Burnt-out on business/sales books- where do you go?

I need more fiction in my life. I'm picked up some John Steinbeck again, and am feeling so refreshed. I spent way too much time with sales/business books last year. It's great to a point, but I think reading too much straight forward text/advice dulls the right brain.


What genres and authors do you read to take a break from the hustle? Anyone else feel strongly that they sell better when diving deep into non-sales books that don't have 10 takeaways/steps/keys to success etc?



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sahil
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I kinda love Comics. The visual style and hero's narrative are both fun and help take away from the mundane-ness of daily life.
Accidental_Sales_Guy
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Same for Comics and Graphic Novels! I read Watchmen during early quarantine, then Once & Future- which is about a grandma hunting the undead King Arthur XD
Seth_Davis
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Graham Hancock. Also, check out the Gaia Appย 
Accidental_Sales_Guy
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Hadn't heard of him, thanks for the recommendation!
Incognito
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Master of Disaster
READ THIS ASAP:

โ€œplayer of gamesโ€ by Iain M Banks

then read the rest of his culture series.ย 

โ€œmatterโ€ is my particular favorite, followed closely by โ€œsurface detailโ€ but โ€œplayer of gamesโ€ is the best book to start with (faster pace, a touch less complex so a good introduction to that โ€˜worldโ€™).

After that,ย 

โ€œoryx and crakeโ€ - Margaret Atwood

โ€œChildren of Timeโ€ - Tchaikovskyย 

โ€œYesterdayโ€™s Goneโ€ - Platt and Wright ย **funny, more lighthearted ***

โ€œWool omnibus โ€œ - Hugh Howeyย 

โ€œFoundation โ€œ - Asimovย 

โ€œEnders Gameโ€ - Orson Scott Card

yeah so I read a lot lolย 
Accidental_Sales_Guy
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Lol, I'll set a reminder to get back to you once I finish all this a year+ from now.

I'd heard of Iain Banks, but haven't read him yet. Thanks for the referrals!
bellaccione
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what is your goal in life right now? why were you reading (so many) business/sales books to begin with?
bellaccione
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I was an avid reader growing up and for some time wanted to be a writer.ย 
Now - as a business person whose main product is myself - I find that facebook, video games and reading fiction are activities which do not advance me to my goal, so I don't engage in them.

MMMGood
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Anything by CS Lewis.ย 
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