Thanks for this, your next video could be, how to get the most out of your newsletter because most of us love them but due to email clutter it's hard to get to them if you what i mean + we need a Summarization process. Unless you already made the video (new here).
@@stephenpetro411 see cal newport,Maura Neville thomas' books,vids on issue with email,digital clutter n distraction, attention management. you'll get more info to make the video. People are drowning in disorganized emails so they procrastinate reading em or clean inboxes when they go there for an important one than reading newsletters. A solution to it can revolutionize email marketing. (Just replying to your reply in main comment as idk why my comments disappear there).
Limitless by Jimi Kwik Being Logical by D.Q. McInerny Captivate by Vanessa Van Edwards Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz For your reading list
Some self help books are really good - the problem in my opinion is just when you start reading it as a hobby, always thinking that you need more books to solve your problems. It’s essential to find a balance between reading and practicing - actually a lack of balance, because you need to output more than you consume
That's such a good problem to have! That totally explains why I have such a problem reading self improvement books despite my deep curiosity in the subject. Maybe I'm past them to an extent since I'm so output focused, yet I'm watching videos from the original uploader here, so that must mean the final optimizations are being made to my newsletter curation 😅
I think another important component to this is understanding how YOU learn. something I did not ever know about until my mid 30s. For example, I'm a tactile and visual learner, which is why I get more out of videos, comics and taking things apart than I do from just reading something which is helpful but I just don't get as much out of. I think it was why I struggled with algebra in school as opposed to geometry which i can visually see or measure if I had the tools.
That's true - and actually that's why I really like the book "Limitless" - because it addresses those learning differences. That being said, learning from books in general is very limited. It's only when we apply the principles through real experience that we *actually* learn.
I am turning 13 in November 1st. I have read Atomic Habits, Reading Feel Good Productivity and wil read Ikigai, The obstacle is the way and getting things done
TH-cam graced me with your videos today. Have listened to two and will dig in to more tomorrow on 8 hour road trip. After listening to countless others content, I can say that yours are as if not better written than the others. To include Ali Abdahl, Cal Newport and others. Great balance of sources, content, opinion and a tad of a tease to get the viewer to the end. Thank you.
Subscribed! I have many self-help books/audio programs but I still don't see any significant improvement in my life. Will be reading the books you mentioned in the video. Four of the books except Captivate are available in the local book stores in my country.
Thank you Stephen. You are doing good work and making the world a better place. I just read psychocybernetics and now limitless and they are mind blowing. I will check back in a year and see how things goes.
@@ThienTran-ly9fi Wonderful! This is exactly what I love to hear. Yes, please let me know what you're implementing and learning, and I'd love to hear back about how you're changing your life!
If I understand what you mean here, then you are quite welcome! So many times, we're reading personal growth books randomly or simply ineffectively, whereas we can truly improve our efficiency by tackling certain fundamentals first.
@@yash2849 I can't agree with you more. It's one of the best personal-development books, and that's partially because it's so "real". It's not theoretical almost at all.
It seems like an excellent recommendation. I spent 20 years devouring self-help books and they are very entertaining but I am aware of how harmful and misleading they can be.
Great video. On tge part how to deal with people i would say fiction books in general. There are so many studies that is almost a fact, creading fiction increase our empathy. And empathy, instintivly will teach how to deal with people.
Amazing video sir, I'll definitely be sharing your information with my circle and looking into these texts that I'd once looked over. Also, thank you for also explaining the importance of the news. I used to always believe it to be nothing but propaganda and negativity, but there's far more to it than that, and I'm very glad you defined this. Very sound advice in all, subscribed!
I appreciate it - and more to come! With respect to the news, yes absolutely it's all about being an active learner and actively seeking out the information we want to stay up-to-date about instead of simply taking on a passive role with respect to news consumption.
Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz. I've read this book, and practiced some of his suggestions for a while, but I can't pinpoint any result related to its teachings. Do you have results in your life deriving from its teachings? If so, could you share them?
@@ernestoberger7589 Great question. In terms of what you might think of as "tangible" results, maybe not - but that doesn't make this book any less crucial. From this book, I really learned how to have a greater awareness of my internal self image and how that affects how I project myself to others. It's an intangible thing, but it's key!
Top class analysis with pure facts !! Stephen how to you tackle information overload focus on 1 thing could you practically explain especially when our tasks are somewhat boring ..
@@stephenpetro411 While working in office where somebody/colleague is absent and we have to additional do their work of billing, designing, handling clients and also our own of drawing the site plans before visiting the construction work site..
@@stephenpetro411 Yes while working in office where somebody/colleague is absent and we have to additional do their work of billing designing then site execution of projects our own work then of handling clients in limited time with full focus..
@@stephenpetro411while working in office where somebody/colleague is absent and we have to his work of billing designing then site execution of projects our own work..
You can look up a lot of books on TH-cam and fix it where it reads the captions and that will help you learn how to read and write English better. They have free summaries too that cover them and listen to them while you are doing other tasks. My daughter swears that covid made her learn how to read and write better by having to text and answer her friends more. Also putting the captions on in English when you watch anything may help you too. She said it did and finding books also that made her want to read.l can say she went from a remedial reader to the highest in her class by daily reading and the teacher used her as this example.
The way they do things these days is not the way to acquire a great mind . You have to combine the literature from the 1800 reds with the literature of economics from the 1960s if you can get your hands on these books ..you also listen to certain people from the past that are no longer alive they were alive from 1900 to 1990 ...you also have to be into music everything comes down to persistence
I agree! Different reading has different purposes - just like you watch certain videos on YT for entertainment sometimes and others for education at other times.
