Psychology and history.

Hey there, dear readers! Let me introduce you my modest collection of psychology themed books and a bonus in the form of an enchanting encyclopedia.

Meet them: “YOU ARE A BADASS EVERY DAY” and «THE BOOK OF NO F*CKS GIVEN” by Jen Sincero, “Unf*ck yourself” by Gary John Bishop and “the History of Earth” by Anton Nelikov.

Let`s explore the books that are highlighted as “Books You Must Read Before 35”.

“YOU ARE A BADASS EVERY DAY” by Jen Sincero.

This book is your personal trainer. Every day it will raise your morale and energize you for success. Its author, the famous Jen Sincero, encourages you not to slow down on the path to success and daily pump up your “cool muscles” in the Spiritual Gym. “Success is a way of being, constantly adapting and growing. The more you do for your success, the easier the path becomes,” Sincero’s battle cry rings out. “YOU ARE A BADASS EVERY DAY ” is a training book with exercises and techniques for daily work on yourself. With its help, you will increase your energy levels and maintain awareness and motivation even in the most difficult times.

I know what you think. It is one of the most trivial psychology books, yet I want to express my opinion towards it.

Firstly, it came out in 2018, consecutively, almost 99% of the book`s content are regular motivational speeches and trainings that are would not give anything new to readers in 2024. However, back then, in 2020, I felt highly productive while following the steps that were described on the pages of this book.

For a 13-year-old me, its content was more than enough to fight my laziness and, for instance, clean the house, vacuum, do the dishes and etc.

Despite “YOU ARE A BADASS EVERY DAY” book`s obvious banality, I mark it as 6/10.

«THE BOOK OF NO F*CKS GIVEN” by Jen Sincero.

If you want to live like you’ve never lived before, start doing what you’ve never done. The main formula for self-development, which can be reduced to “eastern wisdom”, is «THE BOOK OF NO F*CKS GIVEN”. Jen Sincero`s book is a real electroshocker. It consists of 25 of the most effective methods of self-development, each of which, having been tested by Jen Sincero from her own experience, gave results. Add the author’s salty humor, reckless audacity, and captivating self-irony and you will get the most powerful book on life transformation that exists.

It seems to me as if this book is a bit more thoughtful than the previous one. Not only because it`s longer, but also because it contains more ideas that resonate with me.

Perhaps, «THE BOOK OF NO F*CKS GIVEN” is just a repeat of the same trainings written in “YOU ARE A BADASS EVERY DAY” from a slightly different perspective in combination with new examples. There are no writing tasks this time, although, we have got a constant reminder of an importance of self-love that is trivially meaningful to mention.

6.5/10.

“Unf*ck yourself” by Gary John Bishop.

If you’re exhausted from feeling stuck, Gary John Bishop has the solution. In this no-nonsense guide, he provides the tools and guidance you need to break free from the negativity holding you back and become the best version of yourself. He urges, «Recognize the miracle that you are. Remember this: You’re an incredible being.» It’s not others or your circumstances that are preventing you from succeeding—it’s your own self-doubt and the negative thoughts you keep repeating to yourself.

This book is focused on power of thoughts and a rational way to control them in order to transform failures in victories. Sound inspiring, but I believe It’s important not to see a loss as a win, but rather to understand the value in not giving up after failing. Summing up the chapter, Bishop says that after finding out about a power of thoughts, we – readers-  «realize» the amount of time we lost. Reading this particular part is enough to frustrate people that made a long life journey.

Imagine someone is 34 and comes across a book from the category ‘Books You Must Read Before 35.’ It’s definitely not a joke for them to be told they’ve wasted their entire life.

5.5/10

As you might have understood, all of these books (maybe even all of the “success” and “don`t be stupid” books) are the same, dozens of affirmations, techniques, powerful expressions that will make you a productively successful super person and help you to earn a lot of money.

It is necessary to mention that the authors mentioned in this selection do not have any psychology degrees, as well as most of the personal development teachers,

they are simply life coaches, who are able to convince us in anything by the power of word.

Finally, we came to my bonus!

“The History of Earth: from Stardust to Stardust” by Anton Nelikov and Aleksey Ivanov.

If Earth were a person, she would be 40 years old. She would have many children and be extraordinarily beautiful. She would be the most amazing, vibrant, and unique person you’ve ever known. Her life would have seen it all: unbearable cold and heat, cosmic attacks, body transformations, and the birth and death of trillions of children.

Although this book about is targeted on kids and young paleontologists, they are highly interesting for adults as well. It`s universal. The illustrations are breathtakingly realistic. It is a significant advantage when it comes to scientific books. Authors` narrative style is understandable for kids, yet not too simplified for adults. Scientific names of the creatures and animals are given, as well as the detailed descriptions of them. If you have a wish to read something encyclopedic,

I definitely recommend you to purchase this book and enrich your knowledge.

It has been an exciting selection. I am looking forward to making a new one.

Stay tuned! Have a great time!