25 Books like Change

How We Change

by Ross Ellenhorn • 2020

You're not failing at change. You're succeeding at self-preservation, and that's the real problem.

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435

🧠 Existential Psychology 🔄 Behavior Change 😰 Existential Anxiety 🪜 Incremental Progress 🤲 Self-Acceptance

How We Change 95%

You're not failing at change. You're succeeding at self-preservation, and that's the real problem.

by Ross Ellenhorn 2020

3.84

435 ratings

🧠 Existential Psychology 🔄 Behavior Change 😰 Existential Anxiety 🪜 Incremental Progress 🤲 Self-Acceptance

Feeling Good

by David D. Burns • 1980

Depression follows predictable thought patterns. Correct them on paper, and the mood lifts.

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34k+

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔍 Cognitive Distortions 🏃 Behavioral Activation 🎯 Perfectionism 🏛️ Stoic Philosophy

Feeling Good 95%

Depression follows predictable thought patterns. Correct them on paper, and the mood lifts.

by David D. Burns 1980

4.06

34k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔍 Cognitive Distortions 🏃 Behavioral Activation 🎯 Perfectionism 🏛️ Stoic Philosophy

Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors

by Albert Ellis • 2001

Events don't cause emotions. Beliefs do. A direct method for challenging the ones that hurt you.

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🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🤔 Irrational Beliefs 💭 Thought Challenging 🤗 Self-Acceptance 🛡️ Distress Tolerance

Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors Summary

Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors 95%

Events don't cause emotions. Beliefs do. A direct method for challenging the ones that hurt you.

by Albert Ellis 2001

4.21

236 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🤔 Irrational Beliefs 💭 Thought Challenging 🤗 Self-Acceptance 🛡️ Distress Tolerance

When Perfect Isn't Good Enough

by Martin M. Antony • 1998

Standards that once drove you now fuel anxiety. Recalibrate them without losing your ambition.

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🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 🤔 Cognitive Distortions 🧪 Behavioral Experiments 💖 Self-Acceptance 🪞 Chronic Self-Criticism

When Perfect Isn't Good Enough 94%

Standards that once drove you now fuel anxiety. Recalibrate them without losing your ambition.

by Martin M. Antony 1998

3.64

591 ratings

🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 🤔 Cognitive Distortions 🧪 Behavioral Experiments 💖 Self-Acceptance 🪞 Chronic Self-Criticism

El arte de no amargarse la vida

by Rafael Santandreu • 2011

The root of all emotional suffering is one mental habit. Here's how to break it.

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5k+

🧠 Cognitive Restructuring 😰 Catastrophizing 🧩 Irrational Beliefs 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ❤️ Self-Acceptance

El arte de no amargarse la vida 94%

The root of all emotional suffering is one mental habit. Here's how to break it.

by Rafael Santandreu 2011

3.79

5k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Restructuring 😰 Catastrophizing 🧩 Irrational Beliefs 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ❤️ Self-Acceptance

How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything

by Albert Ellis • 2000

Misery is optional. The blunt, science-backed guide to thinking your way out of it.

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2k+

🧠 Cognitive Therapy 📚 Self-Help Classics 🧩 Cognitive Restructuring 🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧘 Emotional Mastery

How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything Summary

How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything 94%

Misery is optional. The blunt, science-backed guide to thinking your way out of it.

by Albert Ellis 2000

3.81

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Therapy 📚 Self-Help Classics 🧩 Cognitive Restructuring 🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧘 Emotional Mastery

F**K It Therapy

by John C. Parkin • 2012

Stop analyzing your thoughts. The two-word release that works faster than therapy.

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986

🛋️ Therapeutic Self-Help 😏 Irreverent Self-Help 🧘 Mindfulness For Skeptics 🤲 Acceptance Practice 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

F**K It Therapy 94%

Stop analyzing your thoughts. The two-word release that works faster than therapy.

by John C. Parkin 2012

3.49

986 ratings

🛋️ Therapeutic Self-Help 😏 Irreverent Self-Help 🧘 Mindfulness For Skeptics 🤲 Acceptance Practice 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Power of Patience

by M.J. Ryan • 2003

Patience is a skill, not a trait. Practical exercises to retrain your reactions and reclaim calm.

