I'm 19 and I genuinely cannot finish a book. I've tried Atomic Habits like 7 times and never got past page 40. I'm 160 pages into a CS book and already checked out. I don't think I've ever actually completed one in my life.
I'm running two businesses right now and I want to get smarter, specifically about business and life in general. But a straight up business book feels wrong for where I'm at mentally. I think what I actually need is something that makes me feel like I need to take my life seriously, like a kick in the ass but through reading.
Nonfiction only. Something that genuinely changes how you think. Not a self help checklist, more like a book that just hits different and you can't put down. I know a "perfect book" doesn't exist but I'm chasing that feeling where I'm actually hungry to turn the page.
by Informal-Chance1912
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Can’t Hurt Me, by David Goggins
I think *Existentialism is a Humanism* might hit the mark. It’s short, a good read, and, imo, will speak strongly to someone at your stage of life.
Rish Dad Poor Dad is cool
Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon. What It Is by Lynda Barry.
Have you tried memoirs and/or graphic novels? Easier to digest but also really moving. I’d recommend Tiny Beautiful Things, Maus, March, Educated, When Breath Becomes Air. I’d also recommend anything by Atul Gawande.