Comments on: 30 Books I’m Glad I Read Before 30

By: Antoinette Vosloo

Antoinette Vosloo — Wed, 25 May 2016 20:36:34 +0000

Love love love your list. I read The Alchemist over and over as it just brings about a new realization every time u read it. My other personal favorite i read over and over is Mindpower by John Kehoe. Awesome.

By: Starry

Starry — Thu, 19 May 2016 11:50:26 +0000

In reply to Matt Insardi. Yes. Love that book!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 12:33:00 +0000

What a seriously awesome list! Have read about 10 of those book. Certainly life-changing 🙂

By: Amanda C.

Amanda C. — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:38:17 +0000

In reply to iPhone. It's included, right after Atlas Shrugged

By: Thiz

Thiz — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 20:17:00 +0000

Great list! I’m over thirty and I got some catching up to do.
I think would like to add:
Daemon and Freedom by Daniel Suarez.
Nexus trilogy by Ramez Naam

By: samuel odewale

samuel odewale — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:51:32 +0000

Batching ressonates with me a great deal. Since I read it in the 4HWW, it has been a great useful technique for my productivity.

By: B711Ward

B711Ward — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 01:47:57 +0000

Leadership And The Art Of Self Deception

By: Marie N

Marie N — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:10:03 +0000

Marc, thank you for sharing this rich list of resources with us!

I’ve only read 16 of those books and I am over 40 but I gotta tell you that I am promising myself that it is not too late, and I will read the others! I have learned so much through reading great books, and I constantly encourage others to try reading as a hobby. These books are indispensable, and great for referral. “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and “Getting Things Done” are my picker-uppers. Don’t know what I would do without them! These are books that I “do not” lend out and often purchase as gifts for friends and relatives.

I would just like to add that one can learn a few life lessons from the “The Hunger Games” series also.

Last, but definitely not least, I have to pay homage to the internet for making all types of invaluable resources freely and readily available to enrich and enhance our lives. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 20:56:13 +0000

I’ve had a link to this website in my bookmarks for 3 years. I’ve chipped away at some of this list, but just now added them to my reading queue and will be reading them from my library of the next few months.

For those who did the same with this list, don’t ‘bookmark for later’ but start reading these now! I’m approaching 30, and agree with everyone else that these books are timeless and a good read at any age.

By: TobyJensen

TobyJensen — Wed, 13 May 2015 00:05:45 +0000

Atlas Shrugged has got to be one of the most incredible books around. About taking it on yourself to doing what it takes to bring about success, fulfillment, and developing a change.

Having loved self-improvement most of my life I set out to find an exact method to producing change. Little did I know when I started what a development it would be for me. Over twenty-five years later I can finally describe how change actually takes place within us.

Gutap – the system to achieving core level change of any limiting belief.

If you were programmed you can now be reprogrammed.

The self-improvement steps:
1. Feel the feeling of your false belief to know it.
You have to feel your feelings in order to change them.

2. Find what the false or limiting belief truly wants you to know to be better.
What does the false belief actually want you to know that is positive?

3. Connect that feeling of the positive answer (not necessarily the concept or picture) to the negative feeling of the false belief to let it flow into negative feeling to change it.
The positive feelings change it – you don’t.

The example I use for proof of Gutap is anger. Forgive. Forgiveness cures anger almost instantly. When you are angry and you forgive them your anger is gone. It takes one feeling to heal another. Every “negative” feeling has its own positive healing feeling.

By: Chloe Thurlow

Chloe Thurlow — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:06:36 +0000

Of course, there are lots of great books missing from the list, but the choice is worthy and I read the titles with a moment’s ego attack wondering if (or, being positive) when one of my titles appeared on such a collection. I shall have to stumble less and write more.

By: iPhone

iPhone — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:50:21 +0000

How can you forget to include The Alchemist to this list? I’ll add it for you.

By: Pascale

Pascale — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 09:34:44 +0000

You are Here by Thich Nhat Hanh

By: David Lewis

David Lewis — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:34:14 +0000

I want to offer an alternate view on Atlas Shrugged. I think it’s a boiled down childish view of how the world works, though it’s concealed with the mask of faux-complexity.

By: Rene

Rene — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:24:04 +0000

I believe you should read On The Road by Jack Kerouac before you turn 40.

By: Arun Kallarackal

Arun Kallarackal — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 05:44:48 +0000

Thanks for sharing this wonderful list of books with us. Time to get some good reading done. 🙂

Arun

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:54:43 +0000

Great list of books, many of which I have read..many I have not. As I approach 2x 30, I am starting to appreciate these (and other) tomes of knowledge better.

I agree that Atlas Shrugged should be REQUIRED reading for everyone. It reads like a modern day newspaper. Ayn Rand must have had a crystal ball.

By: Shrikrishnap

Shrikrishnap — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:32:52 +0000

I will recommend “Proof of Heaven” a different & excellent must read.

By: KDIVINE

KDIVINE — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:15:55 +0000

Great List.
I also recommend Twelve Universal Laws of Success by Herbert Harris.

By: J

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 05:14:41 +0000

Thanks for this wonderful list of books. I’m in my early 20’s and hope to get through most of the books you’ve listed. Also, the books others have recommended. Thank you for this. 🙂