7 Books That Changed My Life
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Here are 7 books (in no particular order) that have changed my perspective on life in some way. There are of course more than these books so perhaps I'll make a part two.
Books mentioned:
Quiet by Susan Cain
Stoner by John Williams
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Steal like an artist by Austin Kleon
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Drop your book recommendations below!
Lana we desperately need you to do a podcast. 🙏🙏🙏
Eleanor oliphant is completely fine. I loved it very much.
Think On These Things by Jiddu Krishnamurti.
A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul. A life and quest for autonomy and ownership that changed how I viewed responsibility and self-reliance.
WHY WE SLEEP.
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron
I agree it opens up your imagination.
I just read his Darkness Visible and I just lived a whole different life through its pages.
I believe in this actually..
these "read 1 book in a week" , "read 1 book in a day"...books aren't just about reading its about understanding..
I feel tht for every book..like after every book i finish i give myself time to enjoy the book contemplate on the thoughts... its like a pleasure.... I try to live with it for as long as I can...
(idk it might sound a lil weird ,lol)...
I feel thts how you learn and do justice to the book... especially for good books (books which move you)...
books i feel are like piece of art... I try to appreciate it and cheerish it as much as I can...
*Remember:* Knowledge is potential power. Practiced knowledge is a true power.
Don’t get stuck within reading spiral, make sure to implement changes and adapt to the new way of thinking.
Ah, wise man. Affirmative.
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That comment is strikingly accurate
True words. Thank you!
Couldn't agree more!
People who have this girl as a friend are really lucky.
and what about you?
So we are all lucky
You could become like her too..so that PPL around u feel lucky to have u
Why?
Agreed ...beautiful soul ....felt 🙏🏽
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye".
-The Little Prince
Exactly I know this from experience
You can also call it intuition or trust your gut
👍
What's cool about introverts is how cool they start to be when you're around them long enough.
I noticed you're more laid back in this video, and that's very good to see.
Been wanting to film this one for a while!
I'm also introvert..first i cared about how people treat me now I don't care ...I only care about my books and my mind ❤
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@@arzosubhan205 me too !
@@slxsarc.entertainment7906 yup baby food is also important 😜
this lady has quite the hypnotic voice; she is a candidate for voiceovers for sure.
BBallMOU yeah it’s super nasally lol
...debatable
Exactly.
It is really nasally but i find it relaxing lol
Not really. It's Just that your perception colored by her attractiveness
10 books that changed my life:
1. Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre
2. Margaret Mitchell - gone with the wind
3. Erich maria remarque - three comrades
4. john galsworthy - Forsyte Saga
5. Erich maria remarque - arch of triumph
6. Dostoevsky - crime and punishment
7. Dostoevsky - the idiot
8. Dostoevsky - brothers Karamazov
9. Dostoevsky - the raw youth
10. Lav tolstoj - Ana karenjina
Dostoevksy is my favorite writer. So many great books to choose from
@@youribakker5571 he is my favourite too. His writing skills are impressive. His novels really changed my life and changed the way I think and look at things now. He is magnificent writer. Love him from the bottom of my heart.
@@k-popshot9051 Same! He really changed my outlook on things.
DOSTOY
I wanna get into Dostoevsky. What books do you guys recommend me to read first?
It's amazing how en entire world is enclosed inside a bunch of pages that looks so plain and simple. Shows you the power of imagination that our mind gets to exercise when we read. An entire universe is created inside of our head. You don't get to do that as much when you're watching something as it is doing the "imagination" part for you and not letting the mind truly tap into its own imagination, pondering, and reflection.
*we are constantly learning, growing and evolving ♡ becoming our greatest version. The little prince is one of my favourite books, I have read it many times!!!*
12 rules for life was life changing for me.
Definitely!
Ana Pimentel hi, what’s it about?
@@shea88barbie it's from a famous philosopher, jordan peterson. Look up his youtube account. There're 12 rules life, with many examples.
yeah! +1 for JBP
@@claudiadacapo He is not a philosopher, but a psychologist!
