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If You Think You Know Yourself, These Books Will Prove You Wrong
You’re in for some surprises.
Have you ever read something that made you stop and think,
Wait… is this why I talk/behave/ communicate this way?
I always say that you know a book is truly good when you go in looking for a good read and come out questioning everything.
For example, I used to think I had a solid understanding of who I was. I thought I knew the motivations behind my choices. Then I picked up “The Courage to Be Disliked”, expecting a casual self-help read, and instead got forced to confront the fact that a lot of what I thought defined me, wasn’t really me at all.
Books have a way of getting under your skin like that. Maybe you’re not as independent as you thought. Maybe your “laid-back” attitude is just avoidance. Maybe the way you see yourself is completely off.
So if you think you know yourself pretty well, I have some books for you that might just prove you wrong and force you to reconsider a lot of things.
Will it be uncomfortable? Yes. But in the long run, that kind of discomfort — that kind of reflection — is exactly what you need to grow, evolve, and break free from your mental and emotional ruts.
“Strangers to Ourselves” by Rachel Aviv
How much of your identity is truly yours, and how much of it has been shaped by what others have told you?
That’s the question this book forces you to ask.
It tells real-life stories of people diagnosed with mental illnesses — people who were given a label, a narrative, and an explanation for their struggles. And here’s the plot twist: those explanations weren’t entirely accurate.
What if the way we understand ourselves is influenced by the words, opinions, and expectations of others more than we realize?
This one hit me hard because, as someone who reads and thinks deeply about self-awareness, I like to believe I know myself. And the book truly…
