50 Books like Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis

Quarterlife Crisis

by Alexandra Robbins • 2001

The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.

3.19

1k+

🌱 Early Adulthood 🎓 Post-Grad Life 💼 Career Anxiety 🏠 Adulting Struggles 🤔 Decision Paralysis

Quarterlife Crisis 97%

The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.

by Alexandra Robbins 2001

3.19

1k+ ratings

🌱 Early Adulthood 🎓 Post-Grad Life 💼 Career Anxiety 🏠 Adulting Struggles 🤔 Decision Paralysis

The Twenty-Something Treatment

by Meg Jay • 2024

Your twenties can break you or build you. The difference is skill, not a pill.

4.13

1k+

🎯 Young Adulthood 🧠 Developmental Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💖 Emotional Acceptance 💼 Work And Identity

The Twenty-Something Treatment 96%

Your twenties can break you or build you. The difference is skill, not a pill.

by Meg Jay 2024

4.13

1k+ ratings

🎯 Young Adulthood 🧠 Developmental Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💖 Emotional Acceptance 💼 Work And Identity

Quarterlife

by Satya Doyle Byock • 2022

Between 16 and 36, a developmental crisis hits: meaning and security pull in opposite directions.

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4k+

🧠 Developmental Psychology 🌱 Emerging Adulthood 🌀 Jungian Psychology 📖 Myth And Psychology 👂 Inner Listening

Quarterlife 96%

Between 16 and 36, a developmental crisis hits: meaning and security pull in opposite directions.

by Satya Doyle Byock 2022

3.96

4k+ ratings

🧠 Developmental Psychology 🌱 Emerging Adulthood 🌀 Jungian Psychology 📖 Myth And Psychology 👂 Inner Listening

101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties

by Paul Angone • 2018

One hundred and one questions for the decade that doesn't come with a manual.

3.68

692

🧭 Quarterlife Crisis 🌉 Life Transitions 🔑 Adulting Guides 📝 Guided Journaling 🔍 Self-Discovery

101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties Summary

101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties 96%

One hundred and one questions for the decade that doesn't come with a manual.

by Paul Angone 2018

3.68

692 ratings

🧭 Quarterlife Crisis 🌉 Life Transitions 🔑 Adulting Guides 📝 Guided Journaling 🔍 Self-Discovery

101 Secrets for Your Twenties

by Paul Angone • 2013

No dream job, no friend group, no clue: 101 secrets for the decade that refuses to make sense.

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2k+

🌪️ Quarter-Life Crisis 🏠 Adulting 😂 Humorous Self-Help 🤝 Friendship In Adulthood 🧭 Career Navigation

101 Secrets for Your Twenties 95%

No dream job, no friend group, no clue: 101 secrets for the decade that refuses to make sense.

by Paul Angone 2013

3.53

2k+ ratings

🌪️ Quarter-Life Crisis 🏠 Adulting 😂 Humorous Self-Help 🤝 Friendship In Adulthood 🧭 Career Navigation

Passages

by Gail Sheehy • 1976

Your discontent has a calendar. Adult crises arrive on schedule. No one hands you the timetable.

3.87

2k+

🧠 Developmental Psychology 🔄 Life Stage Transitions 💑 Couple Dynamics 🎭 Identity Formation 👤 Internalized Parent

Passages 95%

Your discontent has a calendar. Adult crises arrive on schedule. No one hands you the timetable.

by Gail Sheehy 1976

3.87

2k+ ratings

🧠 Developmental Psychology 🔄 Life Stage Transitions 💑 Couple Dynamics 🎭 Identity Formation 👤 Internalized Parent

The Twentysomething Handbook

by Nora Bradbury-Haehl • 2021

Budgeting, cooking, job hunting, therapy, friendship: the guide your twenties never got. Until now.

3.60

140

🏠 Adulting Guide 🌱 Early Adulthood 🔧 Life Skills 💰 Financial Literacy 💼 Career Starter

The Twentysomething Handbook 95%

Budgeting, cooking, job hunting, therapy, friendship: the guide your twenties never got. Until now.

by Nora Bradbury-Haehl 2021

3.60

140 ratings

🏠 Adulting Guide 🌱 Early Adulthood 🔧 Life Skills 💰 Financial Literacy 💼 Career Starter

The Twentysomething Guide to Getting It Together

by Mary Traina • 2014

Quarterlife stuck? A full-life reset plan for career, money, health, dating, and friendships.

