LEARNING
The main topics of my interest are web development, tech startups, psychology, networks (both virtual and personal) and distribution (sales and marketing). I firmly believe that all these fields are connected and technology should make people's life easier not harder.
Here is the LIST of books, blogs and courses I've finished or planning to consume. To avoid the paradox of choice go for all the books that are rated 5+. Regardless what kind of things you are interested in reading those books will definitely help you down the road. In case of you don't want to search for them in the list I included some of the best ones on business and coding below.
BUSINESS BOOKS
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One of the best business books out there. Thiel explains how new businesses are born and growing. He examines all the aspects of a startup from market through product to distribution.
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One of my favorite books on psychology. There are so many simple steps that can be taken everyday to be a better person. Carnegie doesn't say anything new but perfectly sums up the most important parts of human interactions.
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When stakes are high or the conversation is emotional we are tend to communicate poorly. Patterson gives invaluable advices on how to realize if we are in a critical situation and how to react to them.
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Andreessen is one of the greatest minds in the Silicon Valley. In his blog he teaches founders and young professionals how to achieve their goals in their business or chosen field. I wish I had had this book when I was 16.
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If you are interested in SaaS sales then this is the book. A lot of people have a false imagination about how sales work. With reading this you will know all the details.
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The famous book on persuasion based on the principles on reciprocity, consistency, social proof, authority, liking and scarcity.
CODING BOOKS
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It's a pretty amazing and detailed Ruby book which helps to get a deeper understanding of how Ruby works under the hood.
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Metz can boil down even the most complex topics to the underlying principles. She explains in a simple way how to apply OOP principles to have a maintainable and changeable codebase.
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The book introduces the most common Rails antipatterns and explains how to avoid them. For people who are new to Rails this book will help a lot to improve their Rails skills.
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It introduces how to leverage metaprogramming to write better Ruby code. Explanations are great and easy to understand.
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Probably the best rails book. It unfolds how Rails works under the hood by recreating a barebone version of it.
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Amazing intro to basic data structures and algorithms. Written in python with a bunch of great illustrations.