{"id":6550,"date":"2022-01-24T12:54:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T12:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/?p=6550"},"modified":"2022-01-24T13:09:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T13:09:18","slug":"10-ultimate-book-recommendations-to-read-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/10-ultimate-book-recommendations-to-read-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ultimate Book Recommendations: To Read In 2022!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a list of the 10 best book recommendations of 2022 (according to me), that you should read! These are my absolute favorites. They have made my life so much better, richer, and inspired. I want that for you too.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Books are my life. No, okay, they\u2019re not my <em>entire<\/em> life, but they\u2019ve been my closest companions and greatest source of inspiration. Especially now recently during the pandemic when I\u2019ve been alone a lot with my thoughts a lot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should read these book if you want any of the following things in your life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Design, art, and life inspiration<\/li><li>Personal development<\/li><li>Life help and advice<\/li><li>Feel excitement for all the possibilities of living<\/li><li>Learn more about philosophy and spirituality (non-religious)<\/li><li>Encouragement to life life as you want to, and learn to let go of fears and self-doubt<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you answered yes to any of the above things, then <em>I like you<\/em>, because you\u2019re like me. And I hold myself as the highest standard of an ideal human being (just kidding, lol).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best books of 2022: Recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the list! (Some of the links are amazon affiliate links, but they\u2019re my honest recommendations)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers by Design Museum<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/ToKpAe8oWafaINoF7ARn91e0BwsasYD5HgjcFsZta2qd3HC3pDi5L49VFwAnH_gSwioHWlqLVkaqQ9Y78IveLqpMGnTayBbzvd4yeLs67yxu5Ssmgo7wk91D6t3zGccy_4OBKls2\" alt=\"Book recommendation 2022: Electronic Music\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/electronic-from-kraftwerk-to-the-chemical-brothers-review\/\">Full book review &gt;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wW7bhW\">Buy<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers makes me want to live, experience youth, have fun, listen to great music, experience great light art, and work at a museum. In other words, it is <em>highly inspirational<\/em> in regards to the culture surrounding electronic music and design history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Life: A User\u2019s Manual<\/strong> <strong>by Julian Baggini and Antonia Macaro<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/mKLweVOl4Ls4VyVY2dJSXO2TF9CA7L_Bd_W3-FGGehMCFjqeEh5A8OPDkTcwXBDk_MpEkJRF3fjdQWSHwwReNAVRzeqZXp0M8ikLoRislOp9IQJhhr_0cV1utJVDlHJSKT1XGKlF\" alt=\"Book recommendation 2022: Philosophy and life\" width=\"710\" height=\"532\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/book-recommendation-quotes-life-a-users-manual\/\">Book review &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is for anyone who can\u2019t stop thinking about life, the meaning of existence, how to live well, and questions of right and wrong or anything really that\u2019s a bit up in the air.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Life: A User\u2019s Manual<\/em> will help you get a little bit more grounded, and provide some key ideas and theories to grab onto while you\u2019re floating around in space wondering \u201cWhat are we all even doing here alive?\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Atomic Habits by James Clear<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/mOP2zr9BlAfBG6-A823snYng9S58C4i4ExN8a9EC3RhywDXyd61xWFMHGsYkQ4bZF8JHOCa2HDU79Y19Yb1KgUTTmFikPPvpccSEy8bCMjLiRkejoZ-HkfuDAtuf9o3HdNBDPCYa\" alt=\"Book recommendation 2022: Productivity \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/atomic-habits-by-james-clear\/\">Book review &gt;<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36S3DR4\">Buy<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Atomic Habits <\/em>is my teacher, mother, father, and the system of which I live by. This book guides me in my everyday life, it has forever changed the way I view myself and my actions. It is in essence the only book I need on personal development. It sits by my desk everyday and I have highlighted and underlined every page of this book.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book will help you achieve all your goals in life, it will help you become the ideal person you\u2019ve always wished to be. And it is not a book that tells you <em>how<\/em> to live exactly, but rather a book that shows you how to find out how you should live (authentically and according to <em>your own goals).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read it, apply it, and let go of everything else<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. The Rock Star\u2019s Guide to Life: The Ten Commandments by Q Magazine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/HKWxgojRYhsQj0Z6NqFopoyTtVTvvYC88n0KxcYNIhzJx-RTC8kZsMft4I6PEX6Je6MPSr1K7vSJhw0JjA3ORWpRfw4ERt_I6Kac5CtPGVZVv6OAniDTEqJ2KTktinOmoqrff2fR\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This book presents the 10 rules or commandments of 50 famous musicians (e.g. Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Ronnie Spector). The contents of this book makes me braver and encourages me to live my life however I want to. (Duh! I\u2019m getting advice from the coolest and most confident people on earth.