Jason Fried's Book Recommendations
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.
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📚 Books Recommended by Jason Fried 15
Thinking in Bets
"Jason Fried mentioned this book on Twitter."
book list View source ↗"@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
"About the early days of Nike."
book list View source ↗"Q: What’s your favorite book on building a brand that ages well? #askJF - @TanWithMedia A:"
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Revising Prose
"If you want to be a better writer, ignore this cover and read this book:"
tweet View source ↗"One of my favorite books."
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Seeking Wisdom
"Finally got to re-reading one of my favorite books: Seeking Wisdom, from Darwin to Munger. Highly recommended."
tweet View source ↗"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
"Amazing story of perseverance and leadership against all odds. Riveting book."
book list View source ↗"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
"Highly recommended."
book list View source ↗"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
"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
"@invinciblesaad I enjoyed that book, too. Fascinating."
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Quiet
"A good book I'd recommend."
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The Talent Code
"Wonderful book w/ great insights."
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Turn the Ship Around!
"Had a profound effect on me."
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Maverick
"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
"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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The Minimalist Entrepreneur
"Pay attention."
Ask Your Developer
"[The author]'s a really smart guy, and I’ve always enjoyed our chats."
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