Set up as a conversation between a philosopher and a young man, the book is premised on the ideologies of Alfred Adler, it talks about dismantling past experiences, freeing ourselves from the need to please people, and charting our path. Something every millennial needs.
How to Win Friends & Influence People, this book is a helpful starter pack for the anxious among us. 1948 book essays lessons and strategies to employ to start leading a life that is happier, and less filled with the stress and anxiety of everyday life.
An extremely important crossover between philosophy, and actioning that philosophy for the more present life, but its core thought is how to truly enhance the present, and to live in it without being tethered to the past or focussed in the future in the way we all usually are
Her ideology, the KonMari method, was first immortalized in this book for easy access to anyone who wished to truly sort through the clutter of their lives.
With a claim to being one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, Clear’s book is regularly on self-help-through-the-ages lists because of how it breaks down areas of life from business to parenting and how to get more done by concentrating on less.
The book talks about how Western culture has changed from a ‘culture of character to a ‘culture of personality wherein extroversion is lauded and introversion is dismissed; and how to reclaim that power.
In this book, Kahneman distinguishes between System 1 thinking (fast, intuitive, and emotional) and System 2 thinking (slower, more deliberative, and more logical), showcasing the capabilities–and faults–of both.