301 Life changing books that I've gathered from top influencers

[LiftedMind]

Gathered this list over the years by adding up all the books from incredibly successful people.

A lot of these books are recommendations from top influencers featured on various podcasts, james altucher, tim ferriss, school of greatness, etc.

I compiled the books into one massive list. I'm sure you'll find some gold in here.

(There are probably a few out of place/ crap books in here)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9...WdlUHhOb1gzd0U

Reading books is like downloading new software into your brain that may change the course of your life forever. The right book is waiting for you.

The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
Brain Longevity: The Breakthrough Medical Program that Improves Your Mind and Memory
Microshelters: 59 Creative Cabins, Tiny Houses, Tree Houses, and Other Small Structures
Tiny House Living: Ideas for Building & Living Well in Less than 400 Square Feet
Staying Focused In A Hyper World: Book 1; Natural Solutions For ADHD, Memory And Brain Performance
destressifying: The Real-World Guide to Personal Empowerment, Lasting Fulfillment, and Peace of Mind
Secrets of Meditation: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Personal Transformation
Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck: What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur and Build a Great Business
The Twenty-four Hour Mind: the Role of Sleep and Dreaming in Our Emotional Lives
How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy!: Your Personalized 4-Step Guide to Looking and Feeling Great from the Inside Out
Osho Zen Tarot
The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions
The Chemistry of Connection: How the Oxytocin Response Can Help You Find Trust, Intimacy, and Love
Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain - for Life
Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Book of Atrus (Myst, #1)
Guardians of Being: Spiritual Teachings from Our Dogs and Cats
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel
Perfect Health: The Complete Mind/Body Guide
The 13th Disciple: A Spiritual Adventure
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
What the Bleep Do We Know!?: Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering Your Everyday Reality
Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is shaping our Future
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles
Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
The Village Effect: Why Face-to-Face Contact Is Good for Our Health, Happiness, Learning, and Longevity
Six Thinking Hats Revised Edition
How To Have A Beautiful Mind
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
The Elimination Diet: Discover the Foods That Are Making You Sick and Tired--and Feel Better Fast
The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
Business Model Generation: A Handbook For Visionaries, Game Changers, And Challengers (Portable Version)
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living
The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success
The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business
Rework
Mastery
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys
Event
A Brief History of Time
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
The Winner Effect: The Neuroscience of Success and Failure
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
Verbal Advantage: Ten Easy Steps to a Powerful Vocabulary
The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-Being
The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
HOW SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE THINK SMART: 7 Ways you Can Develop Their Mind Power
INCREASE YOUR MIND POWER: The Science of Clear Thinking
Chaos: Making a New Science
Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It
The Bulletproof Diet: Lose up to a Pound a Day, Reclaim Energy and Focus, Upgrade Your Life
Letting Go: The Pathway To Surrender
Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks
Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive
The Fabric of the Cosmos (Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality)
Born to Run
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
The 4-Hour Workweek
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
Peak Vitality: Raising the Threshold of Abundance in our Spiritual, Emotional, and Material Lives
Super Memory - Super Student: How to Raise Your Grades in 30 Days
The Power Of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential
Breakthrough Rapid Reading
The Book of Wisdom
Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic
The Adrenal Reset Diet: Strategically Cycle Carbs and Proteins to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, and Move from Stressed to Thriving
From Fatigued to Fantastic!
Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome
Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind
The Silva Mind Control Method
Thrilled to Death: How the Endless Pursuit of Pleasure Is Leaving Us Numb
The Whole Heart Solution: Halt Heart Disease Now with the Best Alternative and Traditional Medicine
Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
Intuition: Knowing Beyond Logic
The Power of Neuroplasticity
How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
How Google Works
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
The Lessons of History
Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
My Philosophy for Successful Living
7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher
The Art of Exceptional Living
The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle. Jim Rohn
The Seasons of Life
The Treasury of Quotes
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur
Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Mind is the Master: The Complete James Allen Treasury
Working with Emotional Intelligence
The Edge Effect: Achieve Total Health and Longevity with the Balanced Brain Advantage
Iacocca: An Autobiography
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
The Experience of Insight: A Simple & Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation (Shambhala Dragon Editions)
Mindfulness in Plain English
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Freakonomics, #1)
The Kite Runner
Shantaram
Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success
Driven: How To Succeed In Business And In Life
Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
Type Talk: The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love, and Work
Virtual Freedom
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Crush It!: Why Now Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
Switch On Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health
Cool Tools
How Rich People Think
177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class: The Thought Processes, Habits and Philosophies of the Great Ones
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
Cat's Cradle
I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Lucid Dreamer: A Waking Guide for the Traveler Between Worlds
The Miracle Morning Journal
A Thousand Mornings
Buddhist Boot Camp
The Dalai Lama’s Book of Wisdom
How to Become an Intellectual
Essential Writing Skills for College and Beyond
The Infinity Puzzle: Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day: A Doctor's Guide to Solving Your Sleep Problems
Master Your Sleep: Proven Methods Simplified
Say Good Night to Insomnia: The Six-Week, Drug-Free Program Developed At Harvard Medical School
Brain Plasticity: Rethinking How the Brain Works
Dr. John Lee's Hormone Balance Made Simple: The Essential How-to Guide to Symptoms, Dosage, Timing, and More
Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion
The Fourth Phase of Water
PEMF-The Fifth Element of Health: Learn Why Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy Supercharges Your Health Like Nothing Else!
The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life
Better living through dopamine: How to increase dopamine naturally to live happier, sleep better and eat less
The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace
Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Summary: The Seven-Day Weekend - Ricardo Semler: Finding the Work/Life Balance
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal
Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach To Fun on the Job
The Alchemist
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive
The Social Animal
Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion
The Robert Collier Letter Book
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
The Control of Nature
Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865
How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at An Answer
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Meditations

