I'm so glad to be back with a highlight of the most remarkable books I read in 2019. Honestly speaking this article is the favourite one to my heart so far as it’s a combination of reading and writing at the same time and I just hope it will be useful to all of you so that you can decide what is your next book.
As I mentioned it before on my Instagram captions, reading has helped me a lot to enhance my language skills. And in return, I really want to inspire someone else and be a motivation for a good change.
So let’s start giving a review of the first two books which I decided to begin my 2019 with.
The Subtle Art of not giving a fuck by Mark Manson:
In my own point of view, I prefer to read personal development books as they have a good impact on our entire life vision.
Especially in a world full of toxic people, difficult moments. I feel that we all need to stay strong, knowing our worth and always be grateful for bad and good things.
And therefore, I can’t stop myself to suggest this book as one of the best books which can lift you up in your hard times. With a simple English vocabulary, Mark was trying to explain how much it’s so important to know that we only have a short life and we shouldn’t waste it on useless petty things.
With nine chapters, the book had the power to captivate me a thing which allowed me to record the shortest time I could do to finish reading a book (Proud Sara hahaha). From the first page itself, you feel glued to the pages.
You might start now telling yourself; We already know that life is too short to be wasted in useless things and we don’t need a book to tell us that; I will simply reply by; Yes, we all know so many other things but sometimes we lack practice or courage and most of the time we need a good reminder or a reason to get motivated after stress, pressure, failure and so forth. So I feel reading, listening or watching motivational speeches can help us a lot to change to the best and fall in love again with life.
Hands down, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson is probably one of the first books I would recommend to anyone. It’s an instant morale booster.
Becoming by Michelle Obama:
I know, I know hahaha It’s a book out of the book’s type which I really prefer to read but let me tell you that I’m a huge fan of Michelle’s personality.
Kind, respectable, Strong, intellectual and intelligent women were always the best idols to me so far and have inspired me a lot to work hard for the best version I want to be.
And this is the main reason which pushed me to start reading “Becoming”. I was so much curious to know more about Michelle’s life more than what we watch or read on social media, I wanted to know how this woman was raised, how she thinks and how she deals with her difficult moments.
And that’s exactly what she was telling us on her book, the stories from her childhood, her brother, her neighbourhood and her family. She informs us in a brilliant voice about what it was like in the place and time she grew up.
And to be honest with you, maintaining my reading was a struggle(Hahaha) as it’s a book of 426 pages with many details which require a deep concentration but on another side, it was so much inspiring and I can’t just stop myself to suggest it as a good narrative book.
Well, after I finished reading these two books. I felt lost and I couldn’t decide what is my next book? Until one of my friends suggested: “The courage to be disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga”.
If you are following just a little bit you will get to know how much I’m so inspired by Asian cultures and especially Japanese culture. And therefore, it didn’t take me even one second to choose it as my next reading.
The courage to be disliked is a Japanese analysis of the work of 19th-century psychologist Alfred Adler, who established that happiness lies in the hands of each human individual and does not depend on past traumas.
The book tells the story of an unhappy young man, who visits a philosopher on the outskirts of his city. Over the course of five conversations, the teacher helps him take control of his own life and happiness.
We are all guilty of making excuses for why we are unhappy. We find people or situations to blame our moods on. This holds us back from true fulfilment. It takes courage to see that these excuses are of our own making and that we can let them go. Letting go of these excuses is an important step toward finding happiness. Letting go comes down to cause and effect.
To summarize, from this book we get to learn when we first form our lifestyle, what to avoid to not fall into the competition trap and how we can build meaningful relationships without getting frustrated.
Last but not least, my choice to read "The four agreements by Miguel Ruiz" was just by accident from a story on Instagram. And after taking a look at internet reviews I immediately decided to get it.
The four agreements is also a personal development book, where Miguel Ruiz discussed four agreements which are essential to living a fulfilled life and begin free.
he also used a simple English vocabulary which made it an easy reading book.
With only four chapters:
1- Be impeccable with your word
2- Don't take anything personally
3- Don't make assumptions
4- Always do your best
It is teaching can be life-changing and therefore, I wanted to share it with you and why not making an impact on someone else.
One the best book reviews, ive read��. Please continue what you are doing.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Neil, you made my day ^^
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