The 5 Life-Changing Books I’ve Read So Far This Year

And why I’d recommend each one of them to you

Katie E. Lawrence
4 min readSep 10, 2024

This year, I’ve renewed my reading efforts, trying to read 75 books by the end of the year. I’ve also placed a particular emphasis on reading relevant, good books that I know will benefit my life.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss

Many of these I’ve read this year have been recommended by people close to me or by other creators/authors I respect and trust. Here are some of my favorites so far from 2024 and what each of them has taught me:

#1: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

I wrote a piece describing the four lessons I learned from this book here. If you want the condensed version, read on because I attempted to synthesize my favorite points in a few paragraphs.

This book is insanely eye-opening and fascinating to read.

“We’ve been granted the mental capacities to make almost infinitely ambitious plans, yet practically no time at all to put them into…

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Katie E. Lawrence

Soon to be B.S. in Human Development & Family Science. I write about life, love, stories, psychology, family, technology, and how to do life better together.