Lessons/Reflections from my 20’s [Day 18]
Read these books to be happier and predict the future better.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of the books that made my 20’s much better:
Bhagavad Gita, A. Parthasarathay — the solution to living happily
Fall of the Human Intellect, A. Parthasarathay — the problem with the world
Holocaust of Attachment, A. Parthasarathay — the problem with the world
Vedanta Treatise, A. Parthasarathay — the solution to living happily
Influence, Robert Cialdini — getting what you want in life
How to win friends and influence people, Dale Carnegie — being happier in your interactions with others
Mastery, Robert Green — how to level up vocationally
48 Laws of Power, Robert Green — understanding the world
Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl — timeless truths
Crime and Punishment, Dosteyvsky — beautiful literature
Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell — compassion
Light in August, William Faulkner — racism in America
Down and Out in London & Paris, George Orwell — compassion
Don’t Trust Me I’m Lying, Ryan Holiday — how the media works
Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky — how power dynamics work
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, Dr. Joe Dispenza — breaking old negative unconscious patterns of behaviour
Meditations, Marcus Aurelius — tips on how to live
The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway — on beauty in the world
Portrait of an Artist as a Young man, James Joyce — on the creative mind/authoritarianism
American Nations, Colin Woodard — How America came to be
Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson — Insight into genius and how you can be an asshole even if you’re talented
The E-Myth Seminar, Michael Gerber — How a business works
The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas — Never give up
Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger — The American Dream
Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson — How you can be an asshole and still succeed
The Success System that Never Fails, William Clement Stone — Positive Mental attitude
The Richest Man in Babylon, George S Clason — the value of saving
Crystallising Public Opinion, Edward Bernays — how public relations and the manipulation of consent works
The Road Less Travelled, M Scott Peck — The beauty of introspection and working on yourself
SIddharta , Herman Hesse — an insight into a holy life
Never Let Me Go — Kazuo Ishiguro — how to feel loss
The Bell Jar , Sylvia Plath — Dealing with depression
The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck — compassion
The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro — On duty
Moby Dick, Herman Melville — Obsession
1984, George Orwell — totalitarianism
The Stranger, Albert Camus — beauty and the individual
Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy — brutality
The Executioner's Song, Norman Mailer — an appreciation of capital punishment
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee — Injustice
