The Best of Forge 2019
The Best Books on Improving Your Life From 2019
Forge’s favorite books on relationships, mental health, finding purpose, and more—with excerpts
We all want to figure out how to do life better. But here at Forge, we’re also realistic about the way the world works. We understand that part of developing as a human being is working with what we’ve got, and figuring out what that is in the first place — something that can’t be accomplished with gimmicky life hacks or magical mantras. Most of us get that we’re not going to become a billionaire once we’ve learned to “think like a CEO.”
We believe that the best books on personal development have two feet planted firmly on planet Earth. They have something to say about working within the confines of an imperfect society, the limits of money, and time, and our mortal bodies. They transform us — not into people who have it all figured out, but into wiser versions of ourselves.
More Than Enough: Claiming Space For Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth
During her tenure as Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue, Welteroth proved that a glossy teen fashion mag can also be a sharp voice of political…
