Jason Fried

Jason Fried's Book Recommendations

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Jason Fried is the founder and CEO of 37signals, a web application company known for its project management tool Basecamp. He is also a co-author of multiple books on business and productivity. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in philosophy, programming, endurance, longevity, business strategy, introversion, writing, wisdom, minimalism, talent development, decision-making, and sleep.

15 books recommended 2 books authored

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📚 Books Recommended by Jason Fried 15

Thinking in Bets

Thinking in Bets

by Annie Duke

"Jason Fried mentioned this book on Twitter."

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"@philreynolds @AnnieDuke I have read Thinking in Bets. Really enjoyed that part especially. Looking for a book with dozens of examples like that, given various contexts."

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Where the Suckers Moon

Where the Suckers Moon

by Randall Rothenberg

"About the early days of Nike."

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"Q: What’s your favorite book on building a brand that ages well? #askJF - @TanWithMedia A:"

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Revising Prose

Revising Prose

by Richard A. Lanham

"If you want to be a better writer, ignore this cover and read this book:"

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"One of my favorite books."

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Seeking Wisdom

Seeking Wisdom

by Peter Bevelin

"Finally got to re-reading one of my favorite books: Seeking Wisdom, from Darwin to Munger. Highly recommended."

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"I think any book that reviews Charlie Munger’s ideas is worth reading, and this one in particular weaves in wisdom from some of history’s greatest minds."

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Endurance

Endurance

by Alfred Lansing

"Amazing story of perseverance and leadership against all odds. Riveting book."

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"I'll leave you with the one I just finished: "Endurance". It's about Ernest Shackleton's incredible attempt to cross the Antarctic continent back in the early 1900s. Amazing story of perseverance and leadership against all odds. Riveting book."

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Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker

"Highly recommended."

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"Think 6 hours is enough sleep? Think you can power through periods of limited sleep and make it up later? Think you’re immune to sleep deprivation because you’re born to hustle? Read this book and think again. “Why We Sleep” is highly recommended —>"

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A Guide to the Good Life

A Guide to the Good Life

by William B. Irvine

"The book that had the biggest impact on me this year was “A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy” —>"

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Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

"@invinciblesaad I enjoyed that book, too. Fascinating."

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Maverick

Maverick

by Ricardo Semler

"It was @ricardosemler’s 1990’s book Maverick that really gave me the extra boost to courage to run 37signals/Basecamp our way…"

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Lifespan

Lifespan

by David Sinclair

"Sinclair’s a brilliant guy (highly recommend his book “Lifespan”). Nice to see him chiming in on COVID-19. This ~12 min sobering video is worth a watch."

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Ask Your Developer

Ask Your Developer

by Jeff Lawson

"[The author]'s a really smart guy, and I’ve always enjoyed our chats."

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