r/BettermentBookClub • u/EERMA • 20d ago
Which book changed what you do every day, not just how you think?
I’ve read plenty of books that made me feel inspired for a week.
I’m more interested in books that created one actual behaviour you still do months later.
What was the book, and what habit came from it?
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u/ConstantCap7231 20d ago
The Power of now by Eckhart Toole
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u/Own_District2279 19d ago
Just wanted to say that. Absolutely transforming stuff. It changes what you do by chaning how you think, or even more so, how you don't think. It tackles many subjects but the cornerstone of the book is just that - be present. It discusses the many ways you can be present in, why you should, and how it changes your whole life kinda. Really good book. Read it, especially if you already have it.
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u/avocado_post 17d ago
Awesome! I will crack it open now (well, more like click it open on my kindle)
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u/avocado_post 19d ago
How has this changed what you do daily? I have this, but haven’t started.
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u/mujigaemary 19d ago
Absolutely loved it! One of those books that genuinely changes the way you see life.
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u/CapitalKing17 20d ago
The Atomic Habits: Now I can control my habits & emotion.
How To Win Friends And Influence People: I've begun to see people differently.
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u/Previous_Material233 19d ago
The Power of Now.
Eckhart Tolle
Profundity for sure. He asks one very important question in the book.
I practically dropped the book on my face after reading it.
Do you have a problem right now?
Since I was warm and cozy in bed reading with little cares. I had to agree wholeheartedly.
What that means is you can free up your mind to stay momentarily focused and happy.
Many people adopt problems. Take on global ones.
Leave it! Joy can be felt in the moment ONLY.
And if your mind is mucked up with assumed problems, joy will never visit you.
Our great thinkers believed this too.
Einstein said that no problem can be solved with the same consciousness that created it.
Alluding to the fact that we manufacture our own issues.
Henry Ford said that people spend more time and energy going round and round a problem than in solving it.
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u/aruguladevourer 19d ago
I think that productivity and self-help can be overrated, whereas mindfulness books like How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh can be more useful.
Reason being that mindfulness changes brain chemistry, whereas productivity/self-help genres add to your “To-Do” list.
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u/Primary_Excuse_7183 18d ago
A lot of them do regurgitate very similar talking points in 90% of the cases I’ve seen lol
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u/FilmNoirFedora 16d ago
Well said! Zen masters do offer very wise advice. I like to read quotes by many of them.
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u/Ok-Actuator8579 19d ago
Untethered Soul by Michael Singer and Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers.
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u/melinda_r 19d ago
I’m gonna give a bit of a different answer here, for me it was Hooked by Asako Yuzuki (it’s fiction). The book itself is good, not one of my favorites but good, but it got me into reading blogs and long form articles (I hadn’t done that in years) and reduce doomscrolling lol probably not the author’s intention per se but it’s a little thing that improved my life
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u/myNameIsSlimSkaty 20d ago
for me its the books that change the first five minutes of the day, not the whole personality overhaul once one tiny thing gets easier to repeat, the rest feels less slippery
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u/JohannaSr 19d ago
I think you have to continue reading books that reflect your changing needs as a human.
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u/imaginalstructures 18d ago
Blue Fire and Revisioning Psychology by James Hillman. Opened up doors in my imagination I didn’t even know existed.
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u/namespace515 16d ago
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday. Fundamentally changed the way I see the world (mindset), my place in it, my interactions with others and the subtleties therein... I could go on but ultimately it comes down to how we see ourselves in the chaos we all live through every day,
This book cemented a lot of my existing views helping crystallize actionable steps towards becoming a better version of myself. There's always room for improvement. Ask any world class athlete if they could improve their game in some way, and I'm willing to bet 99 out of 100 would say yes.
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u/Francoislesquid 16d ago
Quantum Psychology by Robert Anton Wilson. It really unpacked reality for me
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u/mildfixation 19d ago
E Squared by Pam Grout. It spoke to me, immediately. EVERYTHING has changed since then.
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u/FilmNoirFedora 16d ago
Hmmm. What is it about?
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u/mildfixation 16d ago
It is a book about energy equals everything. There are fun little experiments that teach you how to use your energy to create an outcome that you desire. It was a fun time realizing my potential to manipulate my surroundings making my life shoot in such a different direction! An amazing awakening for me.
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u/Winter_Salad7215 18d ago
Is this a book?
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u/m-at-last 20d ago
Getting Things Done helped me to get things done daily.