Books Archives

16 Books That Shaped How I Interact with the World

Yesterday my friend Derek Magill asked the Praxis community, “What books have had the most impact on your career/education?” I love this question. Notice the use of the word impact. He isn’t asking for …

Written by Derek Magill

The Praxis Blog’s Greatest Hits: Our Most Popular, Valuable and Controversial Blog Posts of All Time

It’s been over three years since we wrote our very first blog post on the Praxis blog. Since then we’ve written over 500 blog articles and we’ve got no intentions of stopping. Looking back …

Written by Grant Parker

The Praxis Christmas Book List

At Praxis, we like to read. A lot. We asked our team to submit their top book recommendations – the most enriching, enjoyable, and hard-hitting books we’ve read. If you’re a budding entrepreneur (or …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

Can You Read These Five Books This Summer Without Having an Epiphany?

The Praxis team has a challenge for you: read five books this summer! These books have been influential for us in how we’ve approached building the Praxis program and our own careers. They’ll challenge …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

10 Books You Should Read Before College

We asked some of our favorite entrepreneurs, creators, and thinkers to share the books that influenced their own educations. Want to shape your own learning experience in and out of the classroom? Here are …

Written by Zachary Slayback

Books to Read for Fall

“Always be reading.” These are the words of Praxis business partner and entrepreneur Adam Witty, who exhorts participants to always keep an active reading list. Keeping an active reading list can be one of …

Written by Zachary Slayback

Live Like a Monopoly

In Peter Thiel’s new book Zero to One, he argues that every startup venture should strive to be a monopoly. This is counterintuitive, as Thiel notes, as we live in a culture that glorifies the …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

A Few Quotes from Peter Thiel’s New Book

We ordered a box of Peter Thiel’s new book Zero to One for the Praxis participants. I pulled out a copy Wednesday night to get a flavor before I hit the pillow. Three and a half hours …

Written by T.K. Coleman

Is College Valuable? In Comparison to What?

Yes, but the consideration of value, in and of itself, has never been the basis for good decision-making. Since value, at least in part, is subjectively determined, it logically follows that anything can have value …

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