Herman Hesse is a really challenging reading. People get to him and cannot get out of him, so to say. He mixed in such a good fashion the western philosophy with the oriental wisdom. Steppenwolf is seen by many people as the miserable life of the main character and they feel sorry for him. I couldn’t feel more inspired. If you read other things from Hesse I strongly recommend “Das Glasperlenspiel”. No idea how they translated that into English, but is is life changing as well.
My favorite book, that nearly changed my life is, Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
It's actually Das Glasperlenspiel :)
One of my favorite authors
Please don’t forget Demian by H. Hesse.
you changed my life
you're hot. wanna be friends ?
@@itsMe_TheHerpes chill fam
She is truly amazing!
*YOU* changed my life
the little prince is my favorite book of all time!! it’s very beautiful in its own way and invoke nostalgic feelings for me, i really love it
Quiet by Susan Cain is definitely my recent favorite, one part in particular had such an impact on my approach to doing things that I am not comfortable with was the "Free Trait Agreement" which talks about research done by Prof Brian Little and it showed that even as an introvert, if there is something that you are really passionate about or it means a lot to you, it is possible to exert an extroverted element as long as you maintain a balance where you have moments in solitude shortly afterwards.
Thank you for sharing this video Lana
This is the first video of your I stumbled upon and I have to say, your cinematography, the stitching together of the scenes combined with your soft voice and the melody on the background is just so esthetically pleasing that it is a joy for an artist to look at your videos
i love how calming you sound. it's so grounding.
and thank you for all the book recommendations!
I love how this video was filmed. It has a calming and soothing vibe to it. I just finished reading my 5th book for March ~now that I have watched this video, I am more pumped to continue on my reading journey. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Thank you!
1. Quiet by Susan Cain (i loved this book too and it gave me an insight to myself)
2. Save the Cat by Blake Snyder (as a film student this has helped me massively)
3. Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking (an great way for people to understand the larger than life questions that we dont always understand)
4. Bounce by Matthew Syed
5. Animal Farm by George Orwell
I really liked how different your approach to the list was. Instead of naming the title and talking about the storyline to describe what the books made you feel and how and when to read them. Now I know which of them I want to read, remembered one on my reading list and remembered the nostalgia of another one!
Your editing, style and cinematography just blows my mind from video to video
This video is so beautiful. She has so much passion, and drives for calm. I love this video and motivated me to live life of bliss. Thankyou, I’m a new subscriber!
This is the most creative "book recommendation" video I've seen. As always, love your work!
Man`s Search for Meaning is an amazing book. I am half way through and I feel so connected and drawn towards the story. Thanks for sharing your views on these 7 books Lana I am definitely going to get these books.
Love the recommendations, I read stoner, and I felt so many intense emotions while reading it, going to give the other books a read. Keep up the great work, Lana.
I loved everything about this video. The music, the editing and of course the thoughtful book recommendations! 💛
I’m so excited for your book recommendations, I’m going to be doing a ton of reading while stuck at home the next few weeks!! ❤️
Yeah me too. Stay safe :-)
Lana Blakely You as well! :-)
The way you talk and express yourself seem so comforting and encouraging
This just came up on my timeline and I’m so happy I clicked on it. It’s honestly reignited my passion for reading❤️
I feel so lucky that I found your channel. You've helped me so much ❤️
Lana Blakely - Thank you for doing this .
Meditations is the jewel of the crown, sort of an strange diary that collects marco aurelius´ thoughts on waking nights, his hesitations, his grateful memories, the advice he repeated to himself, his maxims and his hopelessness. One of the most perfect works on philosphy. Thanks for all those excelent recommendations Lana.
Your voice is amazing, so calm and soothing, you bring people to listen to you
Excellent quirky list of books. You've inspired me to make a list of my most enjoyable books. Not the deepest, nor most informative, nor most influential on my life, just the books that gave me a great deal of pleasure. Thanks Lana, your thoughts tend to reverberate.
