interests

Books

Books that shaped how I think about money, systems, and life.

The Psychology of Money
Finance

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

How behavior matters more than knowledge in money decisions.

The Intelligent Investor
Finance

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham

The bible of value investing. Warren Buffett's foundation.

Rich Dad Poor Dad
Finance

Rich Dad Poor Dad

Robert Kiyosaki

The mindset shift — assets vs liabilities. Simple but powerful.

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Self-help

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

Joseph Murphy

How your subconscious shapes reality. Surprisingly practical.

Sleeping Murder
Mystery

Sleeping Murder

Agatha Christie

Miss Marple's last case. Classic whodunit at its finest.

Around the World in 80 Days
Adventure

Around the World in 80 Days

Jules Verne

Victorian-era adventure that still feels exhilarating.

Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Engineering

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann

THE book for distributed systems. Every backend engineer should read.

System Design Interview Vol. 1 & 2
Engineering

System Design Interview Vol. 1 & 2

Alex Xu

Step-by-step system design walkthroughs. Interview prep gold.

Co-Intelligence
AI

Co-Intelligence

Ethan Mollick

How to think about AI as a collaborator, not a replacement.

The Bitcoin Standard
Crypto

The Bitcoin Standard

Saifedean Ammous

The economic thesis for Bitcoin. Sound money for the digital age.