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Every book Tom Bilyeu recommended on podcasts
Across 5 podcasts. Every show Tom Bilyeu appears on, in one place — not just one.
Tom Bilyeu’s most recommended books
- Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
- Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
- Maps of Meaning by Jordan B. Peterson
- 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
- Phantoms in the Brain by V. S. Ramachandran
- Principles by Ray Dalio
- Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
- Will to Power by Friedrich Nietzsche
- Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
Tom Bilyeu is an entrepreneur, speaker, and podcast host who frequently shares advice on mindset, personal responsibility, and success. During various podcast appearances on shows such as The Dr. John Delony Show, The Rubin Report, The Diary Of A CEO, and On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Bilyeu has enthusiastically recommended several foundational books. He frequently points to Carol S. Dweck's Mindset, describing it as one of the most important books in the English language for fostering the understanding that talent and intelligence are not fixed traits. To help understand top-down political control and confusion, he recommended Friedrich Nietzsche's The Will to Power. Bilyeu also brought up Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, to illustrate personal responsibility and unity, and Ray Dalio's Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order to discuss societal cycles. Furthermore, he recommended Jordan B. Peterson's Maps of Meaning, V.S. Ramachandran's Phantoms in the Brain, and Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth to explore narrative, mythology, and the human brain.
Books recommended by Tom Bilyeu
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Mindset
Mindset by Carol S.
Recommended“you've got to get them to this is Carol D all day you've got to get them to focus on a growth mindset which is very simply the under understanding that your talent and intelligence are not fixed traits”
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Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom is the autobiographical account of former South African President Nelson Mandela, detailing his early life, long imprisonment, and path toward negotiating the end of apartheid.
Discussed“or uh my favorite long walk to Freedom Nelson like that story is insane uh it's always about inspiring people”
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Maps of Meaning
Maps of Meaning by Jordan B.
Recommended“his book maps of meaning is actually even more impactful but it's dense”
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12 Rules for Life
Jordan B.
Discussed“have you read jordan peterson's 12 rules for life”
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Phantoms in the Brain
Phantoms in the Brain by V.S.
Recommended“if you've read yes ramachandran ... just that if people haven't read him he is extraordinary”
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Principles
Principles by Ray Dalio is a practical guide to decision-making, life management, and systematic economics based on the author's decades of experience running Bridgewater Associates.
Recommended“we call it principles from ray dalio's book and that is so instructive to get that like raw feedback”
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio is an economic and historical analysis that examines the rise and fall of major empires through long-term cycles of debt, economic shifts, and geopolitical power.
Recommended“So if you read Ray Dallio's book, Principles for Dealing with a Changing World order, no. Oh, it's going to [ __ ] up your sleep. So you're welcome.”
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell is a classic study of comparative mythology that explores the universal pattern of the hero's adventure.
Recommended“he's basically picking up where joseph campbell left off who wrote the power of myth which is what star wars that was wasn't based on but it was like the george lucas went to”
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Will to Power
Friedrich Nietzsche's controversial compilation The Will to Power explores themes of political control, societal collapse, and the human condition.
Recommended“read nii's will of power if you don't understand that this is all going to be very confusing”
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker is a popular psychology book that examines common assumptions about success, productivity, and human behavior through scientific studies and counterintuitive insights.
Discussed“so a guy named Eric Barker wrote this book called barking up the wrong tree he covered I forget who did the actual studies”
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a classic dystopian novel depicting a future American society where books are outlawed and firemen burn any that are discovered.
Discussed“do you read Fahrenheit 451 know how dude cool part in the book all right so the world splits knowledge is dangerous so we just burn books off hand”
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Jacking In To the Matrix Franchise
Jacking In To the Matrix Franchise by Matthew Kapell and William G.
Discussed“Define a Utopia in the way the Matrix does where they talk about the machines are like we built a perfect world for you and you all rejected it”
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Ready Player One
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a dystopian science fiction novel set in a sprawling virtual reality universe filled with nostalgic pop culture references.
Discussed“I mean again this is basically Ready Player One um I see just people it's not about intelligence per se it's just human nature people will just go there”
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of how Homo sapiens evolved, dominated the planet, and constructed complex imaginary orders like religion, money, and nations.
Discussed“No so Noah you've all her re also wrote sapiens he talks about that sort of thing in both of his books”
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The Godfather
The Godfather by Mario Puzo is an iconic crime novel chronicling the Corleone mafia family, examining power, loyalty, and the American criminal underworld.
Discussed“so there's a great TV show called the offer about the how they got the movie The Godfather made that is the closest thing to explaining what an entrepreneur really is”
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The Power of Myth
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell is a transcribed conversation between the legendary mythologist and Bill Moyers that explores the enduring relevance of world mythology, storytelling, and the hero's journey in modern life.
Discussed“if you've read Joseph Campbell's the power of myth he talks a lot about that and hero's journey and so wanting to leverage that”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“This is basically Ready Player One. It's not exactly about intelligence per se; it’s about human nature.”