I'm looking for some good books, philosophical, life enriching etc that would be suitable to actually buy rather than get from the library which would be useful to refer to often in life.
Anybody have any good ideas?
inb4 bible. That's not really what I'm looking for.
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11-06-2013, 07:50 AM #1Registered User
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Life Changing BOOKS you refer to often
"If you correct the mind, the rest of your life will fall into place..." - Lao Tzu
Doing something mediocre is a thousand times better than not doing scientific magical sh*t - Elliot Hulse
We are either the masters or the victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal choice. Who we are today is the result of the choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow, we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose to change. -John Maxwell.
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11-06-2013, 07:51 AM #2Stretch
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Still the Mind - Alan Watts
Awaking to Your Life's Purpose - Eckhardt Tolle
The Four Agreements - (Forget authors name)The following sentence is false.
The preceding sentence is true.
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11-06-2013, 07:56 AM #3Registered User
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Some recommendations: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
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11-06-2013, 07:58 AM #4Registered User
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In for potential books to read
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Yeah, I've read Brave New World, not really looking for novels, but thanks for the recommendations I'll check them out.Originally Posted by BanglaGenetix
reps for all."If you correct the mind, the rest of your life will fall into place..." - Lao Tzu
Doing something mediocre is a thousand times better than not doing scientific magical sh*t - Elliot Hulse
We are either the masters or the victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal choice. Who we are today is the result of the choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow, we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose to change. -John Maxwell.
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11-06-2013, 08:01 AM #6
novels or self help?
self help: the path to prosperity - james allen
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11-06-2013, 08:02 AM #7Goal: 220 @ 8%
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Viktor Frankl - Mans Search For Meaning (best by a million miles)
Napoleon Hill - Master Key to Riches☆☆☆υк ¢яєω☆☆☆
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11-06-2013, 08:03 AM #8Registered User
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The Stranger by Cadmus (helps if you feel dissacccioated with the rest of humanity )
Candide by Voltaire ( Helps put things in perspective )
On up on Wall Street (Helps you make that money in the stock market )
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11-06-2013, 08:03 AM #9Banned
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mein kampf
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11-06-2013, 08:04 AM #10
The prince - Machiavelli
33 Strategies of war - Greene
48 laws of power - Greene
The foutainhead - Rand
Conquest - Day
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Platos "The Republic" and Nietzches "Thus spoke zarathusthra" were also pretty life changing for me, but I wouldn't say I refer to them often.Last edited by Skarm; 11-06-2013 at 08:16 AM. Reason: Meant wouldn't
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11-06-2013, 08:04 AM #11Registered User
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I have just finished reading this and frankly, I don't see what the big fuss is about. I mean it was a touching account of the holocaust and he had some good ideas in the second half, but it was not a life changing read for me.Originally Posted by charliebrook01
"If you correct the mind, the rest of your life will fall into place..." - Lao Tzu
Doing something mediocre is a thousand times better than not doing scientific magical sh*t - Elliot Hulse
We are either the masters or the victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal choice. Who we are today is the result of the choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow, we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose to change. -John Maxwell.
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11-06-2013, 08:04 AM #12Registered User
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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius... my personal favorite
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11-06-2013, 08:06 AM #13Registered User
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I ordered this from amazon the other day. In what ways have you found it useful?Originally Posted by wisdommaster1
"If you correct the mind, the rest of your life will fall into place..." - Lao Tzu
Doing something mediocre is a thousand times better than not doing scientific magical sh*t - Elliot Hulse
We are either the masters or the victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal choice. Who we are today is the result of the choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow, we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose to change. -John Maxwell.
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Any from The Dale Carnegie Institute or by Dale Carnegie are good.
Depending on your job, different ones can influence you immensely. I remember Leadership being one of the most influential managerial books I read.modest gains everyday of my life
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11-06-2013, 08:10 AM #15What It Takes
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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11-06-2013, 08:12 AM #16Registered User
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I have heard that this is a bit depressing and mind bending. How did it help you?Originally Posted by Giant_Killer
"If you correct the mind, the rest of your life will fall into place..." - Lao Tzu
Doing something mediocre is a thousand times better than not doing scientific magical sh*t - Elliot Hulse
We are either the masters or the victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal choice. Who we are today is the result of the choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow, we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose to change. -John Maxwell.
