Sig/lig/ general

[Anonymous No.22671811]

Hey lit is there any thing I should be aware about before starting this reading list?

>also a general Sig/lit/ thread

[Anonymous No.22671813]

Tell me one book that has influenced your life so much that you have become a better person.

[Anonymous No.22671819]

Finding a bunch of bullshit to read and talking about a bunch of bullshit to read instead of actually doing anything is the modern /lit/ pastime.

[Anonymous No.22671824]

>>22671819
That's my first post so I am glad I am fitting in
>>22671813
The only book on this list that I have read and can say made me a better person was solitary fitness. Do you want to talk about it?

[Anonymous No.22671864]

>>22671824
Sure. How long it took for you to gain a muscle? What kind of diet did you take?

[Anonymous No.22671890]

>>22671864
I just cleaned up my micros no really diet and just maintained my weight(205) for a year. As of dec 1st I am going to cutting weight my goal is loss 5 pounds by 2024. I got enough muscle to do 5 pull up in 2 months, I have improve my grip by a mile so far starting at 2x15s dead hangs to 4x1m Claw Hangs.

[Anonymous No.22671897]

>>22671890
>I have improve my grip by a mile so far starting at 2x15s dead hangs to 4x1m Claw Hangs
*This was also in the first two months

[Khata No.22671964]

>>22671811
Why is so much of that crap chart so contradictory? Specifically, with the meditation part of Buddhism when compared to the other books in the chart which are Christian? If you want to learn meditation whilst learning Christianity then learn Christian meditation and not Buddhist meditation lol.
Pic related, book on meditation on scripture as well for 'Habits, Productivity' (also you should get a book on how to pray the Rosary as that too is superb for meditation, specifically from the Saints as they are spiritual masters).

[Anonymous No.22671968]

>>22671813
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. It tells me that one can not eliminate his old habit. Instead he only can replace it with the new one with the same or higher level of pleasure. To make it more efficient, Duhigg suggests the readers to find support system :))

[Anonymous No.22672039]

>>22671964
not all are equal

[Khata No.22672055]

>>22672039
Wdym by this?

[Anonymous No.22672088]

>>22672055
Each form has a slightly different goal
Christian is mainly focused around connecting with God so all that is focused on is who to do that better.(I haven't full look in to it though)

When you are trying to connect with your body more (the style I do) there is tons of small things to do like breathing patterns, muscle and bone visualizing, trying to map your whole body in and out with your mind

I also probly should have said they are not the same instead of not equal

[Khata No.22672129]

>>22672088
You do know you can still do those flesh meditations without the need of the false Buddhist philosophy and spiritually wrong practices (such as 'mantras') right? Like I said, learn the Rosary as doing one Rosary (aka '5 Decades') will take at the least 25 minutes which you can perform all those things you have just mentioned, but with the Rosary.
Here's a priest on the meditating if u wanna watch this I guess https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J_lh9l-1zqA

[Anonymous No.22672137]

>>22672129
They are agnostic but is your Christian meditation? Also they go more depth so they are better to start with

[Anonymous No.22672268]

How to Read a Book by Adler is a must read for any self help enjoyer.

[Anonymous No.22672709]

>>22671811
I find productivity and sel-help/improvement books to be an insane time sink and an outright scam for the value they provide maybe with few rare exceptions (recipe and cooking books). More often than not the real useful tips without all the anecdotes and other bullshit can be summarized with a few page pdf file.
Instead of reading a book on how to get shit done just start doing what needs to be done, it's that easy. If you are not motivated (cope) or don't feel like doing it then it means the X activity is not that important/interesting after all and you have other shit to do.
>learning/memory/expertise
Can all be achieved through practice only, applies to every field, everyone has different learning techniques and should have developed one already
>social skills
A book won't teach you how to not behave like an autistic incel if you've never spoken to a human because you don't leave the basement, same for >women
>mental health/adhd
kek
>finance
Some knowledge in economics/finance is good to have
>physical health
Probably the few books worth reading because of a real risk to injure yourself, on the other hand internet and books are full of fake bullshit, a much better way to achieve the results faster is to try a professional coach.
People tend to overcomplicated everything, ideally you just need a pullup bar and a power rack but when someone hears the word "physical health" they immediately start thinking about the diet, progressions, volume and other details that really don't matter if they didn't start to lift. Same for everything else.
>productivity
If you find yourself reading a 1k page book on how to be productive you are literally not productive at all
>meditation
Kek
>critical thinking
Kek

My point is, just imagine what you could achieve if you put all the time required to read all that into one single activiy like learning a new skill, lifting etc.

[Anonymous No.22672711]

>>22672709
what a waste of time for a post that says reading books is stupid
even autists can memorize social skills book and become relatively normal
retarded post, actually

[Anonymous No.22672716]

>>22672711
Reading books written for impressionable retards to scam them out of their money is indeed stupid. Self-help fags are one of the most pathetic bunches.

[Anonymous No.22672723]

>>22672716
the LOL factor of any poster on a chinese cartoon forum calling people reading self help books pathetic is very HIGH
captcha SMH2n

[Anonymous No.22672758]

>>22672723
You're reading slop written for middle aged women, anon.

[Anonymous No.22672774]

>>22672758
the LOL factor of any poster on a chinese cartoon forum calling people reading self help books pathetic is very HIGH
i don't read self help books, i'm on 4chan

[Anonymous No.22672851]

>>22671811
The only thing that /lit/ avoids more than self-help books is physical activity. You came to the wrong board. Nobody here wants to self-improve.

[Anonymous No.22673263]

>>22672851
You think there would be more readers into working out, I started read because I was literally to tired to do anything else on my rest days.

[Anonymous No.22673295]

Books about making the most out of your life despite the cards you have been dealt?
Im just an average bloke that managed to crawl out of my neetdom phase, lost some weight and I managed to stop drinking - now I want to keep going - However, I still suffer from procrastination and I spiral (quite often) back into old bad habits

[Anonymous No.22673310]

>>22672709
>A book won't teach you how to not behave like an autistic incel
"Computer sperdos; totally not buying it. If you’re capable of writing a makefile, you’re capable of learning how to behave in public in a way that doesn’t make people want to fling you from the roof."

[Anonymous No.22673749]

>>22673310
Very true

[Khata No.22673764]

>>22672137
I can confidently say, lel you just want to overcomplicate yourself, to truly understand meditation is to, you know, just do it.

[Anonymous No.22675061]

>>22671964
>Christian meditation

as if such a thing exist, anything that's called christian meditation is not meditation at all

[Anonymous No.22675260]

>>22675061
The proper take

[Anonymous No.22676761]

>>22671811
actually a decent list

[Anonymous No.22676773]

>>22676761
I agree. There are a lot of bullshit among self-help books, but this apply to every other genre, but likewise, if you are able to filter the gold from the shit, you actually end up with some valuable knowledge from self-help, meta-leaning, etc

[Anonymous No.22676909]

>>22671811
This is a great chart anon. Just make sure you take notes and can cross reference points in a notebook.

[Anonymous No.22676910]

>>22671813
Prometheus Rising. I worry much less now