[LiftedMind]

The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The One Minute Manager
Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Becoming a Category of One: How Extraordinary Companies Transcend Commodity and Defy Comparison
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great
The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work (Works)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Atlas Shrugged
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
As a Man Thinketh
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars
Zapped
Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?
The Longevity Factor: How Resveratrol and Red Wine Activate Genes for a Longer and Healthier Life
The Epigenetics Revolution
The Amazing Power of Stem Cell Nutrition: How to Enhance Your Natural Repair System Today
Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health: 175 Teas, Tonics, Oils, Salves, Tinctures, and Other Natural Remedies for the Entire Family
Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox: How a Little-Known Vitamin Could Save Your Life
Transdermal Magnesium Therapy: A New Modality for the Maintenance of Health
The Iodine Crisis: What You Don't Know About Iodine Can Wreck Your Life
The Magnesium Miracle (Revised and Updated)
The Coenzyme Q10 Phenomenon
Chaga: King of the Medicinal Mushrooms
Herbal Constituents: Foundations Of Phytochemistry
The Better Brain Book
Delicious Probiotic Drinks: 75 Recipes for Kombucha, Kefir, Ginger Beer, and Other Naturally Fermented Drinks
The Probiotics Revolution: The Definitive Guide to Safe, Natural Health Solutions Using Probiotic and Prebiotic Foods and Supplements
Enzyme Nutrition
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
Sleep Smarter: 21 Proven Tips to Sleep Your Way To a Better Body, Better Health and Bigger Success
The Secret Life of Sleep
The Magic of Thinking Big
Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future
Superfood Kitchen: Cooking with Nature's Most Amazing Foods
Superfood Juices: 100 Delicious, Energizing & Nutrient-Dense Recipes
Superfood Smoothies: 100 Delicious, Energizing & Nutrient-dense Recipes
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions -- Today
Think Like a Freak
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Think and Grow Rich
Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
Letters from a Stoic
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
Meet Your Happy Chemicals: Dopamine, Endorphin, Oxytocin, Serotonin
The Gerson Therapy: The Amazing Nutritional Program for Cancer and Other Illnesses
Five Gateways: Our Journey of Ascension
The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators
The Transformational Power of Fasting: The Way to Spiritual, Physical, and Emotional Rejuvenation
Brain in Balance: Understanding the Genetics and Neurochemistry Behind Addiction and Sobriety
Your Erroneous Zones
Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao
The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity: A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient Way
Boost Your Brain: The New Art and Science Behind Enhanced Brain Performance
The Ultra Mind Solution: Automatically Boost Your Brain Power, Improve Your Mood and Optimize Your Memory
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams
Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Curcumin - The Miracle of Turmeric - A Therapeutic Overview
The Methuselah Project - How to Live to 100 and Beyond
Brain Hacks - Blueprint for a Smarter and Happier You
The Rhodiola Revolution: Transform Your Health with the Herbal Breakthrough of the 21st Century
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
500 Social Media Marketing Tips: Essential Advice, Hints and Strategy for Business: ********, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and More!
Magnificent Mind at Any Age: Natural Ways to Unleash Your Brain's Maximum Potential
Math, Better Explained: Learn to Unlock Your Math Intuition
The HeartMath Solution: The Institute of HeartMath's Revolutionary Program for Engaging the Power of the Heart's Intelligence
50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
The Sharpbrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Age
Making Thinking Visible
The Secret Gratitude Book
Choose Yourself: Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream
The Way Of The Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire
The Intelligent Investor (Collins Business Essentials)
A Simple Act of Gratitude: How Learning to Say Thank You Changed My Life
Memo: The Easiest Way to Improve Your Memory
Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-And Revolutionized an Industry
The 48 Laws of Power
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers
How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity
Your Brain On Nature: The Science of Nature's Influence on Your Health, Happiness and Vitality
The Road Less Travelled
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
The Natural Testosterone Plan: For Sexual Health and Energy
The Myth of the Garage: And Other Minor Surprises
King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
The Education of Millionaires: It's Not What You Think and It's Not Too Late
The Science of Enlightenment
Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation
The Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science

