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Fooled by Randomness

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
44 readers · Economics, Psychology, Mathematics

hoodwink · Feb 4, 2017

Working in the finance industry, that book changed my life.

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The 4-Hour Workweek

Timothy Ferriss
26 readers · Business, Society, Learning

hoodwink · Sep 2, 2016

Four Hour Work Week led me to Vagabonding

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Walden

Henry David Thoreau
20 readers · Nature, Philosophy, Biography

hoodwink · Sep 2, 2016

you should read the inspiration for Vagabonding: Walden by Thoreau

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How to Read a Book

Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
14 readers · Learning, Writing, Philosophy

hoodwink · Sep 2, 2016

+1 for How To Read a Book by Mortimer Adler. I wish I had found this at a younger age.

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Vagabonding

Rolf Potts
5 readers · Society, Psychology

hoodwink · Sep 2, 2016

Vagabonding which is much better

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