17 “Self-Help” Books for Quant Investors

Took a look at my book shelf this morning and decided to share some of my non-finance books that help me grow as a quant investor.

It’s an eclectic list, not in the order of importance.

  1. A More Beautiful Question” by Warren Berger

  2. Rework” by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

  3. Measure What Matters” by John Doerr

  4. The Business of Creativity” by Keith Granet

  5. Alchemy” by Rory Sutherland

  6. The ONE Thing” by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

  7. Blue Ocean Strategy” by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne

  8. Essentialism” by Greg McKeown

  9. Deep Work” by Cal Newport

  10. Start with Why” by Simon Sinek

  11. Skin in the Game” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  12. Innovation Tournaments” by Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich

  13. The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield

  14. The Four Agreements” by don Miguel Ruiz

  15. Who” by Geoff Smart

  16. A Whole New Mind” by Daniel H. Pink

  17. What Motivates Me” by Adrian Gostick, Chester Elton

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