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BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
So Good They Can't Ignore You - geni.us/SoGood This book transformed my life when I read it for the first time nearly 10 years ago. It still guides the way I think about self-development today.

Deep Work - geni.us/ALE-DeepWork The most important currency you have is your undivided attention. This book shows you exactly how to spend this currency in a manner that will lead to head-turning accomplishment.

SYSTEM DESIGN

Designing Data-Intensive Applications geni.us/DataIntensive
Currently the best reference for contemporary for system design.

System Design Interview (Volume 2) geni.us/SystemDesignIntervie and geni.us/SystemDesignInterview - For interviews, the best references are System Design Interview and System Design Interview Volume 2 by Alex