3.43

272

🌀 Quarterlife Crisis 🏠 Adulting Guides ⏰ Time Management 💼 Career Development 💰 Personal Finance

The Twentysomething Guide to Getting It Together Summary

The Twentysomething Guide to Getting It Together 94%

Quarterlife stuck? A full-life reset plan for career, money, health, dating, and friendships.

by Mary Traina 2014

3.43

272 ratings

🌀 Quarterlife Crisis 🏠 Adulting Guides ⏰ Time Management 💼 Career Development 💰 Personal Finance

Life Is in the Transitions

by Bruce Feiler • 2020

A disruption every 12 to 18 months. The skills of the people who navigated them best.

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3k+

🌀 Life Transitions 📖 Narrative Psychology ✨ Meaning Making 🔄 Identity Shifts 🧭 Coping With Change

Life Is in the Transitions 94%

A disruption every 12 to 18 months. The skills of the people who navigated them best.

by Bruce Feiler 2020

3.94

3k+ ratings

🌀 Life Transitions 📖 Narrative Psychology ✨ Meaning Making 🔄 Identity Shifts 🧭 Coping With Change

Late Bloomers

by Rich Karlgaard • 2019

The race to succeed young is breaking people. What if the real advantage is arriving late?

4.00

2k+

🪴 Career Reinvention 📚 Educational Pressure 🌀 Non-Linear Success 💗 Self-Compassion 📖 Narrative Psychology

Late Bloomers 94%

The race to succeed young is breaking people. What if the real advantage is arriving late?

by Rich Karlgaard 2019

4.00

2k+ ratings

🪴 Career Reinvention 📚 Educational Pressure 🌀 Non-Linear Success 💗 Self-Compassion 📖 Narrative Psychology

The Friendship Fix

by Andrea Bonior • 2011

Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.

3.18

122

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🧠 Friendship Psychology 🤝 Making Friends ☣️ Toxic Friendships 🧱 Boundary Setting

The Friendship Fix 94%

Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.

by Andrea Bonior 2011

3.18

122 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🧠 Friendship Psychology 🤝 Making Friends ☣️ Toxic Friendships 🧱 Boundary Setting

GET EPIC SHIT DONE

by Ankur Warikoo • 2023

Chasing passion is backward. Build it, along with the career and the resilience you actually need.

3.72

1k+

🔄 Career Change 🧭 Finding Purpose 🧱 Habit Design 🌊 Emotional Resilience 🪞 Self-Awareness

GET EPIC SHIT DONE 94%

Chasing passion is backward. Build it, along with the career and the resilience you actually need.

by Ankur Warikoo 2023

3.72

1k+ ratings

🔄 Career Change 🧭 Finding Purpose 🧱 Habit Design 🌊 Emotional Resilience 🪞 Self-Awareness

The Defining Decade

by Meg Jay • 2012

Most defining moments happen before 35. Coast through your twenties and you miss the window.

4.10

92k+

🧠 Brain Plasticity 🌱 Early Adulthood 💼 Career Direction 🔮 Future Self 💑 Intentional Dating

The Defining Decade 94%

Most defining moments happen before 35. Coast through your twenties and you miss the window.

by Meg Jay 2012

4.10

92k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Plasticity 🌱 Early Adulthood 💼 Career Direction 🔮 Future Self 💑 Intentional Dating

Belong

by Radha Agrawal • 2018

Loneliness harms like alcoholism. A method to find true community, not just more contacts.

3.60

1k+

🏘️ Community Building 👥 Adult Friendships 🏠 Belonging ⚡ Social Energy 😊 Positive Psychology

Belong 94%

Loneliness harms like alcoholism. A method to find true community, not just more contacts.

by Radha Agrawal 2018

3.60

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Community Building 👥 Adult Friendships 🏠 Belonging ⚡ Social Energy 😊 Positive Psychology

Your One Wild and Precious Life

by Maureen Gaffney • 2021

Nine life stages, nine psychological tasks. The roadmap for mastering yours, whatever your age.

3.47

255

🧠 Developmental Psychology 📋 Life Stages 🔗 Attachment Theory 🪪 Identity Formation 🔄 Midlife Transition

Your One Wild and Precious Life 93%

Nine life stages, nine psychological tasks. The roadmap for mastering yours, whatever your age.

by Maureen Gaffney 2021

3.47

255 ratings

🧠 Developmental Psychology 📋 Life Stages 🔗 Attachment Theory 🪪 Identity Formation 🔄 Midlife Transition

The Menu

by Aaron Clarey • 2022

Marriage is no longer guaranteed. The practical path to purpose and fulfillment without it.

