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rpgamer28  ·  3189 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What book has impacted you the most?

I was very influenced by "The Art of Happiness," a self help book jointly authored by the Dalai Lama and a western psychologist. It helped me through a very dark time in my life, and introduced me to mindfulness meditation as a coping mechanism. I feel that it taught me the importance of being honest, not only with other people but with myself.





rpgamer28  ·  3189 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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Dr_Hix  ·  3189 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Would you recommend it to anyone else, or is it something you think was particularly applicable to you?

rpgamer28  ·  3189 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hm, hard to say. I haven't read the book since I was very young. There may be better books covering the same subject matter out there that I am unaware of. But I would say that if you struggle with anger, shame, or self doubt like I did, the book teaches a number of ways of thinking about those problems that I think would probably be useful.