Books

Here are a few of the books I’ve read in the hopes you might find a few that you would like to read. One way to go about using this page is to open any books you find interesting into a new tab. Then use the Pocket extension to bookmark them to read later. Then just read one pocket article a day and determine which books you’d like to read.

In The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based...
My Rating:
5
/ 5

The Four Agreements

By :
DON MIGUEL RUIZ
Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight...
My Rating:
4
/ 5

The Laws of Human Nature

By :
ROBERT GREENE
Bed of Procrustes is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability...
My Rating:
5
/ 5

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical...

By :
NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB
A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story...
My Rating:
4
/ 5

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science...

By :
MICHAEL POLLAN
The best-seller that helps you say: "I just said 'no' and I don't feel guilty!" Are you letting your kids get away with murder? Are you allowing...
My Rating:
3
/ 5

When I Say No, I Feel Guilty

By :
MANUEL J. SMITH
In the international bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in...
My Rating:
5
/ 5

Thinking, Fast and Slow

By :
DANIEL KAHNEMAN
Trust Me, I’m Lying (2012) is an in-depth exposé of today’s news culture, which is primarily channeled through online media sites called blogs...
My Rating:
4
/ 5

Trust Me, I’m Lying

By :
RYAN HOLIDAY
Why should modern psychotherapists be interested in philosophy, especially ancient philosophy? Why should philosophers be interested in...
My Rating:
3
/ 5

Philosophy of Cognitive Behavior Therapy

By :
DONALD ROBERTSON
In On the Shortness of Life - a letter was written to Paulinus, a friend of Seneca’s - Seneca focuses on how much time we’re given in which...
My Rating:
4
/ 5

On the Shortness of Life

By :
SENECA
Your best life requires your best decisions. To do that you must be independent of outside forces and develop your own perspective. Human performance consultant Bob Brown shows you the way.
My Rating:
4
/ 5

Personal Wisdom

By :
Robert Brown
Why are Danes the happiest people in the world? The answer, says Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, is Hygge. Loosely translated, Hygge—pronounced Hoo-ga—is a sense of comfort, togetherness, and well-being. "Hygge is about an atmosphere and an experience," Wiking explains. "It is about being with the people we love. A feeling of home. A feeling that we are safe."
My Rating:
4
/ 5

The Little Book of Hygge

By :
Meik Wiking
In his new book, Stillness Is the Key, Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead.
My Rating:
4
/ 5

By :
Ryan Holliday
In Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, renowned author, speaker, researcher, and chiropractor Dr. Joe Dispenza combines the fields of quantum physics, neuroscience, brain chemistry, biology, and genetics to show you what is truly possible.
My Rating:
4
/ 5

By :
Joe Dispenza
In this insightful book, Dr. Hart explores the stark rise in a phenomenon known as anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure or happiness.
My Rating:
4
/ 5

Thrilled to Death

By :
Archibald Hart
Throughout this book, Harris argues that there is more to understanding reality than science and secular culture generally allow, and that how we pay attention to the present moment largely determines the quality of our lives.
My Rating:
4
/ 5

Waking Up

By :
Sam Harris
This book validates who we are and what we do, despite our mind’s disapproving theories. The Myth of Doing speaks to the awareness that the mere state of being alive automatically puts us into activity, which means we are bound to whatever that action is in any particular moment.
My Rating:
4
/ 5

The Myth of Doing

By :
Jill Eng
Ease people’s burdens, and they will help you with yours. If you want to improve the quality of your relationships, understand conflict resolution, hear people’s deepest desires, and jump into people’s inner circles, this is the book for you.
My Rating:
4
/ 5

How to Listen with Intention

By :
Patrick King
If you're tired of feeling like giving up when life gets tough, grab your copy of THE MENTAL TOUGHNESS HANDBOOK today! Start training your mind to endure stress and pressure, face adversity with courage, and boldly weather any storm.
My Rating:
4
/ 5

The Mental Toughness Handbook

By :
Damon Zahariades
In this groundbreaking book, Kaufman picks up where Maslow left off, unraveling the mysteries of his unfinished theory, and integrating these ideas with the latest research on attachment, connection, creativity, love, purpose and other building blocks of a life well lived.
My Rating:
4
/ 5

Transcend

By :
Scott Barry Kaufman
Without any of the sugarcoating often found in the modern hyper-positive self-help genres, Robert Pantano attempts to provide the value of motivation and personal development through unwavering philosophical honesty.
My Rating:
4
/ 5

The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence

By :
Robert Pantano