World Mental Health Day: Best Books On Self-Help

In a society overwhelmed by distractions, “Dopamine Detox: A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things” presents a useful solution. This book contains an outline of a practical process to confront and re-focus your productivity by resetting the reward cycle in your brain. By differentiating and erasing the low-grade dopamine triggers that inhibit your meaningful work and your pursuits, you will learn practical techniques to develop and maintain habits, end procrastination, and develop the mental fortitude to do difficult things. You will be briefed on how to escape the cycle of instant gratification and feel a much stronger sense of accomplishment and well-being over time. Embrace the dopamine detox and unleash your true self.

Joseph Nguyen’s "Don't Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering” is a life-changing read that recognizes our biggest struggles are found in our thoughts. Nguyen offers a revolutionary understanding of mental health, allowing readers to find out that the source of our suffering is in the way we think and feel about our experiences of life, and not the experience. Readers will find Nguyen’s style vulnerable, the stories relatable, and the concepts practical; specifically, he arms readers with a rich understanding of how thoughts are full of space and freedom, even when thoughts feel nuisance. Overall, a must-read, especially for the overthinker and emotionally distressed reader in search of inner peace.

"The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery" was written by Brianna Wiest and serves as a guide, uncovering the hidden sources of self-sabotage and providing a way to combat them. In the book, Wiest speaks about the psychological and emotional factors that hold us back from becoming our complete selves. She shows how our fears and beliefs, on a subconscious level, can limit us. This isn't about band-aid solutions; it's about deep self-exploration and a cutting level of honesty. These essays come with wisdom and insight that are all actionable. You will learn to identify the "mountain" within you (the obstacles you unknowingly put before yourself) and what you need to dismantle that mountain. 

"Rewire Your Anxious Brain: Stop Overthinking, Find Calm, and Be Present Turn Your Anxiety into a Superpower" provides a revolutionary view on understanding anxiety and is an important tool in managing it. An innovative integration of the field of neuroscience with anxious thoughts leads to this practical guide that includes step-by-step and straightforward, and easy prompts to interrupt negative thought patterns and create a sense of inner calm. It does an excellent job of identifying what is happening during anxiousness. With this knowledge, you learn evidence-based tools that help control the mind-think process and be more present in the moment by continuing awareness. 

"The Science of Being Lucky: How to Engineer Good Fortune, Consistently Catch Lucky Breaks, and Live a Charmed Life" questions the idea that luck is entirely random. This groundbreaking book examines the hidden principles of consistently experiencing good fortune and combines these principles into a meaningful process to create good fortune. You will learn the psychological and behavioral strategies successful people use to attract good fortune and learn how to seize opportunities, develop a growth mindset, and use your intuition. Impressive exercises and illuminating stories will help you see things differently, operationalize better decisions, and create a life where lucky breaks are the norm. Stop waiting for luck and start engineering your own lucky life.