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What are some books that have changed your life?

Two books that have deeply impacted me are "The Slight Edge" by Jeff Olsen and "The Art of Learning" by Josh Waitzkin. Both of these books attempt to nail down why success happens in a unique manor.  If you guys have any recommendations for life altering books please list em.

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Thanks. I just added both of those to my Kindle... they look great. Off the top of my head, I'd recommend Ikigai by Sebastian Marshall and A Guide to the Good Life.

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Both those books look really good, thanks for the recommending them. As for me, Mastery by George Leonard is an amazing, level-head book at how to approach learning something, Vagabonding by rolf potts was a great travel philosophy book that really got me inspired to travel and approach life in a new way. I also highly recommend Ikigai, Bought it the other day and it read through it the same day. I'm not totally in love with the book as a whole; I feel Sebastian sensationalizes/dramatizes some part, arguably to emphasize his points, but regardless you are bound to find at least a handful of chapters/articles that really click with you and make you think.

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Another vote for Ikigai by Sebastian. Also The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz.

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Here are a list of books that have changed my life, the best of each I've read so far in every particular category:

  • Business/Lifestyle design: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
  • Communication: TIE — What We Say Matters (Practicing Nonviolent Communication) by Judith & Ike Lasater, & How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnagie
  • Spiritual: Emptiness Dancing by Adyashanti (this book speaks the ineffable more eloquently than I ever knew was possible)
  • Career/Vocation/Work: So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
  • Health: TIE — The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sission (easier to read/boils it down to make it digestable), & The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf (more scientific, goes into more detail, also fantastic)
  • RVing: The Tiniest Mansion :) Without this book, I hardly doubt I would have put it all on the line to buy an almost 20 year old VW Rialta with cash.
  • Negotiation: Secrets of Power Negotiating by Roger Dawson
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Awesome, thanks for all the suggestions.

Also, it seems as if Tynan has resulted in an enormous increase in ancient Rialta sales.


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Here are the Top 5 books I read again and again:

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Mastery by Robert Greene

Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh Macleod

Tribes by Seth Godin

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout

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Thanks for the suggestions! I'm always looking for new books to add to my list. I have read hundreds of books in the last few years (including the great classics How to Win Friends and Influence People, Think and Grow Rich, and The Way of the Superior Man). The book that started me on my self growth adventure was Don't Sweat The Small Stuff...and It's All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson. But the one book that blew my mind and changed my paradigm of life when I listened to it a few years ago was The Game by Neil Strauss (which is how I ended up following Tynan). It made me realize once and for all that you can create your own reality and play by your own rules during your short time on this planet.

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I second the vote for A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine.  I recommend this book all the time.

I'm also throwing in Benjamin Franklin's autobiography and the bio by Walter Issacson.  Both are excellent and contain good examples.

I'm almost done with Mastery by Robert Greene.  It has some excellent, applicable info in it as well, but I don't know if I'd call it a life-changer.

Thanks to all for the recommendations.  

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For me, Man's search for meaning by Viktor Frankl. It is an amazing insight showing how to respond to adversities (the author was a prisoner in a concentration camp). Also the autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt, which is someone I always admired.

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(In 2012) In terms of forcing action, The Power of Habit. Apart from that, Fight Club and A Guide to the Good Life [still reading and processing it].


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Some of my favourites that have influenced me the most:

Ikigai
Think and grow rich
As you think
Awaken the giant within
The art of stategy
How to win friends and influence people
Turning pro
Quiet: The power of introverts...
Way of the peaceful warrior (about 8 years since i red it, but I loved it back then)

I bought Slight Edge after reading this theard, loved it, thanks!
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I completely agree with Ikigai, total game changer. 48 laws of power by Robert Greene is a great book about strategy me thinks.

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