Books That Shaped My Thinking.

The Untethered Soul

Michael A. Singer

"The day you decide you are more interested in being aware of your thoughts than you are in the thoughts themselves — that is the day you will find your way out."

"You are not the voice in your head. You are the one who hears it. That realization changes everything."

Adventure

The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)

"The true adventure is the inner discovery — not what you do, but what you become."

"Life itself is a spiritual adventure when approached with conscious aspiration. Every moment is an opportunity for transformation."

Storytelling with Data

Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

"Above all else, show the data."

"Every chart should answer a question. If it doesn't, remove it."

Ultralearning

Scott H. Young

"The metalearner sees learning itself as a skill to be cultivated."

"Rapid skill acquisition is a learnable skill. Intensity and strategy beat passive time spent."

The Definitive Guide to DAX

Marco Russo & Alberto Ferrari

"Understanding why a DAX formula works is more important than memorizing it."

"DAX is not Excel formulas — it's a query language. Think in tables, not cells."

The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman

"Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design."

"Affordances and signifiers matter. The best design is invisible — it just works."

Start-Up Nation

Dan Senor & Saul Singer

"Success breeds success."

"Israel's startup density isn't luck — it's a culture of questioning, failing fast, and serving in elite units."

The Great Visionaries Who Changed the World

George Ilian

"Visionaries don't wait for the future—they create it."

"Vision without execution is hallucination. The greats combined imagination with relentless action."

Biography of Ratan Tata

"I don't believe in taking right decisions. I take decisions and then make them right."

"Integrity and empathy are non-negotiable. Decisiveness followed by ownership is the mark of a true leader."

Biography of Indra Nooyi

"Leadership is hard to define, and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader."

"Performance with purpose. Great leaders balance ambition with humanity."

Books and Teachings Inspired by Warren Buffett

"The best investment you can make is in yourself."

"Compounding works in knowledge, relationships, and health — not just money. Think long-term."

The Surrender Experiment

Michael A. Singer

"What would happen if we just stopped fighting life and let it unfold?"

You Are the Placebo

Dr. Joe Dispenza

"Thoughts make a chemical. If you have happy thoughts, you produce chemicals that make you feel happy."

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Richard Bach

"You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way."

The Miracle of Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh

"The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments."

The Biology of Belief

Bruce Lipton

"The moment you change your perception is the moment you rewrite the chemistry of your body."

You Can Heal Your Life

Louise Hay

"You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens."