Top 10 life-changing books that will expand your mind
Reading has always been fun and powerful. It serves the mind with the most innovative thoughts and materials. Most of the success around the world has been contributed to reading and gathering knowledge. People have taken consistent and deliberate action on things and life from the articles they have read and experienced in their lives. The more one reads the more is the benefit of mind to think process and empower their activities. Let us look into some great books that will expand the mind, body and soul:
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
This is one of those books that you read and then sit back to relax and think. It deals with thoughts on mind expansion and implores you to think about our place in the universe even though we have come so far as a species, it shows there is so much still left to learn about ourselves and the future. It talks about various aspects of life, human evolution from top to bottom and changing mindsets from species to species.
The China Study by Thomas Campbell
People, who are interested in learning about the single most comprehensive study of nutrition conducted to date, can rely on this one-piece. This is all you need to know about nutrition, health, weight loss, and various health implications that hardly come across our minds. It will downright surprise you how can we simply switch to simple methods to lead a healthier life and start it right from today.
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
As the name of the book suggests, this one piece is all about meditation to gain peace and spiritually calm down the mind from stress and unrelated thoughts. This book is believed to be written around 1800 years ago. The powerful principles written way back remain much applicable even today as they were in the 2nd century. People are quite distracted by unwanted and unrelated things in life and therefore we fail to do justice to ourselves. We always are naïve and gullible with insistency. Here, in this book, you can find solutions to all those.
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
It is a book about success and how there is a lot more to it than being simply smart and working hard.
It says that it is not always determination but the use of certain tactics to succeed. The famous Gladwell’s 10,000-hour rule and how it related to success are all discussed here. There are things about being successful in holding it consistently. It is a must-read to expand your mind about the nuances and subtleties that contributed to the success of many powerful icons.
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
It is an original masterpiece on emotional intelligence. Way before social scientists had the case studies to back up the efficacy of human relations, along with their impact on the way we live and work, Dale had used and tested his positive influence techniques frequently enough to be confident in their efficacy. Over 100 million copies have been sold, read and proven with the test of time.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
This is a classic that deals with what makes the mind expand. The fact that it is based on principles adds credibility. Principles don’t alter with time, they’re timeless. Each of the habits laid out in this piece is designed to act as individual prescriptions for effectiveness in all four dimensions of human nature, which are emotion, mental state, physical state and spiritualism. It is a genuine piece dealing with every emotion of the human mind.
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
One who is keen on getting ahead in life and reaching the edge of everything, without sacrificing their inner integrity must rely on this masterpiece. Never Eat Alone is a classic book on connecting with others and is a must-read for anyone living in the current connection economy of the world. It connects various human minds, the way they should deal with each other or interact and exposes the intellectual ways of building core economic and profitable relationships.
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Often people dream of doing things or achieving things in their life that they love, cherish and enjoy. However, for those who cannot, their working process and integrity come to a halt. Then five minutes feel like five hours. So this book deals with doing things the right way so that one can appreciate it. As if you are doing what you are meant to do. This is called a ‘flow’ state when one is looking to get more of it in their life.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
This will do more than just expand minds. It will downright transform your life and let you enjoy it. In this metaphor-filled masterwork by Paulo, discover the strength and wisdom that come from following your dreams, seeing opportunities, and listening to your heart. Life can be so fascinating if you follow your instincts and power of mind. Often humans are not aware of what they are capable of, read this book to find out.
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
This book contains interesting facts about habits that we develop and when they go unnoticed in our daylily life. Such as we probably do think about how many simultaneous actions do into reversing your car out of the garage and into the street safely and smoothly. We just do it. That’s a habit. Likewise, is smoking? The book teaches you how to be deliberate about building better habits that serve you both in life and business.