Roydal, about the books about the stoic philosophy. I remember a time in 2008 or 2009 when I read like three stoic philosophy books and that in itself did not help me very much at all. In fact, it actually did not get me more ahead in life, but it actually made me go more backwards just because of the fact that stoicism isn’t very practical in this day in age compared to like 2000 years ago, because we live in much more complicated times. Heck, we even can all agree that dating is not as simple now as it was like 100 years ago, which is why many people in this site would even go as far as to not date all together because of it. 2008-2009 was the time when I was reading things on Ethics(a branch in philosophy on how to be a person with good character). Just last year though, I saw a video on tedtalks where a woman made a speech about that a hundred years ago, people were trying to read books on how to build better character, but in this day and age, there have been many books on how to create a better personality(books like “how to win friends and influence people” which sold millions of copies in the many years it was published). This is because there were much more people who were farmers back then when character actually mattered more than now where much more people are in cities. I am telling you from experience, what worked 2000 years ago where almost everything was much more simpler does not necessarily work today. The thing that is the most non practical about stoicism is that they expect you to not gossip at all when that is something that can’t even be avoided sometimes without getting some people to not like you anymore.
As for some of the books to read, I must of read about 80-100 books since 2008. First, I suggest you should listen to the personal power 2 audiotapes from tony robbins just to get started and have a good foundation. The audiotapes are actually gonna change your whole perspective of your whole life in a great way and this guy actually has a sh*t load of money now coaching people to become successful because he is actually that good. Then, from the top of my head, you should read:
“The wealthy barber” by David Chilton if you want to know the basics about finance and wealth management. It is a very fun read.
“the manipulated male” by Esther Vilar to have a better understanding of the opposite sex
“social psychology for dummies” by Daniel Richardson to learn about the social science course that is actually practical in your life by an award winning professor. Think of this as an introduction course by an accomplished teacher.
“the 48 laws of power” by robert greene so that you can defend yourself from people and even be aware of what unethical tactics people can use against you just as a way for them to gain more power.
“life code” by dr phil which writes about how people can screw with you and how you can defend yourself and even be empowered at the same time in life.
“the sociopath next door” by Martha Stout Ph.D. You need to read this book, because if you are not aware about how to spot a sociopath and even understand who they are and how to deal with them, one sociopath might even screw up your life without even blinking.
“Benjamin Franklin: An American Life” by Walter Isaacson. This autobiography is like a self help book in itself about a great man and how he managed to have an extraordinary life.
“Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Food, Diet and Nutrition” by andrew weil md, my favorite book on the basics of nutrition which is something we all need to learn in high school very well but we never really had.
Of course, there are other books that I read that I like also, but today I will only present these books since I do not want to get too carried away.
Thanks for reading.
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