Name: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Rating: 4.10 (1 reviews)
Author: Baltasar Gracián

Baltasar

A remarkable bestseller, this nearly 300-year-old book of wisdom on how to live successfully—yet responsibly—in a society governed by self-interest is as acute as Machiavelli’s The Prince and as humanistic and scrupulously moral as Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. 

Nat Eliason is the CEO and founder of Growth Machine, an SEO-focused growth agency, and co-founder of Cup & Leaf Tea. He is also the author of “Come Again?” and writes about psychology, sex, money, travel, entrepreneurship, drugs, and everything else you’d find interesting at nateliason.com.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom

What does it mean to be human? The top Philosophy books by philosophers, psychologists and spiritual gurus aim to answer that big question.

philosophy

I'm OK, you're OK, and these Self-Improvement books might make us even better. Learn to love yourself and improve your life with tips from experts.

self-improvement

Delve into the human mind with the best Psychology books on the market. Find out what makes us tick, and how to apply that knowledge in life.

psychology

George

Ev Williams is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur who has founded several Internet companies. Williams was previously chairman and CEO of Twitter. He also founded Blogger and Medium, two of the largest and most notable blog distribution websites.

Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40.” He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor and the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. The Tim Ferriss Show podcast has now exceeded 400 million downloads.

Mastery

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Naval Ravikant (born in 1974) is an Indian born American Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Founder, and CEO from New York. He is best known as AngelList's Founder. In addition, he is presently serving as the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and owner of AngelList Company.

Naval

Skin in the Game

Jordan

12 Rules for Life

Ryan

Jordan Hughes is a multidisciplinary Product Designer from Melbourne, Australia, specialising in product design, design systems, and Webflow development. He is the founder of Untitled UI and Good Books, and co-founder of Himalayas.

The Obstacle Is the Way

Ichiro

Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer. He is the co-author of Mosaic, the first widely used web browser; co-founder of Netscape; and co-founder and general partner of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

Marc

Ran Segall is a full-stack designer, Webflow developer and entrepreneur based in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is the founder of Flux Academy, an online school and popular YouTube channel teaching designers all the necessary skills they need to become high-value web designers.

The Courage to Be Disliked

Daniel

Stumbling on Happiness

William

A Guide to the Good Life

Eckhart

Justin Kan is an American Internet entrepreneur and investor who is currently the CEO and co-founder of the law-tech company Atrium. He is the co-founder of live video platforms Justin.tv and Twitch, as well as the mobile social video application Socialcam.

Justin

The Power of Now

Jan Losert is a designer who loves to design products and websites, no-code/develop in Webflow & create/sell digital resources for the community.

Matt D’Avella is a filmmaker known for his hit Netflix documentary, Minimalism: A Documentary About The Important Things. He has amassed an enourmous following on YouTube where he shares videos on minimalism, psychology, fitness, personal finance and life. He also hosts a popular podcast called The Groud Up Show.

Matt

Ego Is the Enemy

Douglas

<p>Scott Alexander Young was a Canadian journalist, sportswriter, novelist and the father of musicians Neil Young and Astrid Young. Over his career, Young wrote 45 books, including novels and non-fiction for adult and youth audiences.</p>


The Art of Worldly Wisdom

Baltasar Gracián

Recommended by

philosophy

self-improvement

psychology

Recommendations

Nat Eliason

Similar books to The Art of Worldly Wisdom