

by Tim O'Reilly

"I loved WTF?. Especially [the] sections on algorithms and focusing on improving human ability for the future of jobs."

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Zero to One

Zero to One

by Peter Thiel

"Just finished @peterthiel's Zero to One. A must read."

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A Mind at Play

A Mind at Play

by Jimmy Soni

"Bryan Johnson recommended this book on Twitter."

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Number

Number

by Tobias Dantzig

"Bryan Johnson recommended this book on Twitter."

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Behave

Behave

by Robert M. Sapolsky

"Bryan Johnson recommended this book on Twitter."

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The End Of Science

The End Of Science

by John Horgan

"Bryan Johnson recommended this book on Twitter."

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