I'm so glad to hear you read Quiet. I recommend that book a lot!
I have only watched 2 minutes of this video and I already respect you and admire you. Your way of describing and presenting yourself is something I truly love and I am able to connect and relate to you more than I thought I would. I just thought you should know this and know that you made a change in me today by simply watching your video :)
I feel like this place of the internet and your voice is my quiet place...its such a different vibe and I love it
Stoner is one of my favourite books and I’ve never heard ANYONE talk about it- immediately subscribing!
Could you elaborate more on it? She really didn’t say much about it… lol.
when you were describing the feeling of being sucked into a book and all of its characters, i was thinking about 'Stoner' too! favorite book of all time. wonderful choice
Giiirrl, you glow! This quarentine made me addicted to your videos. There's just so much art, beauty, talent and awareness in this channel, I can't get enough! Thank you so much for sharing whatever you feel that is worth of sharing :)
Sending some love and gratitude from Brazil ♥
I love this video and how it isn't just you sitting and talking about your fav. book but how you incorporated beautiful cinematography to really pull the viewer in. Just discovered your channel! Love it and sub. immediately. Inspires me to film my own "books that changed my life" video. I'm definitely going to read Quiet, sounds super insightful. Thank you!
Thank you so much, this is so inspirational as well as informative❤️Looking at you definitely motivates me to keep doing the things I truly love and am passionate about because hard work will truly pay off🤗✨
Aww. I'm happy to read this.
Lana Blakely ❤️
Recently, I installed the app alter ego and there was this book that I discovered through that app called "No Longer Human" by Osamu Dazai. I have just started reading it, and never expected what was store.
This is the first time I fell extremely in love with a book
Lana, just before I watched this video I listened to someone share their 6 books that had a great impact on their life. Books, at least for me, have their own spirits. You are able to enter deeply into spirit of the books you shared about Lana. I read Siddhartha when I was in school and it had a profound effect on me. I even carried it around for several weeks. Other people just talk about the books they've read but you seemed to have made close friends with the 7 books that changed your life! Thank you for this wonderful sharing!
I used this video to sleep, ur voice is so soothing and calm, thank you I got a good sleep, loveeeee youuu Unnie Lana
just like a book, people tend to judge other people by their "cover", the first impression. But that might not be the actual reality. Some seemingly plain and boring books can be the ones that can transform your life. Same as with people, especially INTROVERTS. I've found many introverted people to be one of the most genuine and kindest people ever. The more you get to know them the more you realize how genuine they are.
This is gold! well said
Well said💫👏🏻
Wow! Well said
Yeah, but,unfortunately, in vast majority of cases people don’t want to get them know cuz they are “boring, taciturn, weird” etc. It happens a lot among children and adolescents, so this is MOSTLY(not always, some teenagers can be mature)the trait of adults
what am i meant to judge it off of then...?
There's something about your videos that is so captivating and elogant, thank you.
Oh yes! Book recommendations is what I needed since all my spring break plans are dead
man´s search for meaning is the absolut classic
The castle by kafka: a story about a man that really want to live in a village that don't want him to live there
Is really told me how to let go when things don't go the way i wanted them to. But even more so it show my why we sometimes keep try to reach our goal in life no matter what.
Some great books listed in this!! Meditations and Man's Search for Meaning are personal favourites :D
Your editing skills are honestly on point.
Absolut älskar. Tack för alla tips 🥰
My book recommendations:
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Book of Woman by Osho Rajneesh
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
Poetics by Aristotle
The Book of Mirdad
by Mikhail Naimy
yessss!
Many of the books you mention here have been very meaningful in my life... I loved your video, thank you so much!
Some other books I recommend are:
- The Name of the Wind
- The Icarus Deception
- Thoughts on a Nervous Planet
I love this kind of videos and the sound of your voice relaxes me a lot❤️Thank you for these recommendations!
I love all your videos ❤️ the way you talk and explain is sweet and clear.
