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Books like Letter From Japan

The Wisdom of Tea
by Noriko Morishita • 2002
The Japanese tea ceremony is not about tea: a lifelong training in presence and peace.
3.92
2k+
🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics🍵 Tea Culture🧘 Mindful Practice🍂 Seasonal Living☸️ Zen Buddhism
The Wisdom of Tea Summary
The Wisdom of Tea 96%
The Japanese tea ceremony is not about tea: a lifelong training in presence and peace.
by Noriko Morishita 2002
3.92
2k+ ratings
🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics🍵 Tea Culture🧘 Mindful Practice🍂 Seasonal Living☸️ Zen Buddhism
Japonisme
by Erin Niimi Longhurst • 2018
Seven Japanese concepts to find purpose, embrace imperfection, and build a calmer life.
3.74
3k+
🎋 Japanese Philosophy🌸 Japanese Aesthetics🌏 Cultural Self-Help🧘 Mindful Living🌲 Forest Bathing
Japonisme Summary
Japonisme 95%
Seven Japanese concepts to find purpose, embrace imperfection, and build a calmer life.
by Erin Niimi Longhurst 2018
3.74
3k+ ratings
🎋 Japanese Philosophy🌸 Japanese Aesthetics🌏 Cultural Self-Help🧘 Mindful Living🌲 Forest Bathing
The Book of Ichigo Ichie
by Héctor García • 2018
Moments don't repeat. The Japanese practice that trains you to catch them before they vanish.
3.94
9k+
🎌 Japanese Wisdom🧘 Mindful Living🍵 Japanese Aesthetics🍂 Impermanence👁️ Attention Cultivation
The Book of Ichigo Ichie Summary
The Book of Ichigo Ichie 95%
Moments don't repeat. The Japanese practice that trains you to catch them before they vanish.
by Héctor García 2018
3.94
9k+ ratings
🎌 Japanese Wisdom🧘 Mindful Living🍵 Japanese Aesthetics🍂 Impermanence👁️ Attention Cultivation
Awakening Your Ikigai
by Ken Mogi • 2017
The Japanese art of finding purpose in morning coffee and spring blossoms, not career milestones.
3.57
18k+
🏯 Japanese Philosophy🧘 Everyday Mindfulness🌊 Flow States☕ Ordinary Joys🎋 Japanese Aesthetics
Awakening Your Ikigai Summary
Awakening Your Ikigai 95%
The Japanese art of finding purpose in morning coffee and spring blossoms, not career milestones.
by Ken Mogi 2017
3.57
18k+ ratings
🏯 Japanese Philosophy🧘 Everyday Mindfulness🌊 Flow States☕ Ordinary Joys🎋 Japanese Aesthetics
Ikigai
by Yukari Mitsuhashi • 2018
Ikigai finds purpose not in five-year plans but in the small reason you rise each morning.
3.80
2k+
🎋 Japanese Philosophy🌸 Everyday Joy🎯 Ikigai🔧 Job Crafting⚖️ Work-Life Alignment
Ikigai Summary
Ikigai 94%
Ikigai finds purpose not in five-year plans but in the small reason you rise each morning.
by Yukari Mitsuhashi 2018
3.80
2k+ ratings
🎋 Japanese Philosophy🌸 Everyday Joy🎯 Ikigai🔧 Job Crafting⚖️ Work-Life Alignment
The Way of Nagomi
by Ken Mogi • 2022
The Japanese secret to balance: stop before full, blend opposites, and find strength in what breaks.
3.44
1k+
🏯 Japanese Philosophy💛 Self-Acceptance🍱 Mindful Eating📚 Lifelong Learning🍂 Impermanence
The Way of Nagomi Summary
The Way of Nagomi 94%
The Japanese secret to balance: stop before full, blend opposites, and find strength in what breaks.
by Ken Mogi 2022
3.44
1k+ ratings
🏯 Japanese Philosophy💛 Self-Acceptance🍱 Mindful Eating📚 Lifelong Learning🍂 Impermanence
Zen
by Shunmyō Masuno • 2009
You don't need a monastery. A Zen priest's small, daily prescriptions for a calmer mind.
