I love how you approached the curation of this list. I've read most of these and now have a few more to dive into.
My relationship with books changed when I stopped looking for answers and started allowing them to be a muse. To your point, I'm not seeking a guru. I'm looking to better understand myself and the answers that already sit inside me.
Kevin, this is one for us to chat about too. I believe that for writers and readers we learn a receivership with books. We can take what we need, relate to what is right at the moment, and appreciate the rest waits for us for another time.
I've only read the first one, Thinking Fast and Slow, and to be honest, for all the books I've read, there are very few I can remember now, or have used consistently. - But I have to agree with you, those books didn't have me doing crazy morning routines, just showing new paths I could take.
Thinking Fast And Slow is absolutely superb. It's impossible to think about the mind in the same way after reading it. And for me it was truly life-changing.
Alongside it I really enjoyed The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt. The most powerful idea within I think is his model of the mind of a rider on top of an elephant. It's a model of the mind that isn't unlike Kahneman's System 1 and 2, but perhaps paints the mind with a little more character.
This is one of my favourite topics. The books that have changed my life and that I think have deeper influences on who we become show up earlier in our lives than we might think. Let's chat about that Noemie!!! For me, it's Frankenstein, every time. The writers that can't help but create are the ones dropping free legacy support on the page. I like how you positioned your list and the opening with the same vulnerable palm-to-forehead we all know too well. P
I love how you approached the curation of this list. I've read most of these and now have a few more to dive into.
My relationship with books changed when I stopped looking for answers and started allowing them to be a muse. To your point, I'm not seeking a guru. I'm looking to better understand myself and the answers that already sit inside me.
Another fantastic piece, Noemie!
Thank you so much Kevin!
Kevin, this is one for us to chat about too. I believe that for writers and readers we learn a receivership with books. We can take what we need, relate to what is right at the moment, and appreciate the rest waits for us for another time.
I've only read the first one, Thinking Fast and Slow, and to be honest, for all the books I've read, there are very few I can remember now, or have used consistently. - But I have to agree with you, those books didn't have me doing crazy morning routines, just showing new paths I could take.
Thinking Fast And Slow is absolutely superb. It's impossible to think about the mind in the same way after reading it. And for me it was truly life-changing.
Alongside it I really enjoyed The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt. The most powerful idea within I think is his model of the mind of a rider on top of an elephant. It's a model of the mind that isn't unlike Kahneman's System 1 and 2, but perhaps paints the mind with a little more character.
Ohh let me add this to my Kindle Will! Thanks a mill for this :)
This is one of my favourite topics. The books that have changed my life and that I think have deeper influences on who we become show up earlier in our lives than we might think. Let's chat about that Noemie!!! For me, it's Frankenstein, every time. The writers that can't help but create are the ones dropping free legacy support on the page. I like how you positioned your list and the opening with the same vulnerable palm-to-forehead we all know too well. P