Tragedy, mostly
🦚 Kogicon
What 1 book has most changed your life, and why?
🏒 Lucian Marin
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer. Remembering everything is possible, so everything is possible!?
🤔 David
'As a Man Thinketh' by James Allen. I first read it in 2013 after some major life-events; it helped me realize that I am the captain of my ship and that I control the sails. I found it after first learning about Project Gutenberg; you can find versions there gutenberg.org/eboo... (and alternatively...https://www.thinketh.io/)
Zero Edge
The Bible. Specifically: The Book Of Job -> Provided me with better wisdom and understanding.. gave me better understanding of God and how he works. Proverbs -> Provides wisdom on a daily basis. John -> The two most valuable commandments: (Put your trust in the higher power, love others as yourself) . Its the only book I can go back to daily and leave with overwhelming peace. Also taught me to find a new "power" in faith which I never could find with logic alone.
🔚 Bort Simpson
1984. Painted a plausible nightmare portrait of authoritarianism and thought control; is more relevant today than it's ever been.
🤙 Migz
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami.
⚪ Ghostis
The Calvin and Hobbes Compendium by Watterson. It showed me that I didn't have to compromise or settle when making artistic objects.
Dan Heath
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. I was stuck in a loop of negative behaviours exacerbated by depression and anxiety for years. Understanding that I could reprogram these little instruction sets and correct my behaviour gave me the drive to systematically rebuild my life.
🎣 Fish
both Anthem by Ayn Rand and The Giver by Lowry. Practically the same exact story
🏛️ Brandon Pittman
The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson. I lost 90 pounds and got my skin issues under control.
Deep
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, It helped to cure internet addiction
🥝 Mr
"The end of average". We've been trained to reduce people to a number (ACT, SAT, IQ, Above Average, Below Average) and it all falls apart when you take a deeper look. Your system will always fail to address outliers if you attempt to average everyone and everything. Everyone is an outlier in some way.
Feiss
If I can't remember any, I guess I don't have a life changing book.. I do have many that I loved, that introduced me to a genre, or to the love of books..
☝️ Jean-David Moisan
Perhaps The Richest Man in Babylon. It's a book about finance, but it contains a lot of life lessons.
Chetan Vashisht
Peak how to master almost anything is an amazing book. If you've not read any self help books, this one is a great start. It really sets you on the right path.