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  • What book, fiction/non-fiction, changed a part of you and how?

    Stuti Agarwal
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    For me it was Forty Rules of Love, by Elif Shafak, and it greatly changed my understanding of my faith.

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    flo merian
    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It's a simple book that conveys a powerful idea: the world will help you if you choose to follow your dream. If you ever happen to find yourself feeling that you're not enjoying what you do, I recommend you to read it.
    Stuti Agarwal
    @fmerian I'm yet to read this, but I believe in the law of attraction and have had it on my reading list a long time.
    Shyam Prasad Reddy
    I recently read 'The Almanack of Naval Ravikant' by Eric Jorgenson. It was simply superb. It is available for free somewhere! I consider Naval as the modern-age Gautama Buddha!
    Stuti Agarwal
    @shyam_prasad_reddy would hate to download it for free, being an author myself. But shall definitely pick it up.
    Ionut Ciuta
    Currently, my favourite non-fiction book is Can't Hurt Me by David Goggings. I've listened to the audiobook just because it has extra bits of dialogue between the narrator and David. It's a fascinating book about grit, perseverance and pain. What I like the most is that David is a real human and lives by his preachings. It's definitely not for everyone but it's a good reminder that whenever you feel like you gave it all, there's a little more that you can give. My favourite quote: “The Buddha famously said that life is suffering. I’m not a Buddhist, but I know what he meant and so do you. To exist in this world, we must contend with humiliation, broken dreams, sadness, and loss. That’s just nature. Each specific life comes with its own personalized portion of pain. It’s coming for you. You can’t stop it. And you know it.”
    Stuti Agarwal
    @johnofardeal thank you! I’m an audiobook geek. Definitely picking this up!
    Sanskar Tiwari
    "Atomic Habits" by James Clear , the biggest learning is how easy it is to start good habits and why not to focus on goal and rather focus on systems instead
    Adrian Topka
    Ohhh, a lot of them, but for sure I can recommend these ones: "The Richest Man in Babylon" - how to manage your money, and build wealth. "Trillion-dollar coach" - In leadership, it's all about people. "Elon Musk", "Benjamin Franklin", "Steve Jobs" - great inspiration. a lot of companies like: Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Snapchat, Instagram, Uber also about a product/ company/ marketing: "Insanely Simple", "Blitzscaling", "The Hard Thing About Hard Things", "Remote", "Rework", "Building a story brand" ....
    Stuti Agarwal
    @adrian_topka thank you for sharing! That’s a long list, and I’m hoping to make at least a small dent in it.
    Adrian Topka
    @stuti It will be worth it, for sure! :)
    Martin Delobbe
    "L'ßle mystérieuse" - Jules Verne which made me want to become engineer and which led me to a lot of things I'm doing nowadays
    Martin Delobbe
    @stuti the original is in french but you can for sure find an english version
    Emma PhÆ°á»Łng Nguyễn
    The art of thinking clearly of Rolf Dobelli with 99 examples of cognitive bias. Good for a short commute or on airplane.
    Stuti Agarwal
    @emmanguyen don’t know when a plane ride will be, but doing it then!
    David Bressler
    The Optimistic Child, by Martin Seligman. This is a vaccine for depression for kids, but as adults, it’s like a handbook for handing situations that can be difficult. Well worth reading. Though, if you are the child of divorce, The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce is the absolute best.
    Stuti Agarwal
    @davidbressler1 I am so grateful for this suggestion. Comes at an opportune time. Thank you.
    Alexa Vovchenko
    Fiction - Gone with the Wind. I adored Scarlett as a child and she taught me to never give up Non-fiction - Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine. I read it when I had burnout and was close to depression. It's brilliant. Non-fiction The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. This is the book which is accompanying me in my life journey. I think, we're all born to live our life in joy and creativity. This is what the book proves, too
    Stuti Agarwal
    @aleksandra_vovchenko Thank you so so so much. Feel like The Artist's Way is going to do for me what it did for you.
    Sage Will
    life without limps, I was in a dark place in 2014 when I came across the book and it helped me realize nothing is quite that final in life, if you fail, well tomorrow is still another day.
    Stuti Agarwal
    @trappisone thank you so much for this. Next read!
    Fritz Brumder
    I am a huge Seth Godin fan. Linchpin changed how I think about my work. Purple Cow changed how I think about product creation. Tribes changed how I market the products I create.
    Vlad Dribas
    Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky. This is my life-changing desc book. Every re-reading is something new. I advise it instead of the bible
    Stuti Agarwal
    @dribas Harry Potter I get. Can you tell me a little about Methods of Rationality?
    Vlad Dribas
    @stuti Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is an alternate universe Harry Potter fanfiction written by Eliezer Yudkowsky, an AI researcher and decision theorist at the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Harry's aunt Petunia didn't marry Vernon Dursley, but did marry a scientist and professor at Oxford. And Harry grew up in such a family. So what if someone who knows scientific method and has rational thinking gets to magic world? World ruled by aristocrats, where people are judged by blood and where noone knows what is hypothesis or experiment. This book is a real guide how we should look at the world, what questions should ask and all these wrapped in a cool story.
    Sven "Locomotive"
    The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho, it changed the perception I had of life.
    Sven "Locomotive"
    @stuti You won't be disappointed!
    Stuti Agarwal
    @eugenemarage I’m making sense of it as I go. Almost closing the end, and there are so many bits that have hit home but I’m yet to wrap my head around the bit about finding your destiny.
    Sven "Locomotive"
    @stuti Yes, while reading it you can wonder how you can relate to this story but on the LT, you may realize how accurate it is.
    Stuti Agarwal
    @eugenemarage It's been on my reading list. Looking for it on my shelf now!
    Anastasija Gromova
    I've read a lot of books in my life. But the most important book was Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind". It was the main character who gave the impetus to achieve the goals.
    Stuti Agarwal
    @nastjagromova4 thank you! Just what I need right now.
    Olesya Malysheva
    I haven't been reading much lately.
    Somnath Sandeep
    Quite a lot of them! Will just name a couple on top of my mind. "Shadows of the mind" by Roger Penrose - shows how it's impossible for a computer (anything that passes the Turing test) to truly understand. Awareness is essential for understanding, and Penrose proves that through mathematical logic. He also explores few theories on consciousness. "The Conquest of Happiness" by Bertrand Russell - few of his thoughts on making a good living. Personally, I think we shouldn't worship, or put on a pedestal a single state of mind (like happiness). However, this book covers quite philosophies on making a balanced life.
    Stuti Agarwal
    @somnathsandeep interesting! And I agree, we mustn’t fixate on one state of mind. Putting these on the list.
    Eduard F
    Came here to look for the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" comments 😂
    Jing Hu
    Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I was really attracted by the philosophy described when I first read. I thought a very big part of what was said in the book has perfectly solidified my belief in work and in life.
    Stuti Agarwal
    @jinghu I hope I can get myself to read this some day.
    Divya Rajendran
    Ponniyin Selvan by kalki - It is the Tamil historical fiction, It give awesome ancient experience when u read this.
    Stuti Agarwal
    @divya_rajendran is there a translation available?