Serious comment and question: you recommend a book on good thinking (logic), but on your fifth recommendation you appeal to the celebrities of Robbins and Chopra, both of who are people who rely on illogical, un-scientific, even anti-scientific thinking? How do reconcile this? Thank you in advance
This is a great question! I am not a big fan of what they teach either, although many of their ideas have a foundation in scientific findings (i.e., we can trace the simplistic idea of "believe in yourself, and you'll succeed" to the well-demonstrated concept of self-efficacy in social cognitive theory). So actually, if I were to elaborate on that point I made in the video about Psychocybernetics, I believe this book itself to have many sound and legitimately useful claims, but much of what has come after it that expounds upon it has distorted much of it. I hope that helps!
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Such a fresh perspective on self-help books and starting this book reading journey! Loved the video, keep making such informative and unique content. 👏
@@gordion1 Philosophy is definitely key - The biggest problem I see, though, is helping people get out of simple philosophizing and into real action. It's too tempting to continuously have "interesting conversations" and never truly live life.
Think and grow rich 48 laws of power The suble art of not giving a fuck Psychology of money The laws of human nature Atomic habbit The secret Rich dad poor dad...am going to read now What do u think about my choice or list is it enough or add something ur opinion??
05:40 personality test is also bs but i think you are talking along the lines of introspection , empathy( getting in others prospective or shoe ) , game theory ( here in this context individualistic approach to external stimuli or subject or object to acclaimed internalised goals or prospects) , am i wrong here if so how and why , please also add ( plus english is my 3rd language so sorry if any mistakes and do point them out as it lead to improvement )
Hey great thoughts here! And sure! Change "prospective" to "perspective". As for personality tests, in practice, it is extraordinarily difficult to categorize personalities in a rigid way. However, the categories within the OCEAN assessment, specifically, have some usefulness for such things as (as you mentioned) understanding someone else's perspective and the way they receive communication the best. Overall, it's important to understand that many of these social models are tools that help us to a certain extent - but at the end of the day, we have to make sure we stay grounded and humanize the people we're interacting with.
@@stephenpetro411 ok so it just just here (big 5 test) as mental model for reducing human interaction complexity as we are limiting the variable to 4 rather than 20 or more factors while considering and respecting other people's personality . Btw ( for 1st categories i think how to read a book , mindmap , make it stick are great for learning how to learn ) once again thanks for the video
@@AmmarSaeed-n8b If I'm understanding you correctly, you're at the most basic level of English language learning? If that's the case, try reading news articles on a regular basis, and also I believe Limitless here is written simply enough that you can look up the definitions of words as you read it.
You're not incorrect here at all - the point, though, is that I believe these are more foundational and can help you understand and utilize all other self-help books more effectively.
Thank you very much for the recommendations and I have a question. I have actually bought a couple of self-help books to read and also ordered one of your recommendations "Limitess" just today, but I am in confusion about where to start which book I should read first (I am 17yr old), can you please guide me in the correct direction sir.
@@tanish7606 That's great! I would actually start with Limitless in this case because this book will really help you understand how to read those other books more effectively.
I will look into this! Semantics is an incredibly important field, especially given the work of Wittgenstein and the Analytic philosophers of the 20th Century.
@@stephenpetro411 Let me jump you right into the heart of GS. Lee's Elucidation is: A finite number of words must be made to represent an infinite number of things and possibilities.
@@arthurwieczorek4894 From what I understand, it sounds like it could be related to phenomenology - or postmodernism? I'll have to look into it! But it sounds interesting.
@@stephenpetro411 Rather than comment on a relationship between GS and P or P, let me send you down another road. GS holds that there is a distinction between language used as mere words and language used as concepts.
Wow , definately a great video and criminally underrated . I knew personal mba and psycho cybernetics were good books but never got a chance to study . Thanks a ton ❤ I'll read it soon after finishing Mastery by Robert green.
@@stephenpetro411 I do like his work . And one more thing will the personal MBA help me in learning about sales or managing money ? And please recommend me some books on that topic.
Before watching any self help video.. This is the basis for that self help videos 😊.. But could you suggest me some more good books on critical thinking..?
Yes, that book by DQ McInerny is a great one for developing critical thinking skills because it lays out all types of logical fallacies to avoid. If you want to go more advanced, I have a whole video about Karl Popper's "The Logic of Scientific Discovery": th-cam.com/video/wD7Zav_TcrY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7-MSxcDxNZ2HkfMT
This help sounds like my pessimistic older sister's advice who keeps dissing my goals and dreams with her "analytical" way of thinking. Honestly, you should try understanding how that is a limiting belief that keeps people stuck in the same cycle of thinking.
@@OvertheMoonz I'm really sorry to hear that your sister is disrespecting your dreams and goals. Your dreams, whatever they are, are important! Stay true to your purpose. The entire purpose of critical thinking should be to empower ourselves and others - not the other way around. If you're ever looking for support and validation for your dream, this community and I are here to cheer you on 🔥 Much love.
@@stephenpetro411 thank you for the support, I may have misunderstood the part when you started talking about logic and reason when making decisions by not taking any particular risks because I believe taking risks is necessary to truly change. I'll consider your advice
I really like your book selection, it is in a very optimized in priority order that makes a lot of sense to me. Do you have a newsletter or RSS feed to recommend?
@@brunoparente4953 Thanks! Some newsletters I read include Neuroscience News, Science Daily, and Psypost, to name a few. And you can check out the link in the pinned comment for my own newsletter too 😉
Greetings , Loved how you are replying every comment instead of saying that you have no time. Also agreed to your perspective to the ground culture . I think that I should bye the book " LIMITLESS " . ONCE AGAIN You are very humble .AND MAY GOD GIVE YOU THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND HEREAFTER .
The best video u will get on TH-cam to recommend u to best books u should read as a beginner or even as a pro telling after checking his 1st 3 books and following him as a new person. I just don't like the book logical thinking because i wasn't much understanding it
Thanks for the compliment! And yes, that book can be very difficult at first. The way I recommend reading that one is to take it very slowly, section by section, and actually practice each principle by itself for about a week at a time with specific examples to fully internalize it.
