Prasanna: Classic literature and philosophy are more valuable than business books
Dhanji R. Prasanna · How Block is becoming the most AI-native enterprise in the world | Dhanji R. Prasanna · Oct 26, 2025 · at 1:18:17
Dhanji R. Prasanna, CTO of Block, responds to a question from Lenny Rachitsky asking for book recommendations.
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“You shouldn't read books that are about like your daily work or your professional life. I read fiction. I read the classics. I read poetry, philosophy, history. These are the books I really enjoy. And I think it expands your mind and gives you creative ideas and helps you question things about the human condition. And that's much more valuable than like some self-help book on, or some get good at being an Engineering Manager book.”
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