1. The Ways of the Superior Man - By David Deida.
This book in my view is the best thing you will read about masculinity. It will polish, furnish, and sophisticate your masculinity. If you read and understand this book in its truest sense, then you will hate all the times you allowed yourself to rot away, due to a lack of self-leadership.
2. Meditations - By Marcus Aurelius.
This book is from the founder of Stoicism. It helps you recognize your power, that it's in you and not given, and how you can act in any situation you find yourself.
Things like ego, being materialistic, being subjected to the whims of your emotions, etc will disappear. The book will shape and sharpen your character and make it clear that your character is your greatest asset.
3. The art of war - by Sun Tzu.
As a man, you must know how to fight and by fighting, I do not mean it in a physical sense, but more of psychological, formation, strategy, and not being affected by personal bias. This book is also an antidote to manipulation.
If you cannot fight as a man, you will always be a victim to the man that can fight. This book is one of, if not the oldest book on earth about warfare, but politicians, military generals, entrepreneurs, and sophisticated men who are protectors and defenders of their families have it.
4. The World as Will and Representation - By Arthur Schopenhauer.
If you have been reading my post here for a long, you will know that I am fond of saying that life is suffering. This book dives deep into it, that after you're done, you will just be calm, and see life very differently.
But be careful, it can make you sad and depressed because it will open your eyes to the realms of our existence that only few people think about. Watch a summary of it on YouTube before reading the whole book.
It will also help you to be a kind person because the other person is also a victim of this sad reality we all exist in. Just as bodybuilders put their bodies in pain to be calm but full of violence, the book will give you the mental version of it.
This book in my view is the best thing you will read about masculinity. It will polish, furnish, and sophisticate your masculinity. If you read and understand this book in its truest sense, then you will hate all the times you allowed yourself to rot away, due to a lack of self-leadership.
2. Meditations - By Marcus Aurelius.
This book is from the founder of Stoicism. It helps you recognize your power, that it's in you and not given, and how you can act in any situation you find yourself.
Things like ego, being materialistic, being subjected to the whims of your emotions, etc will disappear. The book will shape and sharpen your character and make it clear that your character is your greatest asset.
3. The art of war - by Sun Tzu.
As a man, you must know how to fight and by fighting, I do not mean it in a physical sense, but more of psychological, formation, strategy, and not being affected by personal bias. This book is also an antidote to manipulation.
If you cannot fight as a man, you will always be a victim to the man that can fight. This book is one of, if not the oldest book on earth about warfare, but politicians, military generals, entrepreneurs, and sophisticated men who are protectors and defenders of their families have it.
4. The World as Will and Representation - By Arthur Schopenhauer.
If you have been reading my post here for a long, you will know that I am fond of saying that life is suffering. This book dives deep into it, that after you're done, you will just be calm, and see life very differently.
But be careful, it can make you sad and depressed because it will open your eyes to the realms of our existence that only few people think about. Watch a summary of it on YouTube before reading the whole book.
It will also help you to be a kind person because the other person is also a victim of this sad reality we all exist in. Just as bodybuilders put their bodies in pain to be calm but full of violence, the book will give you the mental version of it.
don't try reversed Maslow pyramid
