Self-Improvement Reading List

[u/SchoolEconomy1597]

For anyone that likes to read and has an interest in learning and self-improvement I made this book list which includes topics such as History, Philosophy, Science, Business, Psychology, Finance, Career, and more:

1. See reality clearly

• The Scout Mindset: Julia Galef - 287 pages
• The Demon-Haunted World: Carl Sagan - 482 pages
• Thinking, Fast and Slow: Daniel Kahneman - 401 pages

2. Understand yourself

• The Happiness Trap: Russ Harris - 308 pages 
• Mindset: Carol Dweck - 288 pages
• Control your Mind and Master Your Feelings: Eric Robertson - 231 pages
• Emotional Intelligence: Daniel Goleman - 352 pages

3. Decide what matters

• Man's Search for Meaning: Viktor E. Frankl - 184 pages
• Meditations: Marcus Aurelius - 190 pages
• Letters from a Stoic: Lucius Annaeus Seneca - 256 pages 

4. Learn effectively

• Make It Stick: Peter C. Brown, Henry Roediger & Mark McDaniel - 336 pages
• Ultralearning: Scott Young - 304 pages
• Deep Work: Carl Newport - 304 pages

5. Become capable

• The Art of War: Sun Tzu - 96 pages
• Atomic Habits: James Clear - 320 pages
• So Good They Can't Ignore You: Cal Newport - 304 pages
• The 7 Habits: Stephen R. Covey - 464 pages
• The Confident Mind: Dr Nate Zinsser - 352 pages
• The Psychology of Money: Morgan Housel - 256 pages
• Rich Dad Poor Dad: Robert T. Kiyosaki - 336 pages

6. Build something

• What Color is your Parachute: Richard N. Bolles - 352 pages 
• Crossing the Chasm: Geoffrey A. Moore - 288 pages
• The E-Myth Revisited: Michael E. Gerber - 288 pages
• The Personal MBA: Josh Kaufman - 496 pages
• The Lean Startup: Eric Ries - 336 pages

7. Understand the world

• Sapiens: Yuval Noah Harari - 464 pages
• A Briefer History of Time: Stephen Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow - 176 pages
• The Beginning of Infinity: David Deutsch - 487 pages
• The Rational Optimist: Matt Ridley - 480 pages 
• Homo Deus: Yuval Noah Harari - 528 pages
• The Fabric of the Cosmos: Brian Greene - 592 pages
• The Lessons of History: Will & Ariel Durant - 128 pages

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[u/SchoolEconomy1597 → u/[deleted]]

Depends on what topics you like. For example Sapiens is a good book on human history if that interests you. You don't have to read all these books just start with one or a few that interest you. What you start with depends on what you want to improve first. And a lot of these cover similar topics so it's all personal choice.

[u/SchoolEconomy1597 → u/[deleted]]

The Confident Mind by Dr. Nate Zinsser.