4.05

188

🏠 Solo Living 🎯 Personal Agency 🔧 Self-Reliance 🎨 Life Design 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Menu 93%

Marriage is no longer guaranteed. The practical path to purpose and fulfillment without it.

by Aaron Clarey 2022

4.05

188 ratings

🏠 Solo Living 🎯 Personal Agency 🔧 Self-Reliance 🎨 Life Design 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Learning to Love Midlife

by Chip Conley • 2024

The dozen shifts that trade a midlife crisis for your most purposeful, emotionally rich years.

3.68

1k+

🦋 Midlife Transitions 🍂 Aging Well 🧠 Positive Psychology ❤️ Emotional Wisdom 🌱 Purpose Cultivation

Learning to Love Midlife 93%

The dozen shifts that trade a midlife crisis for your most purposeful, emotionally rich years.

by Chip Conley 2024

3.68

1k+ ratings

🦋 Midlife Transitions 🍂 Aging Well 🧠 Positive Psychology ❤️ Emotional Wisdom 🌱 Purpose Cultivation

New Passages

by Gail Sheehy • 1996

Thirty extra years of life have no map. Here is the terrain from 50 to 85.

3.71

356

🌅 Midlife Transitions 👤 Adult Development 🌀 Conscious Aging 🌸 Menopause Wellness 🦾 Men's Midlife

New Passages 93%

Thirty extra years of life have no map. Here is the terrain from 50 to 85.

by Gail Sheehy 1996

3.71

356 ratings

🌅 Midlife Transitions 👤 Adult Development 🌀 Conscious Aging 🌸 Menopause Wellness 🦾 Men's Midlife

You Deserve This Sh!t

by Jordan Tarver • 2021

Find your path by asking yourself the questions you've been avoiding. The rest is practice.

3.48

947

🔍 Self-Discovery ✍️ Life Design 🧘 Mindfulness Exercises 📓 Journaling Prompts 🌱 Beginner's Mind

You Deserve This Sh!t 93%

Find your path by asking yourself the questions you've been avoiding. The rest is practice.

by Jordan Tarver 2021

3.48

947 ratings

🔍 Self-Discovery ✍️ Life Design 🧘 Mindfulness Exercises 📓 Journaling Prompts 🌱 Beginner's Mind

When Life Changes or You Wish It Would

by Carol Adrienne • 2002

Every upheaval follows a hidden sequence. Spot your stage, and the next step gets clear.

3.77

🌀 Life Transitions ❓ Embracing Uncertainty 🎯 Vision Setting 🪞 Self-Acceptance 😨 Fear Management

When Life Changes or You Wish It Would Summary

When Life Changes or You Wish It Would 93%

Every upheaval follows a hidden sequence. Spot your stage, and the next step gets clear.

by Carol Adrienne 2002

3.77

35 ratings

🌀 Life Transitions ❓ Embracing Uncertainty 🎯 Vision Setting 🪞 Self-Acceptance 😨 Fear Management

Stuck

by Anneli Rufus • 2008

More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.

3.03

386

🧱 Personal Stagnation 🏛️ Cultural Critique 🚪 Life Transitions 🎭 Victimhood Culture ⏳ Instant Gratification

Stuck 93%

More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.

by Anneli Rufus 2008

3.03

386 ratings

🧱 Personal Stagnation 🏛️ Cultural Critique 🚪 Life Transitions 🎭 Victimhood Culture ⏳ Instant Gratification

Adulting

by Kelly Williams Brown • 2013

From changing your oil to keeping your friends, 468 steps that replace panic with competence.

3.70

14k+

🧹 Life Skills 🧑‍🎓 Early Adulthood 🛠️ Practical Advice 😂 Humorous Self-Help 💰 Financial Basics

Adulting 93%

From changing your oil to keeping your friends, 468 steps that replace panic with competence.

by Kelly Williams Brown 2013

3.70

14k+ ratings

🧹 Life Skills 🧑‍🎓 Early Adulthood 🛠️ Practical Advice 😂 Humorous Self-Help 💰 Financial Basics

What Do You Want Out of Life?

by Valerie Tiberius • 2023

Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.