@@stephenpetro411 I was reading like 1 day 1 chapter 😂 like 40-50 pages of 159 page book that was the blunder thanks for ur help btw and keep growing and stay happy 😁
They aren’t glorifying being stupid by not pushing college on everyone. College can be a very useful tool but it’s been over glorified as the path to financial success. Generally that isn’t true because most people in college are looking to work for someone else. Kids need to stop stressing out about college. It’s not for everyone.
@@gutenbird Exactly 💯 And "college" isn't what I mean by "education". "School" isn't what I mean by "intelligence". Just posted a video yesterday on this topic you'd enjoy.
@@atalkumar7846 No problem at all! I believe it's simply more effective and a better use of time to start with certain other fundamentals first, such as learning how to learn - so that we can actually absorb, retain, and utilize that knowledge 👍
The logical conclusion is false, the only conclusion you can draw from that is all business that generate a ten percent return are worth investing in AND are good ideas
Yeah, I definitely hear you. And you're definitely right! It seems that the issue you're getting at here is that there are lots of people with no real experience or expertise who essentially "fake it" and therefore sell a course of no real value. That being said I can see the justification for selling a course if it has real value and it took time for the creator to develop it and put high value into it. For instance, having been in the test-prep industry for a while, it's certainly true tutors could impart their knowledge for free, but then that certainly wouldn't be fair to the tutors. TH-cam is full of free information (some great, and some awful). The real value of a course, as I see it, lies in the level of individualization you'll get, which is impossible to impart in a video.
Which book you recommand as a starting point? I'm not a native english speaking person and have some difficulties to understand hard stuff. Please recommand....
Honestly, the first one I mentioned: "Limitless". Especially if you're currently learning English - the vocabulary isn't too complex, and it teaches you how to learn everything else.
@@RealSamHailu Exactly 💯 Which is the premise of this video: many of us get so overwhelmed reading self-help books only to find that we're more confused and lost after reading them than before we started. I know I've found myself in this position before. These books are arguably the most foundational ones that can help increase the effectiveness of reading most other self-help books.
You really think so? I learned a TON of practical steps to take to improve my own learning, and they are still actionable steps I implement to this day. Any reason you felt it was not helpful?
Great question! And that's not what I'm saying at all. Instead, I'm simply saying these books provide a much more solid foundation for getting started with personal growth and enhancing our absorption of the knowledge. For instance, Kwik's book is about "learning how to learn". Learning how to learn more effectively, for example, can help us dramatically to absorb, retain, and actually use the information from those other books.
@@stephenpetro411 it's the thing that comes on when your sentence or topic ends, which sounds and looks cool. It's just that there's a flash of light with it and hurt my eyes is all. I don't say this to be mean or negative and I may have been agitated this morning for other reasons, so I apologize for being short, sounding rude, and not mentioning the good things about your video. It was more so for constructive criticism. The flashing lights for me and maybe others I'm not sure can cause agitation sometimes, then the fear of it coming again causes inability to focus on the other parts of video. I'm not sure if it's in your other videos as I haven't seen them yet. But in this one, the thing used to change into other parts or topics of your video (the thing that sounds like a click and flash of a camera) is what I was referring to.
@@JeremyBarbell It depends. What are you interested in? I see it might be fitness? So for instance, I would just search "Top fitness newsletters". You'll see a few you can choose from, and then simply subscribe to one or a few you find the most helpful.
Have read Psycho cybernetics great book, but dont see why is not a self help book or maybe missed the point here, plus action is the step to take after reading self help books,,says me who still keeps reading other self help books 😂
@@tonispark5626 lol yes - we can definitely consider it a self-help book, BUT seeing as though almost all modern self help literature is based on this book (for instance, Tony Robbins took so much of his content from this), it's a much more foundational (and also science-based) read to start with.
Limitless was a horrible book! It was so bad when I was finished I just threw it in the trash. Nobody should have to read that non-stop ad for our program.
@@ImpromptuCardMagic What in particular did you feel was not valuable about it? I feel the exact opposite way about it. I thought it's an incredible book.
@@stephenpetro411It was all entry level stuff that just kept leading to a commercial for his online programs. I wanted to like it and I was excited for it to show up from Amazon however when I was finished I was aggravated that I purchased it. I felt duped. What specifically I don't even remember because it's been a couple years since I've read the book. I just remember throwing it away when it was done.
Do you have to go to school to be logical? You are overestimating the importance of formal education. What matters is education, not necessarily formal education.
If by "school" you mean "college," then no - not at all! You can be logical even without a formal education, of course. Critical thinking is a universal skill that everyone can learn, regardless of background. When I was discussing education here, my gripe was not about how you have to go to college, but instead it was about how lots of personal development content is actively anti-formal-education. Everyone's path is different, and it's ok! Regardless of formal or informal education, the point is simply "be educated!"
Mr Stephen, u r talking about ur self n ur own life experience, but u forgotten, that dress that fit U, never mean, it wl also fit, all other people. each human is unique with mind n character n psychology, u got today 8bilion human on earth, u wl b surprised that they r Not same, may b some people share common things or interests, but each human has his or her own unique nature, so there r No General Rules that apply equally to all humans. now with Advent of AI, its so easy n quick to get almost any info u need, without Need read classic recommended books by U or others. AI handle both old static info in books, n also update Dynamic info of all or most what is happening in the world. justvremember the Dress u wear Fit u amone only, but wl never fit others. so the ideas sugfested by U, reflects ur own limited experience in life, n cant be a General Rule fit every human. it remains just ideas from some1, who is just 1person from 8bilions humans or persons in esrth today. gd luck 2u, 4 ur work in Utube. at the end real life is wat we think, make, do, n see by ourselves in real world. Not wat we read or hear from others.
