50 Books like Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance

The Secret to Everything

by Neel Burton • 2020

Suffering is optional. Ten perspective shifts, from gratitude to mortality, that loosen its grip.

3.82

267

🧠 Practical Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💀 Death Acceptance 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Secret to Everything 96%

Suffering is optional. Ten perspective shifts, from gratitude to mortality, that loosen its grip.

by Neel Burton 2020

3.82

267 ratings

🧠 Practical Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💀 Death Acceptance 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Rules of Life

by Richard Templar • 2005

Contented people aren't richer or smarter. They follow a quiet, learnable code.

3.70

7k+

📚 Practical Philosophy 🧩 Behavioral Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔬 Positive Psychology 🎯 Locus Of Control

The Rules of Life 96%

Contented people aren't richer or smarter. They follow a quiet, learnable code.

by Richard Templar 2005

3.70

7k+ ratings

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A Field Guide to a Happy Life

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2020

Stoicism refreshed by science: 53 short lessons for a resilient, clear-eyed, and truly happy life.

3.76

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A Field Guide to a Happy Life 96%

Stoicism refreshed by science: 53 short lessons for a resilient, clear-eyed, and truly happy life.

by Massimo Pigliucci 2020

3.76

1k+ ratings

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Meditations for Mortals

by Oliver Burkeman • 2024

Four weeks to stop chasing impossible control and start living the life you keep postponing.

4.26

19k+

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Meditations for Mortals 96%

Four weeks to stop chasing impossible control and start living the life you keep postponing.

by Oliver Burkeman 2024

4.26

19k+ ratings

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The Everyday Stoic

by William Mulligan • 2024

Stoicism stripped of academy dust: daily moves that build a mind nothing outside can break.

4.05

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The Everyday Stoic 96%

Stoicism stripped of academy dust: daily moves that build a mind nothing outside can break.

by William Mulligan 2024

4.05

440 ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 💀 Mortality Awareness 🧠 Cognitive Reframing

The Alphabet of Happiness

by Klaudia Mitura • 2025

The happiness you wait for is happiness you haven't learned to build. A daily practice manual.

4.65

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The Alphabet of Happiness 96%

The happiness you wait for is happiness you haven't learned to build. A daily practice manual.

by Klaudia Mitura 2025

4.65

26 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🔄 Habit Design 💖 Emotional Acceptance 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🧭 Decision Frameworks

Breakfast with Seneca

by David Fideler • 2021

You're free but enslaved to anger, worry, and wasted time. Seneca's fix for all three.

4.28

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🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🔥 Modern Stoicism 🧠 Emotional Mastery 💭 Cognitive Reframing

Breakfast with Seneca 96%

You're free but enslaved to anger, worry, and wasted time. Seneca's fix for all three.

by David Fideler 2021

4.28

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🔥 Modern Stoicism 🧠 Emotional Mastery 💭 Cognitive Reframing

Small Pleasures

by The School of Life • 2016

Grand joys exhaust us. The quiet daily pleasures already hold the meaning we're chasing.

3.89

1k+

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Small Pleasures 96%

Grand joys exhaust us. The quiet daily pleasures already hold the meaning we're chasing.

by The School of Life 2016

3.89

1k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Self-Help ✨ Re-Enchantment 🌸 Micro-Joys 🍵 Savoring 🌿 Contemplative Living

The Little Book of Stoicism

by Jonas Salzgeber • 2019

A Stoic playbook: turn obstacles into fuel, silence anxiety, build an unshakeable inner fortress.

4.19

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The Little Book of Stoicism 96%

A Stoic playbook: turn obstacles into fuel, silence anxiety, build an unshakeable inner fortress.

by Jonas Salzgeber 2019

4.19

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 📖 Modern Stoicism 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Happiness

by Frédéric Lenoir • 2011

The modern duty to be happy is making you miserable. Philosophers knew why centuries ago.

3.93

2k+

📊 Happiness Studies 🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help 🧘 Inner Work 🧭 Meaning And Purpose 💝 Altruism And Happiness

Happiness 96%

The modern duty to be happy is making you miserable. Philosophers knew why centuries ago.

by Frédéric Lenoir 2011

3.93

2k+ ratings

📊 Happiness Studies 🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help 🧘 Inner Work 🧭 Meaning And Purpose 💝 Altruism And Happiness

A Practical Guide to Happiness

by Will Buckingham • 2012

Chasing happiness makes it vanish. What the world's philosophies offer instead.

