Will Chou's Personal Development Podcast Archive

Do you ever feel overwhelmed or confused with so many books out there?

It can feel confusing deciding which book will actually help you. You don’t want to waste your time. Yet you really feel like excited and ambitious because you want to improve yourself.

In today’s podcast episode, I want to share with you the best books to read to get smarter. You will also learn what are healthy and unhealthy motivators to get smarter, and why obscure, historical, niche books like The Prince are not good books to read to demonstrate your intelligence.

Once you’ve had a chance to listen, I’d love to hear from you:

* Which book did you like best and why?

* Why do you want to be smarter?

Leave a comment below and let me know.

Remember, give as much detail as possible. Many ambitious people come here every day for knowledge and improvement and your input could be just what they need to change their lives.

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A common question ambitious men in their early 20’s ask me is, “What life changing books should I read?”

For me, asking any question about books, especially life-changing books, is a tough one to answer.

That’s because I read a lot more books than the average person and have a lot more to draw from. Therefore, it can be like asking a musician what their favorite song is. But here are my top ten suggestions for now:

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1.Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

Life is more than about just making money. In fact, I have found a lot of rich people are still unhappy or unfulfilled. Therefore, this book does a great job addressing other life concerns.

The author saw hundreds of people pass because she worked in a retirement home.

I have definitely changed how I live my life and what I want to do because of the book. My priorities have shifted.

Biggest takeaways: Do more things that

Jeff Bezos. Founder of Amazon.com. The 5th richest person in the world. Leader in modern retail. How did he do it?

Recently, I learned just that. I read the book The Everything Store, which details Jeff Bezos’s journey as he built Amazon.com into one of the world’s largest, most successful companies. The author interviewed hundreds of Jeff’s closest associates, including the man himself.

In this article, you’ll learn timeless strategies from a man who built an Internet company from nothing to one of the largest companies in the world in under 20  years.

Here are the top lessons I learned from the book:

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Part 1:

1.Choose The Option That Will Give You Less Regret

Jeff invented what he calls the &#

Here’s a question that a lot of us struggle with:

How do you compete with people better than you? It’s frustrating to see your peers seemingly making so much money, traveling the world, and outperforming you. How do they do it? Is it talent? Is it luck? Not exactly.

Today, I want to share with you some success levers you can use to increase your results in life. I learned about these from extensive study of billionaires, millionaires, and other top achievers.

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There’s only a couple reliable ways you can listen to free self-help audio books:

* Check it out at a library.

* Find them on YouTube.

* Podcasts.

The library is great because you are often surprised by how extensive their collection is. New audio books that you don’t think they would have they sometimes do.

The downside is:

* Sometimes, they still don’t have what you want.

* You have to wait in line for it.

* It might be old or used.

* You can use it for a limited time before returning it.

* Depending on where you live, your public library collection could be worse.

Having said that, the library is still an amazing resource. I have managed to save a ton of money by finding old and new books I would have otherwise had to buy. You can even request for them to buy a book and they sometimes will do it.

Now, let’s talk about the YouTube option. People will sometimes i