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“Meditation for Mortals, again asks us to—respectfully—get a grip, to accept where we are in our lives rather than living in a fantasy land, and to understand that there will never be a golden day when we finally ‘get on top of things’ and live correctly. He calls on us to reflect on ‘the liberation of defeat’ and ‘the futility of becoming a better person.’ If that sounds gloomy, maybe it’s not the right book for you, but if you are anything like me—that is, an all-or-nothing kind of person who strives for perfection and then jacks it all in when they inevitably fall short—then it might just be the book that will change your life.” Read more...
Notable Self-Help & Psychology Books of 2024
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
Our most recommended books
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Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor Frankl -
Happiness: Lessons from a New Science
by Richard Layard -
Stumbling on Happiness
by Daniel Gilbert -
Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World
by Mitch Prinstein -
The Brain That Changes Itself
by Norman Doidge -
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
by Atul Gawande