Pretty provocative statement. Surely I can't be serious about this...right? At least with porn you know its bad for you. Books on the other hand are assumed to be good for you, so you don't have any defenses towards 'em. Books give you the feeling of accomplishment without sacrifice. Books give you the feeling of knowlege without real experience. BOOKS DON"T MAKE YOU SMARTER They don't actually make your life better. Watch this now: https://youtu.be/tFueo2tz78M?si=YmI5a7lYvXy-lXIC

As time passed, I assumed that the reading list would expand. The opposite happened! There were additions for sure, but more books were removed than added. Here's the updated list. The * represents the best of the best Economics: 1. The Bitcoin Standard, S. Ammous* 2. Basic Economics, T. Sowell Human Nature: 1. The Righteous Mind, J. Haidt* 2. The Selfish Gene, R. Dawkins* 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 1. $100M Offers, $100M Leads, $100M Money Models, A. Hormozi* 2. Expert Secrets by R. Brunson 3. Bringing Out the Best in People, A. Daniels* 4. Yes! R. Cialdini* 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬: 1. Book of Pook, Pook* 2. The Inner Game of Tennis, W.T. Gallwey* 3. 3% Man, C. Wayne 4. How to Win Friends and Influence People, D. Carnegie 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 & Happiness: 1. Happiness Hypothesis, J. Haidt* 2. 10% Happier, D. Harris 3. War of Art, S. Pressfield 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: 1. Storm Before the Storm, M. Duncan 2. Rogue Heroes, B. Macintyre 3. Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants, G. Ryan* 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 & 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 1. Gilgamesh, Unknown* 2. Faust, J.W. von Goethe 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 & 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 1. Starship Troopers, R.A. Heinlein 2. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, R.A. Heinlein 3. Troy, S. Fry* 4. Heroes, S. Fry 5. Mythos, S. Fry 6. Odyssey, S. Fry 7. Iliad, Homer* 8. The Count of Monte Cristo, A. Dumas* 9. Night Lords Trilogy, A.D. Bowden 10. Atlas Shrugged, A. Rand

This is a solvable problem btw