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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David Lynch's Catching the Big Fish - great for meditation and holding on/finding big ideas
Patricia Ryan Madsen's Improv Wisdom - helped turn me into a better "on my feet" thinker; improve wisdom is applicable to so many life areas
Steven Pressfield's The War of Art - good "butt in chair" approach
Tools of Titans/Tribe of Mentors, both by Tim Ferriss - excellent interview series with some very cool humans
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Unfortunately, none, yet. I clearly need to read more!
For me it was "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. Read it when I was 5 and the message has stuck with me all my life. I have a copy on my bookshelf right now!
@jenny_kephart What's the message?
@jenny_kephart can you tell me why? Would love to pick it up!
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Came here to look for the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" comments 😂
Ikigai - understanding the secret to long life
Anti Fragile - how to take criticism and improve ourselves "Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes a fire"
Thus Spoke Zarathustra- Haven't completed it, but, it's beautiful in it's hope and hopelessness.
Possessing the Secret of Joy- the story, the constant inner dialog, and what comes out - so real, painful, and moving.
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.
Aristotle's Ethics.
Blink -Malcolm Gladwell
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 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.
I haven't been reading much lately.
Every book I have read have helped me grow into the person I'm & will continue to do so. If I talk about 1 book, it has to be Century Trilogy by Ken Follet
It is an historical epic throwing light on the times during World War.
It made me become more grateful for everything :)
@pallavi_jaisinghani thank you for sharing. Will definitely add this to my list. On my own journey of finding faith.
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.
The art of thinking clearly of Rolf Dobelli with 99 examples of cognitive bias. Good for a short commute or on airplane.
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!
@shyam_prasad_reddy would hate to download it for free, being an author myself. But shall definitely pick it up.
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
This book captures the difference between being a middle manager, and being a true strategic executive.
@quakerwildcat funnily, I never considered myself a leader. So should pick this up to see if it’s true.
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.