3.87
13k+
🧘 Zen Practice☸️ Zen Buddhism🌸 Mindful Living🍃 Simplicity📿 Buddhist Self-Help
Zen Summary
Zen 94%
You don't need a monastery. A Zen priest's small, daily prescriptions for a calmer mind.
by Shunmyō Masuno 2009
3.87
13k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Practice☸️ Zen Buddhism🌸 Mindful Living🍃 Simplicity📿 Buddhist Self-Help
Goodbye, Things
by Fumio Sasaki • 2015
Your possessions are an invisible to-do list. The Japanese case for owning less.
3.80
45k+
🏠 Minimalist Living🧹 Decluttering🌿 Simple Living🎋 Japanese Aesthetics🧘 Present-Moment Awareness
Goodbye, Things Summary
Goodbye, Things 93%
Your possessions are an invisible to-do list. The Japanese case for owning less.
by Fumio Sasaki 2015
3.80
45k+ ratings
🏠 Minimalist Living🧹 Decluttering🌿 Simple Living🎋 Japanese Aesthetics🧘 Present-Moment Awareness
Kokoro
by Beth Kempton • 2022
The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.
4.13
648
🎐 Japanese Philosophy🧘 Contemplative Living🍂 Embracing Impermanence🫙 Inner Stillness🕊️ Grief And Loss
Kokoro Summary
Kokoro 93%
The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.
by Beth Kempton 2022
4.13
648 ratings
🎐 Japanese Philosophy🧘 Contemplative Living🍂 Embracing Impermanence🫙 Inner Stillness🕊️ Grief And Loss
The Practice of Not Thinking
by Ryūnosuke Koike • 2013
Constant mental chatter is the enemy. Your senses are how you fight back. A Zen guide.
3.37
3k+
🧘 Buddhist Practice🌿 Mindful Living👁️ Sensory Awareness🔍 Observing Thoughts🍃 Non-Attachment
The Practice of Not Thinking Summary
The Practice of Not Thinking 93%
Constant mental chatter is the enemy. Your senses are how you fight back. A Zen guide.
by Ryūnosuke Koike 2013
3.37
3k+ ratings
🧘 Buddhist Practice🌿 Mindful Living👁️ Sensory Awareness🔍 Observing Thoughts🍃 Non-Attachment
A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind
by Shoukei Matsumoto • 2011
A Zen monk's cleaning routine: why scrubbing a floor quiets your mind more than a cushion.
3.58
7k+
🧘 Zen Practice🧹 Cleaning As Meditation☸️ Buddhist Living🪴 Simple Living🎋 Japanese Aesthetics
A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind Summary
A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind 93%
A Zen monk's cleaning routine: why scrubbing a floor quiets your mind more than a cushion.
by Shoukei Matsumoto 2011
3.58
7k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Practice🧹 Cleaning As Meditation☸️ Buddhist Living🪴 Simple Living🎋 Japanese Aesthetics
L'art de la Simplicité
by Dominique Loreau • 2008
Why owning less is the real luxury, and how French and Japanese simplicity teach it.
3.51
6k+
🇫🇷 French Lifestyle🌿 Simple Living🧘 Zen Buddhism🏯 Japanese Aesthetics🧠 Mental Clarity
L'art de la Simplicité Summary
L'art de la Simplicité 93%
Why owning less is the real luxury, and how French and Japanese simplicity teach it.
by Dominique Loreau 2008
3.51
6k+ ratings
🇫🇷 French Lifestyle🌿 Simple Living🧘 Zen Buddhism🏯 Japanese Aesthetics🧠 Mental Clarity
Handbook for Constructive Living
by David K. Reynolds • 1984
Feelings aren't yours to control, but behavior is. Two Japanese therapies, one way to live.
4.10
598
🎌 Japanese Psychology🏃 Action Over Feelings🙏 Gratitude Practice🧘 Buddhist Psychology🤲 Acceptance-Based Therapy
Handbook for Constructive Living Summary
Handbook for Constructive Living 92%
Feelings aren't yours to control, but behavior is. Two Japanese therapies, one way to live.
by David K. Reynolds 1984
4.10
598 ratings
🎌 Japanese Psychology🏃 Action Over Feelings🙏 Gratitude Practice🧘 Buddhist Psychology🤲 Acceptance-Based Therapy
Enchantment
by Katherine May • 2023
Wonder is not rare. It waits in ordinary things for anyone who remembers how to look.
