Choose Empowering Beliefs to Unlock Motivation and Resilience
Beyond Belief by Nir Eyal This book show how beliefs function as powerful mental tools, showing us how to deliberately choose the right ones to unlock lasting motivation, resilience, and personal progress. @nireyal
AI’s 15‑Year Evolution Explored in New Book
Just finished this riveting, fact-based, storytelling book on how AI rose in the past 15+ years to where it is today, by @scmallaby, featuring @demishassabis and @GoogleDeepMind. Join Sebastian and me for a Ground Truths live podcast tomorrow 12N PT https://t.co/YllXW9J82k...
Defending the Rich: Latest Economic Books Reviewed
From the house that brought you How to Spend It: In defence of the rich — and other new economic books https://t.co/DB0eFhiqzL
12 Timeless Lessons to Read Any Book Better
This book is the ultimate guide to becoming a better reader. It was first published in 1940 and became an instant bestseller. It will teach you how to get more value out of every book you read. Here are 12 key lessons...
HarperCollins Turns Books Into AI Shorts, Pays Authors
HarperCollins is turning authors’ books into AI YouTube Shorts HarperCollins has partnered with Toonstar to turn books into AI YouTube Shorts The launch starts with Lisa Greenwald’s Friendship List series Episodes run 2–10 minutes, targeting young YouTube audiences Toonstar’s CEO says “creator-led,” with authors...
Finance Wars Shaped America: Hamilton Triumphs Over Egalitarians
I just finished William Hogeland's fascinating book on the struggles over finance and credit during the formative period of the US republic, during which time radical, egalitarian movements were, for better or worse, defeated by financial elites. Alexander Hamilton may not...
Insights From Stock Market Maestros Authors Revealed
In this conversation, @Valuehunte and I sit down with Lee Freeman-Shor and Clare Flynn Levy to talk about their new book, Stock Market Maestros. I really enjoyed this conversation. https://t.co/Qzkn4Pmzg8
Second‑person Rabbit Narrator Proves Bold Storytelling Works
You know what, my upcoming book starts off in the second-person, from the point of view of a fucking rabbit, and it absolutely kills. I'm not in the slightest bit worried that readers won't read it. Write your stories how they...
Novorossiysk Hosts Vivid Live Staging of Wells' War
Last night in the Russian port of Novorossiysk, there was a rather vivid staging of The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. https://t.co/KeOGNlxmT6
Indie Rock Explosion: A Complete Cultural History Arrives
SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion in stores now https://t.co/NTUo1h3Ad4
Gibran's Heartfelt Plea to Soldiers in Futile War
Sentinels of the soul – Kahlil Gibran's moving letter to a soldier in a senseless war https://t.co/mYmRdtIqX3
Apocalyptic Masterclass Leaves Unshakable, Lasting Fears
Just finished reading this absolute masterclass in apocalyptic story telling. I have fears I never thought of before and will never stop thinking about for the rest of my days. The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham
45k Words Written, Rough Draft Near Completion
45,000 words into my next book. Making serious progress. I think my rough draft will be done by the end of the month.
Success Varies: Most Books Never Consistently Hit Bestseller
Same. Mexican Gothic did very well, but nothing else of mine has sold at that level. Novels like Untamed Shore have sold very few copies. And then there are books like The Beautiful Ones, which sold small numbers of copies...
Carnegie’s Lost Chapter on Claude Skills Revealed
Dale Carnegie actually had an entire chapter in How to Win Friends and Influence People about using Claude Skills, but it got cut the week before publication because his editors thought the book was too long.
Havel's Prison Letter Teaches Embracing Your Greatest Failure
Vaclav Havel, writing from prison, on how to live with your greatest failure — one of the most extraordinary letters I have ever read https://t.co/OgrD5Uff8C
Feudal Media Theory Becomes Book This Fall
BIG NEWS: I am turning my #FeudalMedia theory into a book. Due out Fall 2026. Excerpt at link: https://t.co/HDfEKILkil
Sister of the James Brothers' Dying Wisdom on Living Fully
William and Henry James had a sister, Alice, at least as brilliant as her brothers. When she was dying from a mysterious malady, she wrote stunningly about how to live fully: https://t.co/oliNlRIW1C
Books to Reignite Energy When You're Burned Out
Read these books if you are feeling burned out. All books are available at the paintedporchbookshop
Fiction Serves as Refuge From Digital Overload
Oh, my. 'There are readers–I count myself among them–who turn to fiction as an antidote to the digital din of everyday life. Just seeing the word “app” on a page is rage-inducing.' Transcription by Ben Lerner review–a stunning exploration of technology...
Essential Lifestyle Medicine Handbook for Health Professionals
Here's a lifestyle medicine book for anyone interested in the research and guidelines around healthy living, specifically exercise, nutrition, stress management, sleep, social connection+avoidance of risky substances. I co-authored it with the two Presidents of the Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group...
Year's Top Reads: War, Exploration, and Atomic History
Reading's fun recap of my favorite books this year so far, featuring WWI trenches, WWII bombers, Columbus, Magellan, and nukes https://t.co/RUBofa98FX
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Margaret Mead and James Baldwin's forgotten, prophetic conversation about reimagining democracy for a post-consumerist age https://t.co/6kZgn33NZP
Japanese Art Captures Christianity Better than Many Western Works
Since this English-Japanese Twitter cambrian exchange is happening around Easter, I feel I should point out that Japan has produced the two fictional works that I think most understand Christianity: the novel "Silence" by Shusaku Endo and the film "Tokyo...
