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Books to Read That Actually Help You
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items We all have our ups and downs, though there's often a time where we have a bigger slumps than usual. Sometimes we need a good reminder to tell us of our potential, what we can do as people, and it starts off from both advice and wisdom from those wit...
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Productivity
Mentality
Financial
Productivity
Feeling like you're falling behind because of procrastination is never a great feeling, these books are for you to make permanent changes to ensure improvement to your daily life!
Our brains are wired in a world where we're abundant in pleasure, so how do we deal against our dopamine addiction? This books starts off with a bit of an uncomfortable story before delving in into the set point of pleasure and pain.
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, (Paperback)
In modern society, people have grown into convenience, things that make their life easier—yet this hyper-convenience can cause us to erode our well-being. If you need help pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, this book is for you.
The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort
"Resistance" is the central theme for the War of Art: there is passion within us for creativity, but there often feels like a psychological force that stops us from pursuing it. In this, we explore how exactly we can handle this "resistance" to achie...
The War of Art: Break Through Blocks
The title is straightforward: the core of productivity here is the focus on the one thing that could produce the results you've wanted, the one thing that could act as a domino effect for your other tasks.
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (Hardcover) by Gary Keller
For students, specifically those in college (though this could apply to high school), many don't actually know how to study properly without exerting themselves. Becoming A Straight A Student, however, does not mean you have to sacrifice your social ...
How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less
One of the most popular productivity books, and for a good reason. Atomic Habits teaches us how to... well, build habits, and make sure we can stick to those habits for as long as possible!
Pre-Owned Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones (Hardcover)
Mentality
More philosophical, more about your mind, especially if you're prone to doubts and anxieties.
This book is more story than it is a guide, but it's still a good read that shows the value over individualism and collectivism, following an architect who battles against pressures to maintain his integrity. We could take a thing or two out of what ...
The Fountainhead, (Paperback)
A guide to make better decisions: Same as Ever is about embracing the unchanging, remaining resilient over attempts of prediction, and how we can optimize risk for our lives regardless of external change.
Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk & Life
The Courage to Be Disliked is a practical explanation about the concepts of personal freedom and human connection in the form of dialogue, focusing on self-fulfillment instead of seeking external recognition.
The Courage to Be Disliked - by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga (Paperback)
For overthinkers and those who have trouble with negative thoughts. The Art Of Letting Go is as it says, meant to aid with how to control your thoughts and attain emotional clarity.
The Art of Letting Go - by Nick Trenton (Paperback)
This book is gentler, more tender in how it explains to heal and overcome self-deprecation. It has Buddhist wisdom to add onto its serene tone.
Radical Acceptance - by Tara Brach (Paperback)
Over 90 instructions written by Greek Philosopher Epictetus, each instruction meant to navigate challenges with rationality, peace, and stoicism.
A Manual for Living: Stoic Wisdom Guide
Self-consciousness can sometimes be your obstacle, particularly when you're concentrated on what impression you give. Ego is The Enemy is about humility and self-improvement by showing stories and examples.
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Hardships can be used to your advantage, and The Obstacle Is the Way makes this argument. Picking off from the philosophy of Stoicism—our reactions to our problems is the determination of our success.
The Obstacle Is the Way Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph, (Hardcover)
An interesting exploration about the causes of success: it does not point success to talent or hard work, but circumstances. This includes factors like legacy, opportunity, and timing. It's a fascinating interpretation on what dictates success.
Outliers: The Story of Success, (Paperback)
Financial
A short list of books that talk about your finance!
19 stories, 19 people with different mindsets about money. Doing well with money is less about technicality and is more about your psychology about it. Managing your behavior over money is more essential than what you know about in managing money.
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness (Paperback)
A financial book where it compares the author's experience under a rich father and a poor father, and how building wealth is meant to challenge traditional beliefs about finance. Meant for financial literacy through investments and entrepreneurship.
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Kids