@@stephenpetro411 I don't read books. I prefer to read scientific publications and such. I have a medical background and such topics are what interest me.
Sure, but they are some of the best ones to read prior to virtually all others because they either (1) help us more efficiently and effectively read self-help books or (2) give better background, context, or foundations to other self-help books.
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Thanks for this, your next video could be, how to get the most out of your newsletter because most of us love them but due to email clutter it's hard to get to them if you what i mean + we need a Summarization process. Unless you already made the video (new here).
@@kizryuver Great thinking, and I definitely will make something related to this
@@stephenpetro411 see cal newport,Maura Neville thomas' books,vids on issue with email,digital clutter n distraction, attention management. you'll get more info to make the video. People are drowning in disorganized emails so they procrastinate reading em or clean inboxes when they go there for an important one than reading newsletters. A solution to it can revolutionize email marketing. (Just replying to your reply in main comment as idk why my comments disappear there).
What is the image on your t-shirt please?
@@missvianney4198 haha good question - it's supposed to be an artistic rendering of Medusa
Limitless by Jimi Kwik
Being Logical by D.Q. McInerny
Captivate by Vanessa Van Edwards
Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz
For your reading list
Thanks for listing them out!
Thank you!
@@raquelfigueroa5539 Thanks a ton!
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Psycho Cybernetcs changed my life on a new level. 💯
"BEING LOGICAL!" that's what I'm gonna dive into first.
Well worth it!! Let me know what you think about it.
Same here!!!
I had the same thought.
Some self help books are really good - the problem in my opinion is just when you start reading it as a hobby, always thinking that you need more books to solve your problems. It’s essential to find a balance between reading and practicing - actually a lack of balance, because you need to output more than you consume
You are 100% correct here - exactly. Real learning comes from consuming information, then action, then reviewing/consuming information, then action.
Absolutely right ✅
@@eyerusm721 💯
Well said!
That's such a good problem to have! That totally explains why I have such a problem reading self improvement books despite my deep curiosity in the subject. Maybe I'm past them to an extent since I'm so output focused, yet I'm watching videos from the original uploader here, so that must mean the final optimizations are being made to my newsletter curation 😅
Thank you so much 😊. Why aren’t there more people talking and sharing about this.
You bet! Stay tuned for more!
I think another important component to this is understanding how YOU learn. something I did not ever know about until my mid 30s. For example, I'm a tactile and visual learner, which is why I get more out of videos, comics and taking things apart than I do from just reading something which is helpful but I just don't get as much out of. I think it was why I struggled with algebra in school as opposed to geometry which i can visually see or measure if I had the tools.
That's true - and actually that's why I really like the book "Limitless" - because it addresses those learning differences. That being said, learning from books in general is very limited. It's only when we apply the principles through real experience that we *actually* learn.
There's no such thing as a Visual learner.
@@oldbot64it definitely is
Digital minimalism is a good book too, it helps you to focus and today we are all distracted, I really recommend it.
Oh yes - most definitely - I actually really love that book too!
1. Limitless
2. Being Logical
3. Captivate
4. The personal MBA
5. Psycho cybernetics
@@MdMehediHasan-md8bp 🔥🔥🔥 Thanks for listing them out
Thanks Mister Hasan for listing them
I will look forward into these
Are these names of books?
@Gora531 Yes
I am turning 13 in November 1st.
I have read Atomic Habits, Reading Feel Good Productivity and wil read Ikigai, The obstacle is the way and getting things done
Congrats! Keep it up, and happy early birthday!
I'm 13 too, i'm just a beginner so please what's the best book in those that you have read?
@@Jennyestsweetheart No problem - I would start with "Limitless" by Jim Kwik.
TH-cam graced me with your videos today. Have listened to two and will dig in to more tomorrow on 8 hour road trip. After listening to countless others content, I can say that yours are as if not better written than the others. To include Ali Abdahl, Cal Newport and others. Great balance of sources, content, opinion and a tad of a tease to get the viewer to the end. Thank you.
@@hendriegrant9324 I appreciate that! Happy to help you, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Subscribed! I have many self-help books/audio programs but I still don't see any significant improvement in my life. Will be reading the books you mentioned in the video. Four of the books except Captivate are available in the local book stores in my country.
That's awesome to hear! Please let me know how it works out for you!
U need to read Mel Robbins ..and Eric Thomas ..
How is it?
I haven't ready "Being Logical" yet, but I am putting it on my list now.
Great! I'd love to know your thoughts on it when you're done reading it.
Limitless,being logical,captivate,the personal MBA,psycho cybernetics
@@sidharthapatnaik070 Yep 👍
Thank you Stephen. You are doing good work and making the world a better place. I just read psychocybernetics and now limitless and they are mind blowing. I will check back in a year and see how things goes.
@@ThienTran-ly9fi Wonderful! This is exactly what I love to hear. Yes, please let me know what you're implementing and learning, and I'd love to hear back about how you're changing your life!
thanks, i will check them out.
Awesome! Very much worth it.
Thanks for shifting our perspective from micro to macro
If I understand what you mean here, then you are quite welcome! So many times, we're reading personal growth books randomly or simply ineffectively, whereas we can truly improve our efficiency by tackling certain fundamentals first.
My perfonal book list video❤ I was skeptical at first but after reading limitless and captivate.
Other 3 are on the way.
Thaks buddy😍
So happy to hear! I'd love to hear your results from reading them.
just ordered first two books after i read those then i ll order others.
@@HeadlinePulse07 Awesome!
Completed limitless and Captivate got a lot to learn❤❤ thanks again
Awesome! Glad to hear! Keep it up 💪
Can't hurt me...more than enough for me ❤
@@yash2849 I can't agree with you more. It's one of the best personal-development books, and that's partially because it's so "real". It's not theoretical almost at all.
