Good books for a teenager

[Ampresus]

Hello everyone. Today I wanted to talk about books. I just started reading books, self-help books. Do you guys recommend any specific books I should really read? Are there any books you wished you would've read if you were my age (under 16)? I already ordered the following books:
''Mastery'' by George Leonard
''The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem'' by Nathaniel Branden
''The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens'' by Sean Covey   (currently reading)
 

I won't put my entire booklist here, because it would just be too much. Any self-help books, biographies, religion and spirituality books are welcome.

[Xin]

@Ampresus  heya im also 15 and ive read quite a lot of books over the past year

my recommendations are :

The righteous mind if you are interested in psychology

DOTCOM secrets if you are interested in building an online buisness

The ONE thing for improvement in all areas of life.

currently im reading the china study  

oooo and if you like fiction books , lord of the flies is a classic

 

[dropthehat]

I would recommend The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, it's a classic for a reason.

It is a very approachable introduction to the concept of mindfulness and a non-conceptual frame of mind.

[Ampresus]

@Xin I don't like fiction, but thanks for the recommendations

[martin_malin]

Reading Mastery at 15-16 is pretty sick. My god. 

My suggestions : 1) The way of the superior man  2) A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

It amazes me how you guys are interested in self-help at such a young age. When I was 16, all I cared about was having a modified car like Vin Diesel in Fast and the furious lol. 

How did you find actualized.org?

Edited October 2, 2018 by martin_malin

[Your place at Heart]

I recommend you learn about human nature and yourself.

I recommend: Iron John by Robert bly<----Book for masculinity and transitioning to adulthood and drive for life

I recommend: les giblin books of people skills, power and confidence<------Understand people's egos function and how to respect them and they respect you back and build rapport and connections. You learn about your own ego as well.

I recommend: Frans de waal books of chimpanzee politics, apes within us<---How humans still behave like chimps in everyday life, to recognize the behaviors in yourself and others and transcend them

I recommend:Robert greene books of 48 laws of power<----To understand how human relationships and power dynamics work.

I recommend:No more mr Nice guy <----Learn how to establish boundaries with others and integrate the aspects of your self.

85% of your success in live depends on how you deal with people.

15% is your skills and talents.

 

[Ampresus]

@martin_malin I haven't read Mastery yet. I wanted to read Six-Pillars of Self-Esteem first, but thanks for the compliment.

How I found actualized.org is a nice story I think. I started having interests in meditation. Looking up documentaries about it on Netflix I discovered ''The Secret''. Turned out to be just the Law of Attraction but yeah sure call it The Secret. When I searched for ''Law of Attraction'' on YouTube, I discovered Leo's video. After watching it, I saw that he made a video about going full Buddha. I noticed that his channel isn't your typical BS self-improvement channel. I am muslim and so watched his ''What Is Misunderstood About Islam'' video. I loved how everyone all of the sudden hated him, because he made a video about a religion. The fact that he wasn't effected by it at all inspired me. 

Now I am starting to read books, self-help books  and want to go beyond + go deeper in psychedelics. Since I heard him talk about the Truth, I can't stop wondering how enlightenment must feel like. Daily typical teen things don't bother me anymore. I want enlightenment. I always knew that these teen things would never satisfy me. I knew pornography and that kind of stuff was temporarily. The real deal is Truth. I heard stories about kids in my age who had already fucked, but somehow didn't seem happy at all. This explains it correctly. 

Anyways, I always looked up to spirituality and always felt that connection. Never though it would occur in my life again.