3.19

373

🏛️ Practical Philosophy ⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution 🎯 Values Identification 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🧠 Moral Psychology

What Do You Want Out of Life? 93%

Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.

by Valerie Tiberius 2023

3.19

373 ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy ⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution 🎯 Values Identification 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🧠 Moral Psychology

Dear Sonali, Letters to the Daughter I Never Had

by Lynn Toler • 2019

A TV judge's blunt letters on money, men, and the stories women tell themselves.

4.50

484

👩 Women's Life Advice 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🪞 Self-Reflection 🚩 Relationship Red Flags 💰 Financial Literacy

Dear Sonali, Letters to the Daughter I Never Had Summary

Dear Sonali, Letters to the Daughter I Never Had 93%

A TV judge's blunt letters on money, men, and the stories women tell themselves.

by Lynn Toler 2019

4.50

484 ratings

👩 Women's Life Advice 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🪞 Self-Reflection 🚩 Relationship Red Flags 💰 Financial Literacy

How to Fail

by Elizabeth Day • 2019

What divorce, infertility, and not fitting in taught her that success never could.

3.93

14k+

🧱 Embracing Failure 🔄 Redefining Success 💪 Resilience Building 🔥 Female Anger 🎭 Perfectionism

How to Fail 93%

What divorce, infertility, and not fitting in taught her that success never could.

by Elizabeth Day 2019

3.93

14k+ ratings

🧱 Embracing Failure 🔄 Redefining Success 💪 Resilience Building 🔥 Female Anger 🎭 Perfectionism

The Shift

by Tinx • 2023

Stop auditioning. The dating expert who'll teach you to make your life the thing you're building.

3.93

10k+

🗓️ Dating Advice 💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧘 Emotional Self-Reliance 🚶 Solo Adventures 👯 Female Friendships

The Shift 93%

Stop auditioning. The dating expert who'll teach you to make your life the thing you're building.

by Tinx 2023

3.93

10k+ ratings

🗓️ Dating Advice 💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧘 Emotional Self-Reliance 🚶 Solo Adventures 👯 Female Friendships

Everything I Know About Love

by Dolly Alderton • 2018

MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.

3.93

517k+

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 📖 Coming Of Age Memoir 📱 Millennial Experience 🍸 Drinking Culture 🎭 People Pleasing

Everything I Know About Love 93%

MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.

by Dolly Alderton 2018

3.93

517k+ ratings

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 📖 Coming Of Age Memoir 📱 Millennial Experience 🍸 Drinking Culture 🎭 People Pleasing

I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was

by Barbara Sher • 1994

You already know what you want; the buried clues and exercises that prove it.

3.79

8k+

🧭 Career Coaching 🔍 Vocation Discovery 🧱 Overcoming Blocks 🏆 Fear Of Success 🚧 Self-Sabotage

I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was Summary

I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was 93%

You already know what you want; the buried clues and exercises that prove it.

by Barbara Sher 1994

3.79

8k+ ratings

🧭 Career Coaching 🔍 Vocation Discovery 🧱 Overcoming Blocks 🏆 Fear Of Success 🚧 Self-Sabotage

Brave

by Margie Warrell • 2015

Bravery is a practice, not a personality. Fifty small acts to build it into reflex.

4.02

175

🦁 Facing Fear 🌱 Resilience Building 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🧠 Growth Mindset 🌟 Positive Psychology

Brave 93%

Bravery is a practice, not a personality. Fifty small acts to build it into reflex.

by Margie Warrell 2015

4.02

175 ratings

🦁 Facing Fear 🌱 Resilience Building 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🧠 Growth Mindset 🌟 Positive Psychology

Friendship in the Age of Loneliness

by Adam Smiley Poswolsky • 2021

You have hundreds of contacts and maybe one real friend. The playbook for rebuilding your circle.

3.38

426

👥 Adult Friendship 🤝 Social Connection 😔 Loneliness Epidemic 🏘️ Community Building 🕯️ Rituals And Traditions

Friendship in the Age of Loneliness Summary

Friendship in the Age of Loneliness 93%

You have hundreds of contacts and maybe one real friend. The playbook for rebuilding your circle.

by Adam Smiley Poswolsky 2021

3.38

426 ratings

👥 Adult Friendship 🤝 Social Connection 😔 Loneliness Epidemic 🏘️ Community Building 🕯️ Rituals And Traditions

Letting Go

by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

3.68

388

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

Letting Go 93%

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

by Karen Levin Coburn 1988

3.68

388 ratings

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

Platonic

by Marisa G. Franco • 2022

Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.