3.70

138

🧠 Philosophy Of Happiness 📈 Positive Psychology Critique 🏛️ Ancient Greek Ethics ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Happiness Paradox

A Practical Guide to Happiness 96%

Chasing happiness makes it vanish. What the world's philosophies offer instead.

by Will Buckingham 2012

3.70

138 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Happiness 📈 Positive Psychology Critique 🏛️ Ancient Greek Ethics ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Happiness Paradox

The Little Book of Contentment

by Leo Babauta • 2013

Stop trying to fix yourself. Learn to accept yourself, and watch the growth follow naturally.

3.86

1k+

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The Little Book of Contentment 96%

Stop trying to fix yourself. Learn to accept yourself, and watch the growth follow naturally.

by Leo Babauta 2013

3.86

1k+ ratings

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Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations

by Jules Evans • 2012

The Stoics and Epicureans trained the mind like an athlete. Their exercises still build resilience.

4.07

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Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations Summary

Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations 95%

The Stoics and Epicureans trained the mind like an athlete. Their exercises still build resilience.

by Jules Evans 2012

4.07

2k+ ratings

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Life

by Julian Baggini • 2020

The peace you want isn't found by leaving. It's built by changing how you react.

3.79

129

💭 Practical Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice ☮️ Inner Peace

Life 95%

The peace you want isn't found by leaving. It's built by changing how you react.

by Julian Baggini 2020

3.79

129 ratings

💭 Practical Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice ☮️ Inner Peace

Stoicism

by Jonathan Nauvall • 2019

Master reactions, reframe obstacles, and build grit with Stoic practices redesigned for modern life.

2.91

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📚 Practical Philosophy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧱 Resilience Building 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Stoicism 95%

Master reactions, reframe obstacles, and build grit with Stoic practices redesigned for modern life.

by Jonathan Nauvall 2019

2.91

22 ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📚 Practical Philosophy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧱 Resilience Building 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Antidote

by Oliver Burkeman • 2012

Positive thinking backfires. The case for embracing failure, mortality, and worst-case scenarios.

4.04

17k+

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The Antidote 95%

Positive thinking backfires. The case for embracing failure, mortality, and worst-case scenarios.

by Oliver Burkeman 2012

4.04

17k+ ratings

🔄 Anti-Self-Help 📚 Happiness Studies 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

Minimalism

by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2011

Decluttering is step one. The real work is filling that space with health, connection, and purpose.

3.69

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Minimalism 95%

Decluttering is step one. The real work is filling that space with health, connection, and purpose.

by Joshua Fields Millburn 2011

3.69

11k+ ratings

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The Wisdom of Groundhog Day

by Paul Hannam • 2016

Groundhog Day is a manual for escaping the life you're living on repeat.

3.82

135

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🧘 Mindful Living ⛓️ Limiting Beliefs 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💫 Authenticity

The Wisdom of Groundhog Day 95%

Groundhog Day is a manual for escaping the life you're living on repeat.

by Paul Hannam 2016

3.82

135 ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🧘 Mindful Living ⛓️ Limiting Beliefs 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💫 Authenticity

Getting Back to Happy

by Marc Chernoff • 2018

Daily rituals, not big goals, change lives. Small practices for the happiness you already hold.

3.78

850

🧱 Habit Formation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🍂 Letting Go 💗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Getting Back to Happy 95%

Daily rituals, not big goals, change lives. Small practices for the happiness you already hold.

by Marc Chernoff 2018

3.78

850 ratings

🧱 Habit Formation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🍂 Letting Go 💗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Unlearn

by Humble the Poet • 2014

A poet's hundred reminders: the heaviest things you carry are beliefs you can set down.

4.00

3k+

🧘 Inner Work 💛 Self-Acceptance 🍃 Letting Go 🌅 Present Moment 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Unlearn 95%

A poet's hundred reminders: the heaviest things you carry are beliefs you can set down.

by Humble the Poet 2014

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧘 Inner Work 💛 Self-Acceptance 🍃 Letting Go 🌅 Present Moment 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Happy

by Derren Brown • 2016

Ancient philosophy, not the modern happiness industry, holds the real secret to lasting peace.