It seems like an excellent recommendation. I spent 20 years devouring self-help books and they are very entertaining but I am aware of how harmful and misleading they can be.
Exactly - and thanks! Stay tuned for more!
I just want to become an amazing artist I'll give these a go
You can do it!
Great video. On tge part how to deal with people i would say fiction books in general. There are so many studies that is almost a fact, creading fiction increase our empathy. And empathy, instintivly will teach how to deal with people.
I agree - and I have to admit fiction isn't something I generally enjoy reading, but I definitely should read it more.
@@stephenpetro411 Probably you havent find the fiction type you like more.
Schools kinda ruined it because they give only boring books
@@hugoantunesartwithblender I agree that's probably the case. Thanks for the inspiration! Any fiction books you would consider your favorites?
Amazing video sir, I'll definitely be sharing your information with my circle and looking into these texts that I'd once looked over. Also, thank you for also explaining the importance of the news. I used to always believe it to be nothing but propaganda and negativity, but there's far more to it than that, and I'm very glad you defined this. Very sound advice in all, subscribed!
I appreciate it - and more to come! With respect to the news, yes absolutely it's all about being an active learner and actively seeking out the information we want to stay up-to-date about instead of simply taking on a passive role with respect to news consumption.
Atomic habits actually works though if you follow through with what you are reading.
@@Minutemansurvivalist1999 That's true 👍
Is your compensation enhanced when a viewer watches until the end?
Hmm interesting question: not directly. Maybe indirectly, you could say.
Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz. I've read this book, and practiced some of his suggestions for a while, but I can't pinpoint any result related to its teachings.
Do you have results in your life deriving from its teachings? If so, could you share them?
@@ernestoberger7589 Great question. In terms of what you might think of as "tangible" results, maybe not - but that doesn't make this book any less crucial. From this book, I really learned how to have a greater awareness of my internal self image and how that affects how I project myself to others. It's an intangible thing, but it's key!
Thanks to this video in this productivity rabbit hole i dont feel lost anymore
You're welcome! Stay tuned for more
Wow . These are good recommendations . Thank you . I ordered the limitless and captivate for now and i will make my way to the rest
Great! Please let me know how it goes!
Would you recommend reading 'The subtle art of not giving f**ck'
@@Israel_Madrimov_fan Yes - fantastic book
Top class analysis with pure facts !! Stephen how to you tackle information overload focus on 1 thing could you practically explain especially when our tasks are somewhat boring ..
Thanks! Could you give me an example of the task? That would allow me to help you better.
@@stephenpetro411 While working in office where somebody/colleague is absent and we have to additional do their work of billing, designing, handling clients and also our own of drawing the site plans before visiting the construction work site..
@@stephenpetro411 Yes while working in office where somebody/colleague is absent and we have to additional do their work of billing designing then site execution of projects our own work then of handling clients in limited time with full focus..
@@stephenpetro411while working in office where somebody/colleague is absent and we have to his work of billing designing then site execution of projects our own work..
I want to order.. but i am very weak in understanding english books..😢
@@ShibilaN-iu6jk It's ok! Start with simpler books in that case, and work your way up!
You can look up a lot of books on TH-cam and fix it where it reads the captions and that will help you learn how to read and write English better. They have free summaries too that cover them and listen to them while you are doing other tasks. My daughter swears that covid made her learn how to read and write better by having to text and answer her friends more. Also putting the captions on in English when you watch anything may help you too. She said it did and finding books also that made her want to read.l can say she went from a remedial reader to the highest in her class by daily reading and the teacher used her as this example.
a fresh and helpful perspective. thanks for sharing, keep it up!
@@eric.nosabo Thanks so much - more to come!
EXCELLENT... Glad I found you!!!
@@larryl212 I appreciate it! Please let me know how the reading & implementation goes for you.
The way they do things these days is not the way to acquire a great mind . You have to combine the literature from the 1800 reds with the literature of economics from the 1960s if you can get your hands on these books ..you also listen to certain people from the past that are no longer alive they were alive from 1900 to 1990 ...you also have to be into music everything comes down to persistence
@@edgartokman4898 I agree - there's a ton of lost wisdom from the past
I personally think that reading is that time of the day where you do what you like so personally read whatever genre you love
I agree! Different reading has different purposes - just like you watch certain videos on YT for entertainment sometimes and others for education at other times.
Serious comment and question: you recommend a book on good thinking (logic), but on your fifth recommendation you appeal to the celebrities of Robbins and Chopra, both of who are people who rely on illogical, un-scientific, even anti-scientific thinking? How do reconcile this? Thank you in advance
This is a great question! I am not a big fan of what they teach either, although many of their ideas have a foundation in scientific findings (i.e., we can trace the simplistic idea of "believe in yourself, and you'll succeed" to the well-demonstrated concept of self-efficacy in social cognitive theory). So actually, if I were to elaborate on that point I made in the video about Psychocybernetics, I believe this book itself to have many sound and legitimately useful claims, but much of what has come after it that expounds upon it has distorted much of it. I hope that helps!
@@stephenpetro411 cheers for the answer. Best of luck with your endeavors on TH-cam
@@seanslattery5952 Thanks! And if you loved this, be sure to stick around for more!
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Amazing video, all of the books look interesting but for sure I'm going to give a shot to Limitless, I hope I can find it in Spanish.
@@Finalshark23 Actually I'm pretty sure it's in Spanish!
Very important information got from your video. Love from India 😍
Thank you! Stay tuned for more.
Such a fresh perspective on self-help books and starting this book reading journey! Loved the video, keep making such informative and unique content. 👏
Thank you - stay tuned for more!
Books by Joseph Murphy and the Secret of the Ages by Robrt Collier are prime reading. Psychology is less of a tool than philosophy.