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is my favorite book! I also love The Power of Now of Eckhart Tolle and Quiet by Susan Cain
Marcus Aurelius`s Meditations changed me, it really got me into Stoicism and like you say i keep it on my desk and still read parts of it from time to time.
With the country shutting down due to the outbreak am probably going to need more to read and will defiantly look up some of these books, also started to take up another langue this year also so going to have more time for that to.
If you like the Stoic view from Marcus Aurelius try a few books from Seneca. Letters from a Stoic and On the shortness of life are great!
I’m a comic section of the newspaper guy but I stumble upon a book sometimes. Nice to have some new ones to add, thanks, good presentation.
Thank you for this! I have been searching for new books to read and I find your selections really good. Thank you!😄
i'm super in love with ur eyebrows
Hermann Hesse is my favorite author of all time, I've read all available books to me, amazing experience.
I've only read Steppenwolf but definitely planning to read more!
@@LanaBlakely Superb
Love his work too!!
What is your favourite book by him?
@@gatsbyspet9344 really hard to tell because I feel like I love most of them equally, but I am really nostalgic about Demian and In the Old Sun. But it's really hard for me and I look now at wikipedia's list of his works and I want to write every one as my favorite.
Wow! Thank you , girl. I'm hooked with "Man's search for meaning " 👍📚
Thank you for your recommendations
Loved "Quiet" i agree that it is not just for introverts. Great list thank you.
Just finished this about a week. loved it.
books that changed me for the better:
gone with the wind -margaret mitchell
anne of green gables -l. m. montgomery
little women -louisa may alcott
And you're a live Book to me Lana ,I wait for every weekend to explore and learn a new chapter!And Thanks for this chapter ..
Thank you for these beautiful recommendations. I added them on my goodreads list!
What an amazing video, both your recommendation and your video making skills are on Point! Just Amazing! Loved it!!
Also, I would recommend reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. It always puts me in a good mood to remember how easy it is to build and keep amazing relationships. This book is a constant reminder of this and offers a pretty successful way to navigate life with the least resistance to other people. Even if you're an introvert, you should read it. The few friendships you might set out to seek & build will have a strong foundation if you follow the simple and logical steps in the book. Have a good read and thanks for sharing your pics, Lana!
That's an amazing book. In fact, a manual for social interactions. I keep going back to it time after time. Read it 3 times now, intending to read it the 4th time :)
I just purchased today, Im an introvert and am 21, I want to build heathy habits where I am comfortable to be able to socialize and keep friendships. If I may ask, when you read the book did you annotate? Was there any questions you asked yourself to stay engaged with the book or did you just read it ?
What a beautiful video and such great recommendations!
I love the little prince - it reminds adults to think broader than the quantitative ways we are taught to think through.
Looking into all of the books.
Congratulations 200k+👍🏻👍🏻
Nice video
I really enjoyed your recommendations. Thank you ❤️
Thanks for watching!
I am glad you put this up. Now maybe more and more people who are stuck at home will read more hand held books.
Lana, I feel like I have a friend in you. I really like watching and listening, and just spending time with you. Sort of like hanging out! 😁
Just signed up for the book club. Excited. 🧡
Omg few hours ago I was searching UA-cam for some books suggestions and now my fave youtuber uploaded😍
Haha Xx
Oh Lana I absolutely loved Steppenwolf
Definitely unlike anything I had read before!
Its wonderful to listen to you, the way you talk is very calming which makes me like really listen.. a bit like a "normal" conversation like it feels natural... to me it seems not common so i thought to comment about it
Just discovered u thru youtube suggestion and now have watched 3 of your vids. I'm a subscriber now. I'm not completely an introvert. I consider myself an ambivert. But, you somewhat make me feel so understood. You give so much calming advices and you can influence people in a serene way.
The millionaire fastlane changed my life, as cheesy as it sounds it explained to me the 'how' of creating a big business which was necessary for me to realize I should learn how to code, and get into the startups to accomplish my goals
oooh such great book recommendations. steal like an artist and quiet sound like they'll be most interesting and beneficial! thanks for sharing 🥰🥰🥰
I love listening to you. So soothing.
