Hack Your Dream Job Resources:

Free Books:

The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill – My favorite book of all time.

Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi – Amazing book on building your network.

Four Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss – Book on how to learn anything in rapid speed.

Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss – Book on escaping the 9-5, living anywhere, and joining the “new

rich”

The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach – A powerful guide for becoming rich.

For countless other free books, just google for the title you’d like and search for a free PDF version.

Also, check Youtube to see if there is a free audiobook version on the site. Amazon also sells most of

the popular business books at extremely cheap prices if you buy books used from other people.

Recommended Books (courtesy of UnCollege.org):

Education

How Children Fail, by John Holt (Summary)

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, by John Taylor Gatto

Deschooling Society, by Ivan Illich (Summary)

The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education, by Grace Llewellyn

The New Global Student: Skip the SAT, Save Thousands on Tuition, and Get a Truly International Education, by Maya Frost

Culture

How to Lie with Statistics, by Darrell Huff

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age, by Clay Shirky

Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World, by Chris Guillebeau

The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World, by Eric Weiner

Psychology

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, by John Medina

How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel H. Pink

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Leadership

How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, by Chip Heath

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, by Simon Sinek

Writing

Eats, Shoots, & Leaves, by Lynne Truss

The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White

Business and Social Media

The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less, by Richard Koch

Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business, by Josh Kaufman

Rework, by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, by Tony Hsieh

The Mesh: Why the Future of Business Is Sharing, by Lisa Gansky

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationships at a Time, by Keith Ferrazzi (Summary)

The Education of Millionaires: It’s Not What You Think and It’s Not Too Late, by Michael Ellsberg (Summary)

The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Social Change, by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith with Carlye Adler

Design Thinking

Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques, by Michael Michalko

The Design of Everyday Things, by Donald A. Norman

Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality, by Scott Belsky

Productivity:

“Wake Up Productive” Course from Eben Pagan

RescueTime

80/20 Rule aka Pareto’s Principle

Parkinson’s Law

Gmail Hack: Add Rapportive to your account and use it to guess people’s email addresses.

Gmail Hack: Go to Google Labs and enable “Canned Responses”. It helps you when you are sending the same message multiple times.

Gmail Hack: Keyboard Shortcuts. Learn them!!!

Email Templates:

(For cold contacting people)

{Intriguing Subject Line} Dear {insert first name}, Thanks for your time, and I’ll keep my message short since I’m sure you receive tons of email each day. My name is {insert name} and I am a {insert two or three intriguing things about you…aka “I’m an 18 year old entrepreneur and author-to-be”}. I noticed that {you’re hiring, your website needs work, you like X, you have a problem dealing with, you’re an expert at, etc…} and I wanted to see if I could perhaps be of value to you. I’d love to {insert value proposition} for you. Please let me know if you have time to connect next {offer a day to connect} at {offer a time to connect}. If not, please let me know what days and times work best for your schedule. My phone number is {insert number}. Thanks again for your time, and I look forward to hearing back from you soon.

(For cold contacting press for your company)

Subject: Catchy subject relating to you or your company

Hey <writer's first name>! I am a <unique personal trait about you> who was just featured on <list top one or two previous press mentions>. I just read <most relevant article of writer to your company or news> , and since <similarity between what you do and what the article was on>, I thought you'd be interested in<current state/launch/news of your company> . I'll keep my message short since I know you get 100's of emails a day. My company ________ is a <short, one sentence description of what your company does>. Inspired by <super short reason of why you started company>, _________ aims to <insert your short "why", or the problem you are solving>. <next sentence should be bolded and about the newsworthy element of your pitch>. Add the fact that this is a <unique point #1>, <unique point #2> AND <unique point #3>, I think it is definitely a news-worthy campaign (<another claim to fame or place they may know you from>).

I'd love your support in <publication>! This company is looking to make a lot of noise, with <publications you are currently speaking to> also likely to write stories. I've already <action items you've taken to promote the company to date> as well to promote the company. Thanks for your time and I hope to hear from you soon with any questions or thoughts! <email signature>

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