The digital nomad lifestyle has a lot of ins and outs. For example, most people don’t even consider that they might need to sell or store a lot of their current possessions before they set out for their destination. This is where nomad books come in handy. Learning about somebody else’s experience can give you a good idea of the pitfalls and complications you can encounter. So here are the top four nomad books to help you out.
Nomad Capitalist by Andrew Henderson
This book is seen by many as a cornerstone for the economic side of digital nomadism. While Henderson is focused on maximizing profit at all costs, even at the cost of moving often and burning a few professional bridges, his advice is still solid.
The book teaches everyone from starting nomads to veterans in location independence the importance of looking out for opportunities at your job as well as various destinations. It also provides handy tips for investments and financial independence. While some might find the book’s approach to life a bit ruthless, there are still tons of great ideas to apply to your daily nomad life.
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts
A perfect example of a radical shift to digital nomadism, Vagabonding shows off not just practical tips and fun travel experiences but an entirely different view of life and money. Living on very little, Potts champions a view of life where remote work empowers people to see the world and experience new cultures every day.
Vagabonding in itself is a concept where every adversity and failure is just part of the new way of life. It argues that location independence is available not just to trust-fund kids but to everyone who has the guts to take it. Both inspiring and informational, the book should be on the e-reader of any nomad.
The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris
Most digital nomads have heard of this book. It has been a guide to many a journey and it could help you start yours. While the book focuses mostly on the transition between working a nine-to-five job and owning a successful business, it is also a useful tool for how to make money online as well as how to outsource your work to others so you have as much time for yourself as possible.
The book champions the New Rich, a group of people who do not have to work for a business but own one and do so in a way that takes very little work for them to benefit from it. While this side might not be useful for every digital nomad out there, there are certainly good tips on how to leave a full-time job and what to focus on.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
A stark departure from the thousands of self-help books that see positive thinking and imagination as the tools to success, Mark Manson instead focuses on the importance of dealing with one’s life as it is and the responsibility for our own happiness.
He disillusions the reader about a perfectly happy, flawless life and instead focuses on the time and effort that is needed to reach a point in life where you are most fulfilled and where you find the most meaning. And as a former digital nomad, much of his thinking comes from the countless experiences he had in the more than fifty countries that he traveled to.