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11-06-2013, 08:13 AM #17Non-Operating Operator
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WinrarOriginally Posted by BanglaGenetix
Got my girlfriend reading it right now actually.
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You WOULD refer to them often? or did you mean not?Originally Posted by Skarm
Do you refer to the others often?"If you correct the mind, the rest of your life will fall into place..." - Lao Tzu
Doing something mediocre is a thousand times better than not doing scientific magical sh*t - Elliot Hulse
We are either the masters or the victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal choice. Who we are today is the result of the choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow, we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose to change. -John Maxwell.
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11-06-2013, 08:14 AM #19Registered Operator
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Srsly changed the way I think about money.
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11-06-2013, 08:14 AM #20Registered User
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it's stoicism so it just addresses how you are in control of your feelings/moods/actions and anything outside of what you can control should just be accepted for what it is and move on.Originally Posted by Thunderquip
Here are some of my favorite quotes from the book:
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
“Our life is what our thoughts make it.”
It's literally a book of amazing quotes and thoughts, I reread it fairly often
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And Karma Yoga by Swami Vivikenanda is hands-down the most life influential book I've read. (A manual by St. Ignatius would be second.)
Karma Yoga is the philosophy of work.
He did four yogas across 3 or 4 little books based on a series of speeches given in the US in 1890. Karma Yoga is the only one I really identify with, but I believe in work as the center of everything. I guess I see that as apropos for a bodybuilding community.Last edited by ceeco; 11-06-2013 at 08:15 AM. Reason: spelling
modest gains everyday of my life
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11-06-2013, 08:15 AM #22Registered User
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lolOriginally Posted by fitnessguy11
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11-06-2013, 08:16 AM #23Invictus
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The war of art - steven Pressfield
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11-06-2013, 08:16 AM #24drop that p*ssy b*tch
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11-06-2013, 08:20 AM #25Corrected it, meant wouldn't.Originally Posted by Thunderquip
Refer to the prince all the time, it's a pretty short book, but the whole mind frame it gets you to take as you read it is just invaluable, and a lot of the stuff he talks about has homologues in real life.
The foutainhead I dip into certain parts of the book quite often, just to get a feel of the kind of person I would ideally want to be. It's also an eye opening book in and of itself.
Anything by greene is good, can just read the individual laws as and when you think they would be appropriate.
Any time I see anything in the news about war, I imnmediately think back to conquest.
Plato and Neitzche dont really lend themselves well to constantly refering to, they express incredible ideas and frames of mind, but the text is very thick and philosophical, its something you have to dedicate a portion of time to sit down to and really think about.
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11-06-2013, 08:20 AM #26Registered User
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Sounds like lots of great books of this type out there, wouldnt mind reading this type of thing myself as I have just recently worked on my addictions and i am also lacking confidence in some aspects of new job, should do a poll of the books people suggest, see which one comes up best
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11-06-2013, 08:27 AM #27Fidelio!
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Came to say this.Originally Posted by Giant_Killer
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How did it help?Originally Posted by cmc0108
"If you correct the mind, the rest of your life will fall into place..." - Lao Tzu
Doing something mediocre is a thousand times better than not doing scientific magical sh*t - Elliot Hulse
We are either the masters or the victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal choice. Who we are today is the result of the choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow, we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose to change. -John Maxwell.
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How did Zen and Motorcycle maintenance help?Originally Posted by GingerBrah84
"If you correct the mind, the rest of your life will fall into place..." - Lao Tzu
Doing something mediocre is a thousand times better than not doing scientific magical sh*t - Elliot Hulse
We are either the masters or the victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal choice. Who we are today is the result of the choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow, we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose to change. -John Maxwell.
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inb4 she turns into a manipulative kuntOriginally Posted by BlueNinjaGo
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