What I read 

• Clean Code

  Robert C. Martin · Engineering

  Takeaway. Code should be clean and maintainable

  What changed. Improved my coding practices

• Designing Data-Intensive Applications

  Martin Kleppmann · Engineering

  Takeaway. Understanding data systems fundamentals

  What changed. Enhanced my system design knowledge

• Good to Great

  Jim Collins · Leadership

  Takeaway. Level 5 leadership

  What changed. Influenced my leadership style and team management

• Leaders Eat Last

  Simon Sinek · Leadership

  Takeaway. Leadership is about service

  What changed. Improved my team leadership approach

• The Effective Executive

  Peter Drucker · Leadership

  Takeaway. Focus on contribution

  What changed. Enhanced my decision-making process

• Mindset

  Carol S. Dweck · Personal Growth

  Takeaway. Your mindset determines your success

  What changed. Changed how I approach challenges and learning

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

  Stephen R. Covey · Personal Growth

  Takeaway. Begin with the end in mind

  What changed. Shaped my approach to goal setting and personal development

• The Power of Now

  Eckhart Tolle · Personal Growth

  Takeaway. The present moment is all we have

  What changed. Improved my mindfulness and stress management

• Deep Work

  Cal Newport · Productivity

  Takeaway. Deep work is the superpower of the 21st century

  What changed. Helped me develop better focus and productivity habits

  • Focus on the wildly important
  • Create rituals for deep work

• Getting Things Done

  David Allen · Productivity

  Takeaway. The mind is for having ideas, not holding them

  What changed. Transformed how I manage my daily tasks and long-term projects

  • Capture, clarify, organize, reflect, and engage
  • Two-minute rule for quick tasks

• Building Microservices

  Sam Newman · Engineering

• Domain-Driven Design

  Eric Evans · Engineering

• System Design Interview

  Alex Xu · Engineering

• Dare to Lead

  Brené Brown · Leadership

• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

  Patrick Lencioni · Leadership

• Essentialism

  Greg McKeown · Productivity

• The 4-Hour Work Week

  Tim Ferriss · Productivity

• The One Thing

  Gary Keller · Productivity

• The Art of War

  Sun Tzu · Strategy

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• Debugging Teams

  Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman · Engineering

• Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering

  Caitlin Sadowski and Thomas Zimmermann · Engineering

• The Manager's Path

  Camille Fournier · Engineering

• Crucial Conversations

  Kerry Patterson and others · Leadership

• Drive

  Daniel H. Pink · Leadership

• Extreme Ownership

  Jocko Willink and Leif Babin · Leadership

• High Output Management

  Andrew S. Grove · Leadership

• Lead with a Story

  Paul Smith · Leadership

• Multipliers

  Liz Wiseman · Leadership

• Radical Candor

  Kim Scott · Leadership

• Start with Why

  Simon Sinek · Leadership

• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

  John C. Maxwell · Leadership

• The Coaching Habit

  Michael Bungay Stanier · Leadership

• The Culture Code

  Daniel Coyle · Leadership

• The Making of a Manager

  Julie Zhuo · Leadership

• Decisive

  Chip Heath and Dan Heath · Personal Growth

• Do Hard Things

  Steve Magness · Personal Growth

• How to Win Friends and Influence People

  Dale Carnegie · Personal Growth

• I Came As a Shadow

  John Thompson · Personal Growth

• The Art of Thinking Clearly

  Rolf Dobelli · Personal Growth

• The Magic of Thinking Big

  David J. Schwartz · Personal Growth

• The Obstacle Is the Way

  Ryan Holiday · Personal Growth

• Think Again

  Adam Grant · Personal Growth

• Thinking, Fast and Slow

  Daniel Kahneman · Personal Growth

• Atomic Habits

  James Clear · Productivity

• First Things First

  Stephen R. Covey · Productivity

• The Power of Habit

  Charles Duhigg · Productivity

• Good Strategy Bad Strategy

  Richard Rumelt · Strategy

• The Art of Action

  Stephen Bungay · Strategy

• The Innovator's Dilemma

  Clayton Christensen · Strategy

• The Lean Product Playbook

  Dan Olsen · Strategy

• The Lean Startup

  Eric Ries · Strategy