5 Books That Changed My Life | Best Books 2023

These five books changed the course of my life.

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00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Awaken The Giant Within
04:46 - Man's Search For Meaning
09:21 - Salt, Sugar, Fat
12:46 - Anything Jonathan Haidt
13:12- The Happiness Hypothesis
14:16 - The Righteous Mind
16:44 Non-Esoteric Philosophy
17:51 - Letters From A Stoic
19:08 - The Conquest of Happiness

These books all offer something a little bit different depending on what you're looking for - they'll inspire you to make a change, improve your mindset and expand your worldview in a positive direction.

If you've read any of them already - let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Books Mentioned (in order of appearance):

Awaken the Giant Within - Tony Robbins:

Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl:

Salt, Sugar Fat - Michael Moss:

The Happiness Hypothesis - Jonathan Haidt.

The Righteous Mind - Jonathan Haidt.

The Coddling of The American Mind - Jonathan Haidt.

Letters from a Stoic - Seneca

Conquest of Happiness - Bertrand Russell

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[molikapangantihon]

Please make a podcast, I'm interested at ur opinions about everything. I learned a lot from you

[erinjohnson]

This is your most-requested video because you are one of the most articulate, grounded, authentic voices on YouTube. We respect you and your opinions so much, knowing which books shaped you is like giving us a glimpse into what made you so admirable and awesome. ☺️ I’ll definitely be reading each of these. Thank you for being you! 📚

[DoctorBringus]

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius changed my life. That's a must, in my opinion.

[robloxletsplay]

Letters from a Stoic!! Stoicism is highkey slept on, too many people write it off as “show no emotion, ” when it is SO much more than that.

[AngelineProductions]

"Man's Search For Meaning" is fantastic and very important. So glad you mentioned it here. I think everyone should read it.

[tyrhadelger]

Food Politics by Marion Nestle is another great one about the food industry. It completely changed my view on so many things, from supplements to the beef industry.

[Flythruthechaos]

I was so swept away by The Happiness Hypothesis, that I had to thank you for introducing me to Jonathan Haidt. I was very impressed by the research-oriented advice that is so hard to find, even within the field.

[antisycophant]

Kiana, since finding your content you’ve been nothing but class and most importantly you’re making a change in the world . Many blessings and good vibes from Australia 🇦🇺

[olgakim]

I like Albert Camus's take on the meaning of life: "The meaning of life is whatever it is you're doing that's preventing you from killing yourself." And: "Man is the only animal that insists that life has a meaning." Or, something to that affect because, you know, the human ego.

[madeofsaturn]

Kiana you have no idea how happy i get when i see a new video from you!!! "Finding" you this year was probably one of the best things this year brought me. After watching so many of your videos i decided that in 2021 im recoverying from my binge eating disorder and im gonna apply to the gym to feel better with myself. You probably wont read this, but yeah i had to say it. Im sorry this is not related to the video

[IMKeo]

Man search for meaning is like no other book out there. Its a very hard read but nothing has ever inspired me as much as this man spirit and soul and the way he lived his life.
Really a must read and probably a life changer for a lot of people.

[katelynsiler]

Wow. This is honestly the only book recommendation video that actually made me want to read ever single book. Please keep giving us book recommendations! You've got good taste 😊

[ashleighn]

You are massively intelligent and I love how you are using your passion of behaviour change to not only better yourself but to educate others. You genuinely seem so sweet and to find someone just as interested in all this stuff as me pains me to not have you as a friend haha

[styli]

Can’t hurt me by david goggins was a life changing book for me and is a book everyone should read

[giancarlotorres]

You got a sponsor, damn you’re stepping up in this game! Respect and all the best!

[yushy]

I will definitely be adding some of these to my to read list. One of my favorite books ive read recently that you might enjoy is When Breath Becomes Air. Made me really accept death and see the value in life that can come from death.

[omelet]

It’s clear very quickly from watching any video that you’re super articulate and just plain smart. I’d be interested in watching more videos on a broad range of topics! Thanks!

[telorceplok]

Kiana, you have been my inspiration/motivation to live healthier. I am an emotional eater and overweight, and I was very skeptical but your videos have been a great help. You have really good contents, I hope your channel keeps growing and inspire more and more people ;) Great work!

[harliequero]

Kiana, I've been watching your videos for a while now and each time I watch I think about the stack of books that are behind you. In each video, the books look slightly different and I can never really make out what you are reading, in other words, thank you for finally releasing a reading list haha. Definitely checking some of these out! If you ever wanted to understand war outside of the typical crappy war movie/over-Hollywoodized type of content. I suggest the book Flags of Our Fathers. Not only is it an in-depth understanding of the second world war but it gives some grim depictions of events in the Pacific and opens up a dark perspective into what 'war' means to those that survive it.

[JD-rtwf]

Thank you so much for the Michael Moss recommendation! I listened to Salt, sugar, Fat and it's so good. His new book Hooked is out now and my girlfriend brought it home from the bookshop she works at the day it came out after seeing how much I enjoyed the first book. Also an excellent read!