5 books that will help you get behind yourself and live in pleasure

1. “An ordinary Tuesday: How to love everyday life and find joy in every day”, Maria Dolganova

Holidays, weekends and holidays are remembered for their dynamism and emotional upsurge. They seem to be painted in bright colors: orange, green, yellow, blue. Everyday life resembles a gray-brown palette. But if you calculate the ratio of weekends and weekdays, it becomes obvious: life is a series of “ordinary Tuesdays”. You can make any day happy and joyful if you stop devaluing simple everyday activities.

The importance of love for the routine, the writer Maria Dolganova realized in the decree. After working in marketing, where every day was filled with creative activities and meeting new people, life with young children was like a slow motion video. Reality seemed inferior, boring, mundane.

In search of the key to happiness in the new environment, Maria turned to positive psychology. In her debut book, An Ordinary Tuesday, she shares her experiences backed by scientific research. The author explains why it is worth remembering the importance of "small" things and not being afraid of boredom. Each chapter is supplemented with tasks that will help you see the beauty of everyday life.

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2. "The Stoics Win: Mental Training to Overcome Life's Difficulties" by Marcos Vazquez

There is a category of people who find it difficult to resist momentary temptations, maintain discipline and fearlessly overcome difficulties. They do not see their guilt in the fact that life does not live up to expectations. And instead of clearly formulating goals and moving towards them, they choose passive observation of what is happening. The way out of this state is labor-intensive: it is necessary to work with thinking, train willpower and stick to the chosen philosophy. Instead, you can begin to live with less suffering and more joy.

For people tired of stress and unsatisfied ambitions, Marcos Vazquez is a healthy lifestyle promoter and author of a health podcast. and fitness Fitness Revolucionario - wrote the book "The Stoics Win", where he collected the principles of the philosophy of stoicism and the concept of modern psychology.

On their basis, Vasquez developed his own system of mental exercises to train self-control, mindfulness and emotional calm. For example, in addition to the ability to thank and keep a diary, the author suggests learning cognitive distancing and accepting mistakes. The book can be used as a quick reference guide to Stoicism or as a guide on how to stop worrying and start enjoying life.

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3. “Me and my money. We earn, spend and save consciously. Psychological workshop”, Vladislav Chubarov

Relationships with money are always in the “everything is complicated” category - and when they are lacks, and when there are a lot of them. But a person who truly loves money does not call it "despicable." And he does not consider himself incapable or unworthy of good income. He works on relationships with money, as with any other area - starting from the head.

Everyone has their own pain points and a list of negative beliefs. The most popular: “all the rich are thieves”, “money spoils”, “good earnings do not come easily”. The good news is that, unlike physical obstacles, psychological problems are the easiest to overcome.

Psychologist and stellar financial coach Vladislav Chubarov released a workshop that contains relevant information on making money from the point of view of psychology. Each chapter is supplemented with exercises that help identify cognitive attitudes, analyze financial habits, find motivation and formulate goals in order to understand how much money each individual reader needs to be happy.

The author does not promise that money will flow like water. On the contrary, he is sure that in order to increase income, he will have to work hard. But work based on individual strengths shortens the path to financial satisfaction.

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4. “Tea with a psychologist: How to overcome anxiety, fears and panic”, Egor Egorov

Fear is one of the most beneficial functions of the body. The ability to be afraid protects a person from frivolous acquaintances, stray dogs and jumping from high-rise buildings. Anxiety for the fate of relatives encourages them to give them time and attention, which has a positive effect on relationships. Therefore, a persistent desire to get rid of fear and anxiety is unreasonable and goes against biology. But it is justified if these two feelings interfere with normal functioning in society.

Psychologist Egor Egorov offers to curb anxiety and learn to control fears. In his book, he analyzes the mechanisms by which fears are fixed and intensified in our head, shares the principles of psychological defense and gives tools for pumping anti-anxiety.

For example, you could make a list of things and activities that you are currently avoiding because they are scary. And cross out one item every day. The scale of the act in this case is unimportant, the main thing is progress. With regular work, psychological immunity is formed - a protective mechanism against anxiety.

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5. "Happiness is not in a hurry: Slow Life practices for a life without stress and fuss", Ekaterina Rakova

Multitasking is no longer a feature successful person. If you're tired of constantly achieving, you might like the slow life trend. The focus of the Slow Life concept is shifted to the balance of all spheres of life and inner harmony. It is simply impossible to achieve this in a hurry. In order to start noticing the life around and adding elements to it that are missing, you need to learn how to pause and give up the superfluous in favor of the important.

It is more difficult to slow down in a metropolis than in a village or in Bali, where there is less fuss, haste and temptations. But if you track the moments when awareness is replaced by an achievement run, you can train a state of calmness even in a room full of people.

The writer Ekaterina Rakova succeeded, and she described her experience in a book. The author is sure that the result will not keep you waiting: you will stop living on the machine, you will be more concentrated and find your own pace for a stress-free life.

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