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by ultrasounder 1474 days ago
This topic keeps popping up every few months or so and my response is the same; 1. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Csikszentmihalyi. I bought this book only last fall but have read it thrice already within the last 6 months. Why? I was grappling with severe mid-life crisis(existential) and found this book at that time. It saved myself and my career. It helped me really assess what was important in my life and how to attain that what is important. Very short read but very heavy at times. 2. Psychocybernetics-Maxwell Maltz. I bought this book after listening to the Audible audio book. which I listened to at least half a dozen times on my long walks. Found this also super useful along with Flow to navigate my mid-life crisis. Recommend actually reading the book which I have since then twice. hope this helps.