As a leader, Hsieh hopes to bring company culture to the next level. This is not only evident in what he reads but in what he inquires about as well. Hsieh looks to perfect company culture by asking applicants questions such as "On a scale of one to 10, how weird are you? In an interview with USA Today , Hsieh said that the book helped him because it "codifies a lot of what we've been doing instinctively and provides a great framework for all companies.
Duckworth gives the reader an inside look at her own story as the daughter of a scientist who frequently voiced his concern about her intelligence, exploring the idea that persistence is more important than intellect for achieving success. Smith believes that the book shows anyone , regardless of talent or background, that they can succeed if they have grit — a blend of passion and persistence.
Blumberg focuses on the intersection of leaders' personal values and those of their organization. The book establishes the idea that core values should not just be the guide but the basis of every decision and action. Doughtie, in an interview with Glassdoor, describes it as "a powerful book that challenges you to reflect on the importance of personal core values.
She learned that when each individual worker is aware of their own personal core values, they'll permeate the organization, strengthening decision-making and enhancing openness, collaboration and trust. Grant aims to motivate readers to follow through on their original ideas that stray from the norm. He shows his audience how to accomplish this by using studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports and entertainment.
Korey told The Muse that the book reaffirmed the importance of taking thoughtful risks, using lessons learned to iterate and improve along the way, and being willing to write your own playbook. Garry Tan. Steve Jobs. Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda. Sahil Lavingia. Steve Jobs: "There was a copy there of 'Autobiography of a Yogi' in English that a previous traveler had left, and I read it several times" One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.
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Anthony Pompliano. Tim Ferriss. Tony Hsieh. Kara Swisher. Cameron Winklevoss. Then he reread it while he stayed at a guesthouse in the foothills of the Himalayas in India. Jobs explained :. There was a copy there of "Autobiography of a Yogi" in English that a previous traveler had left, and I read it several times, because there was not a lot to do, and I walked around from village to village and recovered from my dysentery.
After Jobs got back from India, his interest in meditation continued to flourish. This is partly thanks to geographys California was the place where Zen Buddhism got its first foothold in America, and Jobs was able to attend classes led by Shunryu Suzuki, the Japanese monk who authored "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind.
Apple made a habit of disrupting itself. The iPhone, for instance, had lots of the features of the iconic iPod, thus rendering the music device obsolete. Jobs was able to see that that cannibalism was a necessary part of growth, thanks to the "Innovator's Dilemma" by legendary Harvard Business School professor Clay Christensen.
The book posits that companies get ruined by their own success, staying committed to a product even after technology and customers move on, like Blockbuster did with physical movie rentals. Jobs made it clear that the same thing wouldn't happen to Apple, as he said in his explanation of why it needed to embrace cloud computing :. It's important that we make this transformation, because of what Clayton Christensen calls "the innovator's dilemma," where people who invent something are usually the last ones to see past it, and we certainly don't want to be left behind.
Read more on Christensen. Kottke recently shared a list of the books he and Jobs read around their time at Reed--ones that inspired Jobs's travels across the globe as well as his professional pursuits.
One of the most influential works on that list is "Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind," originally published by a Canadian psychiatrist in Based on his own supposed experiences with enlightenment, Burke makes the case for a higher form of consciousness than the normal person possesses. He outlines three forms of consciousness: the simple consciousness of animals and humans; the self-consciousness of humans, which includes reason and imagination; and cosmic consciousness, which transcends factual understanding.
You can read the full text online. Buddhism was a tremendous influence in Jobs's life , and it's said that Zen philosophy helped inspire the simplistic design of Apple products. Around the time they were beginning to explore Buddhism, Kottke said he and Jobs read this spiritual autobiography by a Buddhist who was one of the last foreigners to travel through Tibet before the Chinese invasion of Here the author recounts his experiences learning about Tibetan culture and tradition.
Kottke and Jobs' literary exploration also included this biography of the 19th-century Hindu saint Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, originally published in Fans of the book say Isherwood refrains from preaching and from passing judgment on Ramakrishna's teachings.
Instead, he helps readers understand how the saint became so widely influential and revered by taking them on a journey from Ramakrishna's childhood through his spiritual education.
This book was among those that Kottke and Jobs read while exploring Buddhist religion and philosophy.
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