4.05

8k+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔬 Happiness Studies 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💪 Emotional Resilience 🧠 Finding Meaning

Happy 95%

Ancient philosophy, not the modern happiness industry, holds the real secret to lasting peace.

by Derren Brown 2016

4.05

8k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔬 Happiness Studies 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💪 Emotional Resilience 🧠 Finding Meaning

Beyond Wealth

by Alexander Green • 2011

Wealth buys security, not a life. A financial advisor's guide to the other kind of rich.

3.77

623

🏦 Wealth And Meaning 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Positive Psychology 🌲 Nature And Solitude 📚 Lifelong Learning

Beyond Wealth 95%

Wealth buys security, not a life. A financial advisor's guide to the other kind of rich.

by Alexander Green 2011

3.77

623 ratings

🏦 Wealth And Meaning 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Positive Psychology 🌲 Nature And Solitude 📚 Lifelong Learning

The Socrates Express

by Eric Weiner • 2020

A ticket, a train, and the dead philosophers who can still teach you how to live.

4.14

4k+

🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🚂 Philosophical Travel 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🗿 Modern Stoicism 🧠 Intellectual Self-Help

The Socrates Express 95%

A ticket, a train, and the dead philosophers who can still teach you how to live.

by Eric Weiner 2020

4.14

4k+ ratings

🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🚂 Philosophical Travel 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🗿 Modern Stoicism 🧠 Intellectual Self-Help

Calm

by The School of Life • 2016

Calm is a skill philosophy can teach, and breathing exercises never will.

4.02

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Calm 95%

Calm is a skill philosophy can teach, and breathing exercises never will.

by The School of Life 2016

4.02

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Everyday Philosophy 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🏺 Modern Stoicism 💔 Relationship Expectations 🤗 Self-Compassion

On Desire

by William B. Irvine • 2005

Your desires are not your own; biology and society scripted them. Philosophy can rewrite the code.

3.91

702

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 🏹 Modern Stoicism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology

On Desire 95%

Your desires are not your own; biology and society scripted them. Philosophy can rewrite the code.

by William B. Irvine 2005

3.91

702 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 🏹 Modern Stoicism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology

Slow

by Brooke McAlary • 2018

Your frantic life isn't a scheduling issue. The solution starts with one drawer and one funeral.

3.87

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Slow 95%

Your frantic life isn't a scheduling issue. The solution starts with one drawer and one funeral.

by Brooke McAlary 2018

3.87

5k+ ratings

🐢 Slow Living 🏡 Simple Living 📵 Digital Minimalism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💆 Self-Care Routines

A Simpler Life

by The School of Life • 2022

Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.

3.98

2k+

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 🧭 Intentional Living 🪞 Self-Reflection 🫂 Meaningful Connection ⚖️ Work-Life Alignment

A Simpler Life 95%

Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.

by The School of Life 2022

3.98

2k+ ratings

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 🧭 Intentional Living 🪞 Self-Reflection 🫂 Meaningful Connection ⚖️ Work-Life Alignment

Who Will Cry When You Die?

by Robin Sharma • 1999

101 lessons for a life that leaves a mark: why service and silence outlast achievement.

4.00

27k+

🧠 Life Philosophy 📅 Daily Reflections 🔄 Habit Formation 💪 Resilience Building 🤝 Compassion Practice

Who Will Cry When You Die? 95%

101 lessons for a life that leaves a mark: why service and silence outlast achievement.

by Robin Sharma 1999

4.00

27k+ ratings

🧠 Life Philosophy 📅 Daily Reflections 🔄 Habit Formation 💪 Resilience Building 🤝 Compassion Practice

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff

by Richard Carlson • 1997

Most of your daily frustrations are optional. The small perspective shifts that quiet them.

4.00

97k+

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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff Summary

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff 95%

Most of your daily frustrations are optional. The small perspective shifts that quiet them.

by Richard Carlson 1997

4.00

97k+ ratings

😌 Stress Management 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👁️ Perspective Shifting 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Things That Matter

by Joshua Becker • 2022

Autopilot living ends in regret. Identify what matters and cut everything that does not.

