6 Books That Completely Changed My Life
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This week I’m sharing six books that had a huge impact on my life.
Books mentioned:
"The Motivation Hacker" by Nick Winter
"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Steven Covey
"The 4-Hour Work Week" by Tim Ferriss
"The Happiness Equation" by Neil Pasricha
"Pragmatic Thinking and Learning" by Andy Hunt
"Thinking Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
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Oof. I feel that. I'm just loocking for good books to order today. Gotta get some new ones.
I’m at VidCon and don’t have my laptop, so I don’t have a video suggestion card at the end where I point yet 😛
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1) The Motivation Hacker
2) The 7 habits of highly effective people
3) The four hour work week
4) The happiness equation
5) pragmatic thinking and learning
6) thinking fast and slow
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. An excellent book on the role of habit in daily life and business.
Yes, I just read this one too. It will change your perspective on the world. Thomas Frank did a video on it as well: czcams.com/video/5Ws2WfeD6d8/video.html
i'm just reading that one almost finishing
Just started reading it. One of the best books.
I'm reading that one too, it's an amazing book. Everybody should read it.
A great book, the best on the topic
Read The Power Of Now. you will learn to cope with feelings and your excessive thinking. You will be happy after reading this book as i am now.
And additionally also read The Mindset
Im a first generation college student and I love and live off your blog post, your book, your videos, and podcast. You are my biggest influencer and I get excited for all of your new content! Keep up the great work!
I don’t know if it’s only me but I can’t read digitally I need to have the physical book
Yes
@@I_am_the_one101 yeah me neither, I don't feel comfortable with digital reading.
My books are full of notes. I can't do that digitally.
Gentlemen of FC I love physical book that digitally love the feeling of the book on my hands
Me too i can read bood digital but usually i wont read it full
Seriously Thomas, your content and advice is so amazing and inspiring. Thank you for all your work. Your like the most relatable guy I know. I love your spirit and character and the consistent quality and effort you put in to these videos. You change lives!
I found your channel randomly a couple days ago. I have NOT stopped binge watching them...my writers journal has many pages of notes from them. Thank you so very much Thomas.
Love all your videos, Talk Like Ted was one that helped me a lot at least so far.
1. "The Motivation Hacker" by Nick Winter
2. "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Steven Covey
3. "The 4-Hour Work Week" by Tim Ferriss
4. "The Happiness Equation" by Neil Pasricha
5. "Pragmatic Thinking and Learning" by Andy Hunt
6. "Thinking Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
Desk DD Seriously...You Made My Life Easier✌😐Thank You
Dani Siroos Zadeh it's there in the description
Thanx dude
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I love ppl like you. God bless yoy
Just finished reading “the motivation hacker” based on your recommendation... loveddd it thank you
I remember reading that line about Covey telling the man to love his wife. Love, the verb! It was beautiful. Thank you Thomas!
If only it were that simple
Watching this channel is literally transforming my life for the better. Thank you as always, Thomas 🙌🏼💖
Wow. Thomas’ eyes are really captivating.
He's the Clark Gable of metaphysicians!
I have got to see that waterproof notebook with that suction cup! Brilliant 👌🏻
Add a link please!
Seconded. That is the one thing that I have to buy now.
You and your website are amazing - very content-rich and inspirational!!
Thank you so, much! Your channel’s content is amazing and it’s only getting better each upload. Keep up the great work!!
I absolutely love the retirement point made, I have never liked the idea of retiring; stopping work seems daunting to me. Thanks for the insight I will definitely read a few of these books.
Sorry, Retirement at the age 52 was the absolute BEST! I have been retired for 6 years and have so many interests and so much fun. I lost weight. Started to grow a garden. Started some great cooking. Started water aerobics and daily walking. Spend time at the coffee shop with my husband playing cards. One of my favorite books is your Money or your Life. I always happy seeing someone else happy and working but for me my life improved 10 times over in retirement. I had some great role models in my life like my dad who really blossomed in retirement. So it might not be for everyone.
