Josh Waitzkin Book Recommendations
Joshua Waitzkin is an American chess player, martial arts competitor, and author.
(Read more on Wikipedia)16 Books Recommended
Grit
The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth
Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, Jodie Cook, Tom Bilyeu, Tobi Lütke, Keith Rabois
Dreaming Yourself Awake
Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Dream Yoga for Insight and Transformation
by B. Alan Wallace
"A phenomenal discussion, very systematic discussion of the art of lucid dreaming in this way that fuses East Asian philosophy with western science." - Josh Waitzkin (Source)
Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu
"Inspired my study of softness and receptivity as a counterpoint to my mad passions." - Josh Waitzkin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Rick Rubin, Naval Ravikant, Michael Gervais, Brian MacKenzie, Stewart Brand, Jason Nemer, Soman Chainani, Jack Dorsey, Jack Ma
Mindset
The New Psychology of Success
by Carol S. Dweck
Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Tobi Lütke, Satya Nadella, Tony Robbins, Ev Williams, Dustin Moskovitz, Kathryn Minshew, Tom Bilyeu, Mark Manson
Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts
Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Richard Branson, Kevin Kelly, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Phil Jackson
The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti
A Mahayana Scripture
by Vimalakirti
Josh Waitzkin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Tribe
On Homecoming and Belonging
by Sebastian Junger
"I think [this book] is really important right now." - Josh Waitzkin (Source)
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Peak
Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
by Anders Ericsson
Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
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The Drama of the Gifted Child
The Search for the True Self
by Alice Miller
Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
An Inquiry Into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig
"Inspired my cultivation of dynamic quality as a way of life." - Josh Waitzkin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Paul Graham, Drew Houston, Bryan Johnson, Ev Williams, Phil Jackson, Austen Allred, Fred Wilson
On Writing
by Larry W. Phillips
"The most potent little book of wisdom on the creative process that I have run into." - Josh Waitzkin (Source)
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On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
"Opened up the ecstatic beauty of life’s little moments to me as a teenager." - Josh Waitzkin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson, Bob Dylan, Ev Williams, Lex Fridman
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway
Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
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The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Jack Dorsey, Jack Edwards, Mark Manson, Lex Fridman, PewDiePie, Phil Keoghan
Green Hills of Africa
by Ernest Hemingway
Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
The Dharma Bums
by Jack Kerouac
Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
