Resources - Edmond Chan

These are the things that I use or have/had huge influences on me.

Books

Non-fiction

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss. This book is a distillation of the interviews on Tim’s smash hit podcast. There’s gold on every single page. I’m still reading it and blown away every day.

Models: Attract Women Through Honesty by Mark Manson. I read this in 2012 or 2013 when I was trying to get better with women. It isn’t your usual ‘game’ stuff. This goes deep into what causes attraction or repulsion. It focuses on your inner game and becoming a better version of yourself before going out into the dating game.

Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall. I love a book that opens your eyes to a whole undiscovered world and changes your viewpoint on a topic forever. Before this, I thought chunky Asics were the best shoes for running. This book makes a compelling case for running barefoot for health and fun.

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis.

Choose Yourself by James Altucher

Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker

The Portable Nietzsche (Viking Portable Library) by Walter Kaufmann

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone

Principles by Ray Dalio.

Body of a Spartan by Victor Pride

Fiction

War & Peace by Tolstoy

The Odyssey by Homer (translated by Robert Fitzgerald)

The Iliad by Homer (translated by Robert Fitzgerald)

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand