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

Deep Work - https://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 https://geni.us/DataIntensive
Currently the best reference contemporary for system design.

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

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