I used to brag about my reading list. Forty five books last year. Then a friend asked me what I actually did differently because of any of them, and I sat there for a solid minute with nothing.

That's when I switched to rereading. I picked three books I already owned and went through each one four or five times over a year instead of chasing new titles. Same amount of reading time, completely different result. Here's what nobody tells you about self improvement books. The first read is basically just meeting the ideas, you nod along, highlight a few lines, feel motivated for about a week.

It's the third or fourth pass where you notice what you skipped, what you misunderstood, what you read but never actually applied. The book doesn't change. You do. That's what surfaces the second and third time through. The reading list flex culture on this sub, and everywhere else honestly, rewards volume over depth.

Fifty books read once each looks impressive on a shelfie. Five books read ten times each looks like nothing. But I'd bet the second person retained and applied ten times more. I'm not saying stop reading new stuff, I still do, but if a book actually hit you the first time through, go back to it before you grab something new and see what you missed.

What's the one book you'd actually reread on purpose, not just recommend to other people?

What is the one philosophical book that changed you? Also any recommendations for beginners?

Growing up, reading books was only for exams. I have tried for while to read books outside school, especially self-help books. Heaven knows I need more structured knowledge.

Am in a 9-5 job now and have so much to prove. I still want to be able to read multiple books a year if possible. Everytime and again I get excited with some books in my Kindle library. A month or too later I go back to the dusty pages

What works? Surely there is a way

For example, using a gooseneck stand for my Kindle and a remote page turner skyrocketed the amount I read every day.

What’s yours? Could be a device, an app, a routine, a mindset shift, or anything else...

looking for some good book recommendations relating to the following areas:

- School psychology (adolescent development, motivation, self-regulated learning)

- Interpersonal relationships

- Memory and dreams

- Industrial-Organizational psychology

- Forensic psychology and Rehabilitation

If you have psych books you really loved outside these categories, I would still love to hear them! Thanks in advance :)

Hello people, I was wondering what book did you guys read for self help and improvement of oneself. I been looking online but I feel like this reddit could recommend me something base on experience. So what book did you read that blew your mind or made you realize things and see things differently.

Thank you for any response

Hey, guys. There is a book that i bought however arent able to finish it. The book is called "kingdom of the wicked" the first book from the seires specifically.

The reason i am not able to finish reading this book has to do with religion issue and since the book is about the seven deadly sins and witches, I don't it will be apporiate to read books like that, even though the book is honestly really good. It will make me really happy if those of you who have finished reading the first book can please summarize it for me.

I dont mind a long detalied summarization. Please make sure to include the mystries that were hiden in the story, please. Thank you guys.

So, as per my requirement, I asked and got the response and reading order below from ChatGPT. Do I need to add any other book for my initial reading phase?

**1. Atomic Habits** — build discipline
**2. Ego Is the Enemy** — control yourself
**3. How to Win Friends** — communicate & influence
**4. The Courage to Be Disliked** — confidence
**5. Deep Work** — focus & productivity

Hi guys! Posting again — I’m starting my journey in meditation, and am very unfamiliar with this space.

I’ve had anxiety for years, but with that I have lack of trust in myself to manage my anxiety well. Purely cus I have historical negative evidence that I look at more than the positive milestones I’ve achieved fighting though my anxiety.

I would love some reccs on some books I could read to get started with my journey♥️🌈

I consistently find myself angered for no reason, particularly towards loved ones. It doesn’t manifest into verbalized anger, but I find myself shutting down to the point where those around me are aware.

It’s an extremely frustrating behavior, that I’d like to practice regulating. I’m a big fan of navigating issues through reading, so would love some books on navigating these emotions.

I am a recently divorced man in his 40s. My divorce has been acrimonious and the marriage was full of double-bind behavior on the part of my ex-wife. Now I'm at the stage of my "healing" where I generalize negative hypocrisy I see or similar double bind behavior by women as "typical woman behavior." I didn't used to be this way, not even a month ago. I don't like this about myself, and I want to get rid of it, lest it interfere in future relationships.

I'm looking for non-ideological books written by psychologists who can explain, in a non-shaming way, why this happens to men who have gone through what I went through, and how they can come back. In other words, no books promoting feminism (such as it is practiced today) or books bashing men. That's not my angle right now. Thank you.

I'm I want to read a book for self improvement in which I can improve myself, get new ideas, learn a new skill and I am a beginner so which book would be right for me to read

What’s the best finance book to teach myself the basics

Hello, my name is ivann, 15M, and i want to open my mind to knowledge.

**Ive just started reading books like "*****atomic habits", "surround by idiots","laws of power"*** **and soon enough, "*****pychology of money*****".**

What im asking, particullarly the exprienced adults is:

What books are great reads that give a lot of facts and is centered through self-improvement?

If it helps, here is what I believe are my weakest skills and traits

\- being able to converse with anyone #1 interested topic

\- dicipline (long term benefit over short pleasure)

\- knowing i can improve but decide not to

\- knowledge about the future

\- money making (both long term and short)

I would consider myself between beginner and intermediate in english and currently looking for books accordingly and apart from books I try to read whatever material I get, be it a tweet on X or an article or comments in any discussion forums. And for reference the books I found accessible to me include Animal Farm, Tuesdays With Morie, The Alchemist, A Little Prince and I am not concerned about genre or fiction and non fiction.

Thank you.

I can't help but feel like I'm slowly getting shallow with my own thoughts and couldn't phrase it well with words. Please recommend me a good book that could recharge my brain and my soul. 💫

I've read a lot of personal self-help and business related books and have been living in Japan for over 7 years. There's a bunch of Japanese books I've come across that I thought would be fun to make summaries of in English via a newsletter/blog, but I was curious, do you all have any Japanese self-help books you wish were translated into English?

Hi all! I am about to embark on twelve day pilgrimage and plan to listen to an audiobook in the afternoons when I am walking.

I am open to a memoir or fiction. I’m going with a few particular themes on my mind and things I’m trying to work on, so it would be great if it related to one or more of them!

- Self-discovery. I am in my mid-twenties and feeling a bit unfulfilled and lost
- Getting over really wanting to be in a relationship. More than anything, I want a partner but I have not been able to find my person yet and it is honestly driving me NUTS. It is something that is out of my control, so I am trying to let go of this fixation.
- A fear of regret. I am so fearful of making wrong decisions, not making “the most” of my life and looking back when I am older and drowning in regret.
- This may sound silly, because I know I am still young but I feel SO old and I am terrified of getting older. I feel like I haven’t done enough with my life and that time is running out.

I am not looking for something explicitly religious, but themes would be fine. If it leans heavily into religion, I’d prefer it be connected to Judaism.