With so much discussion on mental health recently it is more likely to get confused. This quarantine and lock down period has also taken over our mental health. With no other means of entertainment rather than sitting at home and working it is certain that things can go to one’s head. And also there has been a hike in job lay-offs which definitely makes the question the purpose of life and can seem that things are falling all over the place.
Everyone needs a little push to do something which is outside of their comfort zones. Whether you want to implement new habits, become more productive, feel more confident, stop worrying or maybe just keep yourself busy, self-help books are those mental De-cluttering guides. Self-help books are like the spring cleaning of your brain.
Self-help books have the ability to introduce yourself to you, they help in unlocking the gates to your creative mind, they make you realize your potential and the added bonus is that they make you happier and healthier. Just like our body needs a workout to be healthy, our brain needs aworkout to keep it sharp and healthy.
Self-help books are the calm warm-up to your thoughts, the squats for your brains to tone your brain muscles and the stretching of your nerves to flush the negative thoughts
Here is the list of Self-help book which will guide you in this period of mental health issues:
1. The subtle art of not giving a f*ck:
Author: Mark Manson.
Mark Manson, a social media blogger writes this brutally honest book in which he cuts to the point of how people always want to be positive and think positive. He explains how positivism is not the only way to life. Manson says that you are not truly honest to yourself if you don’t feel all the emotions. We have always heard that ‘we don’t appreciate the good days until we have bad one’s’; this is exactly what Manson is trying to say. We definitely have that friend who is so honest with us that it is slightly terrifying, but gives the best advice and that is someone we always need. This book is exactly that, brutally honest and terrifying but at the end you come out of it grown and evolved as a person.
2. Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life
Author: Hector Garcia Puigcerver
This is no secret that the Japanese people live long and happy as compared to the rest of the world. Ikigai is a Japanese word which means, a reason or purpose of living. The purpose can be anything, it is just the reason we step out of bed every morning. The authors spoke to the villagers of Okinawa, who have the most amounts of world’s longest living people told that finding the purpose is the main reason for a long and fulfilling life. Apart from that we also learn that how a balanced lifestyle can make us live longer. From filling your belly only 80% to getting 7-9 hours of sleep every day, Ikigai talks about what everyone from around the world can do to achieve their Ikigai.
3. Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
Author: Haemin Sunim
This book keeps you happy and smiling all throughout your read. It helps in building the confidence and the happiness quotient. It teaches you the art of loving yourself first and making yourself a priority. The author very subtly explains how nothing is perfect but that doesn’t mean that nothing in unlovable. We can love something that is imperfect. The author Haemin Sunim takes us on a road of happiness drawing examples of his own life. He explains how we should first treat ourselves with love, compassion and forgiveness and only then will you be able to love or care for someone else truly. Love for imperfect things will make your eyes and heart smile and gives you the comfort and ease that your bed can.
4. The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well
Author: MeikWiking
The statistics time and again have proven that Danish people are the happiest around the world. Hygge is a Danish world which loosely translates to comfort or togetherness. Hygge is referred to Danish people as the coziness. Cozy is when we are cuddled up next to a fire space on a cold winter evening with a cup of hot cocoa and marshmallows wearing those warm socks and sweatshirts, all of that, but in your mind everyday of your life. Remember that single ray of sunlight that comes through the window on a cold wintry day? Hygge is that ray of hope in the hearts and minds of the Danish people. It is more of a philosophy. Meik Wiking the author of ‘The Little Book of Hygge’ in the book shows us the Danish methods and philosophies of eating good food and togetherness among the people makes a happier home and in return an happier country.
5. The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness:
Author: Ichiro Kishimi
The courage to be disliked helps us understand our emotions better and gives us a sense of acceptance. It is based on a Japanese phenomenon of the work done but the psychologist Alfred Adler, who taught us the true meaning of happiness and how the past cannot control the present. The author guides us to the power of our minds and helps us realize our true identity. The theory used by the author is profoundly liberating and allows us to develop the courage to change for the better. We are all free to determine our own future and happiness and free ourselves from the shackles of our past.
6. The Art of the good life
Author: Rolf Dobelli
The art of the good life by Rolf Dobelli is the notebook for your life. It is the one book we must all read. Since forever all of us have one question, how do we live a good life? What are the do’s and don’ts’ that we need to follow? Are there any set of rules? The Art of the good life is a all in one guide to practical living. The author spread out fifty two ideas and short cuts all over the book to make better decision, to live happily and to achieve an amount of bliss through wiser thinking. You might not get all the answers you need but after reading this book you certainly would have a better chance of living a happier life.
7. The Magic of Thinking Big
Author: David J. Schwartz
We have all heard the phrase, ‘Fake it till you make it’, well David J Schwartz explains just that giving life examples. Reminding ourselves that we are better than we think we are and stronger than we think we are can go a long way. He backs his words with his personal experience and studies of psychology and human mind. He shows us the power of manifestation and how the mind works and how we can harness the mind and nurture it to achieve success. Having power over your own mind is the most important factor of success and the circumstances, talent and intelligence come secondary in the path of success.
8. Good Vibes, Good Life: How Self-Love Is the Key to Unlocking Your Greatness
Author: Vex King
It’s all in the mind. That’s exactly what this social media icon and author vex King is trying to tell us with his book Good Vibes, Good Life. What are good vibes? Good vibes is the energy we feel from things and people. The energy can be both good and bad. Vex King is telling us to surround ourselves with people and things which make us feel good and emit a certain good energy towards us. Loving yourself is the solution to most of our issues with us, whether it is self-esteem or self-respect. We can achieve true happiness by loving ourselves first. Loving starts with accepting ourselves, Vex King guides us to practice self-care, gratitude, and how we can eliminate the toxic energy or the bad vibes from our lives. This book is beautifully designed with inspiring quotes and words of wisdom to create a life full of love.
Article by Deepika
