1/ Thread of books I highly recommend for coping with covid crisis:
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World amazon.com/dp/1609618955/…
A practical guide to mediation that introduced me to this life-saving practice with minimal woo
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World amazon.com/dp/1609618955/…
A practical guide to mediation that introduced me to this life-saving practice with minimal woo
2/ The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself amazon.com/dp/1572245379/…
The most influential book of the past decade for me, it lays out a path of spiritual/personal growth in which life experience is your greatest teacher
The most influential book of the past decade for me, it lays out a path of spiritual/personal growth in which life experience is your greatest teacher
3/ Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion, by Pema Chodron amazon.com/dp/1611805953/…
Short, but impactful lessons on how to deal gracefully with change and uncertainty, best read one a day like a devotional
Short, but impactful lessons on how to deal gracefully with change and uncertainty, best read one a day like a devotional
4/ Radical Acceptance, by Tara Brach amazon.com/dp/B000FC2NHG/…
Highly personal, filled with stories from her therapy and coaching practice, this book is full of wisdom on what it means to let go and not fight with whatever life is throwing at you
Highly personal, filled with stories from her therapy and coaching practice, this book is full of wisdom on what it means to let go and not fight with whatever life is throwing at you
5/ How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, by Lisa Feldman Barrett amazon.com/dp/B00QPHURT6/…
More scientific look into what emotions are, and how they work to help us balance our resources and seek what we need
My summary: fortelabs.co/blog/how-emoti…
More scientific look into what emotions are, and how they work to help us balance our resources and seek what we need
My summary: fortelabs.co/blog/how-emoti…
6/ At Home with the Inner Self, by Jim Burns amazon.com/dp/B00ND5X6C8/…
Short, quick, but penetrating read by someone who developed a rare level of self-awareness, and reported back what he found there
Short, quick, but penetrating read by someone who developed a rare level of self-awareness, and reported back what he found there
7/ Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, by adrienne maree brown amazon.com/dp/B06XFP9MMC/…
Asks how we can borrow ideas from biological systems to enhance our own resilience, adaptability, and collective strength
My summary: fortelabs.co/blog/emergent-…
Asks how we can borrow ideas from biological systems to enhance our own resilience, adaptability, and collective strength
My summary: fortelabs.co/blog/emergent-…
8/ Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It, by Kamal Ravikant amazon.com/dp/B07QLDWRWK/…
Simple, direct appeal to love yourself fully and completely instead of self shaming and loathing
Simple, direct appeal to love yourself fully and completely instead of self shaming and loathing
9/ The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help, by Amanda Palmer amazon.com/dp/B00IRISKD6/…
Very moving story about how Amanda learned how to ask for help, from her days as a street performer to touring the world as a musician
Very moving story about how Amanda learned how to ask for help, from her days as a street performer to touring the world as a musician
10/ The Source: A Novel, by James Michener amazon.com/dp/B00FO60CHQ/…
My favorite book of all time, read so many times when I needed an escape. Reminds you that time is so long and we see only such a small slice of it. Brings perspective
My favorite book of all time, read so many times when I needed an escape. Reminds you that time is so long and we see only such a small slice of it. Brings perspective
11/ Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, Book 1), by Dan Simmons amazon.com/dp/B004G60EHS/…
My favorite scifi book of all time, I’ve never been so fully absorbed while reading as in this epic tale. Made me feel like reality wasn’t nearly as real
My favorite scifi book of all time, I’ve never been so fully absorbed while reading as in this epic tale. Made me feel like reality wasn’t nearly as real
12/ Birds Without Wings, by Louis de Bernieres amazon.com/dp/B0012SMGLK/…
If you need something kind of sad and heartbreaking, this period story is wonderful
If you need something kind of sad and heartbreaking, this period story is wonderful
13/ The Stand, by Stephen King amazon.com/dp/B001C4NXKM/…
The only King book I’ve read, this is good if you need something dark to match your mood
The only King book I’ve read, this is good if you need something dark to match your mood
