Books to Read in 2026 to Get Your Sh*t Together

Author: Colby Kultgen (LinkedIn) URL: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/colby-kultgen_books-to-read-in-2026-to-get-your-sht-together-ugcPost-7472256723223994368-qO0H/

A book might be the single highest ROI investment you can make. You give $20, and in return you get information that could change the course of your life forever. Decades of work and wisdom condensed into 300 pages.

Key Quote

“$20 for decades of condensed work is hard to argue with. The catch I keep hitting: the return shows up only when you act on one idea, not when you finish the book. A shelf of books you never open pays nothing.”

Comments Highlights

• Books vs. mistakes: “Most mistakes cost time, money, or both. A good book lets you learn from someone else’s mistakes for the price of a coffee and a few hours of attention.”
• Dopamine Nation + workbook: “Reading is good. Reflection is better. A workbook is even better.”
• Complete Confidence: “Confidence isn’t that we judge ourselves highly, but that we stop judging ourselves at all.”
• Hidden ROI: “The real return comes when one sentence changes how they see themselves under pressure, and then they actually test it in daily life.”
• Getting Things Done: “The book that started it all for me. Even after reading many productivity books since, a lot of its principles are still at the core of how I work.”

My Take

The key isn’t reading more books — it’s applying even one lesson consistently. A book can open the door. Practice decides whether anything walks through it.