3.59
13k+
🍃 Nature Writing✨ Everyday Wonder🙏 Sacred Ordinary🌿 Nature Connection😰 Modern Anxiety
Enchantment Summary
Enchantment 92%
Wonder is not rare. It waits in ordinary things for anyone who remembers how to look.
by Katherine May 2023
3.59
13k+ ratings
🍃 Nature Writing✨ Everyday Wonder🙏 Sacred Ordinary🌿 Nature Connection😰 Modern Anxiety
Abroad in Japan
by Chris Broad • 2023
He went to rural Japan to teach English. A missile alert at dawn changed everything.
4.11
23k+
🏞️ Rural Japan📚 Teaching Abroad🍜 Japanese Food😳 Culture Shock🌏 Expat Life
Abroad in Japan Summary
Abroad in Japan 92%
He went to rural Japan to teach English. A missile alert at dawn changed everything.
by Chris Broad 2023
4.11
23k+ ratings
🏞️ Rural Japan📚 Teaching Abroad🍜 Japanese Food😳 Culture Shock🌏 Expat Life
Wabi Sabi
by Nobuo Suzuki • 2021
A Japanese philosophy that trades perfectionism for the beauty of cracks, age, and letting go.
4.20
1k+
🎋 Japanese Aesthetics📜 Eastern Philosophy☸️ Zen Buddhism🍂 Impermanence🪡 Imperfection
Wabi Sabi Summary
Wabi Sabi 92%
A Japanese philosophy that trades perfectionism for the beauty of cracks, age, and letting go.
by Nobuo Suzuki 2021
4.20
1k+ ratings
🎋 Japanese Aesthetics📜 Eastern Philosophy☸️ Zen Buddhism🍂 Impermanence🪡 Imperfection
Everything That Remains
by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2013
He left his corner office, got rid of everything, and discovered what actually makes life rich.
3.81
10k+
🏠 Minimalist Living📖 Transformation Memoir🧭 Intentional Living🗑️ Decluttering🎯 Redefining Success
Everything That Remains Summary
Everything That Remains 92%
He left his corner office, got rid of everything, and discovered what actually makes life rich.
by Joshua Fields Millburn 2013
3.81
10k+ ratings
🏠 Minimalist Living📖 Transformation Memoir🧭 Intentional Living🗑️ Decluttering🎯 Redefining Success
Ikigai
by Michael Luck • 2020
Four questions that reveal your purpose, plus the eating rule that helps Okinawans live past 100.
2.87
23
🎯 Purpose Finding🧬 Longevity Practices🍵 Japanese Wellness🧩 Purpose Frameworks🌊 Blue Zone Wisdom
Ikigai Summary
Ikigai 92%
Four questions that reveal your purpose, plus the eating rule that helps Okinawans live past 100.
by Michael Luck 2020
2.87
23 ratings
🎯 Purpose Finding🧬 Longevity Practices🍵 Japanese Wellness🧩 Purpose Frameworks🌊 Blue Zone Wisdom
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+
🧠 Philosophical Self-Help✨ Re-Enchantment🌸 Micro-Joys🍵 Savoring🌿 Contemplative Living
Small Pleasures Summary
Small Pleasures 92%
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
Phosphorescence
by Julia Baird • 2020
What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.
3.77
12k+
✨ Everyday Awe🌿 Nature Connection🔍 Attention Practice🤝 Deep Friendships💗 Self-Compassion
Phosphorescence Summary
Phosphorescence 92%
What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.
by Julia Baird 2020
3.77
12k+ ratings
✨ Everyday Awe🌿 Nature Connection🔍 Attention Practice🤝 Deep Friendships💗 Self-Compassion
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 Summary
The Way of the Monk 92%
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
How to Be Fine
by Jolenta Greenberg • 2020
Fifty self-help books, road-tested by two friends. The dozen lessons that actually worked.
3.51
5k+
🧪 Self-Help Experiments🧠 Positive Psychology🙏 Gratitude Practice🧹 Decluttering📵 Digital Detox
How to Be Fine Summary
How to Be Fine 92%
Fifty self-help books, road-tested by two friends. The dozen lessons that actually worked.
by Jolenta Greenberg 2020
3.51
5k+ ratings
🧪 Self-Help Experiments🧠 Positive Psychology🙏 Gratitude Practice🧹 Decluttering📵 Digital Detox
Wintering
by Katherine May • 2020
How a season of retreat, silence, and cold water can heal what constant striving cannot.
3.80
78k+
🌲 Nature Memoir🍂 Seasonal Living🧭 Navigating Hardship🧊 Cold Water Therapy🕯️ Ritual And Tradition
Wintering Summary
Wintering 92%
How a season of retreat, silence, and cold water can heal what constant striving cannot.
by Katherine May 2020
3.80
78k+ ratings
🌲 Nature Memoir🍂 Seasonal Living🧭 Navigating Hardship🧊 Cold Water Therapy🕯️ Ritual And Tradition
Kaizen
by Sarah Harvey • 2019
Grand resolutions fail; tiny steps stick. A Japanese method for rewiring habits with small moves.
3.57
3k+
🧩 Micro Habits🎌 Japanese Wisdom🏡 Lifestyle Design🧠 Behavior Change📈 Habit Tracking
Kaizen Summary
Kaizen 92%
Grand resolutions fail; tiny steps stick. A Japanese method for rewiring habits with small moves.
by Sarah Harvey 2019
3.57
3k+ ratings
🧩 Micro Habits🎌 Japanese Wisdom🏡 Lifestyle Design🧠 Behavior Change📈 Habit Tracking
Dropping the Struggle
by Roger Housden • 2016
What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.
3.89
114
🧘 Mindfulness Practice💗 Self-Acceptance🍃 Letting Go🕉️ Non-Dual Wisdom🐢 Slowing Down
Dropping the Struggle Summary
Dropping the Struggle 92%
What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.
by Roger Housden 2016
3.89
114 ratings
🧘 Mindfulness Practice💗 Self-Acceptance🍃 Letting Go🕉️ Non-Dual Wisdom🐢 Slowing Down
The Way of the Fearless Writer
by Beth Kempton • 2023
Replace willpower with listening. A Japanese Zen approach to a writing life that sustains itself.
4.37
425
✍️ Writing Craft🎨 Creative Practice🧘 Zen Philosophy🦋 Creative Fear⛩️ Japanese Aesthetics
The Way of the Fearless Writer Summary
The Way of the Fearless Writer 92%
Replace willpower with listening. A Japanese Zen approach to a writing life that sustains itself.
by Beth Kempton 2023
4.37
425 ratings
✍️ Writing Craft🎨 Creative Practice🧘 Zen Philosophy🦋 Creative Fear⛩️ Japanese Aesthetics
I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life
by Maria Shriver • 2018
When life falls apart, the power to rebuild begins with a pause, a prayer, and a choice.
4.18
7k+
🙏 Spiritual Self-Help🧘 Meditation And Prayer🙌 Gratitude Practice💔 Embracing Imperfection🛡️ Inner Strength
I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life Summary
I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life 92%
When life falls apart, the power to rebuild begins with a pause, a prayer, and a choice.
by Maria Shriver 2018
4.18
7k+ ratings
🙏 Spiritual Self-Help🧘 Meditation And Prayer🙌 Gratitude Practice💔 Embracing Imperfection🛡️ Inner Strength
The Monks and Me
by Mary Paterson • 2012
Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.
3.75
492
🪷 Zen Buddhism✍️ Spiritual Memoir🧘 Mindfulness Practice🌍 Engaged Buddhism🌱 Transforming Suffering
The Monks and Me Summary
The Monks and Me 92%
Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.
by Mary Paterson 2012
3.75
492 ratings
🪷 Zen Buddhism✍️ Spiritual Memoir🧘 Mindfulness Practice🌍 Engaged Buddhism🌱 Transforming Suffering
Life Is a Verb
by Patti Digh • 2008
Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.
3.97
3k+
🧘 Mindful Living🎨 Creative Self-Help⏳ Mortality Awareness🌱 Intentional Living📓 Daily Reflection
Life Is a Verb Summary
Life Is a Verb 92%
Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.
by Patti Digh 2008
3.97
3k+ ratings
🧘 Mindful Living🎨 Creative Self-Help⏳ Mortality Awareness🌱 Intentional Living📓 Daily Reflection
The Gratitude Jar-XLED
by Josie Robinson • 2014
A grateful slip of paper in a jar each night. What happened by day thirty.
4.21
450
🫙 Gratitude Practices📖 Spiritual Memoir📅 Daily Rituals💚 Emotional Healing✍️ Tactile Journaling
The Gratitude Jar-XLED Summary
The Gratitude Jar-XLED 92%
A grateful slip of paper in a jar each night. What happened by day thirty.
by Josie Robinson 2014
4.21
450 ratings
🫙 Gratitude Practices📖 Spiritual Memoir📅 Daily Rituals💚 Emotional Healing✍️ Tactile Journaling
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
by Haemin Sunim • 2012
A busy mind makes a busy world. Slow the mind, and the world slows with it.
4.02
49k+
🧘 Mindful Living☸️ Buddhist Psychology💭 Emotional Awareness🤝 Forgiveness Practice💗 Self-Compassion
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down 92%
A busy mind makes a busy world. Slow the mind, and the world slows with it.
by Haemin Sunim 2012
4.02
49k+ ratings
🧘 Mindful Living☸️ Buddhist Psychology💭 Emotional Awareness🤝 Forgiveness Practice💗 Self-Compassion
The Japanese Mind
by Roger J. Davies • 2002
Japan runs on unwritten rules. Twelve everyday concepts reveal the logic beneath the surface.
3.72
2k+
🗾 Japanese Society🌏 Cross-Cultural🤫 Indirect Communication🎁 Social Obligation🎋 Japanese Aesthetics
The Japanese Mind Summary
The Japanese Mind 92%
Japan runs on unwritten rules. Twelve everyday concepts reveal the logic beneath the surface.
by Roger J. Davies 2002
3.72
2k+ ratings
🗾 Japanese Society🌏 Cross-Cultural🤫 Indirect Communication🎁 Social Obligation🎋 Japanese Aesthetics
The Art of Taking Action
by Gregg Krech • 2014
Japanese psychology's rule: do what needs doing, no matter how you feel. Everything else follows.
3.88
1k+
🎌 Japanese Psychology🏃 Action Over Feelings📈 Kaizen🤲 Acceptance Practice😨 Coexisting With Fear
The Art of Taking Action Summary
The Art of Taking Action 91%
Japanese psychology's rule: do what needs doing, no matter how you feel. Everything else follows.
by Gregg Krech 2014
3.88
1k+ ratings
🎌 Japanese Psychology🏃 Action Over Feelings📈 Kaizen🤲 Acceptance Practice😨 Coexisting With Fear
Buddhist Boot Camp
by Timber Hawkeye • 2012
The Buddhist art of not needing a vacation: train your mind, drop your expectations.
4.25
6k+
🧘 Secular Buddhism🧠 Mindfulness🙏 Gratitude Practice🍂 Letting Go❤️ Compassion Practice
Buddhist Boot Camp Summary
Buddhist Boot Camp 91%
The Buddhist art of not needing a vacation: train your mind, drop your expectations.
by Timber Hawkeye 2012
4.25
6k+ ratings
🧘 Secular Buddhism🧠 Mindfulness🙏 Gratitude Practice🍂 Letting Go❤️ Compassion Practice
The Way of Aikido
by George Leonard • 1999
Centering, blending, and the art of winning without harm: aikido lessons for life beyond the dojo.
4.12
330
🥋 Aikido⚔️ Martial Arts Philosophy🕊️ Conflict Resolution🧘 Mind-Body Connection🌱 Adversity Transformation
The Way of Aikido Summary
The Way of Aikido 91%
Centering, blending, and the art of winning without harm: aikido lessons for life beyond the dojo.
by George Leonard 1999
4.12
330 ratings
🥋 Aikido⚔️ Martial Arts Philosophy🕊️ Conflict Resolution🧘 Mind-Body Connection🌱 Adversity Transformation
12 Tiny Things
by Heidi Barr • 2021
Twelve small doorways out of overwhelm and back to a life that feels like your own.
3.74
317
🧭 Intentional Living✨ Everyday Spirituality🪜 Small Daily Habits🧘 Mindfulness Practice🌿 Nature Connection
12 Tiny Things Summary
12 Tiny Things 91%
Twelve small doorways out of overwhelm and back to a life that feels like your own.
by Heidi Barr 2021
3.74
317 ratings
🧭 Intentional Living✨ Everyday Spirituality🪜 Small Daily Habits🧘 Mindfulness Practice🌿 Nature Connection
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
by Haruki Murakami • 2007
Running a marathon every year taught a novelist more about writing than literature ever did.
3.87
208k+
🏃 Marathon Running✍️ Writing Life🔁 Daily Practice🧘 Meditative Exercise🎨 Creative Process
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Summary
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running 91%
Running a marathon every year taught a novelist more about writing than literature ever did.
by Haruki Murakami 2007
3.87
208k+ ratings
🏃 Marathon Running✍️ Writing Life🔁 Daily Practice🧘 Meditative Exercise🎨 Creative Process
Zen in the Art of Archery
by Eugen Herrigel • 1948
A German learns archery in Japan: the arrow fires itself only when the ego steps aside.
3.98
17k+
🧘 Zen Buddhism📜 Eastern Philosophy📖 Spiritual Memoir🎯 Zen And The Arts🍃 Effortless Action
Zen in the Art of Archery Summary
Zen in the Art of Archery 91%
A German learns archery in Japan: the arrow fires itself only when the ego steps aside.
by Eugen Herrigel 1948
3.98
17k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Buddhism📜 Eastern Philosophy📖 Spiritual Memoir🎯 Zen And The Arts🍃 Effortless Action
Forest Bathing
by Qing Li • 2018
Trees release invisible compounds that combat illness. The mindful way to take them in.
3.99
6k+
🌳 Forest Therapy🧬 Nature And Immunity🎋 Japanese Wellness🌍 Ecotherapy👂 Sensory Awareness
Forest Bathing Summary
Forest Bathing 91%
Trees release invisible compounds that combat illness. The mindful way to take them in.
by Qing Li 2018
3.99
6k+ ratings
🌳 Forest Therapy🧬 Nature And Immunity🎋 Japanese Wellness🌍 Ecotherapy👂 Sensory Awareness
The Stories We Tell
by Joanna Gaines • 2022
The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.
3.48
12k+
🎤 Celebrity Memoir📖 Self-Help Memoir💭 Storytelling And Identity🫂 Vulnerability🧘 Mindfulness
The Stories We Tell Summary
The Stories We Tell 91%
The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.
by Joanna Gaines 2022
3.48
12k+ ratings
🎤 Celebrity Memoir📖 Self-Help Memoir💭 Storytelling And Identity🫂 Vulnerability🧘 Mindfulness
Ikigai for Teens
by Héctor García • 2021
What Okinawa's 100-year-olds can teach teens about building a life worth waking up for.
3.94
464
🧑‍🎓 Teen Self Help🎯 Finding Purpose🌸 Ikigai🔄 Continuous Improvement📱 Digital Minimalism
Ikigai for Teens Summary
Ikigai for Teens 91%
What Okinawa's 100-year-olds can teach teens about building a life worth waking up for.
by Héctor García 2021
3.94
464 ratings
🧑‍🎓 Teen Self Help🎯 Finding Purpose🌸 Ikigai🔄 Continuous Improvement📱 Digital Minimalism
Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living
by Roger Housden • 2005
Pleasure, idleness, not knowing. Seven vices recast as the foundation of a fully lived life.
3.59
141
🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help👁️ Sensory Awareness🪷 Embracing Imperfection🛋️ Art Of Doing Nothing🌾 Sacred Ordinary
Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living Summary
Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living 91%
Pleasure, idleness, not knowing. Seven vices recast as the foundation of a fully lived life.
by Roger Housden 2005
3.59
141 ratings
🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help👁️ Sensory Awareness🪷 Embracing Imperfection🛋️ Art Of Doing Nothing🌾 Sacred Ordinary
You Are Here
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2004
We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.
4.30
13k+
🧘 Mindful Living🪷 Zen Buddhism🌅 Present Moment🍂 Impermanence💛 Transforming Suffering
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here 91%
We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004
4.30
13k+ ratings
🧘 Mindful Living🪷 Zen Buddhism🌅 Present Moment🍂 Impermanence💛 Transforming Suffering
How to Sit
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2014
Sitting is a practice of joy, not a break from the noise. Breath is the bridge.
4.33
4k+
🧘 Zen Buddhism🌬️ Mindful Breathing👁️ Present Moment🪑 Being Over Doing🚶 Everyday Mindfulness
How to Sit Summary
How to Sit 91%
Sitting is a practice of joy, not a break from the noise. Breath is the bridge.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2014
4.33
4k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Buddhism🌬️ Mindful Breathing👁️ Present Moment🪑 Being Over Doing🚶 Everyday Mindfulness
Nothing special
by Charlotte Joko Beck • 1993
Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.
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🧘 Zen Practice🌿 Mindful Living💭 Ego Dissolution⏳ Present Moment☸️ Buddhist Psychology
Nothing special Summary
Nothing special 91%
Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1993
4.14
3k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Practice🌿 Mindful Living💭 Ego Dissolution⏳ Present Moment☸️ Buddhist Psychology
Ikigai & Kaizen
by Anthony Raymond • 2023
The Japanese formula: know your deepest purpose, then improve one small thing every day.
4.14
1k+
🎌 Japanese Philosophy🔄 Continuous Improvement🧭 Finding Purpose🧱 Habit Design🏛️ Modern Stoicism
Ikigai & Kaizen Summary
Ikigai & Kaizen 91%
The Japanese formula: know your deepest purpose, then improve one small thing every day.
by Anthony Raymond 2023
4.14
1k+ ratings
🎌 Japanese Philosophy🔄 Continuous Improvement🧭 Finding Purpose🧱 Habit Design🏛️ Modern Stoicism
When Things Don't Go Your Way
by Haemin Sunim • 2018
A Zen teacher publicly shamed: his hard-won practices for when your world comes apart.
4.12
3k+
🧘 Zen Buddhism🧠 Buddhist Psychology🤲 Acceptance Practice💪 Emotional Resilience🙏 Gratitude Practice
When Things Don't Go Your Way Summary
When Things Don't Go Your Way 91%
A Zen teacher publicly shamed: his hard-won practices for when your world comes apart.
by Haemin Sunim 2018
4.12
3k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Buddhism🧠 Buddhist Psychology🤲 Acceptance Practice💪 Emotional Resilience🙏 Gratitude Practice
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance
by Haim Shapira • 2009
Happiness hides in idle afternoons and small moments; stop chasing and start collecting.
4.15
841
🏛️ Practical Philosophy📊 Positive Psychology😴 Idleness And Rest🐢 Slow Living🙏 Gratitude Practice
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance Summary
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance 91%
Happiness hides in idle afternoons and small moments; stop chasing and start collecting.
by Haim Shapira 2009
4.15
841 ratings
🏛️ Practical Philosophy📊 Positive Psychology😴 Idleness And Rest🐢 Slow Living🙏 Gratitude Practice
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 Summary
The Wisdom of Groundhog Day 91%
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
The Happiness Project
by Gretchen Rubin • 2009
One woman's year-long resolution experiment: can happiness be built one month at a time?
3.65
182k+
🧠 Positive Psychology🧪 Self Experimentation📝 Stunt Memoir📋 Habit Tracking☀️ Daily Practices
The Happiness Project Summary
The Happiness Project 91%
One woman's year-long resolution experiment: can happiness be built one month at a time?
by Gretchen Rubin 2009
3.65
182k+ ratings
🧠 Positive Psychology🧪 Self Experimentation📝 Stunt Memoir📋 Habit Tracking☀️ Daily Practices
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