# 15 Books You Should Read...  ## Metadata - Author: [[@KurtisHanni on Twitter]] - Full Title: 15 Books You Should Read... - Category: #tweets - URL: https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462910633173001 ## Highlights - 15 books you should read every year: ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462910633173001)) - Think Again by Adam Grant Lessons: • We are most confident when we lack competence (Dunning-Kruger effect) • Admitting that you don’t know something is a superpower  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462914198417414)) - Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Lessons: • Build trust through mirroring and tone of voice • Take things slowly  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462918182969344)) - 1984 by George Orwell Lessons: • We are shaped by our circumstances • Our past is controlled by our present  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462922352107524)) - Deep Work by Cal Newport Lessons: • Our attention span is 8-seconds • Stop working at the same time each day and shut everything off  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462926751875079)) - The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel Lessons: • We make decisions based on our context • Use money to control your time  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462930753298433)) - Breath by James Nestor Lessons: • Breath out of your nose, not your mouth • Slowing down your breathing improves your health  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462934750507012)) - Essentialism by Greg McKeown Lessons: • Rate everything from 0 to 100 based on importance. If not greater than 90, don’t do it • Add a 50% buffer to any time estimate  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462938839912453)) - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Lessons: • We need to think for ourselves • Facts are useless without context  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462943013191682)) - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Lessons: • It takes 10,000 hours of intentional practice to become world-class • The month you’re born in can be an advantage or disadvantage  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462947723399172)) - Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker Lessons: • Sleeping less increases the risk of certain diseases • Tips to sleeping better  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462953494855682)) - Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl Lessons: • We can always choose our attitude • You can find meaning through suffering  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462958020415490)) - Atomic Habits by James Clear Lessons: • How small habits compound • Form new habits by making them obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462962432819204)) - To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Lessons: • Don’t judge a book by its cover • Actions speak louder than words  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462966966951936)) - The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday Lessons: • How to turn adversity into success • Accept what you cannot change and change the things you can  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462971266125828)) - Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely Lessons: • Free is actually price. Loss avoidance is a huge motivator • You overvalue what you own (endowment effect)  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496462975644966912)) - If you enjoyed this thread, I'd appreciate a RT of the first tweet. I write 1-2 threads a week on: • Business & personal frameworks • Building generational wealth • Living intentionally Follow me to see what's next: @KurtisHanni https://t.co/Vnz4Vgz8Gw ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496463121686437888)) - I also write a weekly essay (email newsletter) on the topics listed above. Subscribe today: https://t.co/2upxhjwSH5 ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni/status/1496492630645030913))