@@gordion1 Philosophy is definitely key - The biggest problem I see, though, is helping people get out of simple philosophizing and into real action. It's too tempting to continuously have "interesting conversations" and never truly live life.
thanks for this video. I will definitely pick up some of these books if not all eventually
You bet! I'm glad it helped - feel free to reach out and let me know how it's going!
Think and grow rich
48 laws of power
The suble art of not giving a fuck
Psychology of money
The laws of human nature
Atomic habbit
The secret
Rich dad poor dad...am going to read now
What do u think about my choice or list is it enough or add something ur opinion??
These are not bad! I'm actually going to do a video next week about "The 48 Laws of Power," so stay tuned!
@@stephenpetro411is also think again by adam grant also ok?
05:40 personality test is also bs but i think you are talking along the lines of introspection , empathy( getting in others prospective or shoe ) , game theory ( here in this context individualistic approach to external stimuli or subject or object to acclaimed internalised goals or prospects) , am i wrong here if so how and why , please also add ( plus english is my 3rd language so sorry if any mistakes and do point them out as it lead to improvement )
Hey great thoughts here! And sure! Change "prospective" to "perspective". As for personality tests, in practice, it is extraordinarily difficult to categorize personalities in a rigid way. However, the categories within the OCEAN assessment, specifically, have some usefulness for such things as (as you mentioned) understanding someone else's perspective and the way they receive communication the best. Overall, it's important to understand that many of these social models are tools that help us to a certain extent - but at the end of the day, we have to make sure we stay grounded and humanize the people we're interacting with.
@@stephenpetro411 ok so it just just here (big 5 test) as mental model for reducing human interaction complexity as we are limiting the variable to 4 rather than 20 or more factors while considering and respecting other people's personality . Btw ( for 1st categories i think how to read a book , mindmap , make it stick are great for learning how to learn ) once again thanks for the video
@@Aj-fd4ne Those are also excellent reads! And yes, exactly - it's limiting it to 5 factors. All models have their limitations. Thanks for sharing!
I am an English language student B1 level and my level has not developed into B2 Level. What should I read until the level develops?😢😢😢
@@AmmarSaeed-n8b If I'm understanding you correctly, you're at the most basic level of English language learning? If that's the case, try reading news articles on a regular basis, and also I believe Limitless here is written simply enough that you can look up the definitions of words as you read it.
I consider those as self help books too though.
You're not incorrect here at all - the point, though, is that I believe these are more foundational and can help you understand and utilize all other self-help books more effectively.
@@stephenpetro411 Aha! Yes I did get this essential point from your video!👍 This is very awesome that you did this! Thank you!
@@Jules-740 You bet!
Thank you very much for the recommendations and I have a question. I have actually bought a couple of self-help books to read and also ordered one of your recommendations "Limitess" just today, but I am in confusion about where to start which book I should read first (I am 17yr old), can you please guide me in the correct direction sir.
@@tanish7606 That's great! I would actually start with Limitless in this case because this book will really help you understand how to read those other books more effectively.
@@stephenpetro411 ic thank you so much for the guidance sir ☺️
People in Quandaries, Wendell Johnson, 1946. General Semantics.
I will look into this! Semantics is an incredibly important field, especially given the work of Wittgenstein and the Analytic philosophers of the 20th Century.
@@stephenpetro411 Let me jump you right into the heart of GS. Lee's Elucidation is: A finite number of words must be made to represent an infinite number of things and possibilities.
@@arthurwieczorek4894 From what I understand, it sounds like it could be related to phenomenology - or postmodernism? I'll have to look into it! But it sounds interesting.
@@stephenpetro411 Rather than comment on a relationship between GS and P or P, let me send you down another road. GS holds that there is a distinction between language used as mere words and language used as concepts.
@@arthurwieczorek4894 On its face, I actually agree with that. I'm definitely eager to read it.
Wow , definately a great video and criminally underrated . I knew personal mba and psycho cybernetics were good books but never got a chance to study . Thanks a ton ❤ I'll read it soon after finishing Mastery by Robert green.
@@codez.dev07 Awesome - that's a great book too 🔥
@@stephenpetro411 I do like his work . And one more thing will the personal MBA help me in learning about sales or managing money ? And please recommend me some books on that topic.
Before watching any self help video.. This is the basis for that self help videos 😊.. But could you suggest me some more good books on critical thinking..?
Yes, that book by DQ McInerny is a great one for developing critical thinking skills because it lays out all types of logical fallacies to avoid. If you want to go more advanced, I have a whole video about Karl Popper's "The Logic of Scientific Discovery": th-cam.com/video/wD7Zav_TcrY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7-MSxcDxNZ2HkfMT
This help sounds like my pessimistic older sister's advice who keeps dissing my goals and dreams with her "analytical" way of thinking. Honestly, you should try understanding how that is a limiting belief that keeps people stuck in the same cycle of thinking.
@@OvertheMoonz I'm really sorry to hear that your sister is disrespecting your dreams and goals. Your dreams, whatever they are, are important! Stay true to your purpose. The entire purpose of critical thinking should be to empower ourselves and others - not the other way around. If you're ever looking for support and validation for your dream, this community and I are here to cheer you on 🔥 Much love.
@@stephenpetro411 thank you for the support, I may have misunderstood the part when you started talking about logic and reason when making decisions by not taking any particular risks because I believe taking risks is necessary to truly change. I'll consider your advice
I really like your book selection, it is in a very optimized in priority order that makes a lot of sense to me. Do you have a newsletter or RSS feed to recommend?
@@brunoparente4953 Thanks! Some newsletters I read include Neuroscience News, Science Daily, and Psypost, to name a few. And you can check out the link in the pinned comment for my own newsletter too 😉
Thank you for sharing
Of course! Please feel free to let me know how your reading goes!
Greetings ,
Loved how you are replying every comment instead of saying that you have no time.
