If I have any down time whatsoever I did give some thought on what I would be doing while resting. What I hope to be doing the majority of the time is to be introspecting and recording those thoughts and feelings into my journal along with the events I think are important to record. Besides the introspection I have audio books for myself to listen to. Audio books by the way are a great way to save weight and consume without a light source. The following books are the books I listened to on the trail:
| Book | Author | Opinions |
| The Defining Decade | Meg Jay | I like and recommend this book for anyone who is in their 20s and younger. This book was recommended to me by my friend, Conor. |
| The Bachelor Pad Economics | Aaron Clarey | Would significantly help men who are lost in purpose or meaning. Also, a place to start, finance wise for young men. Author comes off a bit sexist so be wary of that. |
| The Rational Male | Rollo Tomassi | The YouTuber I follow, “Entrepreneurs in Cars” recommends this book. I only listened to the first chapter because I felt that I have already learned by experience (unfortunately) the mentioned realities of dating. |
| Mastery | Robert Greene | A must read for anyone who wants to be a master in their skill set. This book was recommended to me by my friend, Conor. |
| The Power of Self-Discipline | Brain Tracy | Very good message, though I felt the book could have been shorter. I thought the number of examples used was unnecessarily long. |
| Walden | Henry David Thoreau | I listened to about half of this book. I liked his minimalistic mindset and how he organized his notes, but I didn’t like how dull this book was read by the narrator. Will likely pick up the physical book to attempt at it again. |
| Worthless: The Young Person’s Indispensable Guide to Choosing the Right Major | Aaron Clarey | This book can be summed up in the “Education” chapter of “The Bachelor Pad Economics” by Aaron Clarey. I very much liked the way Bachelor Pad was read so while looking for other books written by the author I came across this, purchased it, and listened to it. Not a must read but entertaining. |
| Thank You for Being Late | Thomas L. Friedman | This book was a recommendation from David Madison. This was the author’s take on a solution from an outside observatory perspective to thriving in the rapid digital age. Not that I could have explained it better, but I felt his solution was vague. |
| Outliers: The Story of Success | Malcolm Gladwell | Very entertaining read. The new perspective opened up some new ideas of thought for me. |
| The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis – and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self Reliance | Ben Sasse
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Great book if you are raising children currently. I like his solutions. The thing I remember most about this book was that he closed with his own propaganda as a United States Senator, so be wary of that. I think it could have been better closed. |
| The Power of Habit | Charles Duhigg | Took away some valuable knowledge on making and replacing habits. Good book but can be dull at times. |
| What Women Want in a Man | Bruce Bryans | Straight forward. |
| The 7 Irresistible Qualities Men Want in a Woman | Bruce Bryans | On point. |
| Steve Jobs | Walter Isaacson | Long book. I personally wouldn’t recommend. |
| How Not To Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease | Michael Greger | Very much opened my eyes with the food industry and personal health. I highly recommend this book for anyone. |
| You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth | Jen Sincero | Inspirational for sure, but I wouldn’t recommend. |
| Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality | Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha | The YouTuber I follow, “Entrepreneurs in Cars” recommends this book. I have been interested in learning more about the more natural non-monogamist relations, but unfortunately, I could not stand the narrator for more than two chapters. I hope to get back to this eventually. |
| Seduction | Robert Greene | “Mastery” was such a great book, I sought out more books by him, leading me to this book. I was not into this book as much as I was into “Mastery” so I found myself drifting into other books. I read about 11% of this book. |
| 48 Laws of Power | Robert Greene | “Mastery” was such a great book, I sought out more books by him, leading me to this book. I was not into this book as much as I was into “Mastery” so I found myself drifting into other books. I read about 14% of this book. |
| As a Man Thinketh | James Allen | I highly recommend this book for anyone. This book explains the power of thought. |
| Start With Why | Simon Sinek | I read this not only for my interest in leadership, but also for my personal growth as a person. This book will clearly help businesses, but also help with the personal drive. I highly recommend anyone to pick this up. |
| The Martian | Andy Weir | Great science fiction book. I enjoyed the technical details. This was recommended to me by Summer Camp. |
| Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions | Brian Christian | Great book, but could only get through the first chapter. |
| The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck | Mark Manson | One of the best self-help books I have ever read. I highly recommend this book. I listened to this book a total of three times on trail. I must note the he narrator, Bruce Wayne was very well spoken, so good I browsed for other books he narrated, but unfortunately none that interested me. |
If my mind needs a break or just needs a harmony to lift my spirit, I have my music.