<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Joshua Larsen: Projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are posts related to the various projects I take on and learn from.]]></description><link>https://www.joshualarsen.blog/s/projects</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dSt9!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9e47bbe-ed3b-45de-a7c2-5b3e78a2201e_256x256.png</url><title>Joshua Larsen: Projects</title><link>https://www.joshualarsen.blog/s/projects</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:22:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.joshualarsen.blog/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Joshua Larsen]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[joshualarsen@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[joshualarsen@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[joshua larsen]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[joshua larsen]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[joshualarsen@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[joshualarsen@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[joshua larsen]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[99 Books That Changed My Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a living document containing all the books I've read in the last few years. I will gradually be adding more and updating each book with notes I've taken.]]></description><link>https://www.joshualarsen.blog/p/75-books-to-change-your-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.joshualarsen.blog/p/75-books-to-change-your-life</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[joshua larsen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:18:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lv6L!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20b6de79-81c7-4bab-a925-a1a1c588adfd_1024x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lv6L!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20b6de79-81c7-4bab-a925-a1a1c588adfd_1024x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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A collage of a man holding a book in the style of blissful hallucinatory mysterious mesmerizing figures aura with an enigmatic essence made up of surrealistic illusionistic iridescent multicolored spiritual subliminal symbolism illusions.</figcaption></figure></div><h2>2025</h2><h3>The Art of War</h3><h4>by Sun Tzu</h4><h3>Gap Selling</h3><h4>by Keenan</h4><h3>SPIN Selling</h3><h4>by Neil Rackham</h4><h3>Unreasonable Hospitality</h3><h4>by Will Guidara</h4><h3>You Are The One You Are Looking For</h3><h4>by Richard Schwartz</h4><h3>Thinking In Systems</h3><h4>by Donella Meadows</h4><h3>Chop Suey Nation</h3><h4>by Ann Hui</h4><h3>Tao De Ching </h3><h4>by Lao Tzu, Stephen Mitchell</h4><h3>Shoe Dog </h3><h4>by Phil Knight</h4><h3>Morphic Resonance</h3><h4>by Rupert Sheldrake</h4><h3>Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents</h3><h4>by Lindsay C. Gibson</h4><h3>Unreasonable Hospitality</h3><h4>by Will Guidara</h4><h2>2024</h2><h3>Never Split The Difference</h3><h4>by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz</h4><h3>Good To Great</h3><h4>by Jim Collins</h4><h3>The Power Of Myth</h3><h4>by Joseph Campbell</h4><h3>Finite And Infinite Games</h3><h4>by James Carse</h4><h3>Influence</h3><h4>by Robert B. Cialdini</h4><h3>Creativity, Inc.</h3><h4>by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace</h4><h3>Talking To Strangers</h3><h4>by Malcolm Gladwell</h4><h3>Never Split The Difference</h3><h4>by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz</h4><h3>Good To Great</h3><h4>by Jim Collins</h4><h3>Essentialism</h3><h4>by Greg McKeown</h4><h3>$100M Deals</h3><h4>by Alex Hormozi </h4><h3>Drive</h3><h4>by Daniel H. Pink</h4><h3>$100M Offers</h3><h4>by Alex Hormozi </h4><h3>The Organized Mind</h3><h4>by Daniel J. Levitin</h4><h3>The Dichotomy of Leadership</h3><h4>by Jacko Willink and Leif Babin</h4><h3>The Will To Change</h3><h4>by bell hooks</h4><h3>Co-Intelligence</h3><h4>by Ethan Mollick</h4><h3>Don&#8217;t Die</h3><h4>by Zero</h4><h3>Shameless Exploitation</h3><h4>by Paul Newman and A.E Hotchner</h4><h3>How Data Happened</h3><h4>by Chris Wiggins and Matthew L. Jones</h4><h3>Buy Back Your Time</h3><h4>by Dan Martell</h4><h3>Brave New Words</h3><h4>by Salman Khan</h4><h3>The Steal Like an Artist Trilogy</h3><h4>by Austin Kleon</h4><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.joshualarsen.blog/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Subscribe to stay up to date with my favourite books, videos, podcasts and more~!</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><h2>2023</h2><h3>Just Work</h3><h4>by Kim Scott</h4><h3>The Song Of Significance</h3><h4>by Seth Godin</h4><h3>This Is Marketing</h3><h4>by Seth Godin</h4><h3>Linchpin</h3><h4>by Seth Godin</h4><h3>Stolen Focus</h3><h4>by Johann Hari</h4><h3>Fire Weather</h3><h4>by John Vaillant</h4><h3>The Embodied Mind</h3><h4>by Francisco J. 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