Episode 60
The Best Books for Chess Improvement (That Aren’t About Chess)
September 17th, 2025
23 mins 34 secs
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About this Episode
If you want to dive deeper into the books I recommend on the podcast, here are the links:
- Mindset (by Carol Dweck)
- Chop Wood, Carry Water (by Joshua Medcalf)
- Essentialism (by Greg McKeown)
- The One Thing (by Gary Keller)
- The Power of Less (by Leo Babauta)
- Hell Yeah or No (by Derek Sivers)
- Deep Work (by Cal Newport)
- Digital Minimalism (by Cal Newport)
- Slow Productivity (by Cal Newport)
- The Psychology Of Money (by Morgan Housel)
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