What is the best Stage Orange book?

[melodydanielluna]

What book best represents Stage Orange?  (Or what books are good examples of Stage Orange?)

[SgtPepper]

Think and Grow Rich 

[DocWatts]

If I had to recommend a single book that's broadly representative of (a relatively healthy version of) Orange as a paradigm, I'd direct them towards Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker. 

It's a good window into Orange's perspective on a variety of topics include science, metaphysics, and geo-politics. It's also a great reference as to Orange's disagreements with both Blue and Green.

Edited July 7, 2021 by DocWatts

[Batman]

Black Swan, The Fountainhead/Atlas Shrugged

[asifarahim]

Cal newports books are very materialistic stage orange book

[melodydanielluna]

Thanks guys!  I am starting 'Think and Grow Rich' today.  I have to admit I am skeptical.  But I will keep an open mind.

[asifarahim]

@melodydanielluna think and grow rich core message is law of attraction.if u want to know everything there is to know about law of attraction

1)read all of nevile goddard

2)all of florence scovel shinn

3)all of esther and jerry hicks

[diamondpenguin]

"Rich dad poor dad" is one of the most practical financial books ever written. 

[peanutspathtotruth]

18 hours ago, asifarahim said:

@melodydanielluna think and grow rich core message is law of attraction.if u want to know everything there is to know about law of attraction

1)read all of nevile goddard

2)all of florence scovel shinn

3)all of esther and jerry hicks

I still feel weird trying to implement LOA at this point. But I'm very open to the possibility that that's exactly a pointer telling me I could work at that.

I know what I want but "acting as if" I already have something feels like adding more artificial fuel to the fire of illusion. Much of what I've read sounds to me like ego-centric "you can have whatever you want, it's all about your desires". I think either I need to listen to my instinct which tells me that I prefer a different approach or I just don't understand proper application of loa. Any thoughts on that? 

Edited July 9, 2021 by peanutspathtotruth

[asifarahim]

@peanutspathtotruth there is a big problem if loa is your only toolbox.the deepest foundation of your life should be about mastery,how to practice etc.loa can be a nice little additional skill or tool.it will get very toxic if i focus a lot on loa.loa should be done in little amounts and life should be based on mastery.

[peanutspathtotruth]

23 minutes ago, asifarahim said:

@peanutspathtotruth there is a big problem if loa is your only toolbox.the deepest foundation of your life should be about mastery,how to practice etc.loa can be a nice little additional skill or tool.it will get very toxic if i focus a lot on loa.loa should be done in little amounts and life should be based on mastery.

I see, interesting perspective! Though I don't agree that "life should be based on mastery".  For me, firstly no 'shoulds', secondly truth/love are the one and only center stage - mastery follows naturally. But I take it you're speaking about a healthy stage orange focus on life, on which I agree (and about which I still have much to learn!)

Edited July 9, 2021 by peanutspathtotruth

[melodydanielluna]

@asifarahim I agree.  LOA should used on top of a strong foundation of Mastery.

[melodydanielluna]

I feel ‘Think And Grow Rich’ isn’t Stage Orange?  I mean, it is in the sense that it’s about earning money.  But it comes at it from a very ‘woo’ perspective, teaching LOA instead of something more practical like Mastery.  
 

Does anyone have any ‘Stage Orange’ book recommendations that are more about the practical side of earning money/financial independence/business/mastery?

[peanutspathtotruth]

1 hour ago, melodydanielluna said:

Does anyone have any ‘Stage Orange’ book recommendations that are more about the practical side of earning money/financial independence/business/mastery?

"Success Principles" by Jack Canfield, although I've only read about one third of it - very practically oriented. 

[asifarahim]

My top 3 book for success is

1)mastery by george leonard

2)mastery by robert greene

3)tiny habits by bj fogg

[melodydanielluna]

Thanks guys, I I will check those out :)

 

[Bodhitree]

If you want something a little bit less self-help, you could try the Hornblower series, very stage orange. 

[melodydanielluna]

@Bodhitree Oooo interesting!  I might check this out, thanks