Below is a selection of resources from which we have received inspiration and insight. Happy browsing!
Mindfulness:
Human flourishing:
Habits & beliefs:
Buddhism:
Psychedelics:
Consciousness:
Self-love and compassion:
Mindfulness:
- Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- This is Water by David Foster Wallace (video)
Human flourishing:
- Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times (film)
- The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith
- The 'Busy' Trap by Tim Kreider (article)
Habits & beliefs:
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman
Buddhism:
- The Art of Happiness by the 14th Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler
- The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield
- When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
Psychedelics:
- How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollen
- TED Talk: The Science of Psilocybin and Its Use to Relieve Suffering by Roland Griffiths (video)
Consciousness:
- Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
- AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness (film)
- How You Are Connected to the Universe by Alan Watts (video)
Self-love and compassion:
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
- Inward by Yung Pueblo
- Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff