Whenever I made a mistake at the store I used to work at, the manager would say just “Reading is fundamental.” In this day of YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, reading isn’t as emphasized as it used to be. However, despite the rise in the popularity of instant short video clips, there is wisdom in books that took years to develop. So, if you’re like how I used to be and find yourself making a lot of mistakes in life then you may find the following books worth reading as they just might change your life.   

1. Atomic Habits

Most people live their lives without structure. If there is structure, this is often only workplace-related. Once home, however, they find themselves living through a system of bad habits that keep them in a state they wish to change. James Clear points out in his book how champions are not defined by a set of goals, genetics, or luck, but the fact that their foundation is based on a series of good habits. 

Atomic Habits breaks down the theory of breaking bad habits and turning them into good habits through practical steps that will help anyone become successful. No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving – every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. 

If you’re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn’t you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you’ll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

2. The Power of Now 

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, there is an estimated “21.0 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode. This number represented 8.4% of all U.S. adults. The prevalence of major depressive episode was higher among adult females (10.5%) compared to males (6.2%). The prevalence of adults with a major depressive episode was highest among individuals aged 18-25 (17.0%).” How does one combat such a prevailing problem? “The Power of Now” has an answer to that.

To make the journey into The Power of Now you need to leave your analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. Access to the Now is everywhere – in the body, the silence, and the space all around you. These are the keys to enter a state of inner peace. They can be used to bring you into the Now, the present moment, where problems do not exist. It is here you find your joy and are able to embrace your true self. It is here you discover that you are already complete and perfect.

Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle offers simple language in a question and answer format. The words themselves are the signposts to guide you on your journey. There are new discoveries to be made along the way: you are not your mind, you can find your way out of psychological pain, authentic human power is found by surrendering to the Now. When you become fully present and accepting of what is, you open yourself to the transforming experience of The Power of Now.

3. Becoming Supernatural

There is a saying, “we only use 10% of our brain,” and how we only use 2% of our DNA while 98% of it is labeled, “junk DNA.” Despite these claims being argued in the scientific field, there is evidence of our limited understanding of the human mind. There’s video of a U.S. man who wakes from coma speaking swedish, thinking he’s another person. and there’s video of women who wake up with foreign accents. The mind is a mysterious place and where science pauses to piece the puzzle together, there is ancient wisdom that has been with us for centuries that shed light on our mind’s potential. “Becoming Supernatural” is Joe Dispenza breaking down the ancient wisdom in a modern way for us to better understand the mind and unlock it’s true potential.

The author of the New York Times best seller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most profound scientific information with ancient wisdom to show how people like you and me can experience a more mystical life.

Listeners will learn that we are, quite literally supernatural by nature if given the proper knowledge and instruction, and when we learn how to apply that information through various meditations, we should experience a greater expression of our creative abilities; that we have the capacity to tune in to frequencies beyond our material world and receive more orderly coherent streams of consciousness and energy; that we can intentionally change our brain chemistry to initiate profoundly mystical transcendental experiences; and how, if we do this enough times, we can develop the skill of creating a more efficient, balanced, healthy body, a more unlimited mind, and greater access to the realms of spiritual truth.