90-Day AI Blueprint: Executives' Action Plan
My dear friend and former Altimeter Group partner @CharleneLi and co-author Dr. Katia Walsh, one of the world's first chief AI officers, have a new book out. 🙌 This might be the book executives and boards didn't know they need until...
All-Time Favorite Wisdom + 52% Off My Book
Leave a 💙 if these all time favorites resonate. Which slide is for you? Credit from the first slide onward: @drmarkhyman @thirdeyethoughts @case.kenny @scottdclary @thirdeyethoughts @the.alchemist @the.alchemist @adamgrant @wordsarevibrations @markmanson @yung_pueblo @yung_pueblo Comment “read” and I’ll send you a limited time 52%...
Tom Hanks' Ninth Commandment Shocks Dollarama Reader
I found a book at Dollarama. It has ten commandments distilled from Tom Hanks’s life. The ninth one… stopped me cold. This week’s Lantern: https://t.co/X3J4fdURVD https://t.co/1lwSUSZut8
The One Book for Every Slightly Weird Person
This is the book for every slightly weird person you know. That means every person you know.
Deadlines Spark Discovery: Constraints Fuel Innovation
The story of Mendeleev discovering the periodic table in a dream is completely false, and the truth is far more useful. He didn't need the freedom of a dream, he needed a deadline. A tight book contract forced him to...
This Year's Top Picks: Hilariously Honest Kids' Books
This year's list: The Going to Bed Book The Potty Book for Boys Who Pooped on Me?
Samagerie Recommends Great Books at Painted Porch
samagerie has great book recs if anyone needs any. All books availabe at the paintedporchbookshop
Choose POV
An author on TikTok asked me which POV in fiction is more marketable. I responded that the POV needs to fit the book, and it needs to be done well no matter which one you choose. This whole question of...
10 Wealth Lessons That Distinguish the Rich
I Read 100 Wealth Books: These 10 Lessons Separate The Rich People From Everyone Else https://t.co/krRorUYDnW
The Elsewhere Express: A Beautiful Story That Lingers
Finished reading+listening to The Elsewhere Express. It’s a gorgeous book & a gorgeous story. I miss it already…
China Book Review Announces 2025 Nonfiction Shortlist
China Book Review's shortlist for the 2025 Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Book on China https://t.co/08lsjdMCVJ
Great Writing Finds Detail, Empathy, and Real Problem‑Solving
My favorite quotes from this interview with Wright Thompson: - Profiles are about figuring out what is a central complication of somebody's life and how, on a daily basis, they go about solving it. - “A great detail will do the...
How Dying Mothers Sparked Handwashing and Frankenstein’s Romance
Dying mothers, the birth of handwashing, and the bittersweet true love story behind Frankenstein https://t.co/cZpyMC8mmY
Steal, Improve, and Learn From Hemingway’s Advice
"In any art you're allowed to steal anything if you can make it better." Hemingways advice on writing, ambition, and his reading list of essential books for aspiring writers: https://t.co/NGKYFHnQDr
Cultivate and Polish Your Unique Authorial Voice
The ideal scenario is to find/develop your own authorial voice, and then refine it to make it the cleanest, optimal form of your style that you can.
Essential Reads to Master and Streamline Any System
Here are 8 books that'll fix your systems: Traction The Goal Clockwork Built to Sell The E-Myth Who Not How Work the System The Checklist Manifesto The Notion Beginner Manual What did I miss?
Join Me at Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival Reading The Body In The Mobile Library
Book now for my appearance at the Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival on Tuesday May 5th at 7:30pm - reading from my short fiction collection The Body In The Mobile Library @twlitfest https://t.co/OsLY0KADZA
Read John Scalzi's Redshirts—A Must‑Read for Twitter Fans
LoL. If you haven't yet read Redshirts by John Scalzi (who used to post on Twitter but left) you should.
Delight as Resistance: Berry’s Path to Sanity
The measure of a rich life – Wendell Berry on delight as a force of resistance and the key to felicitous sanity during hardship https://t.co/F1GzTNXgcR
Five Life‑Changing Books That Arrived Just In Time
RT @JoeContrera Over the course of my life I have read and been influenced by a great many books. It always seemed like the perfect book appeared when I needed to read it the most. Here's my list of five transformative...
Success Comes From Writing Relentlessly, No Matter What
Keep writing. Even when it’s hard. Keep writing through the self-doubt. Through the waning motivation. Through the publishing disappointments. Through the bad reviews. The authors who succeed in this difficult business know that perseverance and consistency matter more than anything else. They continue...
Stan's Classic Book: Essential Guide to Trend Analysis
Good rules from my good friend Stan the Man. I just spoke with him the other day. Stan is a national treasure. He calls me his "brother from another mother." If you haven't read his book, it's a classic...
Signed 2,000 Bookplates, Copies Available at B&N
BTS of me signing bookplates for The Meaning Of Your Life. I had to sign 2000 of these things. Luckily, Penguin attached them to the books without any extra effort on my behalf. I did write the book, after all. Signed copies...
Don't Police Everyday Writing While Protecting Artistic Creators
No one is asking poets and novelists to give that up for AI. Yet they seem determined to limit how other people write. Just leave others to do the practical, everyday writing for communications with help from AI. Stop the...
Discovering Feynman's Legendary Impact Through Science Perspective
Wow after reading so much Feynman from a science pov i had never come across this. He truly was a legendary human in every way.
Penguin Random House Sues OpenAI for Copying Children's Books
Another AI lawsuit, this time for OpenAI (again) -> Penguin Random House sues OpenAI for copyright infringement, alleging its LLM "memorized" a popular German children's book series and can reproduce the content "In response to the prompt “Can you write a...