The canon

Seven books worth re-reading.

Not the biggest list — the tightest one. Master these before adding a hundred more.

01
Morgan Housel

The Psychology of Money

"Wealth is a behavior, not a spreadsheet. Read this before any investing textbook."

Why now: Read first.

02
JL Collins

The Simple Path to Wealth

"The cleanest, calmest explanation of low-cost index investing you'll find."

Why now: Once you have a first paycheck.

03
Ramit Sethi

I Will Teach You to Be Rich

"A conscious spending plan — automate the boring, spend guilt-free on what you love."

Why now: When you feel like money is chaos.

04
James Clear

Atomic Habits

"Identity-based habits. Systems beat goals over any time frame that matters."

Why now: Any time. Then re-read.

05
Cal Newport

Deep Work

"Attention is the raw material of skill. This book protects it."

Why now: When your output feels shallow.

06
Eric Jorgenson

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

"Leverage, long games, and specific knowledge. Short, quotable, dense."

Why now: When you're ready to think about ownership.

07
Cal Newport

So Good They Can't Ignore You

"'Follow your passion' is bad advice. Skill built patiently creates passion."

Why now: Early career, or during any pivot.