📚 My Favorite Books of 2024, Black Friday Deals, and more.

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Here are a few popular book summaries you may have missed:

• “How to Change” by Katy Milkman

• “A Calendar of Wisdom” by Leo Tolstoy

• “The Great Mental Models” by Shane Parrish

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📚 Book Recommendations:

I spent this Thanksgiving weekend catching up with friends and family, so instead of an in-depth book summary, here’s a short list of my favorite books of 2024.

I’ll share a more detailed post in the near future.

Here’s the list (in no particular order):

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• “The Creative Act” by Rick Rubin

• “Slow Productivity” by Cal Newport

• “Crypto Confidential” by Nat Eliason

• “Never Enough” by Andrew Wilkinson

• “Napoleon’s Library” by Louis Sarkozy

• “Tuesdays With Morrie” by Mitch Albom

• “Million Dollar Weekend” by Noah Kagan

• "Glucose Revolution” by Jessie Inchauspe

• “Good Energy” by Casey and Calley Means

• “Disappointing Affirmations” by Dave Tarnowski

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Thank you for your support, read on everyone!

-Alex W.