The one thing we know for sure is that change is certain. It’s how we adapt to this change that determines our path in life. Luckily, for those things we struggle to manoeuvre by ourselves, we have self-help experts to turn to. Read on for how you can lead your best life from these pioneers in the field of psychology.
The Good Life
by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
“People who are more connected to family, to friends, and to community, are happier, physically healthier, and live longer than people who are less well connected.”
12 Rules for Life
by Jordan B Peterson
“The better ambitions have to do with the development of character and ability, rather than status and power. Status you can lose. You carry character with you wherever you go, and it allows you to prevail against adversity.”
How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
“Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.”
Why Has Nobody Ever Told Me This Before?
by Dr Julie Smith
“Do you ever notice that when you try not to think about something you think about it even more? A much more effective strategy is to focus on filling your attention with the things you want to be focused on instead.”
Thinking Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
“Confidence is a feeling, which reflects the coherence of the information and the cognitive ease of processing it. It is wise to take admissions of uncertainty seriously, but declarations of high confidence mainly tell you that an individual has constructed a coherent story in his mind, not necessarily that the story is true.”
The Power of Habit
by Charles Duhigg
“Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the other team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.”
The Power of Positive Thinking
by Norman Vincent Peale
“The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.”
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