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1k+

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness 💗 Self-Compassion 🎯 Perfectionism 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Power of Patience 94%

Patience is a skill, not a trait. Practical exercises to retrain your reactions and reclaim calm.

by M.J. Ryan 2003

3.84

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness 💗 Self-Compassion 🎯 Perfectionism 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You

by Albert Ellis • 2016

Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.

3.78

696

😰 Anxiety Management 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ❓ Irrational Beliefs ❤️ Self-Acceptance 🪜 Exposure Therapy

How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You Summary

How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You 94%

Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.

by Albert Ellis 2016

3.78

696 ratings

😰 Anxiety Management 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ❓ Irrational Beliefs ❤️ Self-Acceptance 🪜 Exposure Therapy

The Anxiety Toolkit

by Alice Boyes • 2015

The thinking habits that turn everyday anxiety into a stalled life, and how to interrupt them.

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2k+

😰 Anxiety Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion 🤔 Overthinking

The Anxiety Toolkit 94%

The thinking habits that turn everyday anxiety into a stalled life, and how to interrupt them.

by Alice Boyes 2015

3.89

2k+ ratings

😰 Anxiety Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion 🤔 Overthinking

Reframe Your Brain

by Scott Adams • 2023

Mental reframes that work better than truth: how to install them for happiness and success.

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1k+

🔄 Perspective Shifting 🛠️ Pragmatic Self-Help ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🧩 Hybrid Skills ⚡ Energy Management

Reframe Your Brain 94%

Mental reframes that work better than truth: how to install them for happiness and success.

by Scott Adams 2023

4.35

1k+ ratings

🔄 Perspective Shifting 🛠️ Pragmatic Self-Help ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🧩 Hybrid Skills ⚡ Energy Management

The Pyramid Mind

by Vlad Beliavsky • 2023

Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.

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145

🔀 Integrative Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤔 Realistic Thinking 🔄 Memory Reprocessing ❤️ Emotional Regulation

The Pyramid Mind 94%

Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.

by Vlad Beliavsky 2023

4.65

145 ratings

🔀 Integrative Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤔 Realistic Thinking 🔄 Memory Reprocessing ❤️ Emotional Regulation

Be Who You Want

by Christian Jarrett • 2021

Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.

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🧠 Personality Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Change 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💖 Self-Compassion 📖 Life Narratives

Be Who You Want 94%

Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.

by Christian Jarrett 2021

3.71

262 ratings

🧠 Personality Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Change 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💖 Self-Compassion 📖 Life Narratives

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

by Jayme Albin • 2021

Most anxious thoughts fail a simple reality test. Here is how to run the experiment yourself.

4.35

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Thought Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Goal Setting 😌 Anxiety Management

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 94%

Most anxious thoughts fail a simple reality test. Here is how to run the experiment yourself.

by Jayme Albin 2021

4.35

40 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Thought Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Goal Setting 😌 Anxiety Management

Strategic Intervention Handbook

by Magali Peysha • 2014

Find the hidden need behind any problem and break lifelong patterns in a single coaching session.

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🛠️ Coaching Methodology 🧭 Strategic Therapy ⚡ Brief Therapy 🏠 Family Systems 💬 Ericksonian Therapy

Strategic Intervention Handbook 94%

Find the hidden need behind any problem and break lifelong patterns in a single coaching session.

by Magali Peysha 2014

4.25

114 ratings

🛠️ Coaching Methodology 🧭 Strategic Therapy ⚡ Brief Therapy 🏠 Family Systems 💬 Ericksonian Therapy

The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy [CBT]

by Donald J. Robertson • 2010

Cognitive therapy has an ancient user manual, written by philosophers who lived it.

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🏛️ Stoicism 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💬 Philosophical Therapy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy [CBT] Summary

The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy [CBT] 94%

Cognitive therapy has an ancient user manual, written by philosophers who lived it.

by Donald J. Robertson 2010

4.21

321 ratings

🏛️ Stoicism 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💬 Philosophical Therapy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

The Ultimate Introduction to NLP

by Richard Bandler • 2013

From NLP's co-creator: the original tools for editing the mental maps that run your life.

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🧠 Neuro-Linguistic Programming 🗺️ Mental Models ⚡ State Management 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🤝 Rapport Building

The Ultimate Introduction to NLP Summary

The Ultimate Introduction to NLP 94%

From NLP's co-creator: the original tools for editing the mental maps that run your life.

by Richard Bandler 2013

3.71

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuro-Linguistic Programming 🗺️ Mental Models ⚡ State Management 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🤝 Rapport Building

People-Reading

by Ernest G. Beier • 1975

Every relationship runs on unconscious control. Learn to see the signals you have been missing.

