What book would you recommend to your younger self?

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curiosweti · Accepted Answer

The Growth Mindset.It just conveys a simple theory and if you keep it in the back of your mind, you won't be easily defeated when learning anything new.

omosubi · Answer

How to win friends and influence people - It's mentioned here all the time but I think it would have helped get over some of my social anxiety in high school. Maybe this is particular to me but I get the sense that American society doesn't teach kids how to interact with others.

kleer001 · Answer

10 years ago - The Gulag Archipelago (Abridged) or One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich : Solzhenitsyn
20 years ago - Meditations : Marcus Aurelius
30 years ago - Zen Flesh Zen Bones : Paul Reps
Any time: Anything by: Robert Sapolsky, John Gottman, Early Jonathan Lethem novels, Peter Clines, Margaret Atwood

tugberkk · Answer

Marcus Aurelius - MeditationsI really think this book should be read every day for at least 10 minutes.

rawgabbit · Answer

Socratic Logic by Peter Kreeft. Mans Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl.

togusa2017 · Answer

Read: Saga of the swamp things by Alan MooreIt just blew my mind out of the park

lki876 · Answer

12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson

deathgrips · Answer

Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson. I've gone through several core belief changes in my life (religious, philosophical, interpersonal) and the book would have helped me understand what I was going through.

What book would you recommend to your younger self?

What book would you recommend to your younger self?

The Growth Mindset.
It just conveys a simple theory and if you keep it in the back of your mind, you won't be easily defeated when learning anything new.

How to win friends and influence people - It's mentioned here all the time but I think it would have helped get over some of my social anxiety in high school. Maybe this is particular to me but I get the sense that American society doesn't teach kids how to interact with others.

Marcus Aurelius - Meditations
I really think this book should be read every day for at least 10 minutes.

Socratic Logic by Peter Kreeft. Mans Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl.

Read: Saga of the swamp things by Alan Moore
It just blew my mind out of the park

12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson

Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson. I've gone through several core belief changes in my life (religious, philosophical, interpersonal) and the book would have helped me understand what I was going through.