What I've read.
A small, honest shelf — the books that actually shaped how i think about life, money, and the systems i build. No star ratings, just the line that stuck.
On living well
Mindset, resilience, and how to spend the one life you get.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Mark Manson
“The key to a good life is not giving a f*ck about more; it's giving a f*ck about less — about only what is true, immediate, and important.”
Stoicism
Theodore Scott
“You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
Make It Stick
Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III & Mark A. McDaniel
“When learning is harder, it's stronger and lasts longer.”
Thinking, Fast and Slow
readingDaniel Kahneman
“Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it.”
On capital
Markets, value, and the patience investing actually requires.
The Warren Buffett Way
Robert G. Hagstrom
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham
“In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.”
On building systems
Writing good code and designing systems that hold up at scale.
Learning Go
Jon Bodner
“Clear is better than clever.”
System Design Interview — An Insider's Guide
Alex Xu
“There is no perfect system design — only trade-offs.”
Java: The Complete Reference
Herbert Schildt
“Write once, run anywhere.”
Fundamentals of Database Systems
readingRamez Elmasri & Shamkant B. Navathe
“A database-management system (DBMS) is a collection of programs that enables users to create and maintain a database.”
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
readingMartin Kleppmann
“In distributed systems, suspicion, pessimism, and paranoia pay off.”
On language
Sharpening how I read, write, and speak.
The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS
readingPauline Cullen, Amanda French & Vanessa Jakeman
“Success in IELTS comes from consistent, deliberate practice across all four skills — listening, reading, writing, and speaking.”