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Interpersonal Dynamics 👀 Nonverbal Cues 👂 Listening Skills 🧠 Behavioral Influence 🔄 Reframing Techniques

People-Reading 94%

Every relationship runs on unconscious control. Learn to see the signals you have been missing.

by Ernest G. Beier 1975

3.92

24 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Interpersonal Dynamics 👀 Nonverbal Cues 👂 Listening Skills 🧠 Behavioral Influence 🔄 Reframing Techniques

If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him

by Sheldon B. Kopp • 1972

Self-discovery is not finding a guru; it is outgrowing every guide you hoped would save you.

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🧠 Existential Psychotherapy 🌑 Shadow Work 🌟 Human Potential Movement ❤️ Self-Acceptance ⚔️ Anti-Guru

If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him Summary

If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him 94%

Self-discovery is not finding a guru; it is outgrowing every guide you hoped would save you.

by Sheldon B. Kopp 1972

3.99

3k+ ratings

🧠 Existential Psychotherapy 🌑 Shadow Work 🌟 Human Potential Movement ❤️ Self-Acceptance ⚔️ Anti-Guru

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

by Steven C. Hayes • 1999

Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.

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🛋️ Psychotherapy 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧭 Values Clarification

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Summary

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 94%

Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.

by Steven C. Hayes 1999

4.29

924 ratings

🛋️ Psychotherapy 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧭 Values Clarification

Perfectionism

by Lisa Van Gemert • 2019

Why perfectionism causes underachievement, and a five-level system for getting unstuck at any age.

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🏆 Perfectionism 💗 Self-Compassion 🧠 Growth Mindset 📋 Task Prioritization 🪞 Cognitive Reframing

Perfectionism 94%

Why perfectionism causes underachievement, and a five-level system for getting unstuck at any age.

by Lisa Van Gemert 2019

4.05

132 ratings

🏆 Perfectionism 💗 Self-Compassion 🧠 Growth Mindset 📋 Task Prioritization 🪞 Cognitive Reframing

The Art of the Good Life

by Rolf Dobelli • 2012

Satisfaction comes from the mistakes you stop making, not the goals you reach. A mental toolkit.

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7k+

📖 Practical Philosophy 💸 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Mental Models 🎢 Expectation Management 🛑 Anti-Self-Help

The Art of the Good Life 94%

Satisfaction comes from the mistakes you stop making, not the goals you reach. A mental toolkit.

by Rolf Dobelli 2012

3.99

7k+ ratings

📖 Practical Philosophy 💸 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Mental Models 🎢 Expectation Management 🛑 Anti-Self-Help

The Pursuit of Perfect

by Tal Ben-Shahar • 2009

Perfectionism is not high standards. It's a refusal of reality, and it can be unlearned.

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2k+

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔧 Perfectionism Recovery 🌱 Growth Mindset 💗 Self-Compassion ⚖️ Work Life Balance

The Pursuit of Perfect 94%

Perfectionism is not high standards. It's a refusal of reality, and it can be unlearned.

by Tal Ben-Shahar 2009

4.01

2k+ ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔧 Perfectionism Recovery 🌱 Growth Mindset 💗 Self-Compassion ⚖️ Work Life Balance

How to Stay Sane

by Philippa Perry • 2012

Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.

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🧘 Self-Observation 📖 Narrative Therapy 🧠 Neuroplasticity 👶 Attachment Theory ⚖️ Stress Management

How to Stay Sane 94%

Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.

by Philippa Perry 2012

3.79

4k+ ratings

🧘 Self-Observation 📖 Narrative Therapy 🧠 Neuroplasticity 👶 Attachment Theory ⚖️ Stress Management

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies

by Freddy Jackson Brown • 2016

What if fighting your thoughts IS the problem? Skills for a life your mind can't derail.

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🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🔄 Psychological Flexibility 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self Acceptance

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies Summary

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies 94%

What if fighting your thoughts IS the problem? Skills for a life your mind can't derail.

by Freddy Jackson Brown 2016

3.97

96 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🔄 Psychological Flexibility 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self Acceptance

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