[LiftedMind]

Spot sold to?

[HalalMeat]

[The_Albatross]

miscers, some of the only people dumb enough to buy self help books

[LiftedMind]

miscers, some of the only people dumb enough to buy self help books

I'm not going to put your down, because I've learned from books to be kind and to always help others. But I would like to say that most of those books are not self help books. Secondly, we should applaud anyone who takes the effort to seek to improve themselves through books. I started with self help books in my youth, and that led me to more practical and concrete books on improving oneself, such as through diet, exercise, and other lifestyle factors.

Welcome to the thread let us know if you find any books useful/ helpful.

[BtchW8]

Zen in the Art of Archery

[Jimagine88]

How to compile a list for dummies

[LiftedMind]

Zen in the Art of Archery

Sounds like a great book, good reviews

[LiftedMind]

How to compile a list for dummies

Saved in good reads over the years, went to book list, export, copy and paste to misc.

That will be $7 for paperback or $2.99 for kindle please.

[ognami]

you on that tai lopez chit lol

[FoundationBrah]

And how many of these have you read?

Zero to One is probably my favourite book on business btw

[LiftedMind]

And how many of these have you read?

Zero to One is probably my favourite book on business btw

Lots, and zero to one is phenomenal. Such a simple principle yet so profound.


I haven't read them all but have read many and continue to add to the list when something catches my eye.

[LiftedMind]

you on that tai lopez chit lol

Tai lopez is a hero, he is a very intelligent and smart guy. I think a lot of people would want his life. A lot of people are so quick to judge him, but he gives out a lot of free information and advice on a regular basis.

[SlootSlaya]

Tai lopez is a hero, he is a very intelligent and smart guy. I think a lot of people would want his life. A lot of people are so quick to judge him, but he gives out a lot of free information and advice on a regular basis.

Because he is a fraud?

[MacGoodyear]

If you could recommend me three of the best books in your list for lifestyle and life improvement, what three would it be? i'm looking to get more into reading and anything to better myself is worth it.

[DJE88]

in to check out a few of those. Just got into reading for the first time in my life and absolutely love it. Improves all aspects of daily life from the way your brain changes and forms thoughts. Not to mention gaining so much knowledge from the book it self. Find when I am reading things I have watched presentations on is the best.

My list of favorite books now:

4 hour work week - Tim Ferris
A universe from nothing -Lawrence M Krauss
Magician of the Gods - Graham Handcock
Parallel Worlds - Michio Kaku
The Brain - David Eagleman
The Hidden Reality - Brian Greene
Hallucinations - Oliver Sacks
Millionaire Fastlane - M. J. DeMarco

[JohnSmeton]

thats great you read a lot. Ive read a lot of peak performance books and theyve helped me. Now with youtube audio books, I can listen to books ive read 12 years ago, while making breakfast and just sitting back and relaxing.

