Reddit reviews The Undiscovered Self: The Dilemma of the Individual in Modern Society

From an economics perspective:

• Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell
  
• The Road to Serfdom, F. A. Hayek
  
• Wealth of Nations
  
  From a social perspective:
  
  
• The Conscience of a Conservative, Barry Goldwater
  
• On Liberty, John Stuart Mill
  
• The Gulag Archipelago, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
  
• The Undiscovered Self: The Dilemma of the Individual in Modern Society, Carl Jung
  
  From a moral perspective:
  
  
• Mere Christianity
  
• The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  
  There's many more than just these, and there's a lot of underlying philosophy that modern conservationism is based on. I'd also categorize these books as a basis for "intellectual conservatism" as opposed to say "cultural conservatism". Something to note is that little of the conservative mindset is focused on policy and politics, per se. There is instead a strong emphasis on personal action and collective culture, the value of morals, and a focus on introspection. So while these books will perhaps help you understand a conservative perspective better, they will not likely provide a good basis for engaging in political debate. For that maybe you want a book by Ben Shapiro or something.

1. Schedule time to personally care for yourself. Literally write it into your planner. Or you won't do it. You need regularly scheduled time to do things for yourself that aren't related to school, to keep yourself calm, confident, and healthy. Whatever it is - exercise, yoga, bubble baths, bowling, reading (material unrelated to school), a craft night, etc. - will be your lifeline throughout the program.
   
2. Use Google Drive for everything, because you can access it anywhere with internet access.
   
3. Save all of your syllabi and course readers and go through them after graduation. Organize into sections that are relevant to the tests you have to take post-grad for your credentialing. This will make it easy to study for those exams when the time comes, instead of having to stress about that. Seriously, save everything until graduation, then only get rid of duplicates. I just passed my postgrad Law & Ethics exam without buying any of the practice exam books, just made flashcards from my course syllabus.
   
4. You are about to be exposed to, and absorb, an almost impossible amount of information, a lot of which is opinions. Your morals and personal opinions might start to change as a result of this. Some of this change is wonderful and will help you grow. Some of it may give you the sense that you are losing yourself. To regain independence and remember who you are, why you chose this career path, etc., read Carl Jung's last book: https://www.amazon.com/Undiscovered-Self-Dilemma-Individual-Society/dp/0451217322/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1537773124&sr=1-9&keywords=Carl+Jung
   
5. GO TO THERAPY. Feeling like you don't need it is probably a sign that you do. Depending on what specific career path you chose, you might even be able to count the hours towards your clinical hours necessary for credentialing. Even if you were in therapy before, and are feeling grounded and healthy right now, go to therapy while you are in school, and probably after you finish.
   
6. If you are a perfectionist, learn to be okay with not getting As on everything. Unless you want to pursue a doctorate level degree after this one, the only grades that matter are the ones that keep you in good academic standing. You will learn more by making mistakes than you will by avoiding them, so learning how to accept a less-than-perfect grade will prepare you for accepting feedback from your supervisor once you start seeing clients. Remember that it is not only normal, but NECESSARY, for you to make some mistakes, both at school and with clients, because this is how you will become a better counselor. * This was the most important thing for me, because I am very self-critical and also very sensitive. I am still learning how to not take offense to feedback and instead focus on how it helps me.

The Undiscovered Self by Carl Jung