Also agreed to your perspective to the ground culture .
I think that I should bye the book " LIMITLESS " .
ONCE AGAIN You are very humble .AND MAY GOD GIVE YOU THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND HEREAFTER .
@@Aathwejamaat I appreciate it! Go out and use your knowledge to make a difference!
The best video u will get on TH-cam to recommend u to best books u should read as a beginner or even as a pro telling after checking his 1st 3 books and following him as a new person.
I just don't like the book logical thinking because i wasn't much understanding it
Thanks for the compliment! And yes, that book can be very difficult at first. The way I recommend reading that one is to take it very slowly, section by section, and actually practice each principle by itself for about a week at a time with specific examples to fully internalize it.
@@stephenpetro411 I was reading like 1 day 1 chapter 😂 like 40-50 pages of 159 page book that was the blunder thanks for ur help btw and keep growing and stay happy 😁
@@LuffyPlus-01 Glad to help! You too!
This was great brother! Thanks
You bet! Stay tuned for more 😎
Try my books “Meditation and Spirituality a philosophy” and “Social Pandemic”
@@ShivMathur I'll look them up 👍
@@stephenpetro411 thanks a lot 🙏
And aren''t these all alike?
I suppose so. But in what way do you mean?
Limitless sound great! Thanks!
It's SO helpful. You will get a lot from it!
MACK-in-Ernie? Like the guy who wrote Brighi Lights, Big City?
@@donovanmedieval Had to look that one up - looks like it's a slightly different spelling
They aren’t glorifying being stupid by not pushing college on everyone. College can be a very useful tool but it’s been over glorified as the path to financial success. Generally that isn’t true because most people in college are looking to work for someone else. Kids need to stop stressing out about college. It’s not for everyone.
@@gutenbird Exactly 💯 And "college" isn't what I mean by "education". "School" isn't what I mean by "intelligence". Just posted a video yesterday on this topic you'd enjoy.
@@stephenpetro411 thanks
What is your problem if one likes to read such type of books 😮
@@atalkumar7846 No problem at all! I believe it's simply more effective and a better use of time to start with certain other fundamentals first, such as learning how to learn - so that we can actually absorb, retain, and utilize that knowledge 👍
Unfortunately non of these is available here in my country ( Jordan )
You can get the ebook versions of most of them
I found all the 5 online.
@@alaypatel6050 Great!
Thank you ❤
You bet!! Stay tuned for more!
Love this video! Will definitely read these books
Thanks! I would love to hear back about what you learned and implemented!
Fantastic video
@@jameszhere07 Thanks - stay tuned for more! And I'd love to hear back about what you implement from this.
The Car Tribe Universe was ok
Something new.
I'll check it out!
The logical conclusion is false, the only conclusion you can draw from that is all business that generate a ten percent return are worth investing in AND are good ideas
@@cf3744 I'd have to go back and look at this specific claim, but you might be right! I'll double check.
@@cf3744 Ah yes, I see which conclusion you're talking about. Yes, that was my exact point - it's false indeed.
@@stephenpetro411 I see, I kinda figured that’s what you were trying to say. Great video by the way. Have a good one!
@@cf3744 Thanks, and feel free to stick around for more!
The other issue we face are all these bogus "gurus" with a course to sell. Why can't they just impart the knowledge for free.
Yeah, I definitely hear you. And you're definitely right! It seems that the issue you're getting at here is that there are lots of people with no real experience or expertise who essentially "fake it" and therefore sell a course of no real value. That being said I can see the justification for selling a course if it has real value and it took time for the creator to develop it and put high value into it. For instance, having been in the test-prep industry for a while, it's certainly true tutors could impart their knowledge for free, but then that certainly wouldn't be fair to the tutors. TH-cam is full of free information (some great, and some awful). The real value of a course, as I see it, lies in the level of individualization you'll get, which is impossible to impart in a video.
you deserve more subs for sure !
I appreciate that! I'm on my way!
When did you have time to read so much. Most peoples,lives are to busy.
@@bluwng I am CONSTANTLY reading new material 😅 But seriously though, I actually schedule 15-30 minutes every morning for reading my current book.
can anybody tell which watch is he wearing?
@@vardaan1516 the brand is Citizen
@@stephenpetro411 Edit: Beautiful Watch i must say. Also please be kind enough to share the model. Would Really appreciate.
Found an Underdog channel!
@@ratnakarmaurya3066 Thanks! Stay tuned for more 😎
Which book you recommand as a starting point? I'm not a native english speaking person and have some difficulties to understand hard stuff. Please recommand....
Honestly, the first one I mentioned: "Limitless". Especially if you're currently learning English - the vocabulary isn't too complex, and it teaches you how to learn everything else.
As a Man Thinketh
Sir please give me the link for your discord channel
Hey there! It's in the Description section of this video, but I'll drop it here too: discord.com/invite/vZdjjGXXkz
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Almost all the books you mentioned are in the self-help genre, ESPECIALLY PSYCHO-CYBERNETICS.
@@RealSamHailu Exactly 💯 Which is the premise of this video: many of us get so overwhelmed reading self-help books only to find that we're more confused and lost after reading them than before we started. I know I've found myself in this position before. These books are arguably the most foundational ones that can help increase the effectiveness of reading most other self-help books.
Jim Kwik book recommendation, deal breaker. Guy offers a lot, says a lot of things, at the end of it you don’t learn anything new 🤦♀️
You really think so? I learned a TON of practical steps to take to improve my own learning, and they are still actionable steps I implement to this day. Any reason you felt it was not helpful?
I would add the Buddha's Brain
Thanks for your contribution! I will check it out.
