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What are some books that address anxiety and lack of motivation?

>> No.10527345

>>10527341
There are none. Only you can do this

>> No.10527348

>>10527341
Everything by Professor Peterson

>> No.10527350

>>10527345
Okay, what are some good books that would HELP ME address these issues?

>> No.10527362

>>10527350
Any fiction book with a confident motivated character that overcomes adversity

>> No.10527371

>>10527362
Any you can suggest that have characters that one would describe as the opposite of a Mary Sue?

>> No.10527536

>>10527371
>
Lord of the rings
A dream of Eagles
Or the talented mister ripley

>> No.10528196

Rip Woods of Ypres

>> No.10528203

>>10527341
My Homosexual Life by OP

>> No.10528227

>>10527341
Literally any YA in written in the past 10 years that didn't have a a one word title with a black background and woman's face/flower on the cover.

>> No.10528340

>>10527341
The answer you want
>Kant, Hegel, self help
The answer you need
>The Holy Qur'an
The actual answer
>be motivated and stop being anxious, you have agency in your actions. Its literally a choice thatll be painful.

>> No.10528346

>>10528340
>dude just pull motivations out of thin air

Retard

>> No.10528351

>>10527341
Hamlet desu senpai

>> No.10528356
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>>10527536

>> No.10528744

>>10528346
No you pleb, you just think it into existence. All problems arise from a weak mind.

>> No.10529603

>>10528340
>be motivated
>stop being anxious

>> No.10529782

>>10527341
C&P

>> No.10529837

The Magic Mountain
Oblomov

>> No.10529855

>>10528744
What if my mind is so strong I deconstruct any proposed motivation too quickly to act on it?

>> No.10530498

>>10529855
>tfw to intelligent to motivate myself

>> No.10530595

>>10529855
Deconstruct your own lack of direction instead

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>>10528340
>you have agency in your actions

>> No.10531310

Read some Hobbits walking barefoot to Mordor. The rest is easy.

>> No.10531312

>>10527341
No book is going to help you fix yourself. Start working out, eating better and going to bed earlier.

>> No.10531332

>>10531300
>i had to kill him your honor i dont have agency in my actions

>> No.10531335

I love Woods of Ypres

>> No.10531644

Like just stop being depressed and travel the world lol follow your dreams haha

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>>10527341
not a book, but rewatching ping pong the animation got me out of my rut