I have been meaning to read some books like these to stay productive and learn over my holidays as I have finished college. My mum bought me ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’ but due to my exams I have never got time to read it. I should check it out but I haven’t read a book in a long time and have lost the reading habit so I need to get back into this habit.
Dude. Thomas. I’ve been watching this channel a bit and can I just say that 1) your videos have great quality 2) they actually help people change their lives 3) I appreciate it
'As a man Thinketh' by James Allen had a great impact on the way I interpret things. Loved it.
Humayun Khadjaev Thanks for the tip - it’s available free online at Gutenberg.org
Your thumbnail game is on fire these days ❤️
I can not recommend The Happiness Equation enough. It saved me when I completely crashed and burned. It helped me recover from my burnout and refocus myself.
Amazingly useful little not-so-little life lesson there! You should definitely throw in those more often!
Currently reading "the 7 habits of highly effective teenagers" by Sean covey. Looks amazing.
The Willpower Instinct - Kelly McGonial
Sapiens - Yuval Noah Yahrari
Idiots Guide to Mindfulness
Atomic Habits - James Clear
One book you recommend in your webpage changed my life. It is A Mind for Numbers.
Awesome book, changed my way of learning.
I am reading A Mind for Numbers right now actually and the first chapter alone had me fascinated! Can't wait to finish it.
Who’s the author??
@@avesaryanna2865 Barbara Oakley
Hey Frank, thanks for doing book videos and that’s why I follow your channel. Keep it going.
Great content as always man! Thanks!!
The best I got from this video, at least in my opinion))
7:09 "WE ARE BUILT TO CONSTANTLY PROGRESS. WE ARE BUILT TO WORK. WE ARE BUILT TO STRUGGLE. LIFE IS A TYPE OF COMBAT AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ADAPTED FOR."
~Thomas Frank
Thank you!
David Goggins-Cant hurt me, great motivation book!
Can you make a video about your reading habits? Like what you like to note, how you take notes, how do you refer to stuff etc. when you read books.
I from Brazil and this is one the best Channel to practice my listening and learn something that worth every single second spent with. Congrats and keep going.
I suggest Mindset by Dr Carol Dweck such a good book for being aware of the behaviour of the growth mindset and fixed mindset
Very true, I’ve been married for 25 years and love is what I do in my marriage to keep my marriage intact. Patience, kindness, acts of service, words of validation, etc. When your partner feels like he willingly gives it in return.
Needed this video for my summer reading list!
Thank Thomas did just order 3 of your recommended books. Did heard about a couple of times but your quick summary was great and I had to get them! Keep up the good work!
Procrastination Elimination Method by John Isaac < this is the book that changed my life.
I can’t find this book on the web
I'm going to read that...eventually
Psycho Cybernetics is one of the most wonderful and underrated books. Give it a try !
That book is crazy indeed
Awesome recommendation! Will add them to my longggg Goodread reading list
the 2nd recommendation is my favorite. It changed my view on life. Thank you, Thomas. 😁
I’m buying four of these five books since I already have the one by Covey. Thomas dude are all these books available in Kindle format?
Yep, they should all be on Kindle!
Come on, take and the fifth ... 😉😋
@@SardonianSmile i think h e alredy have it
Try...' The Last Lecture ' - Randy Pausch & ' What I talk about when I talk about running ' - Murakami
The part about love reminded me of“Love is a Movement” one of my favorite Switchfoot songs. Every time I listen to it I learn something new.
Might be a bit late to the party here, but a great video and some great book suggestions! Love the way you give context to each choice, and that there's some variety to the content too!
You’re so handsome!😍 Thank you for the awesome videos! They’ve helped me!💗
Hey Thomas! Can yo do an another book recommendation video.
Great suggestions as always! I looked up the books on amazon and found three of them on sale for kindle! Thank you for being awesome.
Great video. Thank you for posting.
