Daniel Pink Recommended Books

"A fundamental outline as to how to be successful... Highly recommended read." - Ashton Kutcher

"Givers in the workplace change everybody." - Krista Tippett

"As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a book—it’s a new and shining worldview." - Susan Cain

"Good guy. Good book." - Simon Sinek

"A milestone! Well-researched, generous, actionable and important." - Seth Godin

"This book holds the key to a more satisfied and productive workplace, better customer relationships, and higher profits." - Chip Conley

"Fantastic book." - Tim Ferriss

"I love [this book]. Such a good book." - Susan Cain

"Ostensibly about the art of writing, but really it too is about life and how to tackle the problems, temptations and opportunities life throws at us." - Ryan Holiday

"I love reading about writers and the process of writing." - Matt Mullenweg

Ramit Sethi mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Great." - Brian Koppelman

"One of my very, very favorite books ever." - Stephen Dubner

"About one epic tennis match." - Tim Ferriss

"I love." - Samin Nosrat

"There’s no one better qualified than a talented journalist to introduce you to the right mindset and skill set [for listening]." - Adam Grant

Paul Graham's answer to "what’s the most beautiful book you’ve ever read?"

"About Bill Bradley." - Jim Collins

Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.

Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.

Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"[The author has] a great curiosity and [...] a great love for things." - Walter Isaacson

"I read [this book] right when I started Toms. There’s so many things that I took from [it] that allowed Toms to have this incredible growth." - Blake Mycoskie

"My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design." - DHH

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 78

"The book I’ve probably gifted the most is [this book], since I’m 16." - Esther Perel

"Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson

"Wow it's dark." - Naval Ravikant

"One of my favorite books." - David Blaine

"Every time I talk to [this author], I can't stop taking my phone out to jot down insights that pop up in the convo. [This book] has the same effect." - Tim Urban

"Superb." - Fareed Zakaria

"Sometimes the most obvious thing is the hardest to see. Thank goodness we have [this author] to light the way toward understanding loneliness and its dark corners. This book is a gift for us all." - Susan Cain

"[The author] reminds us that our national conversation about medicine has been too narrowly focused on hospitals, doctors, and drugs—and not enough on the human connections that sustain us." - Malcolm Gladwell

"An extraordinary and essential book for our time. With powerful stories and sobering truths, [the author] does a masterful job of showing how, even in the digital age, there’s no substitute for authentic human connection." - Ben Silbermann

"Examines the causes of loneliness and how we can overcome it by building community and connection." - Adam Grant

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"A great book about harnessing creativity." - Joe Rogan

"Beautiful book." - Lex Fridman

"One of the most influential books in my life." - Aubrey Marcus

One of Ryan Holiday's 2 answers to "what book are you most likely to give out as a gift?"

Seth Godin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Talks about resistance." - Brian Koppelman

"Discovers that in most fields , generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. [...] Every high school and college student should read it." - Vinod Khosla

Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.

"I think [the author's] ideas even help explain some of Microsoft's success." - Bill Gates

"[About] how many great inventions happen at the intersection of disciplines." - Changpeng Zhao

"The best book I have read [in 2019]." - Michael Mauboussin

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday

Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.

"[Also] helped me really be successful." - Ken Block

"[I] was surprised at how familiar the topics felt." - Dustin Moskovitz

"Begin with the end in mind." - Noah Kagan

"Immensely helpful and influential during my early years, it explained some of the basic mindsets required to succeed in any profession." - Kishore Biyani

"Helps you decide which action to actually take." - Michael McCullough

One of Winston Churchill's favorite books.

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 50

"Definitely worth checking out." - Tim Urban

Greg McKeown mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

One of Greg Norman's 3 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"

George Raveling mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"[The author] has distilled down all the invaluable life lessons from his podcast and presents them in a choose your own adventure format. I think it’s one of his best books." - Kevin Rose

"A baseball book for people who don't love baseball." - Nancy Pearl

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

J. Cole mentioned reading this book on The Fayetteville Observer.

Whitney Cummings mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"When I was in sixth grade I remember being very upset by the ending of [this book]." - Vlad Tenev

"There is a timeless, even transcendent, quality to this little story." - Christopher Hitchens

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

"Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' video is full of parallels to [this book]." - Korey Lane

"Melinda and I really like [this book]. When we were first dating, she had a green light that she would turn on when her office was empty and it made sense for me to come over." - Bill Gates

"I can’t do that. I’m sorry. I’ll never be a novelist." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"I'm a sucker for efficiency. This book gets so much out of what is, ultimately, a rather slim story. I adore it." - Ta-Nehisi Coates

"[The author] found he'd taken on all the great American themes, from the original 'dream' itself to the corresponding loss of innocence." - Christopher Hitchens

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

"Read [this book]." - Walter Isaacson

Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.

On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

"I'll like you five times more if you have read this book." - Jenn Im

"Its practical wisdom is immediately useful for the newly minted manager—and us old ones." - Ev Williams

"Combines cutting-edge analysis of how organizations work with engaging and accessible examples of how theory plays out in real life, with stories of what [the author] did right and wrong." - Gretchen Rubin

"Gives new managers the tools they need to help their people and company win." - Sam Altman

"An excellent, approachable and comprehensive guide for those making the transition into management." - Stewart Butterfield

"My management skills immediately improved after I started to do some of the things that [this author] recommends." - Ali Abdaal

"If you're a manager of product, design or engineering for a company built on empowered product teams, it's worth your time." - Marty Cagan

"[Shows] how everyone has the ability to create their own creative masterpiece." - Alexis Ohanian

"A juicy, rollicking tour along the path toward creativity." - Seth Godin

"Smart growth is sustainable growth and [the author] shows us how to maintain it." - Arianna Huffington

"No glib answers here, simply hard-won wisdom that will provoke big changes for organizations large and small." - Seth Godin

"I LOVE this book. PERIOD." - Tom Peters

"[The author]’s observations often hit the daily double: they say things that haven’t been said before, and they make sense." - Howard Marks

"Want to read a great book? Go grab [this one]." - Anthony Pompliano

"A wonderful and wise book." - Michael Mauboussin

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"Wonderful book." - Brad Feld

"An engrossing read that’s bursting with actionable insights for thinking differently about problems." - Adam Grant

"Makes a compelling case for each of us to level up and to contribute at a level we've talked ourselves out of." - Seth Godin

"Will change the way you see the world--and empower you to change the world itself." - Susan Cain

"An explanation of scarcity for rich intellectuals, showing how poor people do stupid things for lack of money, while rich people do stupid things for lack of time." - Esther Dyson

"The finest combination of heart and head that I have seen in our field." - Daniel Kahneman