{"id":905,"date":"2023-03-26T20:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T18:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/?page_id=905"},"modified":"2025-05-24T06:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:54:37","slug":"books-i-love","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/?page_id=905","title":{"rendered":"Books I love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am a huge book nerd. For me reading seems to go in phases. Sometimes I might get hugely excited about a certain topic and then read several books on it in a row.  I have also had phases when I&#8217;ve been too tired to read anything remotely intellectually stimulating and devoured historical romance books for months (hello Bridgerton and sister series!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am highly pragmatic, also as a reader, and don&#8217;t care if a book is not consistently great &#8211; as long as it gives me some great ideas that I can use to further hone my own life philosophy. I have also noticed that often timing plays a big role &#8211; some book might feel extremely meaningful if it fits well with your current life situation and totally generic if it doesn&#8217;t.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyhow, were is a collection of books I have read and enjoyed over the years, organized in different categories. Pick and choose what fits your current topic of interest and I&#8217;d love to hear if you found something that really resonated with you too! \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-4e88eff4\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion exclusive\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>Self-management and productivity<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>James Clear: Atomic habits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cal Newport: Slow productivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cal Newport: Digital minimalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cal Newport: A world without email<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bob Pozen: Extreme productivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gretchen Rubin: The happiness project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gretchen Rubin: Better than before<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greg McKeown: Essentialism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tim Ferriss: 4-hour workweek<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tony Schwartz et al.: Be excellent at anything<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Allen: Getting things done<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charles Duhigg: Power of habit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saku Tuominen &amp; Pekka Pohjakallio: The workbook<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marie Kondo: The life-changing magic of tidying up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joanna Teplin, Clea Shearer: The Home Edit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bKaisa Jaakkola: Palaudu ja vahvistu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>Personal growth and positive psychology<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Aki Hintsa &amp; Oskari Saari: The core<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kristin Neff: Self-compassion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Grant: Give and take<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Grant: Think again<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bren\u00e9 Brown: Gifts of imperfection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bren\u00e9 Brown: Daring greatly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4: The happiness track<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amy Cuddy: Presence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carol Dweck: Mindset<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marshall Rosenberg: Non-violent communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lori Gottlieb: Maybe you should talk to someone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maaret Kallio: Lujasti lempe\u00e4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maaret Kallio: Inhimillisi\u00e4 kohtaamisia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bKimmo Takanen: Tunne lukkosi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>Entrepreneurship, leadership and organizational culture<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Arbinger Institute: Leadership and Self-deception<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ben Horowitz: The hard thing about the hard things<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jason Fried: It doen&#8217;t have to be crazy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Grant: Hidden potential<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marcus Buckingham: Nine lies about work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kim Scott: Radical candor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bLaszlo Bock: Work rules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erin Meyer ja Reed Hastings: No rules rules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrew S. Grove: High output management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frederic Laloux: Reinventing organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brian J. Robertson: Holacracy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reid Hoffmann &amp; Ben Casnocha: The start-up of you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peter Thiel: Zero to one<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eric Ries: The lean startup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexander Osterwalder: Business model generation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Whitmore: Coaching for performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>Personal growth and positive psychology<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Aki Hintsa &amp; Oskari Saari: The core<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kristin Neff: Self-compassion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Grant: Give and take<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Grant: Think again<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bren\u00e9 Brown: Gifts of imperfection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bren\u00e9 Brown: Daring greatly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4: The happiness track<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amy Cuddy: Presence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carol Dweck: Mindset<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marshall Rosenberg: Non-violent communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lori Gottlieb: Maybe you should talk to someone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maaret Kallio: Lujasti lempe\u00e4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maaret Kallio: Inhimillisi\u00e4 kohtaamisia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bKimmo Takanen: Tunne lukkosi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>Networking<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Alison Fragale: Likeable badass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dale Carnegie: How to win friends and influence people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keith Ferrazzi: Never eat alone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bAdam Grant: Give and take<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>Books especially for women<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Glennon Doyle: Untamed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rachel Jayne Groover: Powerful and feminine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michaela Boehm: The wild woman&#8217;s way<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emily Nagoski: Burnout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gillian Anderson: Want<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sheryl Sandberg: Lean In<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claire Shipman &amp; Katty Kay: Womenomics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bLiza Marklund &amp; Lotta Snickare: Helvetiss\u00e4 on erityinen paikka naisille, jotka eiv\u00e4t auta toisiaan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bEmilia Kallas &amp; Ninni Myllyoja: Mit\u00e4 jokaisen koti\u00e4idin (ja muidenkin naisten) tulee tiet\u00e4\u00e4 sijoittamisesta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>Relationships and polarity<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Esther Perel: Mating in captivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Esther Perel: State of affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jennifer Petriglieri: Couples that work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eli Finkel: The All-or-nothing marriage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marshall Rosenberg: Non-violent communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gary Chapman: 5 love languages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pat Allen: Getting to I do<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Deida: The way of the superior man<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>Pregnancy and parenting<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Izzy Judd: Mindfulness for mums<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>KaisaTracy Hogg, Melinda Blau: Secrets of the Baby Whisperer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pamela Druckerman: Bringing up beb\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Medina: Brain rules for baby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bren\u00e9 Brown: Gifts of imperfect parenting (audio book only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bJennifer Senior: All joy no fun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bTiffany Dufu: Drop the ball<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lori Bregman: The mindful mom-to-be<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marie Mongan: Hypnobirthing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bEmily Oster: Cribsheet &amp; Expecting better<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson: No-Drama Discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matilda Katajam\u00e4ki, Outi Gyld\u00e9n: Suomalainen vauvakirja<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anna Keski-Rahkonen&nbsp;,&nbsp;Minna Nalbantoglu: Unihiekkaa etsim\u00e4ss\u00e4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Andersson: Voit nukkua<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaisa Jaakkola: Reipas, rakas raskaus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raisa Mattila, Julia Thur\u00e9n: Lapsiperheen parisuhdekirja<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julia Thur\u00e9n, Merja M\u00e4rk\u00e4: Rikas, rakas, k\u00f6yh\u00e4, varas &#8211; rahanjako parisuhteessa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elina Kauppila: Ihana perhe &#8211; tietoisen vanhemmuuden ABC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>Awesome fiction<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Naomi Alderman: The Power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graeme Simsion: The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect and The Rosie Result<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orson Scott Card: Ender&#8217;s Game Trilogy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>George R. R. Martin: Game of Thrones series<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Green: The fault under our stars (and all his other books)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale &amp; The Testaments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julia Quinn: The Bridgerton series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>Bibliographies<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Michelle Obama: Becoming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hillary Clinton: What happened<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria Veitola: Veitola<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a huge book nerd. For me reading seems to go in phases. Sometimes I might get hugely excited about a certain topic and then read several books on it in a row. I have also had phases when I&#8217;ve been too tired to read anything remotely intellectually stimulating and devoured historical romance books&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/?page_id=905\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Books I love<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"left","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/905"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=905"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1048,"href":"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/905\/revisions\/1048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonjarajala.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}