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Twelve books that actually help you figure it out.

No random motivational reads. Each of these books does a specific job — direction, skill, or people. Pick one per month, act on one thing, and repeat.

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Read in the order below. After each book, write the single thing you will do differently. A book you did not act on is entertainment, not education.

5Direction
4Skill & Craft
3People & Persuasion
  1. 1

    Designing Your Life

    Direction

    Bill Burnett & Dave Evans

    Prototyping a career instead of agonising over it.

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    So Good They Can't Ignore You

    Direction

    Cal Newport

    The antidote to 'follow your passion.'

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  3. 3

    Range

    Direction

    David Epstein

    Permission to be a generalist, with evidence.

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    Skill & Craft
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