Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

What books have impacted Red Beard Ventures Investor Elana Dickman's trajectory as a young adult?

8 Nov 2022 · 1 min

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Elana Dickman, an investor at Red Beard Ventures, credits The Power of Habit with helping her build disciplined routines like morning workouts while living in Australia during COVID. She also recommends Ready Player One for its vivid take on gaming culture and future technology, saying it shifted how she thinks about both.

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What book do you think impacted your trajectory most as a young adult? So the first one was Power of Habit. I was actually living in Australia during COVID I think it really helped me look at my life and be like, what habits do I currently have in my life that are both good and bad? And it made me question my surroundings and what I was doing. So that really just affected me. And I think I still utilize it today, like working out in the morning, like that's a habit. And I think in the beginning it's so hard. Like I hate waking up early and then you kind of get used to it and it helps you grow. So that's one. And then the other one is going to be Ready Player One. I'm not sure if you've read the book or watched the movie. No, I haven't. I've been recommended to. Yeah, tell me more about it. I think it's just one of the best sci-fi books. And I'm like not the biggest sci-fi reader. I think I've been lately. And I think that one just really helped me see kind of a different perspective in terms of gaming and just the future. And I would highly recommend it to anybody.