3.81

4k+

🏠 Modern Minimalism 🔍 Purpose And Meaning 🎯 Distraction And Focus 📱 Digital Minimalism 🎗️ Altruism

Things That Matter 95%

Autopilot living ends in regret. Identify what matters and cut everything that does not.

by Joshua Becker 2022

3.81

4k+ ratings

🏠 Modern Minimalism 🔍 Purpose And Meaning 🎯 Distraction And Focus 📱 Digital Minimalism 🎗️ Altruism

A Guide to the Good Life

by William B. Irvine • 2008

A philosophy of joy that begins by picturing loss. The ancient Stoic practice, step by step.

4.19

27k+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Practical Philosophy 📜 Ancient Wisdom 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 🛡️ Emotional Resilience

A Guide to the Good Life 95%

A philosophy of joy that begins by picturing loss. The ancient Stoic practice, step by step.

by William B. Irvine 2008

4.19

27k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Practical Philosophy 📜 Ancient Wisdom 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 🛡️ Emotional Resilience

Slowing Down to the Speed of Life

by Richard Carlson • 1997

Your mind has a peaceful default setting. Here's how to return to it.

3.99

802

🧘 Inner Peace 🧠 Psychology Of Thought 💡 Emotional Awareness ☀️ Present Moment Awareness 🌿 Stress Management

Slowing Down to the Speed of Life Summary

Slowing Down to the Speed of Life 95%

Your mind has a peaceful default setting. Here's how to return to it.

by Richard Carlson 1997

3.99

802 ratings

🧘 Inner Peace 🧠 Psychology Of Thought 💡 Emotional Awareness ☀️ Present Moment Awareness 🌿 Stress Management

Petit traité de vie intérieure

by Frédéric Lenoir • 2010

What Buddha, Socrates, and the Stoics agreed on: twelve lessons for inner peace without dogma.

3.84

915

🔧 Practical Philosophy 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Petit traité de vie intérieure 95%

What Buddha, Socrates, and the Stoics agreed on: twelve lessons for inner peace without dogma.

by Frédéric Lenoir 2010

3.84

915 ratings

🔧 Practical Philosophy 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Midlife

by Kieran Setiya • 2017

A philosopher's diagnosis of the midlife crisis: you're chasing goals when you need meaning.

3.56

3k+

🏛️ Applied Philosophy 🔄 Midlife Crisis 💀 Mortality Acceptance 🛤️ Process Over Goals 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Midlife 95%

A philosopher's diagnosis of the midlife crisis: you're chasing goals when you need meaning.

by Kieran Setiya 2017

3.56

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Applied Philosophy 🔄 Midlife Crisis 💀 Mortality Acceptance 🛤️ Process Over Goals 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Saad Truth about Happiness

by Gad Saad • 2023

You own 40% of your happiness. Eight research-grounded ways to tilt that 40 percent upward.

3.71

571

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 😊 Happiness Studies 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 💪 Resilience Building

The Saad Truth about Happiness 95%

You own 40% of your happiness. Eight research-grounded ways to tilt that 40 percent upward.

by Gad Saad 2023

3.71

571 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 😊 Happiness Studies 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 💪 Resilience Building

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.

3.99

7k+

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

The Art of the Good Life 95%

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

Solve for Happy

by Mo Gawdat • 2017

Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.

3.97

11k+

🧪 Happiness Studies 🧠 Thought Management 🎯 Present Moment Awareness 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🌌 Secular Spirituality

Solve for Happy 95%

Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.

by Mo Gawdat 2017

3.97

11k+ ratings

🧪 Happiness Studies 🧠 Thought Management 🎯 Present Moment Awareness 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🌌 Secular Spirituality

Lessons in Stoicism

by John Sellars • 2019

The Stoics treated emotions as correctable judgments, centuries before modern therapy caught up.

4.19

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🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Lessons in Stoicism 95%

The Stoics treated emotions as correctable judgments, centuries before modern therapy caught up.

by John Sellars 2019

4.19

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism

by Matthew Van Natta • 2019

What you control, what you don't: the Stoic toolkit for emotional resilience, in plain language.

4.00

2k+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🔧 Practical Philosophy 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism Summary

The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism 95%

What you control, what you don't: the Stoic toolkit for emotional resilience, in plain language.

by Matthew Van Natta 2019

4.00

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🔧 Practical Philosophy 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Atomic Steps

by Lawrence Conti • 2023

Seven days of tiny, repeated actions that permanently rewire a negative mind into a positive one.

