Explore books related to generating new ideas
The Psychology Book, DK
This is a book that isn't a cover novel but a reference if you are looking for something interesting to talk about in terms of human behavior. Referring to this book is a great way to read up psychology studies in a brief fashion. It starts at the beginning to philosophical times before scientific approaches emerged. Towards the end, it goes into fields of psychology that are relatively new such as optimistic psychology, social psychology, and logotherapy.
50 Psychology Classics, Tom Butler - Bowden
This book covers the top 50 most influential studies in psychology, which is what is discussed in your typical psych 101 courses. Not meant to be a cover to cover read but as a reference for ideas, or genuine interest. Studies learned in this book and "the psychology book" can be applied in real life context. Overall this is a useful guide.
48 Laws Of Power, Robert Greene
Hard to read, requires patience, but each law given pertains so much information that even the subsections alone could be used in a speech. The setting of each law is set in history nothing more recent than the 1950s. But if you read on one of the laws, and put your own twist, you could find yourself giving a speech that's both entertaining and informal!
Turning Pro, Steven Pressfield
10,000 hours or 10 years of working toward a goal is mastery, but what does that look like in the process? what does it look like when you get there? Similar to the war of art, this book navigates you through amateur life to professional practice. Best of all, this is a very easy read meaning you could finish in less than a week.
Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
Delivering a speech doesn't always go as planned, life doesn't go as planned, sometimes we have to take ownership of such failures and changes. Being able to speak before an audience takes a certain caliber of leadership regardless of what your topic is(you OWN that topic). Part of being a leader is taking the blame for something you could pass on to someone else, making a hard call, not acting out of emotion but logic, being humble and confident. Lessons that are woven into the context of this book are applicable to many aspects of life. Great for generating ideas, seeing how stories and principles can be entwined, and great for simple guidance. Extreme Ownership is a life changer guaranteed.
Tools of Titans, Tim Ferris
Tim Ferris is a legend in the business podcast world, with guest ranging from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Foxx to various Iconic athletes and special operations commanders. He takes practices/ advice these icons follow into a condensed book of tools for anyone to implement. With that being said- Whats stopping you from getting this book?
The art of Living, Epictetus
Epictetus taught stoic philosophy- which is a variation of philosophy that emphasizes humans can't control life. Luckily one of his students was able to obtain some of his Epictetus key works, but not all of it. Since his work is so scarce, it makes the information and concepts all the more valuable.
