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Ok book recommendations round 2

Looking for some motivating self help books with a more positive view on the world or how to have a more positive view on the world.

Stuck in agony in bed with severe sciatica attack and trying to make some meaningful changes to my life both mentally and physically.



Thanks 🙏



#bookreccomendation #selfhelp #books #reading #sciatica #backpain #readinghabit
Apr 24 at 8:37amWeb
Show threadAndreas (82MHz)Apr 24

@ay
I'm sorry to hear you're going through that :(

This probably doesn't exactly meet what you're looking for, but one book that resonated a lot with me was The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, where he looks at what truly creates happiness and what makes a life worth living:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happiness_Hypothesis

Another book I read recently is The Dose Effect by TJ Power. Very pop-sciency and reads a bit like the book version of a TikTok video, but the content is solid. It's about how to maximise your body's production of the hormones Dopamine, Ocytocine, Serotonine and Endorphines which are connected to our overall well-being and happiness.

https://thedoseeffect.co.uk/

Take care, wish you a speedy recovery!

The Happiness Hypothesis - Wikipedia

Show threadayApr 24
@82mhz thank you for your kindness and for the reccs
Short burst sounds perfect right now as I'm quite tired I will check that one first.

Show threadAndreas (82MHz)Apr 24
@ay
Good idea if you're tired, the Haidt book is a bit more complex to read. Hope there's something in there for you!
Show threadsotolfApr 24

@ay

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96885.Happiness?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=QrbB5TX4k7&rank=1

I remember reading this one around the time it came out, don't really remember that much of it, other than that I quite enjoyed it at the time.

Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important …

In this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a pa…

Goodreads
Show threadayApr 24
@sotolf thank you again for more books!
Show threadthedæmon (Clay Ayers) [he / him]Apr 24
this one helped me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. It's available free online and there are print versions as well.
Meditations - Wikipedia

Show threadayApr 26
@thedaemon thanks!