It is #mentalhealthawarenessweek. A big problem of mine was/is being extremely anxious in decisions. I was often neurotically overthinking to the point of doing and achieving nothing which is very bad for mental health. If this is you, then I would recommend five books:
1/ Meditations (Aurelius) – how to act well in an ideal way, and how thinking makes things as they are. This is good for changing your perspective of events
2/ Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (Manson) – how to act well in a realistic way. Also what things we should focus on + how life is a constant battle
3/ Seeking Wisdom (Bevelin) – understanding the mechanics of what you are working with, how your brain works, how humans deal with fears and what we behaviours we should be careful of
4/ Antifragile (Taleb) – a better understanding of risk, which ones you should and shouldn’t take. A big problem of mine is perfectionism (trying to eliminate all risk) however Antifragile disproves that no risk is good, learn to use good risk. That acute stress>>> chronic stress
5/ Principles (Dalio) – helps in developing systems to deal with problematic behaviours, also helps to see your current problems in a macro context to make them seem less scary.
This list isn't exhaustive, however after having read lots of books these are the best. Also remember everyone has problems, I used to have some weird idea that I was the only person who worried about things, which isn’t true! Hope this may be of some use, it definitely helped me
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