TE
TechEcho
Home24h TopNewestBestAskShowJobs
GitHubTwitter
Home

TechEcho

A tech news platform built with Next.js, providing global tech news and discussions.

GitHubTwitter

Home

HomeNewestBestAskShowJobs

Resources

HackerNews APIOriginal HackerNewsNext.js

© 2025 TechEcho. All rights reserved.

Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2015?

2 pointsby michaluover 9 years ago
I&#x27;m just compiling my reading list for the next year and found some great suggestions in threads from previous years (the same question was asked in 2012, 13, 14)<p>So here&#x27;s this year&#x27;s attempt to find out what the HN community has been reading in the last year.

1 comment

HackerVijayover 9 years ago
The pledge by Micheal Masterson <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;The-Pledge-Your-Master-Abundant&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0470922400" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;The-Pledge-Your-Master-Abundant&#x2F;dp&#x2F;047...</a><p>It showed me 3 things<p>1. A super-easy Goal setting system - It showed me a simple way to set and achieve goals in all the areas in my life. Actually I learnt that, we have to set goals in only 4 areas in our life. (Health, Wealth, self-improvement, and social). No other book showed me that I need to look at only 4 areas to have a great life. This was life changing for me and now I have clear goals setup for 2016.<p>2. How to read a book super-fast : I found the easiest way to read a book. Now I can read a book in about 1hr. Previously it used to take me 10hrs. This was not speed-reading, but another technique. I used to practice speed reading before, but this book showed me that there is a completely different way.<p>3. The best way to make money is entrepreneurship: I learnt that the best way to make money is not stock markets, day trading and others, but it is only through entrepreneurship. I learnt that we we don&#x27;t need millions to retire in life and we can achieve the money we need by starting a lifestyle business with just one employee(me).