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Self-Help Books to Change Your Thinking
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items I live for books, fiction, sci-fi, horror, self-help, you name it. Every genre has its magic. But every once in a while, a good nonfiction book comes along that speaks straight to your mental health, and that’s exactly what you need. Here are some of...
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Self-Improvement
Must-Have Biographies
Self-Improvement
Books that helped me grow from the inside out. These reads challenge your mindset, build your confidence, and remind you that change starts with awareness. Whether it’s finding peace in chaos, breaking old patterns, or learning to believe in yourself...
Matt doesn’t lecture or romanticize pain, he walks you through it, trembling and honest. I read it during a time when even breathing felt like work, and his words felt like a friend sitting beside me, saying, “You’re not broken. You’re just healing.”...
Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
It was more like a pep talk I didn’t know I needed. It’s bold, funny, and brutally honest in the best way. Jen’s writing feels like a friend shaking you by the shoulders and saying, “Stop doubting yourself and go make things happen.” I loved how she ...
You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
It felt like a mirror disguised as a book. It makes you face the parts of yourself you’ve been avoiding, the fears, the self-sabotage, the patterns you keep repeating, and shows you how to turn them into strength. Brianna writes with such calm clarit...
The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest
The book completely shifted how I see myself and others. It challenged my need for approval and made me realize how much of my life was quietly shaped by what I thought people expected of me. The idea that freedom comes from separating your own “task...
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi
Every page is soft wisdom wrapped in calm simplicity. It reminded me that slowing down isn’t wasting time, it’s returning to myself. Haemin Sunim’s words made me notice the small things again, the quiet moments, the pauses, the space between thoughts...
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim
Every chapter is a gentle reminder of what really matters, love, purpose, connection, and the courage to live with intention. I love how Morrie’s wisdom is delivered with such kindness and simplicity, never preachy, always heartfelt. And Mitch Albom ...
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversary Edition|Paperback
The book makes you rethink those “gut feelings” we usually ignore, showing that snap judgments can be powerful tools when we understand them. It’s one of those books that changes how you see yourself and the world, long after you’ve put it down.
Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking|Paperback
Must-Have Biographies
Stories of vision, struggle, and change. These books go beyond timelines and achievements to reveal the minds and hearts behind history’s most fascinating people. Be it innovators and icons to dreamers and disruptors, each story reminds you that grea...
Isaacson doesn’t glorify Musk, he shows his brilliance, flaws, and obsession with pushing boundaries, all at once. What I loved most was seeing how relentless curiosity and risk-taking shaped everything he built. It’s not just a biography, it’s a rem...
Elon Musk
by Walter Isaacson
The book is raw, inspiring, and brutally honest. It doesn’t try to paint Jobs as perfect, just real. His perfectionism, temper, and obsession with design all come together to show how genius is rarely neat or polite. What struck me most was his unwav...
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson
The book felt like a love letter to storytelling through song. It made me see Taylor Swift not just as a pop icon but as a poet who captures heartbreak, hope, and self-reinvention with surgical precision. Stephanie Burt dives deep into her lyrics wit...
Taylor's Version by Stephanie Burt
A gripping portrait of brilliance, pressure, and redemption. It goes beyond the headlines to show the human behind the legend, the sacrifices, the obsession, the downfall, and the slow climb back. What I found most powerful was how it explores the co...
Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict
One of the most heartfelt and grounding memoirs I’ve ever read. It’s not just about power or politics, it’s about identity, purpose, and finding your voice in a world that often tries to define you. Michelle writes with warmth, honesty, and grace, sh...
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Book of Lives is everything I love about Atwood, sharp, curious, and quietly profound. It doesn’t read like a traditional memoir; it feels more like sitting with her as she unpacks the people, moments, and oddities that shaped her life and imaginatio...
Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts|Hardcover