used to do the whole car driving listening thing....havent done that in a few years or so, its a great way to learn though

some good ones ive got good stuff from

what to say when you talk to yourself shad helmstetter
fear the fear and do it anyways by susan jeffers
emotional intelligence Daniel Goleman
theres another book by him that showed a good perspective
books by seth godlin (sp) on internet marketing and how minds work when they buy stuff and such
the subconscious mind-joseph murphy
wayne dyers wishes fullfilled and wayne dyer audio programs- great stuff
how to propser in hard times-
think and grow rich
The Game
lead the field earl nightengale
strangest secret
the psychology of acheivment
rich dad poor dad, cashflow quadant
rich guides guide to investing
ive read many more i dont recall exact names of and some I do

it really does expand your mind , help you learn , give you tools, a different perspective to help you in life

[LiftedMind]

If you could recommend me three of the best books in your list for lifestyle and life improvement, what three would it be? i'm looking to get more into reading and anything to better myself is worth it.

I was going to suggest sleep books, but I've done the work for you. Read my sleep thread in sig for 23 actionable steps. Sleep is one of the pillars of a healthy life. Too many phuck it up.

I would highly recommend books on meditation. If you can develop a daily meditation practice, even as little as 10 minutes. And if you disciplined yourself to misc 10 minutes less per day and replace that with meditation. Guarantee your life will change and you will look back at this post and smile with silent appreciation.

3rd recommendation would be "boost your brain" book. Living a life where you actively grow your brain will do so much for you. You will strengthen connections, experience reality deeper with a more powerful brain, and build cognitive reserve. Spend your life learning new skills, pick up a simple instrument, learn to juggle, brush with your opposite hand, close your eyes and think in 3d to manipulate objects (picture a spinning cube and start to colour the sides and track its motion and position of colours etc). Basically do things that strain your brain. New connections will grow, you will move towards super human level. Semi joking but not really. I knew a professor from a university who could write with both hands on the chalkboard at the same time.

Good luck

[MacGoodyear]

I was going to suggest sleep books, but I've done the work for you. Read my sleep thread in sig for 23 actionable steps. Sleep is one of the pillars of a healthy life. Too many phuck it up.

I would highly recommend books on meditation. If you can develop a daily meditation practice, even as little as 10 minutes. And if you disciplined yourself to misc 10 minutes less per day and replace that with meditation. Guarantee your life will change and you will look back at this post and smile with silent appreciation.

3rd recommendation would be "boost your brain" book. Living a life where you actively grow your brain will do so much for you. You will strengthen connections, experience reality deeper with a more powerful brain, and build cognitive reserve. Spend your life learning new skills, pick up a simple instrument, learn to juggle, brush with your opposite hand, close your eyes and think in 3d to manipulate objects (picture a spinning cube and start to colour the sides and track its motion and position of colours etc). Basically do things that strain your brain. New connections will grow, you will move towards super human level. Semi joking but not really. I knew a professor from a university who could write with both hands on the chalkboard at the same time.

Good luck

interesting, I'm going to look into this. thank you.

[LiftedMind]

in to check out a few of those. Just got into reading for the first time in my life and absolutely love it. Improves all aspects of daily life from the way your brain changes and forms thoughts. Not to mention gaining so much knowledge from the book it self. Find when I am reading things I have watched presentations on is the best.

My list of favorite books now:

4 hour work week - Tim Ferris
A universe from nothing -Lawrence M Krauss
Magician of the Gods - Graham Handcock
Parallel Worlds - Michio Kaku
The Brain - David Eagleman
The Hidden Reality - Brian Greene
Hallucinations - Oliver Sacks
Millionaire Fastlane - M. J. DeMarco

4 hour work week was the biggest influence in my entire life, it shaped my life in so many ways. It was the seed of possibility.

Don't stop reading man. Think of all the people who spend so much time watching news and other reality TV shows when you are out there building your imagination, learning new skills, and enjoying some quiet solitude. Keep it up, we need more people to read because that's where inspiration and positive change comes from.

thats great you read a lot. Ive read a lot of peak performance books and theyve helped me. Now with youtube audio books, I can listen to books ive read 12 years ago, while making breakfast and just sitting back and relaxing.

used to do the whole car driving listening thing....havent done that in a few years or so, its a great way to learn though

some good ones ive got good stuff from

what to say when you talk to yourself shad helmstetter
fear the fear and do it anyways by susan jeffers
emotional intelligence Daniel Goleman
theres another book by him that showed a good perspective
books by seth godlin (sp) on internet marketing and how minds work when they buy stuff and such
the subconscious mind-joseph murphy
wayne dyers wishes fullfilled and wayne dyer audio programs- great stuff
how to propser in hard times-
think and grow rich
The Game
lead the field earl nightengale
strangest secret
the psychology of acheivment
rich dad poor dad, cashflow quadant
rich guides guide to investing
ive read many more i dont recall exact names of and some I do

it really does expand your mind , help you learn , give you tools, a different perspective to help you in life

Amazing book list as well. I can attest to DR wayne dyer. I have been listening to his audio tapes this last week as MP3. Went through his NLP program, NEZ program, Spiritual solution to every problem, His audio book I can see clearly now. Great guy.


