Spending time reading is already one of the best things you can do for yourself, it let’s your mind explore stories as it’s purely text you get to let your imagination run wild! The only issue is finding books that you actually enjoy. Some people enjoy fantasy, crime, documentaries or if you’re like me business, self-help and skill learning.

Here are some books I heard about as well as read and their blurb to hopefully narrow down what book you might pick up on your way to the book store!

1 - Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You

This is a great book, also one of the first books I have read in years! It talks over how you productivity can be achieved without sacrificing happiness. It is written by Dr Ali Abdaal who was a doctor that started studying productivity and decided to write a book about his research to help others! Here read the blurb:

The secret to productivity isn't discipline. It's joy.

We think that productivity is all about hard work. That the road to success is lined with endless frustration and toil. But what if there's another way? Dr. Ali Abdaal-the world's most-followed productivity expert-has uncovered an easier and happier path to success. Drawing on decades of psychological research, he has found that the secret to productivity and success isn't grinding-it's feeling good. If you can make your work feel good, then productivity takes care of itself. In this revolutionary book, Ali reveals how the science of feel-good productivity can transform your life. He introduces the three hidden "energizers" that underpin enjoyable productivity, the three "blockers" we must overcome to beat procrastination, and the three "sustainers" that prevent burnout and help us achieve lasting fulfilment. He recounts the inspiring stories of founders, Olympians, and Nobel Prize-winning scientists who embody the principles of Feel-Good Productivity. And he introduces the simple, actionable changes that you can use to achieve more and live better, starting today. Armed with Ali's insights, you won't just accomplish it all. You'll feel happier and more fulfilled along the way.

You can buy the book on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.eg/-/en/Feel-Good-Productivity-More-What-Matters/dp/1250357012

2 - Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits is known as the best book to read to improve your habits and to develop very healthy habits. It teaches you how to retain those habits which matters a lot in the long run.

The Atomic Habits book doesn’t have a very long blurb, but it does have one that’s relatively short:

Discover the Secret to Results That Last

Packed with evidence-based self-improvement strategies, Atomic Habits will teach you how to design habits that work for you rather than against you.

I highly suggest checking out the book and adding it to your personal library if it sounds like something you would enjoy!

You can buy the book on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/1804220205

3 - The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People

This book goes over, like it says Habits of Effective People. This book has had a positive impact on a lot of people with over 3,000 people rating it very positively across a few platforms.

The blurb is as it follows:

“Considered one of the most inspiring books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has guided generations of readers for the past three decades. Presidents and CEOs have kept it by their bedsides, students have underlined and studied passages from it, teachers and parents have drawn from it, and individuals of all ages and occupations have used its step-by-step pathway to adapt to change and take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. Now this thirtieth anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 habits with fresh insights from Sean Covey.”

Do make sure to check out this 3 decade old book on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519

TL;DR

Books are great and reading self-help books feels like killing 2 birds with one stone when it comes to feeling good because of being productive. Remember that reading any book is good for you, however if you are looking to boost your productivity read the ones above!

Yours Truly,

Szymon