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning is a great book
"I've been with my *girl* friend..."
Hopes and dreams: crushed.
Heart: broken.
Fantasy: ruined.
... Nah, who am I kidding with that last one. ;)
Great content as always, Mr. Frank! Some day I'll read "Thinking Fast and Slow," but damn, is it intimidating.
QuesoCookies Set a date and time. Get it done lad. You won’t be sorry
2 years later: did you read it?
YOU completely changed my life!!! Thanks so much🙏☺️😄
Your motivation, your teachings and the cherry on top, your recommendation for Habitica🥰🥰🥰 It’s the first time I’ve enjoyed tasks, I love it. It made me a better person and this is all thanks to you, with your work and this CZcams channel. May it live forever!
Thank you sooo much for this video!! You are such an inspiration to me and you help me actually want to work hard to reach the goals I want and to make a difference.
I am reading The Obstacle in The Way by Ryan Holiday and reading Man's search for meaning by Viktor E Frankle and then going to read Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. Then going to get a jump start on Anatomy and Psychology 1 for fall quarter . I got other book I am going to read if I can get to them .
dan cash I’m also reading Man’s Search for Meaning! If you like it, I HIGHLY suggest reading The Choice by Dr. Edith Eva Eger. It’s another memoir of psychology mixed with Holocaust experiences. Her writing is beautiful, and the ideas in her book have totally changed my life.
Mans search for me meaning is my best book ever
My list:
1. MONEY Master the Game
2. Principles Life and Work by Ray Dalio
3. A Mind for Numbers - How to Excel at Math and Science
4. The Rational Optimist
5. Thinking Strategically
6. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Thanks for recommending book NO.3 Thomas
Thomas, your booktube-influence is great! 😍 Thank you for so many non-fiction recommendations. As a (german) Booktuber i read a lot of literary fiction, a lot of Classics and i enjoy most that i can learn a lot from the books about society, psychology, moral and language. Non-fiction books would be a nice addition. :)
Thanks a lot for your advice. I'll try to start reading. Have a nice day
One book I’d like to suggest would be Napolean Hill’s Think and Grow Rich. It’s based on the concept of law of attraction. If you want to change your perspective on ‘struggle’, that book should be perfect for you :)
Where did you get yours at? I found one on eBay but not sure if it’s a legit one cuz I know they have republished so many different versions of the original one
@@pinkie09999 I bought the edition "revised for the 21st century" because it is a rather old book (about 80 years old) and therefore, a lot of the information is outdated. Even though it contains some helpful pages (like the checkmark lists for achieving your goals), I wouldn't recommend this book in contrast to Ahad.
The main reasons are the esoteric imaginations Mr Hill is sticked to (like this collective ether of voices that doesn't exist and makes no sense at all) and the fact that he doesn't mention passive work/passive income as an alternative for a good and successful life (not even once!). Instead, the author only talks about the difficulties of finding a good job and the hard work that's connected to a long and successful career, which is, of course, also important, but only a small part of the ingredients of how to grow rich and wealthy.
In conclusion: I would only recommend the revised edition, if any edition, cause this book is really outdated and not very helpful....
Sorry, if this comment was too long, I unfortunately tend to write long comments. Definitely my fault!
Am almost finished it now, an extremely good read.
@@alexandren.9346 I bought the same book as yours
I highly recommend 'Ego is the Enemy' by Ryan Holiday.
Why?
Great video! Adding these books to my audible wishlist!
you explain every point so well!
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Another books to read for this summer vacation! Thanks, Frank!
Love your videos Frank. I have been watching your channel since 2014. You provide amazing content and evolve over time.
A book that has had a big influence on the way I teach was "A Mind for Numbers" by Dr Barbara Oakley, which I heard about on this channel. However, the book that has and continues to influence me the most is the Holy Bible.
That's the one book you never find on these lists but you should.
Hey Tom!