4.34

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧱 Micro-Habits 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Atomic Steps 95%

Seven days of tiny, repeated actions that permanently rewire a negative mind into a positive one.

by Lawrence Conti 2023

4.34

29 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧱 Micro-Habits 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Four Thousand Weeks

by Oliver Burkeman • 2021

A long life spans four thousand weeks. The productivity industry has the problem backwards.

4.17

131k+

🛑 Anti-Productivity 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🤲 Accepting Limits 📱 Attention And Distraction 🛋️ Leisure Philosophy

Four Thousand Weeks 95%

A long life spans four thousand weeks. The productivity industry has the problem backwards.

by Oliver Burkeman 2021

4.17

131k+ ratings

🛑 Anti-Productivity 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🤲 Accepting Limits 📱 Attention And Distraction 🛋️ Leisure Philosophy

The Way of the Monk

by Gaur Gopal Das • 2020

A monk's four-part framework for staying balanced when work, relationships, or purpose go flat.

4.09

354

🙏 Practical Spirituality 🎯 Ikigai Purpose 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🙌 Gratitude Practices

The Way of the Monk 95%

A monk's four-part framework for staying balanced when work, relationships, or purpose go flat.

by Gaur Gopal Das 2020

4.09

354 ratings

🙏 Practical Spirituality 🎯 Ikigai Purpose 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🙌 Gratitude Practices

Being Happy!

by Andrew Matthews • 1988

Happiness isn't a feeling you catch. It's a skill. The tools, from self-image to goals.

4.19

4k+

🧱 Self-Help Fundamentals 🪞 Self-Image ☀️ Positive Thinking 🧲 Law Of Attraction 🎯 Goal Setting

Being Happy! 95%

Happiness isn't a feeling you catch. It's a skill. The tools, from self-image to goals.

by Andrew Matthews 1988

4.19

4k+ ratings

🧱 Self-Help Fundamentals 🪞 Self-Image ☀️ Positive Thinking 🧲 Law Of Attraction 🎯 Goal Setting

The Practicing Stoic

by Ward Farnsworth • 2018

How to reshape your judgments so that external events lose their sting: a Stoic training manual.

4.35

5k+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Practical Philosophy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 💀 Mortality Awareness

The Practicing Stoic 95%

How to reshape your judgments so that external events lose their sting: a Stoic training manual.

by Ward Farnsworth 2018

4.35

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Practical Philosophy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 💀 Mortality Awareness

How to Have a Life

by Seneca

You guard every dollar but hemorrhage hours. An ancient Stoic on the cure.

3.90

432

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 📜 Classical Wisdom ⏳ Time And Mortality 🎯 Intentional Living 🧘 Practical Philosophy

How to Have a Life 95%

You guard every dollar but hemorrhage hours. An ancient Stoic on the cure.

by Seneca

3.90

432 ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 📜 Classical Wisdom ⏳ Time And Mortality 🎯 Intentional Living 🧘 Practical Philosophy

Soul in the Game

by Vitaliy N. Katsenelson • 2022

Meaning is not found by dodging difficulty but by choosing the struggles that matter to you.

4.20

465

🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚖️ Stoic Virtues 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🪞 Cognitive Reframing 🎨 Creative Process

Soul in the Game 95%

Meaning is not found by dodging difficulty but by choosing the struggles that matter to you.

by Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2022

4.20

465 ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚖️ Stoic Virtues 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🪞 Cognitive Reframing 🎨 Creative Process

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

by Mindy Kaling • 2011

The cage is unlocked and always was: ten parables that show you the door.

3.86

515k+

🧘 Practical Spirituality 📖 Self-Knowledge Parables 🧠 Conditioned Mind 🪞 Projection Patterns 🍂 Impermanence

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Summary

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? 95%

The cage is unlocked and always was: ten parables that show you the door.

by Mindy Kaling 2011

3.86

515k+ ratings

🧘 Practical Spirituality 📖 Self-Knowledge Parables 🧠 Conditioned Mind 🪞 Projection Patterns 🍂 Impermanence

How to Be a Stoic

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2017

Why Stoicism still works: daily exercises to untangle emotions and reframe setbacks as training.

4.03

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