Ooooh! I like this video. Always so articulate and well spoken as usual. So inspiring
Hey, i just wanted to say that i love ur aesthetics
It brings peace to me
I am fascinated by how she chooses her words wisely and elegantly. The way of her articulation is so wonderful and unique
I didn't find it interesting, maybe the translation was not good enough to capture it.
I have watched many book recommendation videos and this is by far the best (production-wise)
mans search for meaning and mediations both mean so much to me! the two changed my life as well
Someone already mentioned Dale Carnegie's "How to win friends and influence people". If there is one self development book to read that's the one. "How to stop worrying and start living" is also worth a read. I also highly recommend "The art of worldly wisdom" by Balthasar Gracian. Though written over 300 years ago by a Spanish writer, Gracian's advice is as astonishingly appropriate today as it was in 17th century Spain. One of his maxims "The most important rule for living lies in knowing how to bear all things" is so relevant at a time when the world is being hit hard by the pandemic...and if you are an introvert like so many of us, then this second maxim is for you: "Reserve has always been a great rule for living and winning".
Very well spoken...very well said...i enjoy your perception much Love
Lana has some of the most engaging videos of the channels I watch.
I remember the late 90s and 2000s. No cellphone, internet only occasionally when the connection was good for the computer, spent most of my free time reading books! I had a huge library too, read many classics during that era, also wrote 2 books. There were novels that stopped me from mistakes made by peers while I was in highschool, books that kept me enamored in a victorian fantasy. War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice... books read and reread.
1. the perks of being a wallflower - not only did this book allow me to find solace in and connect with a protagonist who had experienced similar traumas to me, but it just discusses love so brilliantly. I mean, the phrase “we accept the love we think we deserve” truly sums up the message, but the book as a whole is full of so much more.
2. the Harry Potter book series - It was my childhood and it taught so much about good and evil and love, once again. It is still one of my favourite things (I’m a superfan haha)
3. Let Go My Hand - a much better picture of euthanasia and how it affects those around you than Me Before You. A story of father and son(s) and how we can’t all be perfect, but we also can’t all be terrible.
4. The God Of Small Things - not only did it teach me about Indian culture but it was just a portrait of how separation and trauma can affect children and how as adults there are still parts of us that feel like our child-like selves, and how there are certain things worth fighting for.
5. Under The Visible Life - taught me about two different cultures and about how found family is important, but true family is forever. (Most of these books comment on love and relationships and this one does it very well!)
6. The Picture Of Dorian Gray - a portrait (no pun intended) of vanity and how greed and envy as well as vanity itself can steal away someone’s innocence.
7. the catcher in the rye - we’re all imperfect, but life and earth is cyclical and won’t stop just because we might.
I have loads more but limited myself to 7 haha ♥️
The alchemist by Paulo coelho it’s interesting book I find myself going to reread every now and again
Aquarius montoya ANYTHING FROM HIM IS SO GOOD, you should read eleven its also very very good
And also veronika decides to die
I've read it atleast 4 times. The best book ever
Aquarius montoya What was it that didn't make sense at once? read the Book.
Yeah and you can read it in one day.
i used to love reading as a kid but started to hate it once schools started assigning readings for homework and exams but now i’m trying to get back into reading again
Just ordered Steal Like An Artist👍🏻 thanks for the recommendation Lana
These are my recommendation for y'all:
1. Mindset : Carol Dweck
2. Extreme Ownership: Jocko Willink
3. Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen
4. 12 rules for life: Jordan Peterson
5. Maps of Meaning: Jordan Peterson
6. Deep Work: Cal Newport
7. Life 3.0: Max Tegmark
Hope y'all enjoy 'em as much as I enjoyed reading them
@Bandana sharma I hope you enjoy reading them all :) Happy reading!
I’ve read them all and you have a very select list!
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