HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Homo Deus
After I finished reading Sapiens I immediately purchased the follow-up book, Homo Deus. In Homo Deus, Harari takes a macro view on the future of humanity and distills it down to the important challenges we face as global species. His writing style is clear, concise, and very well thought out.
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
After I finished reading Sapiens I immediately purchased the follow-up book, Homo Deus. In Homo Deus, Harari takes a macro view on the future of humanity and distills it down to the important challenges we face as global species. His writing style is clear, concise, and very well thought out. Some of the concepts presented in the book definitely challenge conventional thinking, and it's these ideas that we will need to grapple with in the 21st century.
Falling Upward
A deeply insightful and practical look at the importance of myth, story, and mystery. How we can move beyond certainty with grace, and the evolution of human maturity and spirituality.
Author: Richard Rohr
A deeply insightful and practical look at the importance of myth, story, and mystery. How we can move beyond certainty with grace, and the evolution of human maturity and spirituality.
Sapiens
Hands down one of the best books I've read to date. Harari explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human”. Not only does this book look to the past for answers, it gives insight on where humanity may be headed in the future.
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
Hands down one of the best books I've read to date. Harari explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human". Not only does this book look to the past for answers, it gives insight on where humanity may be headed in the future.
How To Be Here
Fantastic and simple read on being present, with practical wisdom on how to live your life in a vibrant creative space, regardless of what you do for a living.
Author: Rob Bell
Fantastic and simple read on being present, with practical wisdom on how to live your life in a vibrant creative space, regardless of what you do for a living.
Understanding Patriarchy
Thought-provoking article on the subtle and not-so-subtle pervasiveness of patriarchy in our world and what all of us can do to make things better for all people, regardless of gender.
Understanding Patriarchy
Author: Bell Hooks
Thought-provoking article on the subtle and not-so-subtle pervasiveness of patriarchy in our world and what all of us can do to make things better for all people, regardless of gender.
Braving The Wilderness
The foremost expert on vulnerability and the harmful effects of shame takes on the difficult topic of belonging and gives some fantastic advice on navigating our interactions with other humans without losing our truth and authenticity.
Author: Brene Brown
The foremost expert on vulnerability and the harmful effects of shame takes on the difficult topic of belonging and gives some fantastic advice on navigating our interactions with other humans without losing our truth and authenticity.
How God Changes Your Brain
Fascinating neuroscientists look at how the human conceptualization of God, spirituality, and religion has developed and how it affects each one of us.
Author: Andrew Newberg, MD and Mark Robert Waldman
Fascinating neuroscientists look at how the human conceptualization of God, spirituality, and religion has developed and how it affects each one of us.
Benefit of the Doubt
This book is a great first step in getting the lay of the land if you're honestly questioning with a literal/Fundamental-ish religious system of belief. My wife and I read through this together and it really helped me understand some of the conflicts I was having in my own thoughts and beliefs.
Author: Greg Boyd
This book is a great first step in getting the lay of the land if you're honestly questioning with a literal/Fundamental-ish religious system of belief. My wife and I read through this together and it really helped me understand some of the conflicts I was having in my own thoughts and beliefs.
Coming from a Christian background I always figured doubt was to a thing to be eliminated from my “operating system” as it applied to my faith...but...doubt is there for a reason, a beneficial reason if handled with moderation as all things should be.
This sounds odd to say now, but I still feel that doubts should be done away with, but not by simply dismissing or ignoring them but by honestly accepting that your psyche has placed an investigative task on your mental, philosophical, world view “to do” list.
Give this book a read, it will help clear up that glass in that “through a glass darkly” situation.
Tribe of Mentors
I have been listening to the Tim Ferriss Show podcast for years and this book aligns perfectly with the content on that show.
Tribe Of Mentors
Author: Tim Ferriss
I have been listening to the Tim Ferriss Show podcast for many years and this book aligns perfectly with the content on that show. Tim has interviewed to some of the best thinkers, creators, and authors and distilled down his questions into a book filled with practical and tactical advice from the best in the world. It is a rather thick book with a ton of information. Rather then reading it all at once, I've found myself coming back to it and picking away at a few chapters here and there. It is definitley worth picking up a copy.
Zen Habbits
I stumbled upon this book after reading Leo's blog Zen Habits, which I also highly recommend.
Author: Leo Babauta
I stumbled upon this book after reading Leo's blog Zen Habits, which I also highly recommend. Creating or eliminating habits can be incredibly difficult to maintain as a long term goal. This book lays out easy to follow steps that are accessible to anyone looking to make small but meaningful life changes.
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You are
I bought this book because I have been very interested in mediation and the true nature of consciousness.
Author: Alan W. Watts
Watt's provides a much needed answer to the problem of personal identity and the fundamental misunderstanding of who we are.
