I fell short of my 4 books per month pace, putting me behind the 8 ball for this month’s best books to read while traveling list.
2 of the 3 books that I read weren’t great , so I’ll only have 1 recommended book this month.
With that said, here are the books that I knocked down in February.
Top 3 Best books to Read While Traveling
Manage Your Day-to-Day
When I re-read Deep Work this book came on my radar and it was a helpful companion book.
Manage Your Day-To-Day provides you with tools to help you achieve the most important items on your daily agenda. The book uses examples of highly productive people like Seth Godin and Cal Newport to show you how to be efficient with your time.
The main downside of the book is that I wish the interviews were with people that I follow like Tim Ferriss, Chase Jarvis, and Jocko Willink to name a few.
In summary, Manage Your Day-to-Day is a great addition to my best books to read while traveling list.
Recommend: Yes
The 4 Disciplines of Execution
I had high hopes for this book as I was looking to use its framework to help me executive at a high level.
The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) discusses how the whirlwind of your daily activity gets in the way of your long term mission.
By implementing the 4DX’s of 1) Focusing on the Wildly Important, 2) Acting on Lead Measures, 3) Keeping a Compelling Scoreboard 4) Creating a Cadence of Accountability, you and your team will be able to accomplish your most important goals.
While I enjoyed parts of this book, it simply didn’t do it for me because I couldn’t connect with the examples that were used.
To sum up, 4DX didn’t make the cut on my best books to read while traveling list.
Recommend: No
Start With Why
Start With Why was another book that I thought would make my best books to read while traveling list, but it also didn’t deliver.
In the book, Sinek asks why some people and companies are more inspiring, more influential, and more successful than others. Why do they command the loyalty that they do?
The examples include people like Martin Luther King, Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers. The book also includes success stories from companies like Apple and Walmart.
I found the book repetitive and lacking the actionable takeaways for how to inspire others through leadership.
Recommend: No
What’s in my Shopping Cart?
Here are the books that I’ll be tackling next and will hopefully add to my best books to read while traveling list: The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney
- Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin
- Purple Cow by Seth Godin
- The Shallows by Nicholas Carr
- The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
- Give and Take by Adam Grant
- Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
- Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
- The Innovators by Walter Isaacson
- Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb
- Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
- Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini
Credit Cards to Use to Purchase Books
All of my best books to read while traveling purchases were on Amazon so I lean towards credit cards that earn as many points as possible.
With that said, American Express and Chase personal and business cards do the trick for me.
For personal credit cards, I use the Chase Freedom Unlimited or the World of Hyatt credit card. The former earns 1.5X points and when paired with the Sapphire Reserve or Ink Business Preferredis even more valuable.
The Amex Blue Business Plus is my go-to business card for Amazon purchases because it earns 2X points. Check out the credit card details to learn more.
All this to say, I put Amazon purchases on transferable point Amex or Chase credit cards to earn the most points.
Conclusion
Reading is a skill that I’ve continued to work on by focusing on books that peak my interest at the time.
Hopefully my best books to read while traveling list includes books that you’ll find interesting and enjoy too.
If you have book recommendations, please let me know in the comments or by sending me an email on my contact page.
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