7 Best Motivational Books to Kickstart and Drive Your Morning
We speak a ton about what books you need to read in bed before you go to bed. But for us, one of the most rewarding experiences is to wake up and read. Mornings have a peculiar charm of their own. Something so profoundly rewarding about sharing the first minutes of the day with a book. Or better yet, blow your obligations off and spend the whole morning reading in bed.
If you want to believe that reading is alive in the present world, take a busy subway during rush hour. You see everything—from hard classics to breezy beach readings. No matter the country you live in, you will realize that many thousands of people are now reading books more than ever.
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Why Make Reading a Book in the Morning a Habit?
You see everything—from hard classics to breezy beach readings. No matter the country you live in, you will realize that many thousands of people are now reading books more than ever.
However, we give you top book suggestions that you can read in the morning, as the first step, even before you get out of bed. Since you might press the snooze button, as usual, we suggest you keep the alarm clock away from the bed, so that you have to walk and turn it off. And that will help you wake up fully.
Let’s say the alarm clock is on a distant table, you can keep one of the following books on it, then start reading it as the very first thing in the morning.
01. Two Years, Eight Months, and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie
stunning storytelling and playful hold on the world, Salman Rushdie will entertain you with this novel set in the mystical realistic version of NYC, a city trapped between the armies of warring jinns. Though this is not a self-development book, it can awaken your senses in the morning, which will surely give you an edge over others for a kick start of the day.
10-20 minutes would be more than enough. Once you start to feel fresh and encouraged by the book’s content, take on other challenges of the day like superman.
02. The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter
We recommend this book as a great choice on a rainy day. Let’s say you wake up in the morning, and the first thing you hear and see is rain. Well, that can discourage you to even get out of bed.
Anyway, once you start to get attracted to this book’s magical content, you would leave that rainfall and all that laziness behind and be encouraged to read it. Really, every day is worth being caught up in this sublime book. This is the creative personal tale of Melania, who has been transferred to London to live with her relatives.
03. Dreamtigers by Jorge Luis Borges
If you’d like to feel like you’re still a little longer in the sleeping universe, let Borges take the controls. Discovering the gap between the actual and the dreaming universe, this literary marvel can ignite your mind.
Some readers are so much into “dreaming worlds and stuff”, and this is a perfect book choice for such readers. It’s unique when considering the content in this book with other famous books. Therefore, it’s also a good choice if you are looking for a change of theme in the books that you read in the morning or any time of the day.
04. The Metaphysical Ukulele by Sean Carswell
Sean Carswell, a charming series of short tales about popular authors, put a ukulele into one of these pieces.
Sean Carswell is the maker of the book Beverages for Little Boy, Train Wreck Girl, and Madhouse Fog. He published the short story excerpts of Barney’s Team and Glue and Ink Revolt. He co-founded Gorsky Press, an independent book publisher, and Razorcake, a music publication.
He has been a frequent contributor to Flipside, Ink 19, and Clamour. His prose has also been published in such varied locations as the skateboarding magazine Thrasher, tiny ‘zines like Zisk, and prestigious literary magazines such as The Rattling Wall and The Southeastern Review. He is now teaching writing and literature at the California State University Channel Islands.
So, if you were struggling to get the true taste of reading with all the other books you’ve tried so far, this could be the perfect option for you; give it a shot.
05. Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique
If you want to be distracted by a distant time and location, this book is definitely for you. Drawing from the past of the Virgin Islands, Tiphanie Yanique is weaving a lovely tale that will awaken you in countless ways.
Yeah, of course, self-development books are a must-read, and we’ve already published a few articles on this topic. Any book can be a self-developing book; it doesn’t always have to be one of that specific class. In the case of this recommendation, it will profoundly help you wake up fresh and launch a productive day in the morning.
06. Dear Mr. You by Mary-Louise Parker
Marvelously poetic, this book is packed with Mary-Louise Parker’s letters to the men in her life. Affectionate and sincere, you’re going to be totally attracted to this novel.
Poems and quotes will inspire you at any time of the day, particularly in the morning just after you get up in the morning and struggle to kick the day off. This book is full of pages that bring you on the right foot and make you feel like you have to conquer the day; take one step towards your ultimate goal, which is being a successful person in this intensely competitive world.
07. Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
This pleasant, sentimental novel is one that you’re going to want to curl up and keep near all morning. This is a story about a guy whose best buddy is a dachshund called Lily. As he learns that Lily has grown a tumor, this story continues through a special quest to find comfort and security.
We all have ups and downs in life, and this book will give you insight into how to cope with those, which can be satisfying and inspiring when you get up in the morning.
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Summary
So that’s the selection of books that are relaxing, lovely, and intimate. Books that you’ll feel a profound link to, books that cross the distance between sleep and awakeness. Books that will sound like you’re meditating while you read them, and books that will carry you to fresh, wonderful worlds.
If you’re searching for something to read when you’re enjoying breakfast in bed or the right companion to your journey to the workplace, these books go down marvelously in the A.M.