Episode · My First Million · 2026-04-16
Books mentioned on #1 Habit Expert: Why Your To Do List Is Making You Less Productive
Shaan Puri discussed The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, Atomic Habits by James Clear, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, and Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg. Charles Duhigg recommended Inside the Box by David Epstein.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Power of Habit
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg is a bestselling nonfiction book exploring the science behind how habits operate and how they can be transformed.
Discussed“How many copies did The Power of Habit sell? Gosh, uh worldwide it's sold over 10 million now. So it's It's been great, yeah.”
Where to get it
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a comprehensive, practical guide on how tiny changes in behavior can compound into remarkable results and transform one's identity.
Discussed“I remember I felt uh defensive of you when Atomic Habits came out because you were my guy and I'm friends with James.”
Where to get it
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a classic self-help manual focused on interpersonal communication, relationship building, and effective social influence.
Discussed“And when I was younger, I read this book called How to Win Friends and Influence People. Yeah, Dale Carnegie. Yeah, it changed my life.”
Where to get it
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Supercommunicators
Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg unlocks the secret language of human connection by revealing how effective communication relies on understanding different types of conversations and asking the right questions.
Discussed“And your job uh your book Super Communicators did a good I I believe the premise of the book is like if you ask not only if you but you you took a step further.”
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Inside the Box
Inside the Box by David Epstein explores how constraints can foster creativity and make individuals better at what they do.
Recommended“So, David Epstein, as I mentioned, he has a new book coming out called Inside the Box, which is about how constraints actually make us better.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“And one of the things I learned, I I was talking to Jim Collins, the guy who wrote Good to Great last night on stage cuz he's a new book out.”
“And and since then I've written a couple more books including Supercommunicators which which you'd mentioned.”
“I just bought In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, right? Which kind of created the true crime genre.”