Episode · My First Million · 2026-02-26
Books mentioned on Why the Self-Help Industry Is Built on Lies
Shaan Puri discussed How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, Grit by Angela Duckworth, and The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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 guide focused on interpersonal communication, empathy, and building lasting relationships.
Discussed“And I started reading uh Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People. Have you read that one?”
Where to get it
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The Power of Positive Thinking
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale is a classic mid-century self-help book that promotes optimistic thinking, faith, and mental resilience as tools for personal achievement.
Discussed“I'm reading uh I just got the uh power of positive thinking. That's another one from the 1930s.”
Where to get it
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Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is a classic self-help guide focused on wealth creation, personal achievement, and the psychological principles of success.
Discussed“uh the author because it just got me interested. But it's called Think and Grow Rich. Have you read Think and Grow Rich?”
Where to get it
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Grit
Grit by Angela Duckworth is a psychology-based exploration of the roles that passion and perseverance play in achieving long-term success, independent of innate talent.
Discussed“Angela Duckworth, I think we talked about it, has this book called grit and it's also been proven that grit is more likely to make you succeed than IQ.”
Where to get it
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The Law of Success
Discussed“And it was called, this book was called the law of success. And it was a 14 volume course that you had to buy.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Think and Grow Rich. Amazing book. One of the bestselling books of all time”
“And she had this quote on the top of her website of her personal site that just it was from the the book Art and Fear.”
“And she had this quote on the top of her website of her personal site that just it was from the the book Art and Fear.”
“I've read Harry Potter 30 times and uh when I watched the movie I was like hermayan.”