4.04

8k+

🤝 Adult Friendships 🔗 Attachment Theory 💔 Vulnerability 🎭 Authenticity ⚖️ Conflict Resolution

Platonic 93%

Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.

by Marisa G. Franco 2022

4.04

8k+ ratings

🤝 Adult Friendships 🔗 Attachment Theory 💔 Vulnerability 🎭 Authenticity ⚖️ Conflict Resolution

Someday Is Not a Day in the Week

by Sam Horn • 2019

Stop deferring your dreams: ten actions to start the life you actually want.

3.73

519

🧭 Life Design 🎯 Purpose Finding 😊 Happiness Studies 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 🧠 Positive Psychology

Someday Is Not a Day in the Week Summary

Someday Is Not a Day in the Week 93%

Stop deferring your dreams: ten actions to start the life you actually want.

by Sam Horn 2019

3.73

519 ratings

🧭 Life Design 🎯 Purpose Finding 😊 Happiness Studies 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 🧠 Positive Psychology

Here to Make Friends

by Hope Kelaher • 2020

Proximity made your childhood friends. Here is the intentional system for making them as an adult.

3.19

155

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 😔 Loneliness 🔗 Attachment Theory 🗣️ Social Skills 💗 Emotional Vulnerability

Here to Make Friends 93%

Proximity made your childhood friends. Here is the intentional system for making them as an adult.

by Hope Kelaher 2020

3.19

155 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 😔 Loneliness 🔗 Attachment Theory 🗣️ Social Skills 💗 Emotional Vulnerability

Morning Sunshine!

by Robin Meade • 2009

Stop performing confidence and start building it: the daily mental habits that rewire self-doubt.

3.71

290

🧱 Confidence Building 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🔍 Self-Awareness 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ⚡ Fear Confrontation

Morning Sunshine! 92%

Stop performing confidence and start building it: the daily mental habits that rewire self-doubt.

by Robin Meade 2009

3.71

290 ratings

🧱 Confidence Building 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🔍 Self-Awareness 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ⚡ Fear Confrontation

You Do You

by Sarah Knight • 2017

The permission slip for saying no, skipping the party, and finally putting yourself first.

3.62

8k+

🫂 Self-Acceptance 🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 🛁 Self-Care 🦄 Nonconformity

You Do You 92%

The permission slip for saying no, skipping the party, and finally putting yourself first.

by Sarah Knight 2017

3.62

8k+ ratings

🫂 Self-Acceptance 🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 🛁 Self-Care 🦄 Nonconformity

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.

4.01

2k+

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

The Pursuit of Perfect 92%

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

The Myths of Happiness

by Sonja Lyubomirsky • 2012

Life's big milestones satisfy less than promised. The science of why, and what works better.

3.66

2k+

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔄 Life Transitions 👥 Social Comparison 🔁 Hedonic Adaptation 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Myths of Happiness 92%

Life's big milestones satisfy less than promised. The science of why, and what works better.

by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2012

3.66

2k+ ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔄 Life Transitions 👥 Social Comparison 🔁 Hedonic Adaptation 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Art of Showing Up

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller • 2020

The friendships you want require skills nobody taught you, starting with showing up for yourself.

3.77

3k+

🫂 Adult Friendships 💞 Friendship Skills 🧘 Self-Compassion Practices 👁️ Emotional Noticing 🗣️ Supportive Communication

The Art of Showing Up 92%

The friendships you want require skills nobody taught you, starting with showing up for yourself.

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2020

3.77

3k+ ratings

🫂 Adult Friendships 💞 Friendship Skills 🧘 Self-Compassion Practices 👁️ Emotional Noticing 🗣️ Supportive Communication

Braving the Wilderness

by Brené Brown • 2017

The more we sort into tribes, the lonelier we get. Belonging starts with standing alone.

4.12

121k+

🏠 Authentic Belonging 🗳️ Political Polarization 🪞 Self-Acceptance 🏚️ Loneliness Epidemic 🤝 Trust Building

Braving the Wilderness 92%

The more we sort into tribes, the lonelier we get. Belonging starts with standing alone.

by Brené Brown 2017

4.12

121k+ ratings

🏠 Authentic Belonging 🗳️ Political Polarization 🪞 Self-Acceptance 🏚️ Loneliness Epidemic 🤝 Trust Building

The Genius Zone

by Gay Hendricks • 2021

The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.

