This page is a list of book recommendations I’ve invested time in reading. You’ll find a great list of books to read, organized by category.
If you’re not a regular reader, consider this my plea for you to start. Whether it’s one of the books below or not, please take the time to read.
For more resources and tips for managing your social anxiety, visit my Social Anxiety Resources Page.
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Book Recommendations on Overcoming Social Anxiety
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living – by Dale Carnegie
Living Fully with Shyness and Social Anxiety – by Erika Hilliard
Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety and Phobia – by Barbara Markway & others
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook – by Martin Anthony PhD & others
Painfully Shy: How to Overcome Social Anxiety & Reclaim Your Life – by Barbara Markway & others
Book Recommendations on General Mental Health & Self Help
Atomic Habits – by James Clear
As a Man Thinketh – by James Allen
We’re All Mad Here – by Claire Eastham
The Confidence Gap – by Russ Harris
Emotional Agility – by Susan A David
The Art of Everyday Assertiveness – by Patrick King
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – by Lawrence Wallace
Book Recommendations on Leadership & Personal Growth
Tools of Titans – by Tim Ferriss
People Over Profit – by Dale Partridge
Great Teams – by Don Yaeger
The Talent Code – by Daniel Coyle
Unlocking Potential – by Michael Simpson
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It – by Kamal Ravikant
Ego is The Enemy – Ryan Holiday
Book Recommendations on Writing
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life – by Anne Lamont
The Elements of Style – by William Strunk Jr. & E.B. White
The Longman Guide to Revising Prose – by Richard A. Lanham
Draft No. 4 On the Writing Process – by John McPhee
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – by Stephen King
Other Book Recommendations
Meditations – by Marcus Aurelius
Big Magic – by Elizabeth Gilbert
Better than Before – by Gretchen Rubin
The Obstacle is the Way – by Ryan Holiday
Daring Greatly – by Brené Brown
The War of Art – by Steven Pressfield
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion – by Robert Cialdini
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up – by Marie Kondo