In our modern day and age, distractions are almost impossible to ignore. Different technologies have been innovated to grab our attention for a longer span of time. So, the youths remain constrained by the means of it and waste their time mindlessly. And to avoid such careless attraction is like a tall mountain to climb. So to help build a stronger mentality and proper control over our minds, 5 books are recommended to read at least once in our lifetime.
1) Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds: This book is written by David Goggins, a US NAVY Seal, an ultramarathon runner, and an author. He is the internet sensation of motivation, discipline, and hard work. He has broken many records of marathons and other exercises to achieve what human beings are truly capable of. This book shows how to exercise our minds to defy the useless attractions that will lead us to the demise of our own failure. The book also recommends balancing our daily life with discipline and meditation to achieve a better quality of life that can be enjoyed fruitfully.
2) The 48 Rules of Power: This book is a sheer example of what power means to the world and what can bring to the table of a successful life. This book is compiled with quotes and rules of what power can help square up our life with proper reasoning of important things and teaches the quality and benefits of emphasizing true and important tasks. The learning of power can also help develop our personality and choose whether to pursue proper things and to differentiate between right and wrong.
3) The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: The author of this book, Mark Manson is an entrepreneur who faced severe trauma during his earlier life and lifetime as a student. He shared his story throughout the book and in many podcasts and videos on YouTube. This book mainly teaches how to avoid the impacts of a toxic society and outer environment. This book is quite famous and a number of good reviews can be seen on the Internet.
4) Atomic Habits: James Clear paved a new way for self-help books through this book because this book is organized in such a way that it fascinates the readers to make them improve their daily lives with the most miniature improvements of a regular task. And the impact of that can be truly felt, whether those are works on the mind or the body. The idea of a disciplined habit can truly strengthen our mindset and personality to avoid powerful distractions of the modern day and age.
5) Meditations: This book is written by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who was a notable warrior during his Roman regime. He was quite famous for his philosophical charisma and personality, which was ‘Stoicism’. Generally throughout the whole book, he has shown the lessons of that philosophy and how truly it can impact our mind and body for the proper control of our lives and strengthen our mentality to perform better at our respective tasks. This book is often recommended and mentioned in many self-help and stoic books and lessons, as this book is originally from the ancient Roman Empire, which shows how truly the Roman rulers were strong back in their time. That’s why this book is considered timeless for its contribution to many people’s lives.
These are the 5 books that have been recommended to achieve a better mindset and a less-distracted and more productive mind to help succeed in life.
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Abrar Bin Naser
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YSSE.