Four Thousand Weeks is a transformative book that challenges the traditional approaches to productivity and time management. It presents a humanistic perspective, reminding us that we only have about 4,000 weeks in our lifespan. The author encourages us to embrace our limited time and focus on meaningful work, rather than striving for inhuman efficiency.
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience is a self-help book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It revolves around the concept of ‘Flow,’ a state of high engagement and satisfaction achieved by immersing oneself fully in a task. The book delves into how one can achieve this state of flow and use it to make mundane tasks enjoyable and even turn challenges into rewarding experiences.
Finding Me is Michelle Knight’s memoir, which recounts her life before, during, and after her 11-year captivity by Ariel Castro. The horrors she endured, her escape, and her path to recovery are all chronicled in detail.
In ‘Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope’, Mark Manson adopts a philosophical and critical perspective to look at the complexities of human emotions and the state of the world. With his usual mix of erudition and humor, Mark takes us on a journey from the ancient Greeks, through Einstein, to today, introducing us to the endless cycle that is the human condition.
In ‘Everything I Know About Love’, Dolly Alderton provides an honest, humorous, and heartwarming account of her journey from childhood to adulthood. She shares her personal experiences and insights on friendships, falling in love, heartbreaks, and finding self-love. The book includes anecdotal stories, satirical observations, and life lessons she learned along the way.
Emotional Intelligence Habits’ is a guidebook that helps readers to improve their emotional intelligence by developing new habits. It provides scientifically backed techniques to increase self-awareness, manage emotions, motivate oneself, develop empathy, and improve interpersonal relationships.
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is a step-by-step program for increasing your emotional intelligence using the four core EQ skills—self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management—to exceed your goals and achieve your fullest potential.
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman is a comprehensive look at what emotions are and why they are crucial to our personal and professional lives. The book explores how emotional intelligence can be more influential than IQ in determining success. It explains the five crucial skills of emotional intelligence, and how we can improve these skills for better relationships, mental health, and success in work and life.
The book ‘Ego is the Enemy’ by Ryan Holiday explores how our own egos are our greatest adversaries. The book delves into the dangers of ego and how it can hinder personal and professional development. It is divided into three parts, identifying the stages in which the ego can ruin us: Aspiration, Success, and Failure. Each part is filled with stories from history illustrating the hazards of ego and the benefits of humility and self-awareness.