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also learned from this book that it probably isn\u2019t a myth that most rock stars do drugs, and that they regret it as they grow older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/lvjdAWXPsYINZrPW1ESxBOP7r6lPSVLwuSaMW8hgmuzlc0EbNaFa-uqheVq3taZ2qiiGd043C-mFsdsJh3guk5iVJLO1Nj0BEvXkOhi-2YNBwAOJCCVEQ6poqG5MvqmjGudp1SIs\" alt=\"Book recommendation 2022: Spirituality\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/4-best-spirituality-books-list\/\">Book review &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Power of Now <\/em>is my bible, which is comical since it\u2019s deep into spirituality which many people associate with religion. And I am not religious.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But nevertheless, this book is my ultimate guide back to peace and inner tranquility whenever I feel stressed, anxious, depressed or am overthinking. It\u2019s a self-help book about mindfulness, living in the present, and how to let go of any and <em>all<\/em> negative feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It changed my life, and I want it to continue changing my life. I will bring this book with me when I travel, move abroad, experience trauma or die. I have it in the physical form at home, and as an e-book in my phone and tablet. It\u2019s going with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/S9YGKJXG43DRc6BXDMzqkSy-eIX4KJ_Q-z66TagQDPpBSzcQ9ugK2OkKKTI3zXxOYpKf7wYDK8a2_hrxruV02cox7TdbIUjQ_DPSz7DboDArEXihQiHXAYLEc8KdhoC78QY6fTKG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I first saw this book, I was like \u201cNo, I\u2019m definitely not gonna buy a book with a title like that. I\u2019m not some cliche stupid girl\u201d. But, then I heard about it from multiple people whom I admire, and who are living life the way I wanted to. So, I gave it a chance and bought it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And oh, <em>wow<\/em>. Wow, wow, wow. It was exactly what I needed at that time of my life. I still return to it frequently to give me a boost of confidence and it helps me trust that the future will be good to me. To let go of fear, and to instead focus on living a life I love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You are a badass <\/em>by Jen Sincero is perfect for when you are lost in life, when you are in-between hard life choices. When you know you want to move in one direction towards your<strong> dreams<\/strong>, but you\u2019re scared to lose what you have, and you\u2019re doubting yourself if you can make it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is the push you need. It\u2019s the positive, optimistic, and pushes a voice of reason that will counter your own negative and doubtful one. I highly, highly recommend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Show Your Work by Austin Kleon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/hE-Ev7yhJ22Lw4R7vpGu9Aut368z8RYuGm-0_Ofvxvt3yu47cQePwkTofVNhzxZF6TJzzNCAz5stqpBDVDesmkP8mmQI_Glv6tKBgVRRAa3nRjXPEIN2LIONPkg6v213qOV1dsMU\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Show your Work! <\/em>By Austin Kleon is for all creatives out there. If you create anything whether it be art, design, writings, music or anything, this book will guide you on how to show your work. How do you document your creative process? How and what parts of your work process do you show? Why should you show things? Those are some of the questions this entertaining yet helpful book deals with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also full of awesome graphical illustrations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Lust for Light<\/strong> <strong>by Hannah Stouffer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/nY5wbae0RA_nxcV1ed98Q2LiZ_qF4iYA2tiYyxe6vjcNit_8oqLffBVfZ-Mmprw33yjtut7LR-hQpzAc9ukMPyljm8HarJjAOa9N69CQQvt4hSHKqQT5XF21AyefDLdgIrjuCDqy\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/book-review-of-lust-for-light-by-hannah-stouffer\/\">Full book review &gt;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3n5kJEx\">Buy<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lust for Light is a book filled with photographs and interviews of light artists. A niche design and art inspiration book that will probably expand your presumptions about what\u2019s possible to do with light in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>9. The Monocle Book of Entrepreneurs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/A8LDYabSSnvl0q-7kgIV22s7hxJGIedCHeyncjAXTYKeOyUM32djnevtnVyVoymaGxR3Me70cG8ZFPeK6__UBhD7vco-kWxZ5q1he0P0NVhCajNcreO8DPaDs3rwnekapmDz0yYq\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/book-review-of-the-monocle-book-of-entrepreneurs\/\">Book review &gt;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3c1UHvk\">Buy<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want to freelance? Or be self-employed? Or start your own creative business? Live a free, creative, and expansive lifestyle through work and occupation? Then this book will be a good source for inspiration, tips, and stories to take part of!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Consciousness: An Introduction by Susan Blackmore<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/Qro9sbwRDk0MlYC2vL3R0n81KTYUfe5ue5HfGNqaOTszJb0HcCapmY55NuO1t8kBVJ-CFUcnG4_ln2JlNqdVOQLAyXqlRN_iFzSWkof1O1m6BdLIRaRy6yGvr5iLllvq2Gu5q994\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/book-recommendation-consciousness-an-introduction-by-susan-blackmore\/\">Full book review &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A book recommendation for anyone who is interested in human consciousness, free will, and altered states of mind (e.g. during sleep, substance use, and different mental states).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy! And let books make your life a little bit better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a list of the 10 best book recommendations of 2022, that you should read! They have made my life so much better, richer, and inspired. 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