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Episode 60: The Best Books for Chess Improvement (That Aren’t About Chess)

Mittwoch, 17. September 2025 · 24 min

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If you want to dive deeper into the books I recommend on the podcast, here are the links:

• Mindset (by Carol Dweck) (amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp…)

• Chop Wood, Carry Water (by Joshua Medcalf) (amazon.com/Chop-Wood-Carry-Water-Becoming/dp/1…)

• Essentialism (by Greg McKeown) (amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Gr…)

• The One Thing (by Gary Keller) (amazon.com/ONE-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinar…)

• The Power of Less (by Leo Babauta) (amazon.com/Power-Less-Limiting-Yourself-Essent…)

• Hell Yeah or No (by Derek Sivers) (sive.rs/n)

• Deep Work (by Cal Newport) (amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracte…)

• Digital Minimalism (by Cal Newport) (amazon.com/Digital-Minimalism-Choosing-Focused…)

• Slow Productivity (by Cal Newport) (amazon.com/Slow-Productivity-Accomplishment-Wi…)

• The Psychology Of Money (by Morgan Housel) (amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-h…)

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