It’s a prayer more than a prophecy.
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
more recent research by psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky suggests that perhaps only 50 percent of our happiness is determined by immutable factors like our genes or temperament, our “set point.” The other half is determined by a combination of our circumstances, over which we may have limited control, and our attitudes and actions, over which we have a great deal of control. According to Lyubomirsky, the three factors that seem to have the greatest influence on increasing our happiness are our ability to reframe our situation more positively, our ability to experience gratitude, and our choice to be kind and generous.
The Book of Joy
Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Carlton Abrams
Except the early scientists were wrong. It turns out that myelin does react—it grows in response to electrical activity, i.e., practice.
The Little Book of Talent
Daniel Coyle
Experiments conducted in decompression chambers had by then demonstrated that a human plucked from sea level and dropped on the summit of Everest, where the air holds only a third as much oxygen, would lose consciousness within minutes and die soon thereafter.
Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer
The superheroes you have in your mind (idols, icons, titans, billionaires, etc.) are nearly all walking flaws who've maximized 1 or 2 strengths.
Tools of Titans
Timothy Ferriss