3.71

841

🌊 Flow States 🎨 Creative Practice 🍃 Letting Go 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ☀️ Positive Psychology

The Genius Zone 92%

The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.

by Gay Hendricks 2021

3.71

841 ratings

🌊 Flow States 🎨 Creative Practice 🍃 Letting Go 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ☀️ Positive Psychology

Grow the F*ck Up

by Sarah Knight • 2023

Adulthood has rules, and no one gave you the manual. Here it is, swearing included.

3.54

596

🧭 Adulting Guides 😏 Self-Help Humor 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Grow the F*ck Up 92%

Adulthood has rules, and no one gave you the manual. Here it is, swearing included.

by Sarah Knight 2023

3.54

596 ratings

🧭 Adulting Guides 😏 Self-Help Humor 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌊 Emotional Regulation

The Life Brief

by Bonnie Wan • 2024

A brand strategist turns the ad world's sharpest tool onto the fog of personal desire.

3.77

429

🧱 Life Design 🎨 Creative Process 🧠 Brain Dump ⛓️ Limiting Beliefs 🪞 Authentic Self

The Life Brief 92%

A brand strategist turns the ad world's sharpest tool onto the fog of personal desire.

by Bonnie Wan 2024

3.77

429 ratings

🧱 Life Design 🎨 Creative Process 🧠 Brain Dump ⛓️ Limiting Beliefs 🪞 Authentic Self

The Happiness Curve

by Jonathan Rauch • 2018

Midlife discontent is not a crisis. It is predictable, temporary, and the upswing needs no action.

3.63

2k+

🔄 Midlife Transitions 📊 Happiness Research 😊 Positive Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏃 Hedonic Adaptation

The Happiness Curve 92%

Midlife discontent is not a crisis. It is predictable, temporary, and the upswing needs no action.

by Jonathan Rauch 2018

3.63

2k+ ratings

🔄 Midlife Transitions 📊 Happiness Research 😊 Positive Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏃 Hedonic Adaptation

Happy Ever After

by Paul Dolan • 2019

Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.

3.66

993

🧠 Behavioral Science 😊 Happiness Research 📊 Behavioral Economics 📜 Life Scripts ⚖️ Social Comparison

Happy Ever After 92%

Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.

by Paul Dolan 2019

3.66

993 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Science 😊 Happiness Research 📊 Behavioral Economics 📜 Life Scripts ⚖️ Social Comparison

11 Rules For Life

by Chetan Bhagat • 2024

The system is stacked against you. Here are the rules for climbing anyway.

4.22

893

🪜 Class Mobility 💰 Personal Finance 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Dopamine Science 🐢 Incremental Progress

11 Rules For Life 92%

The system is stacked against you. Here are the rules for climbing anyway.

by Chetan Bhagat 2024

4.22

893 ratings

🪜 Class Mobility 💰 Personal Finance 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Dopamine Science 🐢 Incremental Progress

The Friendship Crisis

by Marla Paul • 2004

Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.

3.18

254

👫 Adult Friendships 🤝 Making Friends 💔 Combatting Loneliness 💚 Platonic Love 🧘 Social Wellness

The Friendship Crisis 92%

Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.

by Marla Paul 2004

3.18

254 ratings

👫 Adult Friendships 🤝 Making Friends 💔 Combatting Loneliness 💚 Platonic Love 🧘 Social Wellness

Party of One

by Meghan Keane • 2024

Singlehood is not a waiting room. A practical guide to building a fulfilling life on your own terms.

3.74

456

🧘 Solo Fulfillment 💬 Single Stigma 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🗣️ Self-Talk

Party of One 92%

Singlehood is not a waiting room. A practical guide to building a fulfilling life on your own terms.

by Meghan Keane 2024

3.74

456 ratings

🧘 Solo Fulfillment 💬 Single Stigma 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🗣️ Self-Talk

Failure to Launch

by Mark McConville • 2020

From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.

4.22

583

🧭 Emerging Adulthood 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🚧 Parental Boundaries 🛑 Parental Enabling 😰 Quarterlife Anxiety

Failure to Launch 92%

From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.

by Mark McConville 2020

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Pick one thing, society said. Four ways to build a career around everything you love instead.

by Emilie Wapnick 2017

3.83

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🧩 Portfolio Careers 🧠 Generalists 🔄 Career Reinvention 💖 Self-Acceptance 🎨 Polymathy

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