I don't usually read books, but recently I've been having this urge to start absorbing knowledge from the books. But there is so much of them, so I don't really want to start from complex and deep books, so that I don't get tired of them fast. Do you have any suggestions for easy and addictive books that will develop the habit of reading?
MrUaliev Harry Potter books are really easy and have a good story, especially if you haven't seen the films or can't remember the storylines. Other teen fiction can be good, but I'd definitely recommend fiction over non fiction to start
I second Harry Potter, there is a reason why the series is so I'll popular
Yes approach reading with the intention to learn something that interests you, but at the end of the day, you cant go wrong with Harry Potter. I use to only read books for educational purposes, which was enjoyable / rewarding but when I stumbled upon the HP series, I discovered the joy of reading. Now, I read about 3 books at a time, one of them always being a fiction book that I can read while laying on my bed at the end of the day.
Thanks guys. I've already tried reading Harry Potter back when I was a kid but I didn't really enjoy it and barely passed through first 40 pages of the first book. It felt like an obligation to read it. Maybe I will try it again but I'm already 20 and not really into wizards sort of genre.
I still don't like reading, but now, everytime i commute or go to the park, i'll always listen to an audiobook. I found out that my memory associates places i've been to with chapters i've listenned, so every time i go to the place it makes me think of the book, it is really insane when you think about it but really useful.
Good to see u again!
Awesome summary of each book! Some life changing ideas there. I will definitely start reading some of these! Thanks for sharing 👍
THE MORAL ANIMAL, _why we are the way we are_
Really made me rethink how I view everything regarding human relation and politics.
It's gets really spicy towards the middle.
If You're interested in the topic: neuwritesd.org/2016/09/22/left-brain-right-brain-red-brain-blue-brain/
There is also plenty of new research which gives ground to rejection of the concept of "free will" in moral decision making, especially with refrence to split second decision making in complex situation with high levels of uncertainty. Yet many legal systems are based on silent assumption that free will is real, so there are also many new books published as a part of discussion between lawyers and law-makers and experts in neuroscience about whether or not it still makes sense to take this assumption for granted in some legal cases. In others it porbably will have to remain but is should be amde clear that it's yet another "legal fiction" not something real.
femmeNikita27 Interesting.
Jonathan Haidt has also very interesting talks and interviews here on youtube.
femmeNikita27 Heh, at this point you're just preaching to the choir.
Let's rather find a topic to disagree on 😉
Thank You for suggestion. I will check his talks. As for free will- well, neuroscience can already prove that our brain knows half a minute before we decide to do something on a conscious level (so using prefrontal cortext) that we are about to do this thing, so as much as I liked the concept of "free will" I have to admit - according to most recent state of scientific knowledge we have to admit that this concept is at the best "comfortable legal fiction we all agree on" rather than how human decision making in fact works.
THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND BY JOSEPH MURPHY
Thanks great reviews!
man, i'm in love w/ your brain. your channel has always such good and valuable content! it inspires me and makes me want to work in being a better version of myself. thanks :)
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What he said !
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And u completely changed my life...thanks
Great vídeo, Thomas! You're such an inspiring person. I really liked your tips and recommendations. I always think about create a channel like yours to Brazilians.
Always buying the books you recommend! Thank you!
Those of us who work for ourselves don't want to retire because our job isn't just a way to pay the bills, it's our passion. For a lot of us, it's our identity really. The people who look forward to retiring are usually the people who work for someone else. My family and I just went on a four week road trip and my stepdad pointed out that that would be impossible if he and my mom were still working.
I've heard years ago people would have something called a sabbatical year, where maybe seven years or so, instead of just getting a few weeks off from work, people would get a whole year off. This would make things like long leisurely trips possible and could be a good alternative to full on retirement.
Also, I love Boyinaband too. I didn't discover him very long ago, but his video about internet addiction, partly about active use of the internet vs passive use, made me realize how fortunate content creators are.
