Sam Rose

Books

A record of books I've read.

Currently reading

  • The Way of Excellence Brad Stulberg

2026

  • Dirtbag Rich Blake Boles
  • The Creative Act Rick Rubin
  • How to See Tich Nah Han
  • Unhinged Habits Jonathan Goodman
  • Don't Believe Everything You Think Joseph Nguyen
  • The Vagabond's Way Ralph Potts

2025

  • Vagabonding Rolf Potts
  • Man's Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl
  • Alchemy Rory Sutherland
  • Bird by Bird Anne Lamott
  • Meditations Marcus Aurelius
  • The Simple Path to Wealth J.L. Collins
  • It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work Jason Fried and DHH
  • The Relationship Handbook George S. Pransky
  • Nothing & Everything Val N. Tine
  • How to Live Derek Sivers (reread)
  • Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart Gordon Livingston
  • Rework Jason Fried and DHH
  • Happiness Matthieu Ricard
  • The Miracle Morning Hal Elrod
  • The Miracle of Mindfulness Tich Nah Han

2024

  • The Courage to Be Disliked Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
  • Master of Change Brad Stulberg
  • Meditations for Mortals Oliver Burkeman
  • Show Your Work Austin Kleon
  • Tao Te Ching Lao Tzu
  • Steal Like an Artist Austin Kleon
  • Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman
  • The Way To Love Anthony De Mello
  • Useful Not True Derek Sivers
  • Awareness Anthony De Mello
  • Marketing, A Love Story Bernadette Jiwa
  • Indistractable Nir Eyal
  • Startup Playbook Sam Altman
  • The Righteous Mind Jonathan Haidt
  • On Desire William B. Irvine
  • The E-Myth Revisited Michael E. Gerber
  • The War Of Art Steven Pressfield
  • Digital Zettelkasten David Kadavy

2023

  • Happy Derren Brown
  • The Pathless Path Paul Millard
  • How To Live Derek Sivers
  • Hell Yeah or No Derek Sivers
  • Anything You Want Derek Sivers
  • Discipline is Destiny Ryan Holiday
  • Excellent Advice for Living Kevin Kelly
  • What's Our Problem Tim Urban
  • Flexible Dieting Alan Aragon
  • 12 Rules for Life Jordan B. Peterson

2022

  • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant Eric Jorgenson
  • The Obstacle is the Way Ryan Holiday
  • The Stoic Challenge William B. Irvine
  • How to Be a Stoic Massimo Pigliucci
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Steven Covey
  • Radical Candor Kim Scott