Are these books: Atomic habits,outliers, eat that frog,almanack of naval ravikaanth..... Not important 🙃
Great question! And that's not what I'm saying at all. Instead, I'm simply saying these books provide a much more solid foundation for getting started with personal growth and enhancing our absorption of the knowledge. For instance, Kwik's book is about "learning how to learn". Learning how to learn more effectively, for example, can help us dramatically to absorb, retain, and actually use the information from those other books.
Those are all great books!
@@TheStrategicKeys Agreed!
Good video
@@jenniferoliveira2858 Thanks - be sure to stick around for more!
Ugh Less flashing would make a better video it's hard to focus when you're expecting that flashing clicking thing to keep popping up
I'm not sure what you're referring to - could you provide the timestamp?
@@stephenpetro411 it's the thing that comes on when your sentence or topic ends, which sounds and looks cool. It's just that there's a flash of light with it and hurt my eyes is all. I don't say this to be mean or negative and I may have been agitated this morning for other reasons, so I apologize for being short, sounding rude, and not mentioning the good things about your video. It was more so for constructive criticism. The flashing lights for me and maybe others I'm not sure can cause agitation sometimes, then the fear of it coming again causes inability to focus on the other parts of video. I'm not sure if it's in your other videos as I haven't seen them yet. But in this one, the thing used to change into other parts or topics of your video (the thing that sounds like a click and flash of a camera) is what I was referring to.
@@Creativeabandon Ohhhh gotcha. The transition effect. No worries. I'm totally fine with constructive feedback!
Read Bhagwad Gita .. you dont need any book
Soooo how do I find targeted RSS feeds?
@@JeremyBarbell It depends. What are you interested in? I see it might be fitness? So for instance, I would just search "Top fitness newsletters". You'll see a few you can choose from, and then simply subscribe to one or a few you find the most helpful.
@@stephenpetro411 thank you!!
Have read Psycho cybernetics great book, but dont see why is not a self help book or maybe missed the point here, plus action is the step to take after reading self help books,,says me who still keeps reading other self help books 😂
@@tonispark5626 lol yes - we can definitely consider it a self-help book, BUT seeing as though almost all modern self help literature is based on this book (for instance, Tony Robbins took so much of his content from this), it's a much more foundational (and also science-based) read to start with.
@@stephenpetro411 thank you and definetely a great book for improving one,s self image
@@tonispark5626 Exactly 💯 That's the core of all personal progress
Thanks sir
Of course! Stay tuned for more!
Helena Motorway
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Limitless was a horrible book! It was so bad when I was finished I just threw it in the trash. Nobody should have to read that non-stop ad for our program.
@@ImpromptuCardMagic What in particular did you feel was not valuable about it? I feel the exact opposite way about it. I thought it's an incredible book.
@@stephenpetro411It was all entry level stuff that just kept leading to a commercial for his online programs. I wanted to like it and I was excited for it to show up from Amazon however when I was finished I was aggravated that I purchased it. I felt duped. What specifically I don't even remember because it's been a couple years since I've read the book. I just remember throwing it away when it was done.
MAC-in-Er-nee
@@JJDSports2012 Yep 👍
Thanx
@@firojsayyad1510 You bet! Stay tuned for more!
Do you have to go to school to be logical? You are overestimating the importance of formal education. What matters is education, not necessarily formal education.
If by "school" you mean "college," then no - not at all! You can be logical even without a formal education, of course. Critical thinking is a universal skill that everyone can learn, regardless of background.
When I was discussing education here, my gripe was not about how you have to go to college, but instead it was about how lots of personal development content is actively anti-formal-education. Everyone's path is different, and it's ok! Regardless of formal or informal education, the point is simply "be educated!"
@@stephenpetro411 Oh, thanks for your response. I am subscribing now.
@@consortiumexpert Thanks for your support! Look out for my upcoming videos!
I think his fingers are stuck and can't bend
They bend just fine ;)
Mr Stephen, u r talking about ur self n ur own life experience, but u forgotten, that dress that fit U, never mean, it wl also fit, all other people. each human is unique with mind n character n psychology, u got today 8bilion human on earth, u wl b surprised that they r Not same, may b some people share common things or interests, but each human has his or her own unique nature, so there r No General Rules that apply equally to all humans. now with Advent of AI, its so easy n quick to get almost any info u need, without Need read classic recommended books by U or others. AI handle both old static info in books, n also update Dynamic info of all or most what is happening in the world. justvremember the Dress u wear Fit u amone only, but wl never fit others. so the ideas sugfested by U, reflects ur own limited experience in life, n cant be a General Rule fit every human. it remains just ideas from some1, who is just 1person from 8bilions humans or persons in esrth today. gd luck 2u, 4 ur work in Utube. at the end real life is wat we think, make, do, n see by ourselves in real world. Not wat we read or hear from others.
@@raidjameel7513 This is exactly my own view as well 💯 What did I say that made you think differently?
I stopped readng books. Just because someone publishes a book ....doesn't make it worth my time or interest to read it.
@@ithacacomments4811 You stopped reading books altogether though? Or just bad ones?
@@stephenpetro411
I don't read books.
I prefer to read scientific publications and such. I have a medical background and such topics are what interest me.
@@ithacacomments4811 That's great - how about anthologies containing medical research or commentaries then?
Excellent
Glad you enjoyed it!
all those books are self help books
Sure, but they are some of the best ones to read prior to virtually all others because they either (1) help us more efficiently and effectively read self-help books or (2) give better background, context, or foundations to other self-help books.
Can you do me a favor and turn the lampshade around so that the seam is on the backside. AAGGHH - I literally grew up in a hotel and had to move the seams to the back in rooms and shared areas for 50 years. I do it everywhere I go. Nothing personal - just my insanity at work.
Gotcha! I'll take a look at that for next time.
Eat That Frog!
@@michaelblasingame3681 That's a good one!
good
Thank you - stay tuned for more!
These clicking noise and lights are disgusting. Bye
Cool - bye ;)
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