I love the sabbatical concept. The 4-Hour Work Week also mentions "mini-retirements", which are basically the same thing: Take a good long break from working, but then come back to a new project. I think this fits in much better with the cycles of work and rest that we operate on. People need some sort of mission to be working towards.
Thomas Frank Yes and ideally everyone would be working on something they really want to be working on.
It's funny you mention 7 years, because I'm actually rising like a phoenix after 7 years of being a stay at home dad with my kids. I'm 50 this year and feel like this is just the beginning, retirement is the antithesis of the direction I'm heading, that's for sure. And, @Thomas Frank, your videos are a really good influence. Keep up the good work, and thanks for all you do.
Well said !
Book that transformed my life: inner engineering ,Yogi's guide to joy
New fun reads (or listens) are like waiting to open a new present 🎁 So exciting 😁
I have read and loved two on this list (Covey’s and Tim Ferris’) Can’t wait for the other ones✨
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Appreciate the effort you give to make sensible videos with your own great insights!
"FIT IN ONE YEAR" should be on this list
i was looking for someone to mention it 🙌🙌🙌
100%
I agree
I'm 60 years old. 50#s overweight...is 'Fit In One Year' a book for someone my age?
@@Andrew-yw6kt the first level should be appropriate, after that you will see if you just want to stay with it or move up to a higher level
Books change life. Don't eat books. #donteatbooks
I agree, eating books is unhealthy unless it’s the book gum from Jimmy Neutron
Thomas Frank comeon Thomas, everyone now you shouldn't eat gum ;)
@@karlholde6901 Everyone also 'knows' that it is spelt 'know' not 'now'.
@@Thomasfrank How I wished that was real when I was a kid! ...Still do. lol
What about library candy?
Bro greatful for your content. You always leading me to useful tools i didnt know about. Appreciate it.
The love part...was on point...i should point out that not only work for relationships but also for stuff that we do in our everyday life!
A really amazing book for relationships is "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. It is more geared towards couples, however, it can also be applied to other relationships as well. He also has other books on the subject but I highly recommend this one to everyone.
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Great video. You are a great source for finding new books to read outside of my usual interest range. Thanks for sharing.
I love that you read pragmatic thinking and learning. Classic book.
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You should turn them off. Your phone becomes a compulsion rather than a tool.
Oh! Boyinaband also used the concept of Threat Bet or Commitment Contract by way of the negative reinforcement of having to donate to the Church of Scientology
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Yup. He said he needed something that horrible for the negative reinforcement to induce the proper response.
What a great and honest video,a joy to watch!
"Never retire", very inspiring thanks!
Some books have changed my mind, but only the Bible has changed my heart.
Mark Mason the subtle art of not giving a
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next on my list hopefully it encapsulates all these books
Yes, just picked up this book recently.
I LOVE your videos! They are fully of advice and wisdom. I always feel like watching tv, movies, playing video games and watching CZcams videos are waste of time. I always wanted to learn something during my free time, but I don’t have the discipline to stop myself in this world full of distractions. But your video is so helpful! It’s like when I’m on CZcams watching meaningless videos and wondering what the heck am I doing with my life, and suddenly I see your videos. I get so excited because I can finally learn something constructive and use it in my life! I love reading personal development books, but idk which one is worth the reading, which one is just ok. Thank you for your videos, I get so many good ideas from them, and you motivate me. Thank you!
Thanks for information.I just started reading books and was looking what to read,as I want to read something like those books who you suggested in this video.Have a great day👍🙂
So you are saying that you changed your life minimum 6 times trastically ... maybe you need a seventh book to solve this type of problem.
Just kidding, appreciate your work.
Let me tell you about these pool goggles that changed my life tho
life changes every day with every realization - each teaching can change your life to a certain extent - and you continue to grow as you keep learning more - so, life never stops changing, for those who never stops growing
Thomas Frank that's top notch class right there.
We call it life changing to express how deeply this new knowledge has impacted our way of thinking. That is all