No Atomic Habits. No Brené Brown (I have read six of them). No 7 Habits, no Daily Stoic, no Adam Grant. Not because they are bad books, but because your dad already owns them, has been gifted them, or has actively declined them at least once. The point of a no-generic-picks list is that the gift should read like a recommendation from someone who actually knows him.

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We’re living in what they call the ‘information age,’ but life only seems to be making less sense. We’re isolated, listless, burnt out on screens, cutting loved ones out like tumors in the spirit of “boundaries,” failing to understand other people’s choices or even our own.

Something about today feels so full of hope.

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Words are our tools of resurrection.

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The best books and book-themed gifts for the holidays!

Ego is the Enemy is the second in Ryan Holiday’s Stoic Philosophy trilogy. Our ego holds us back today and causes us problems tomorrow. We must fight against our ego daily. This book will help you recognize when your ego is driving and help you regain control.