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Jay Shetty’s book recommendations in 2026

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Ask Jay: How Do You Move Forward When You're Grieving?

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-10-21

Ambiguous Loss by Pauline Boss · discussed · at 21:27

Ask Jay: How Do I Find My Purpose?

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-09-23

From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks · discussed · at 8:14

⁠BENNY BLANCO: The Secret to Failing Your Way to Success

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-09-14

F*ck Failure by benny blanco · recommended · at 2:18

Andrew Huberman: The Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Health

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-09-07

Protocols by Andrew Huberman · recommended · at 2:34

What the Biggest Year of My Life Taught Me

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-09-04

How to Decide by Annie Duke · discussed · at 20:50

10 Years After Losing Her Husband: Lucy Kalanithi Reveals the Truth About Grief No One Talks About

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-07-01

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi · discussed · at 1:06
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl · discussed · at 9:53

WHOLE FOODS FOUNDER: How He Built a $22 Billion Company (Everyone Thought He Was Making a MISTAKE!)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-06-24

The Whole Story by John Mackey · recommended · at 1:30
Conscious Capitalism, Updated and Expanded by John Mackey · recommended · at 1:30
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse · discussed · at 15:43

5 Things I Did To Stop Wasting My Evenings After Work

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-06-19

David Beckham My Side Cut Out by David Beckham · discussed · at 17:35

Riz Ahmed: The Shame I Carried Nearly Broke Me

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-06-10

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk · discussed · at 39:29

LOVE EXPERT Reveals How to STOP Wasting Time With the Wrong People (Do This Before Your Next Date!)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-06-01

Dear Narcissist by Sara Al Madani · recommended · at 1:25

Give Me 30 Minutes and You Won’t Get Burnt Out Again

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-05-29

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey · discussed · at 17:24

These 7 Mindset Shifts Changed My Life (They Will For You Too)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-05-22

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 6:41
Atomic Habits by James Clear · discussed · at 15:50

DHAR MANN: This is How You Turn Your Setbacks into Your GREATEST Advantage

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-05-20

Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson · discussed · at 36:43

HAYDEN PANETTIERE Tells Her Truth For The First Time Ever (Custody, Addiction, Fame, Hollywood)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-05-11

This Is Me by Hayden Panettiere · discussed · at 1:21

Why You Don’t Feel at Peace (And How to Get It Back)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-05-08

The Managed Heart by Arlie Russell Hochschild · discussed · at 2:35
The Dance of Anger by Harriet Goldhor Lerner · discussed · at 6:17
The Disease to Please by Harriet Braiker · discussed · at 20:59

The Biggest Lie About Focus (Why You Shouldn’t Do Just One Thing)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-05-06

Exponential Organizations by Salim Ismail · recommended · at 1:02:17

ESTHER PEREL: The Hard Truth! Love Can’t Exist Without This

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-05-04

Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel · discussed · at 1:08:21

MONEY EXPERT Leila Hormozi: The Psychology of Making Money

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-04-27

Exponential Organizations by Salim Ismail · discussed · at 48:04
The culture code by Daniel Coyle · recommended · at 1:08:15

10 Books That Changed My Life

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-04-24

How to Decide by Annie Duke · recommended · at 1:46
Finding Your Element by Sir Ken Robinson, PhD · recommended · at 4:50
The Organized Mind by Daniel Levitin · recommended · at 7:08
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi · recommended · at 9:37
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · recommended · at 14:14
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi · recommended · at 17:22
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries · recommended · at 19:38
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt · recommended · at 22:20
The Bhagavad Gita by Jack Hawley · recommended · at 25:36
Breath by James Nestor · recommended · at 27:47

10 Harsh Truths I Wish I Knew in My 20s

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-04-17

The Bhagavad Gita by Jack Hawley · discussed · at 4:25
Tao te Ching by 老子 · discussed · at 7:22
Connected by Nicholas A. Christakis · discussed · at 16:39
The Dhammapada by Unknown · discussed · at 17:42

The Simple Secret of Being Happier…

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-04-15

Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters by Jan-Emmanuel de Neve · recommended · at 1:03

#1 Entrepreneur Reveals the Real Secret to Success (You’re Focusing on the Wrong Thing)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-04-08

Take It Personal by David Grutman · recommended · at 59:48

Do THIS every Morning and You Will Set Yourself Up For Success & Confidence

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-04-03

Vagbhata's Ayurvedic principles for Health: SUTRAS OF ASHTANGA HRIDAYAM & ASHTANGA SANGRAHA by Rajiv Dixit · discussed · at 4:51
Charaka samhita by Caraka · discussed · at 4:51
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Patanjali · discussed · at 5:38
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 10:00
The Bhagavad Gita by Jack Hawley · discussed · at 11:26

MONEY EXPERT: How To Think Like The 1%

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-03-23

Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware · discussed · at 58:24

The SUGAR Expert: This is What Too Much Sugar Does to Your Baby (Eat Carbs This Way Instead)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-02-23

9 Months That Count Forever by Jessie Inchauspe · recommended · at 48:02

MICHAEL POLLAN: Life is Short (How to Spend It Wisely)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-02-16

A World Appears by Michael Pollan · recommended · at 1:18:09

The #1 Mindset Shift to Turn Unexpected Change Into the Biggest UPGRADE of Your Life

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-02-11

The Other Side of Change by Maya Shankar · discussed · at 1:04

What Psychic Medium John Edward Needs You to Know About Life After Death…

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-01-28

Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss · discussed · at 46:43

The Body Reset BLUEPRINT: #1 Mistake People Make When Trying to Lose Weight (Do THIS Instead)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-01-26

Forever Strong by Gabrielle Lyon · recommended · at 1:20:42

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY: The BIGGEST Mistake You are Making in LIFE! (I Wish I Knew THIS Sooner!)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-01-12

The Bhagavad Gita by Jack Hawley · discussed · at 30:02

Give Me 20 Minutes and You Will Know EXACTLY How to Achieve Your Goals in 2026

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-01-02

Atomic Habits by James Clear · recommended · at 7:16

Other mentions in 2026 (24: passing, ad reads, own books)