What are your favorite books for self-growth?

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1. The Lord of the Rings. Self-help books are garbage and do nothing but make money for con-artists.

2. I like books about philosophy. Not dude bro philosophy from “self help” gurus, but books written by actual philosophers.

3. https://www.amazon.com/Adult-Children-Emotionally-Immature-Parents/dp/B01F2L1HLM

   This book changed how i looked at myself quite a bit.

4. The New Testament.

5. Dune

6. The self help genre is a fucking scam but if there is one book I recommend every single man to read, it’s Models: attracting women through
   Honesty by Mark Manson. The lessons go beyond learning about attraction

7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

   Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

8. Man’s Search for Meaning is often mentioned as a favorite book of all. It’s not light reading, but it’s relatively short yet profound.

   Otherwise I lean more towards philosophy (epistemology is a fav branch), classical & behavorial economics, & psychology/neuroscience…rather than self-help, affirmations, how-to, etc. Awareness & understanding of our minds, behaviors, biases, and reasoning goes a long way to avoiding errors of judgment. Along these lines I thoroughly enjoyed On Being Certain by Robert Burton.

9. The Anatomy of Courage – Lord Moran.

10. Manhood for Amateur’s by Michael Chabon

    This is half a memoir but I enjoyed the author’s writing style and his take on being a man in modern day. He takes a look at how his upbringing and childhood shaped his life, important people who shaped his life, and intentional choices he made as a father and man. Take time to reflect as you read as it deals with a lot of masculine stereotypes and how the author views and deals with these issues.

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    Let’s Talk About Hard Things by Anna Sale

    A lot of it had to do with when I read it but this book really helped change my attitude towards life. It focuses on handling difficult conversations around money, sex, death, family, and identity. It talks about how to handle these conversations respectfully and tactfully without shying away or being awkward about subjects. This really changed my view on how to navigate and handle conflict in my personal life and has helped immensely in that regards.

11. The Game by Neil Strauss

12. I Never Knew I Had a Choice: Explorations in Personal Growth

13. Ikigai
    Marcus Aurelius: Meditations
    Jordan Peterson 12 Rules for Life and 12 More Rules for life
    Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

    JP is controversial for some BS reasons but these books helped me turn my life around

14. Meditations – Marcus Aurelius
    The New translation is a great read.

    Trust me.

15. “How to Fail at Almost Anything and Still Win Big” By Scott Adams