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Today’s book I am going to talk about is kind of a special one for me. Why? Because it’s one of the first books that I can remember that really got me thinking a lot more about how to deal with the everyday stresses and struggles of life. I first read this book in college, I was probably around twenty years old, and it was very impactful. And when I first read it, it brought completely new ideas to me, I tried them out, I experimented with these ideas a little bit. So what is the book I am talking about? Well, the book is called The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. And in general, this book is all about accepting the present moment. How often during your day are you regretting things that have happened in the past? Thinking about the decisions you shouldn't have made, or things you shouldn't have said. And also how much of your day do you spend thinking about the future, worrying about the future? What’s going to happen, what’s going to happen in your life that you might not want to happen? And lastly, do you find yourself always thinking, “In the future when this happens, or once I am able to do this, everything will be better. If I get this job, if I pass this test, if I become fluent in English, if all of these things happen, then my life will be great". Well, this all causes stress, and in The Power of Now, there are some very very useful tools for dealing with these thoughts that can cause you to be anxious
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#116 How to Be Yourself - "Psycho-Cybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz
#115 Biggest Lessons of the Year - Part 2
#114 Biggest Lessons of the Year - Part 1
#113 Lindsay McMahon - Perfection is the Enemy
#112 How Stress Can Make you Stronger - "Antifragile"
#111 WHY! -"Start with Why" by Simon Sinek
#110 How to Deal with People - "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
#109 Finding the Courage to Connect With Others
#108 Resisting Personal Growth - My Story
#107 Loving Your Limits - A Ted Talk with Amy Purdy
#106 Goals are for Losers - "How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big" by Scott Adams
#105 Expect the Worst - "The Antidote" by Oliver Burkeman
#104 Now or Never: The 5 Second Rule
#103 How to be happier: "Hardwiring Happiness" by Rick Hanson
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