Self-Help
Books
How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg & Dan Gardner
tldr: Break big projects into small manageable tasks, understand the odds, and plan carefully
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Zen advice on the creative process, can dip in and out of the book depending on where you are in a project. I wish he’d used specific examples from his work, but the book is probably already a bit longer than it could be anyway.
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
Novel-length hustle porn
The Definitive Book of Body Language by Barbara Pease & Allan Pease
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
The Progress Paradox by Gregg Easterbrook