r/BettermentBookClub

I’m trying really hard to get my life together. I just moved into college last week and I’m feeling really lost and a little depressed about the transition.

I have pretty severe anxiety (for which I do weekly therapy and take medication), and am generally insecure especially in social settings. I can’t help but think that I’m weird, boring, and/or annoying at all times. I don’t have many friends or hobbies. I just feel generally dissatisfied with my life right now and haven’t felt truly happy in a long time. I want to learn to love the person I am and the life I have, build healthier mental habits, and become more confident socially.

Any recommendations? I’m also Catholic so faith-based books are welcome. Secular is great too!

Has a book ever made you completely rethink an opinion or belief?

I’ve read quite a bit of self-help, so I’m thinking of trying fiction for a change. I was considering starting with The Count of Monte Cristo.

Would that be a good first fiction book? And what would you recommend as my first fiction novel?

hey guys , i just wanna improve my softskills and networking and i thought books would help

please suggest me some books if it helped for yall

My little sister is 10 years old and I know for a fact that she doesn’t read very often. She told me today that she ought to be reading more often now that school is starting again, but I have my doubts about the depths the teachers in that particular school will have the class analyse the books with. I’ve gotten her to agree to read a book with me, and we could talk about it and whatnot, but I’m not sure what book to pick. I don’t know her current reading level or where a 10 year old should be, and I don’t know what her exact interests are, all I know is that she’s rarely on less than 2 electronic devices at any given moment, and I want to do something about that and help grow her critical thinking skills. Any advice would be appreciated, from what type of books to introduce her to, what talking points I should make to make sure she’s actually engaging and learning something from the book, how to pace it, literally anything would be appreciated. I’m not a teacher, shoot I’m in high school myself, but my peers are less than capable to put it nicely, and it kills me that she just plain and simple doesn’t read, so any suggestions are welcome ❤️

I'm looking for a book that is ideal for a middle aged man who is healing from his relationship with his narcissistic mother. One that talks about the experience would be great. Also soemthing that can help with tge orocess of healing. He mostly feels like people don't understand his experience. Most of what I've seen is for daughters. The one book I saw is written by AI, and the credentials of the author are not clinical or psych adjacent. Does anyone have any suggestions? It would be greatly appreciated!

Ive had asked chatgpt to find me book for the things that i want to learn
And to make road map for it
So it gave me 39 different books but i cant trust on ai,i need to know if these books are really worth it and they wont just waste time

Heres the list of books
The Willpower Instinct
Atomic Habits
Deep Work
Meditations
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking in Bets
The Scout Mindset
How to Lie with Statistics
Thinking in Systems
The Laws of Human Nature
Influence
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Never Split the Difference
Power — Jeffrey Pfeffer
The 48 Laws of Power
The Prince
The Dictator’s Handbook
1984
Crime and Punishment
The Trial
The Metamorphosis
The Stranger
Thinking Strategically
Strategy
The Psychology of Money
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
The Intelligent Investor
Man’s Search for Meaning
Beyond Good and Evil
The Myth of Sisyphus
On the Genealogy of Morality
Letters from a Stoic
The Beginning of Infinity
The Most Human Human
The Book Thief
Norwegian Wood
The Power Broker
The Brothers Karamazov

This are all in order im to read it sequentially for 2-3 years

Anyone two books to learn from it…

I find that majority of the time I misplace people in my life. Placing them as a high priority. In turn that’s never usually the case with how I’m treated.

How do I feel less emotional about never being treated in the same regard?

Should I stop being more available? I find that others aren’t as available to me idk

Don’t have a lot of friends and family.

like the title states, i’m looking for some recs that are about love and life and touch on deeper concepts. i’m 25 and feeling lost in life, but have always loved to read. i’ve been reading more recently but they’ve all been popular recs from booktok that may be fun to read and easy to get through, but provoke no deeper thought or questions. ive seen some recs on here about queer love, managing grief, feeling lost in life, but they are either older books whose style i don’t love or non fiction self help books that are a chore to get through. i’d love something that’s still written as a story and is accessible to read while still exploring more complicated concepts. the goal here is to engage with my reading and the world more, thanks!

I only recently started getting into Stoicism. A friend of mine recommended The Daily Stoic to me. I started reading it about two months ago, and I read one page every day. I’m really enjoying it so far.

Do any of you have some recommendations for beginner-friendly books?

Hey guys, I’ve been struggling with retaining what I read, and Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown taught me that active recall is one of the best ways to actually remember what you learn.

I couldn’t find a simple way to do this with the books I was reading, so I ended up building a tool for myself that turns books into recall questions you can answer. I’ve been using it after reading, and it’s helped me notice how much I thought I understood but couldn’t actually recall.

Curious if anyone else here uses active recall for books and what your process looks like to actually retain the information that you read instead of wasting time.

Also do any of you guys struggle with this or is it just me?

I wanna read a book that will make feel good about myself. I have been feeling lonely and have been self pitying. I want a book that can make feel in all the right ways.

It probably will be too much to ask but it would be great if it can motivate me do.

As the title says, I’m looking for a good fiction recommendation of any genre, such as romance, crime, etc. Just a few things to consider, the vocabulary should be relatively easy, and the book should be short to medium in length.

For some additional context, I am 23 M.

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for my next read. I just finished Atomic Habits and I'm currently reading How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.

Here is a list of books I’ve already read and really enjoyed:
• The 48 Laws of Power – Robert Greene
• The Laws of Human Nature – Robert Greene
• The Art of Seduction – Robert Greene
• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion – Robert Cialdini
• How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
• It's Not All About "Me": The Top Ten Techniques for Building Quick Rpport with Anyone – Robin Dreeke
• The Power of Your Subconscious Mind – Joseph Murphy
• The Way of the Superior Man – David Deida

As you can see, I'm big on human psychology, influence, social dynamics, human nature, and practical self-improvement.
What should I read next that fits this style? Thanks in advance!