Keep up the reading hustle

[mikeoc322]

I'm not trying to be disparaging by any means. But it's pretty obvious you're in your head too much.

You seem like a nice guy, too. I'd cool it for a while before you become your own worst enemy.

What you're doing is a surefire path to lunacy. The only literate you need in your right life is anything RE: 80/20 so you're not so scatterbrained.

Good list of books nonetheless.

RE: Tai Lopez, I completely disagree. He doesn't sell knowledge. He sells the illusion of knowledge. At the end of the day, it's just another market. Look around you. It's a subculture now. Every Instagram is littered with the classic pretentious enlightenment shot; the stack of unread books juxtaposed with ___ fill in the blank.

Just master a few books cover to cover, and get to living

[LiftedMind]

I'm not trying to be disparaging by any means. But it's pretty obvious you're in your head too much.

You seem like a nice guy, too. I'd cool it for a while before you become your own worst enemy.

What you're doing is a surefire path to lunacy. The only literate you need in your right life is anything RE: 80/20 so you're not so scatterbrained.

Good list of books nonetheless.

RE: Tai Lopez, I completely disagree. He doesn't sell knowledge. He sells the illusion of knowledge. At the end of the day, it's just another market. Look around you. It's a subculture now. Every Instagram is littered with the classic pretentious enlightenment shot; the stack of unread books juxtaposed with ___ fill in the blank.

Just master a few books cover to cover, and get to living

This is just a collection of books that I dabble in from time to time. If I'm going to gain knowledge through some medium, TV, internet, radio etc I'd rather spend most of my time with books. Each form of learning has it's use those, and of course it's important to spend time relaxing or doing other activities.

There is no way I will read that list in my lifetime. It's main purpose is to capture books I thought were interesting. I read books based on themes in my life. If I want to solve a certain problem, I pull from that list relevant to the information I need at that period in time.

Tai is certainly a good marketer, that's his profession alongside business.And I don't believe he sells the illusion of knowledge, he is clearly a smart dude if you keep tabs on his videos. He shares a lot of complex ideas that are real and authentic.

Tai's main message is that you should spend more time reading. It does not hurt to acquire knowledge.

"I'm not trying to be disparaging by any means. But it's pretty obvious you're in your head too much"

Care to explain ^ ?

[BtchW8]

Sounds like a great book, good reviews

I believe it influenced Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, used to do Kyudo with my grandfather in Japan, so was an interest.

[NVious]

My list is better

Organized the books (summaries/lectures in 95% of cases) I enjoyed most in no particular order, will be making a top 50 (or some arbitrary number) list.

Spoiler!

Book List

Psychology/Body Language/Habits

The Upside Of Your Darkside
Drunk Tank Pink
What Everybody Is Saying
Definitive Body Language Book
Wisdom Of Crowds
Triggers
Power Of Habit
Seeking Wisdom
Top Dog Science Of Winning And Losing
Signal And Noise
Happy Chemicals
Influence, Yes!
Predictably Irrational
Persuasion Equation
Any book by Malcolm Gladwell
Emotional Intelligence
48 Laws Of Power, 33 Strategies of War
Happiness Advantage
Freaknomics
Dealing With Darwin

Technology/Future

Big Data
Bold
Makers
2nd Machine Age
Flash Foresight
Mobile Wave
Age Of Speed
Predictive Analytics The Power To Predict
Microtrends

Sales/Pitching/Negotiation

Challenger Sales Model
SPIN Selling
Negotiation Genius
Expert Negotiator
Leadership/Sales Coaching
Ultimate Sales Machine
To Sell Is Human
Hyper Sales Growth
Getting To Yes
Book Yourself Solid
Pitch Perfect
Mastering Business Negotiation
Mastering The Complex Sale

