Dare to Self Improve

So I just recently finished reading a short book called “Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse. It’s a fictional book about a young man’s journey to self discovery. So why would I recommend a fictional book on a blog about self improvement? Because there’s a lot you can take away from the story.

There are two big things that I took away from the novel.
1. Self-fullfillment and self-discovery are ongoing and and endless journeys. If you think that once you reach the ever escalating pinnacle, you will be happy, then you are fooling yourself. Enjoyment lies in the journed itself, not at the end.

2. Live in the present. Enjoy everything around you and worry not what potential problems time may bring. I actually found some of the priniciples in this book to parallel “The Power of Now” by Ekhart Tolle.

Anyways, I would definitely recommend taking a gander at this book, especially since it’s so short, you can read it in a day or two.

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