Episode · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2021-09-06
Books mentioned on Rachel Hollis ON: The Courage to Make Mistakes & How to Stay Motivated in Difficult Times
Rachel Hollis sits down with Jay Shetty to talk about loving yourself and seeing failure as success.
Rachel Hollis recommended The End of Mental Illness by Daniel G. Amen and others and Attached by Amir Levine and others, and discussed The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and Relentless by Tim Grover and others. Jay Shetty recommended How to Be Bored by Eva Hoffman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The End of Mental Illness
The End of Mental Illness by Daniel G.
Recommended“and so i felt like my favorite book by dr amon is um i think it's the end of mental illness yeah which i just found fascinating”
Where to get it
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How to Be Bored
How to Be Bored by Eva Hoffman, published as part of The School of Life series, is a thoughtful exploration of why modern society needs to reclaim downtime and step away from constant stimulation.
Recommended“there's actually a great book by the school of life called how to be bored it's a really small book well interesting”
Where to get it
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The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is a foundational self-help guide designed to help readers recover their innate creativity and overcome artistic blocks through structured practices like morning pages and artist dates.
Discussed“have you ever read the artist's way yeah cameron”
Where to get it
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Attached
Amir Levine and Rachel Heller's psychological guide explores adult attachment styles and offers practical insights into finding and keeping romantic love based on scientific research.
Recommended“there's a great book called i think it's called the attachment attachment or attached”
Where to get it
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Relentless
Relentless by Tim Grover, written with Shari Wenk, explores the extreme mindset, obsessive drive, and unyielding psychological traits required to achieve absolute greatness, drawing heavily on the author's experiences training elite athletes like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
Discussed“and um i was i interviewed him the other day and i was geeking out so hard and i was telling him that the first time i read uh his first book which is called relentless”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the uh the author of homodeus and xavier yeah we spoke about boredom on the podcast”
“so girl wash your face was my six six that's what i was gonna say six books before”
“girl stop apologizing didn't see that coming these three books”
“which was party girl was one thousand dollars and i was like i am rich i have made it like i'm killing it in life”
“i'm also excited to let you know that you can now get my book think like a monk from”




