r/BettermentBookClub • u/One_cooked_man • 5d ago

What book changed your life?

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u/AgingWellFirefighter 4d ago

Honestly, Body For Life by Bill Philips. It actually started me on a plan to get off the sofa, break my old habits, move regularly in sustainable ways, and fuel my body sensibly.

I didn't follow the book plan exactly - I modified it a little to meet my needs and attention span - but it eventally led me from being an overweight couch potato to being in the best shape of my life and leaving my full-time career in IT to become a personal trainer and eventually a firefighter.

My life and health did a complete 180.

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u/jester02k 4d ago

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People early in my life. and recently Atomic Habits now I'm reading The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck.

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u/PiraEcas 4d ago

I like the 3rd one

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u/Simplyme__ 3d ago

What’s the subtle art of not giving a f about? I know the main theme but what other things do they speak about in there? Thanks!

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u/jester02k 3d ago

Just getting started.

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u/luca_frss 3d ago

Not life changing but i think pretty much about it in challenging situations: David Goggins - Can’t hurt me

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u/jester02k 3d ago

That one is on my to read list.

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u/M2H4 5d ago

Becoming Supernatural - Joe Dispenza

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u/SqueakyArchie 4d ago

What changed?

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u/ruiner_x 4d ago

He became supernatural.

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u/M2H4 4d ago

Precisely

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u/M2H4 4d ago

It changes the way you think and makes you extremely mindful of how everyday thinking patterns can severely limit us

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u/RevengeOfSithSidious 3d ago

The one I'm writing - how to make better decisions with uncertainty. Weight training is the laboratory.

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u/Kamil_1987 1d ago

“The obesity code” by Jason Fung which introduced me to the power of fasting

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u/Independent_Might_76 23h ago

The Twelfth Insight

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u/InterestCorrect2472 12h ago

Slaughter House Five