Marketing

How Customers Think
Brain Sell
Hooked
Absolute Value
Sway
Any YT lecture by Rory Sutherland
Made To Stick
Compelling People
Contagious
Need to Know About Marketing
Buyology
Trade-Off
How We Decide
Change Functions

Effective Communication/ Being An Interesting Person

Strategy Of Preeminance
Instant Influence
Real Influence
Influencers
Fascinate
Everyone Communicates
Influentials
Motivating People
Strategy Of Preeminance
Brief
Speaking As A Leader
Charisma Myth
Resonate
Power Listening
3rd Alternative
Credibility
29% Solution
Confidence
Just Listen

Innovation/Ideas/Creativity

Steal Like An Artist, Show Your Work
Borrowing Brilliance
20% Doctrine
Systematic Innovation
Reverse Innovation
Innovators
Innovators DNA
Innovators Way
Innovator Solution, Innovator’s Dilemma
Creativity, Flow
Ten Faces Of Innovation
Ninja Innovation
Great Work
Imagination First
Accidental Creativity
Disciplined Dreaming
Unleashing Innovation
Unrelenting Innovation
Innovation X
Ideas Are Free
Idea Agent
Serial Innovators
Lateral Marketing
Lateral Thinking
Seeing What Others Don’t
Jeremy Gutsche
New Age
Disruption
Where Good Ideas Come From, How We Got To Now, Future Perfect, Long Tail, Free, Machine Age, Ghost Map, Wide Lens
Beyond The Obvious
Idea Stormers
Whole New Right Brain
9 Killers Of Innovation
Unleashing Creative Innovation
Design Like Apple
Steve Jobs Innovation Secrets
Drucker Innovation
Creativity At Work
The Riddle
Design To Grow And Scale
Innovation Premium

Leadership/Management/Coaching/Mentorship/Hiring

Lion Taming
Finding Next Steve Jobs
Drucker On Leadership
80/20 Manager, 16X
Standout, Now Discover Your Strengths, 12 Elements Of Great Management
Extraordinary Coach, Extraordinary Leader, Inspiring Leader, How To Be Exceptional, Strength Finder 2.0, Strength Based Leadership
Derailed
Good Bass Bad Boss
Power Ambition Glory
A Bias For Action
Hands Off Manager
Hacking Leadership
Army Of Entrepreneurs
Emotional Intelligence For Managers
Good Leaders Ask Great Questions, 5 Levels Of Leadership, 21 Irrefutable Laws Leadership, 360 Leader, 3 Laws Of Performance (Anything by John Maxwell)
Talent Powered Organization
Engaged, Full Engagement
Multipliers, Rookie Smarts
Coaching For Breakthrough Success
Drive
Hard Truth About Soft Skills
Rare Find
10 Steps To Business Writing
Who?
8 Ego Traps
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
What Keeps Leaders Up At Night
Truth About Leadership
Flawless Consulting

Productivity/Lifehacking

Nobodies To Somebodies
Goldmine Effect
Peak Performance
Smartcuts
4 Hour Work Week
AntiFragile
Little Book Of Talent
First 20 Hours
4 Hour Chef
SMART Risks
Little Bets
Plateau Effect
Decisive
5 Choices
Time Traps
Adaptability
The Element
One Thing
Essentialism
Power Of Less
Focus
Thinking Fast and Slow
Living The 80/20 Way
Mastery (George Leonard and Robert Greene)
Shortcut To Prosperity
Give And Take
Boost Your Productivity
Necessity of Strangers
Never Eat Alone, Who’s Got Your Back?
Brain Advantage
Checklist Manifesto
How To Measure Anything
Great By Choice
Millionaire Fastlane
Pause Principle

Self-improvement Personal Growth

Start With Why
Linchpin
Finding Your Element
Meditations
Power Of The Subconscious
War Of Art
Black Hole Focus
Better Than Before
50th Law
Talent Code
Talent=Overrated
So Good They Can’t Ignore You
Talent Never Enough, Myth of Excellence
Momentum
How Successful People Think
Becoming Your Best
Arc Of Ambition
Rhythm Life
Wiser
Die Empty
Compound Effect, Slight Edge
Mindset
Top 10 Distinctions Between Middle Class And Wealthy
Changeology
Clutch
Mojo
Wizard And Warrior
Embracing Excellence
10% Happier
Feel The Fear Do it Anyways
Inner Game Of Tennis
Power Of Your Supermind
Resilience
Man’s Search For Meaning
Magic Of Thinking Big
10X Rule
First Break All The Rules
Way Of The Superior Man
Presentations

