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What book to read?

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Hello everyone. I am looking for some suggestions on what is a good book to read for my current state of life.

27 years old. Broke up with my girlfriend after 8 years. Moved back into parents house. Feel lost like I have not yet found myself. I have not many friends and I don't have a life. I work from home and am in my room most of the time when I'm not at the grocery store or not at the gym. I want a life. I'm over the whole weekend going to a bar scene so thats kind of out.
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It depends on what you're looking for. Do you want a distraction? Something hopeful? Something else? :)
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Haha no I am not looking for a distraction. A non-fiction book that could give some insight into life and can maybe point me in the right direction. How to find myself maybe?
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That's not really my genre, but I'm sure someone will have some recommendations :tiphat:
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wonderd wrote:Haha no I am not looking for a distraction. A non-fiction book that could give some insight into life and can maybe point me in the right direction. How to find myself maybe?
Definitely the Bible! :D Best book I have ever read and excellent for purpose and life guidance. 8)
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Read The holy 'Bhagwat geeta' you will find the reason of your existence.
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Do you have the kindle app? What about kindle unlimited? There are tons of non fiction help books. I've read one on a quarter life crisis, a lot of books that encourage inner happiness and for me, books on procrastination. I have some titles that you may be interested in but I don't remember them by heart. They're in my basement library and I'm not in the area right now. For now, I definitely say look on Amazon. It's easy to search for topics that you think fits you the best.
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I don't normally read self-help books, but I really liked the non-fiction book The Geography of Bliss. The author travels in search of what makes people in different cultures happy.

I also enjoyed Gilda Radner's It's Always Something; James Renfield's The Celestine Prophecy; Siddhartha (Herman Hesse, not non-fiction); Eat, Pray, Love; Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human (not non-fiction); and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's Naomi (not non-fiction).
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