(March 9, 2017 at 2:06 am)Godschild Wrote:

(March 9, 2017 at 12:54 am)Tea Earl Grey Hot Wrote: Any recommendations for good motivational books? Preferably ones that aren't rooted in religious, new age, magical thinking, and/or pseudoscience. I'm thinking of books that help address things like low self-esteem, depression, procrastination, lack of motivation, stress, anxiety, phobias, etc.

Sorry you do not want this, but here it is, the Bible addresses those and many more.

GC

Jesus is likely the worst procrastinator ever...

I know family members with depression who buy these type of motivational books and I don't see them working, but everyone's different and responds to different types of motivation.

I get motivated, in a going to the gym type way, when I read mike tysons autobiography. But I can't imagine buying a book where the theme is "this book will get you motivated to go to the gym" and it actually working.
Really you might aswell put the Nike "just do it" slogan next to your bed because that's the best way to beat procrastination. And possibly the best way to beat low self esteem is to put effort into something you can be proud of.

'The Little Engine That Enabled'

Boru

The Gut Flush Plan.

https://play.google.com/store/books/deta...&gclsrc=ds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s3bJYHQXYg

In all seriousness, as someone who suffers from depression, books are no substitute for talking to someone.

   

(March 9, 2017 at 12:38 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: In all seriousness, as someone who suffers from depression, books are no substitute for talking to someone.

That's true. I've been seeing a therapist for two years now though I've never been diagnosed with having depression.

(March 9, 2017 at 2:02 am)Tea Earl Grey Hot Wrote:

(March 9, 2017 at 1:54 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: The Anarchist's Handbook.

Is that like The Anarchist's Cookbook? All its recipes taste terrible.

The Anarchist's Cookbook?

I remember this being one of the recipes from it:

Recipe 342: Poached eggs on toast

What you will need:

2 eggs. 2 slices of a bread. A toaster. A boiling pot.

Instructions: Turn the toaster on... stick your fingers in it. Scream. Stick the boiling pot on your head. Jump on the kitchen table... throw the eggs on the floor and call them "Stupid fucking chicken abortions!", take a steaming dump on the table and then wipe your ass with the two slices of bread.

Then get on the phone and order a pizza. Say you need it IMMEDIATELY or else. Or else you won't pay.

When the pizza arrives answer the door naked apart from the pot on your head. Grab the pizza from the stupid dumpy bloke (probably called Clive or something). Shout "I'M NOT PAYING YOU FASCIST!" remove the pot from your head and knock the guy out cold with it. Pee on the floor and eat the pizza at your doorstep. Shout "FUCKING PUSSIES!" at the next door neighbour's pet cats passing by.

You know what's like, really really weird? I didn't REALLY remember this recipe from that cookbook at all. No. Not at all. I imagined this HIGHLY sophisticated cray-zay WILD recipe all by myself. No really I did. I'm not lying or anything.

(March 9, 2017 at 1:19 pm)Tea Earl Grey Hot Wrote:

(March 9, 2017 at 12:38 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: In all seriousness, as someone who suffers from depression, books are no substitute for talking to someone.

That's true. I've been seeing a therapist for two years now though I've never been diagnosed with having depression.

Good. Are you and the therapist doing any work with CBT/REBT techniques? That would be my suggestion.