was wondering if you guys know of any books that really taught u something? I've read some self help books and they all parrot the same things. like…yes I don't use social media (except reddit rn to keep up with this scam going on in my country), I know how to cultivate a habit, blah blah.
the only one I can think of is Joe dispenzas "becoming supernatural" but I don't think it really taught me anything new since I was already really into that stuff and it wasn't that different from his other books, but to someone who's completely new to spirituality it could be game changing as it brings a scientific approach to spirituality, although it's a big book with a lot of jargon and yapping.
I liked 48 laws of power, it had some controversial points but it had some great insights too.
I'm looking for something insightful. I don't care if it's a difficult read. just something thay teaches me something new. I wanna get out of the book actually having learned something and gained new information or insight.
even if it's a fictional book kinda meant to deliver insight? like this Russian book I read about a guy who kills someone and the whole book is him grappling with his guilt and conscience and psyche after the fact, it's fictional but it almost reads like a philosophy book you know? it was very unique.
you get what I mean. I wanna leave the book having gained new knowledge or insight. most non fiction books I see are so repetitive, basically the same garbled word salad over 400 pages. was wondering if there was something actually insightful or interesting out there – even if the insight is something u don't agree with
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Feeling good – david burns.
It will teach you to practice the principle of cognitive behavioural therapy. I’ve read mixed reviews about it, but personally I found it really helpful and changed the way I perceive and think.
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein. I am old and remember some of what transpired re integration plus I was a child in the Deep South prep civil rights. I had no idea that the FEDERAL government was to involved and so responsible for segregation. The GI bill, unintegrating areas that were integrated for instance. I read a fair amount of non-fiction, sciencey books, history, the natural world but never have I read a book that so changed the way I look at my time on this planet
Anything on behavior – ultimately arriving at the insight that none of us know anything, we all have no clue what we’re doing and just wing this thing called life the best we somehow can.
Sapolsky – Behave. Kahneman – Thinking Fast and Slow. Ariely – Predictably Irrational.
To name a few.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling