Books You Should Read before Your 30s
Live By Design not By Default, Read these 15 Fascinating Books to Organize Your Life
“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries” — René Descartes
Whenever I want to escape from this world, from myself in someone else’s world, I just grab some good stuff to feed my soul.
Let’s suppose if I had to explain in a single–word answer to the question of why I read a lot of books, that word would be “Pleasure”.
Trust me; it’s a kind of pleasure you can get from reading like you can’t get from anywhere.
I found books to my best companion always.
If you are in your 20s like me, stick with me for just some minutes, I’ll show you some of the best books which you should read before your 30s.
100 Quotes that will change your life
Collection of 100 deep, wise thoughts that will change the perspective of your living.
“When you focus on yourself, you grow. When you focus on shit, shit grows.” — Unknown
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn;
- Quotes of most influential personalities
- For motivation and to change the way of your life
- For 10x better living
The Courage to Be Disliked
After reading this book, the first thing that came into my mind “Your every follower is not your fan”.
Change the way of your thinking and achieve real happiness.
Why you should read this book?
Learn the concepts of;
- Self-forgiveness
- Self Care
- Mind Decluttering
- Unlock the power within and be the person you really want to be
- Change and disregard whatever limitations you may have placed on yourself
Emotional Intelligence
This masterpiece explains; how emotions are important in your life.
And how can you put the command on the world through your emotions?
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn;
- Self Awareness
- Self-Regulation
- Self — Motivation
- Art of Managing the Relations
- Empathy
The Big Questions of Life
Like, find your why? The whole book revolves around a man’s life who lives in search of significant questions of life.
For instance, how can we measure there is a God?
Why you should read this book?
- To untie the riddles of your mind, I think just grab it and read it, swallow every chapter carefully
IKIGAI
Our Ikigai is different for all of us, but one thing we have in common is that we are all searching for meaning
My all-time favorite book. Japanese secret life lessons to live a long and happy life.
IKIGAI is a Japanese word, and it’s meaning to “a reason to live’. I assure you this book helps you to find your ikigai.
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn;
- Help you to find the purpose of your life
- Observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes
- Learn the secrets of happiness
- A different approach to Health
- Regain your positivity
Surrounded by Idiots
Great advice on how to communicate, convey your point more effectively and indulge yourself in a personal and professional life by getting to know four types of behavior people generally have and how to tackle each one.
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn four behavioral types;
- Red (Dominant)
- Blue (Analytic)
- Green (Stability)
- Yellow (Inspiration)
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
After reading this book, I learnt how ideas and thoughts affect our lives.
Anyone can do anything; if we can think about something, we can make it possible.
I got the motivation to push my thoughts into Action.
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn;
- The actual power of our subconscious mind and how it’s works
- Miracles of the subconscious mind
- Solutions to tricky riddles and unsolved life problems
- The Importance of visualization in every aspect of life
- Importance of Prayer and Belief to live a Life
- Learn to handle the failures
- Lead and enjoy a life packed with quality and happiness
How to Finish Everything You Start
Understand the reasons for the unfinished epidemic, its alternatives, and when not finishing anything is okay.
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn;
- How to Focus
- Self-Discipline
- Action to finish what you started
- Persistence about what to do? When to do? And why to do?
Win Your Inner Battles
A valuable lesson I learned from this book is “First conquer yourself, then conquer the world”.
Why you should read this book?
- Destroy fear and live a purposeful life
- Improve self-confidence
- Conquer your inner obstacles
- Stop to worry about anything and live life according to your terms
The Miracle Morning
Manage your time and be more productive every day.
Like everyone has 24 hours in a day, some spend in a handsome way, some waste in a handsome way, all up to you!
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn 6 steps morning routine to organize and shape your day;
- Silence — Start your day with at least 5 minutes of silence
- Affirmations — Ready yourself with this belief you can get success in everything you do
- Visualizations — Make the visualized world and rehearse everything you want to do in your imagination
- Exercise — We need it for better and healthy living, so don’t forget to do it.
- Reading — Food for thought, so eat daily to keep your mind healthy.
- Scribing — Try to make notes of your visualizations. It’ll help a lot trust me!
Atomic Habits
This book is about breaking destructive behaviors and adopting good ones.
It helped me to build some healthy habits and helped me to change my perspective of thinking about things.
I noticed The utmost necessary behavior in myself like I started to analyze every little thing, bad and good.
That’s why my favorite quote from this book is;
Success is the product of daily habits — not once-in-a-lifetime transformations
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn;
- How to create bad and good habits?
- Tiny Habits create significant differences
- Focus on your journey; don’t think about the destination (Mean focus on the system instead of setting goals)
- Build habits that create impact
Think Again
How to do patience, yeah, it is about.
You’ll be persuasive, more intelligent, and humble about things you don’t know.
You’ll get the hidden power to recognize the blind spots in any problem and what you can possibly do to become more effective at convincing others of your way of thinking.
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn;
- Discover your blind spot
- Stop and think, and then repeat this process three times before doing anything
- Always, Question, Ask, what I am doing? What am I learning?
- The foremost important thing is that the world is changing more rapidly than ever, so we have to rethink and learn everything faster than ever.
The Alchemist
The all-time best and masterpiece. It’s a novel based on the life of a boy eager to learn the Importance of life, like who he is.
And how to improve himself, what matters, and the purpose of life.
My Favorite line from this book;
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it
Why you should read this book?
- To accept your destiny
- Learn the art of molding everything
- Listen to your dreams and help yourself to achieve
Man’s Search for Meaning
This fascinating read is based on the personal horrifying experience of the Author in Nazi concentration camps.
According to his psychological approach to logotherapy, he describes which things help you to survive, how and when? And why must you find meaning in your life?
My favorite quote from the book;
Life is not a quest for pleasure, but for meaning
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn;
- Find meaning in work while you are doing something significant (I am more into reading books and writing blogs about different categories, I have a lot of interest in reading and writing. So it means I found my meaning for leaving)
- Learn to care for another person by doing love
- Keep patience or courage during the most challenging times you experience in your life.
The Power of Now
There is no past, no future, just a present. This spectacular book is all about feeling the power of the Present.
Why you should read this book?
You’ll learn;
- About the thinking and spirituality process to help you understand what the power of now means
- Be in the Present; your past and future are useless
Final Thoughts
Reading can cause boredom or transcendence, fury or joy, depression or hilarity, empathy or contempt, depending on how your life is at the time.
This effect will be unique to each individual and will evolve.
Enjoy reading these books, and don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comment box.
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