Talk Like Ted
Power Presenting
Presenting To Win
Well Said
Bigger Impact Saying Less
Steve Jobs Presentation Secrets

Partnership

Finding Allies Building Alliances
Receiprocity Advantage
Partnering Intelligence

Business/Business Strategy/Career

Business MBA Josh K
E-Myth
Good to Great
Success Intelligence
How Companies Win
Product Creation
Underdog Advantage
Levity Effect
How To Avoid Dumb Mistakes
Zero To One, You Are Not A Lottery Ticket
Surrounded by Genius
STAR Principle
80/20 Principle, 80/20 Sales And Marketing
80/20 Principle and 92 other power laws
Capturing And Dominating New Markets
Blue Ocean Strategy
Deep Dive Michael Porter, Understanding Michael Porter
Reinvention
7 Strat Questions
Human Sigma
Six Sigma
Value Nets
Escape Velocity
Best Places To Work
Growth Gamble, Profit From The Core, Beyond The Core, Profit Growth
Breakthrough Companies
How To Win
Reposition, Marketing Warfare
Grey Area Competitor
Radical Practicality
Solution Focus
Reinventors
Blue Ocean Vs Porter
Blockbuster
How Latecomers Grow+Dominate
Gerard Tellis Lectures
Art Of Profitablity
Mindshift Jay Abraham
Engagement
100 Days Growth
Work Smarts
Aesop Marketing
Jab Jab Jab Right Hook
Outside In
Playing To Win
Competitive Advantage
The Attacker’s Advantage
F.I.R.E.
Design to Grow
Uptown Of Downturn
Selling Blue Elephants
OutThink
ReThink
Tribes
Purple Cow
Thank You Economy
Dollarization Discipline
Play To Your Strength
Headcount Solution
Merger Endgame
Intelligent Mergers and Acquisitions
Why Decisions Fail
The Solutions Focus
Hidden Value
Differentiate Or Die
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
1000 True Fans
7 Levers

People/Business History

Zappos Experience
Elegant Solution: Toyota
Google Works
Steve Jobs Way
Walmart Effect
Gatorade Story
Jack Welch Winning
Blueprint To Billion
Everything Store
Hatching Twitter
Imaginex
Win
Finding The Next Starbucks
Be The Elephant
Why Elephants Can’t Dance
Wisdom For The Way by Bruce Lee
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

[cacad]

Bro, do you have ebooks of those? Maybe could send me?

[sdmk]

Tai lopez is a hero

[CommonPheasant]

Does OP wear magnetic bracelets because he thinks it will help balance his life energy?

[ironicinori]

miscers, some of the only people dumb enough to buy self help books

If you don't read self help, or at least some good nonfiction (most of what OP posted), you're in effect saying that you know all the answers to life and don't need to hear anything from anybody else. Why not just plug your ears if anybody ever tries to give you advice on anything.

Even if you don't follow the advice like a sheep it's interesting to learn about other perspectives.

[DJE88]

4 hour work week was the biggest influence in my entire life, it shaped my life in so many ways. It was the seed of possibility.

Don't stop reading man. Think of all the people who spend so much time watching news and other reality TV shows when you are out there building your imagination, learning new skills, and enjoying some quiet solitude. Keep it up, we need more people to read because that's where inspiration and positive change comes from.

lol yeah Millionaire Fastlane got me out of my bartending job a few years ago and start the dream project, then read 4hour work week a few weeks ago and it completely changed my day to day even further. It was the reason I began reading with such intensity. I usually stick to watching 3 hour science presentations/documentaries (x2 speed, this is a godsend for everything you watch) for all faculties, or podcasts containing people that have discovered new things.

Have you tried the Wim Hof breathing technique for meditation by the way, another game changer from Tim Ferris/JRE? Normal meditation I found didnt do to much for me unless I was high on weed. I meditate everyday for around 30min now pretty consistently and it has also been a huge game changer on my physical and mental life. Could barely run 1 mile without having pains in my legs/ could barely breath. Now using his technique I am doing 6+ miles (prefer running in freezing temps in shorts/shirtless) and have no issues of being tired in a run/ no soreness later