27/08/2026
What if the biggest change happens in the way you think?
That’s exactly what 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think asks you to explore.
Across 101 essays, Brianna Wiest takes everyday struggles we often accept without questioning and looks at them from a different perspective.
Why do we know what’s good for us but still avoid doing it?
Why do we attach our happiness to future achievements?
Why do we mistake comfort for contentment?
Why do the same patterns keep showing up in our relationships?
The book moves through self-awareness, happiness, emotional intelligence, relationships, personal growth and the beliefs that quietly influence our decisions.
Some essays feel like reassurance. Others make you uncomfortable enough to reconsider something you’ve believed for years.
A few ideas you’ll find yourself thinking about long after reading:
- Doing better doesn’t always look the way you imagined it would.
- Happiness requires conscious choices, not perfect circumstances.
- Knowing what needs to change is different from actually changing it.
- Our attachment to who we think we should be can keep us from enjoying who we are.
- Emotional maturity begins when we stop expecting everything outside us to fix what’s happening within us.
And that’s probably why this isn’t a book you rush through.
Read one essay today. Another when you need it. Highlight the lines that feel a little too personal.
Because the title isn’t really promising 101 answers.
It’s giving you 101 opportunities to think differently.
📖 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think by Brianna Wiest
(self awareness, personal growth, mindset, emotional intelligence, relationships, psychology, thought provoking books, self improvement)
