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Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden • 1993
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
3.44
16
📝 Dissertation Writing🎓 Graduate School✍️ Writing Productivity📚 Academic Self-Help🧑‍🎓 Phd Students
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less Summary
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less 96%
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden 1993
3.44
16 ratings
📝 Dissertation Writing🎓 Graduate School✍️ Writing Productivity📚 Academic Self-Help🧑‍🎓 Phd Students
Mastering Your PhD
by Patricia A. Gosling • 2006
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
3.62
101
🎓 Doctoral Studies🔬 Lab Dynamics✍️ Thesis Writing🗣️ Academic Communication🧪 Experimental Design
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD 96%
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
by Patricia A. Gosling 2006
3.62
101 ratings
🎓 Doctoral Studies🔬 Lab Dynamics✍️ Thesis Writing🗣️ Academic Communication🧪 Experimental Design
The Book Proposal Book
by Laura Portwood-Stacer • 2021
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
4.71
100
📚 Academic Publishing📝 Book Proposals✍️ Scholarly Writing🖋️ Writing Guides🎓 Academic Career
The Book Proposal Book Summary
The Book Proposal Book 95%
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
by Laura Portwood-Stacer 2021
4.71
100 ratings
📚 Academic Publishing📝 Book Proposals✍️ Scholarly Writing🖋️ Writing Guides🎓 Academic Career
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
581
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments🌐 Multilingual Writing🎯 Writing For Impact
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 94%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments🌐 Multilingual Writing🎯 Writing For Impact
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
by Joan Bolker • 1998
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
3.84
2k+
🎓 Dissertation Writing🏛️ Graduate School✍️ Academic Writing📅 Daily Writing Practice🧰 Perfectionism
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day Summary
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day 94%
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
by Joan Bolker 1998
3.84
2k+ ratings
🎓 Dissertation Writing🏛️ Graduate School✍️ Academic Writing📅 Daily Writing Practice🧰 Perfectionism
How to Write a Lot
by Paul J. Silvia • 2007
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
4.07
5k+
📚 Scholarly Publishing🏫 Faculty Productivity✍️ Writing Habits⏰ Procrastination💰 Grant Writing
How to Write a Lot Summary
How to Write a Lot 94%
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
by Paul J. Silvia 2007
4.07
5k+ ratings
📚 Scholarly Publishing🏫 Faculty Productivity✍️ Writing Habits⏰ Procrastination💰 Grant Writing
Write No Matter What
by Joli Jensen • 2017
The tools to write steadily as an academic, even when perfectionism and pressure say you can't.
4.35
738
✍️ Academic Writing🏢 Faculty Life✨ Perfectionism🎭 Imposter Syndrome💭 Writing Anxiety
Write No Matter What Summary
Write No Matter What 94%
The tools to write steadily as an academic, even when perfectionism and pressure say you can't.
by Joli Jensen 2017
4.35
738 ratings
✍️ Academic Writing🏢 Faculty Life✨ Perfectionism🎭 Imposter Syndrome💭 Writing Anxiety
Stylish Academic Writing
by Helen Sword • 2012
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
4.06
1k+
📝 Academic Writing📚 Scholarly Publishing🗣️ Plain Language🏛️ Disciplinary Norms📖 Narrative Research
Stylish Academic Writing Summary
Stylish Academic Writing 94%
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
by Helen Sword 2012
4.06
1k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing📚 Scholarly Publishing🗣️ Plain Language🏛️ Disciplinary Norms📖 Narrative Research
The Freelance Academic
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal • 2019
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
4.21
34
🚪 Leaving Academia💼 Freelance Career🎭 Imposter Syndrome💰 Income Diversification✍️ Freelance Writing
The Freelance Academic Summary
The Freelance Academic 93%
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal 2019
4.21
34 ratings
🚪 Leaving Academia💼 Freelance Career🎭 Imposter Syndrome💰 Income Diversification✍️ Freelance Writing
How to Win at College
by Cal Newport • 2005
College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.
3.98
4k+
🎓 College Success📚 Student Productivity📝 Study Strategies⏰ Time Blocking🔁 Habit Design
How to Win at College Summary
How to Win at College 93%
College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.
by Cal Newport 2005
3.98
4k+ ratings
🎓 College Success📚 Student Productivity📝 Study Strategies⏰ Time Blocking🔁 Habit Design
Life Hacks (Vol. 1)
by Jay Anthony • 2015
Small fixes (a smile, a water jug, Wikipedia) to smooth life's friction and speed your work.
2.50
8
⚡ Productivity Hacks💰 Frugal Living📈 Career Growth🙏 Gratitude Practice✍️ Writing Tips
Life Hacks (Vol. 1) Summary
Life Hacks (Vol. 1) 92%
Small fixes (a smile, a water jug, Wikipedia) to smooth life's friction and speed your work.
by Jay Anthony 2015
2.50
8 ratings
⚡ Productivity Hacks💰 Frugal Living📈 Career Growth🙏 Gratitude Practice✍️ Writing Tips
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
by Eric Barker • 2017
The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.
4.11
17k+
🧭 Career Alignment🔄 Strategic Quitting⚡ Energy Management💖 Self-Compassion🤝 Authentic Networking
Barking Up the Wrong Tree Summary
Barking Up the Wrong Tree 92%
The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.
by Eric Barker 2017
4.11
17k+ ratings
🧭 Career Alignment🔄 Strategic Quitting⚡ Energy Management💖 Self-Compassion🤝 Authentic Networking
Reflective Writing
by Kate Williams • 2012
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
3.94
67
🪞 Reflective Practice✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Experiential Learning🎓 University Students🧠 Metacognition
Reflective Writing Summary
Reflective Writing 92%
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
by Kate Williams 2012
3.94
67 ratings
🪞 Reflective Practice✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Experiential Learning🎓 University Students🧠 Metacognition
Getting from College to Career
by Lindsey Pollak • 2007
Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.
3.81
827
🔍 Career Readiness🎓 Campus To Career🤝 Networking📱 Personal Branding🔎 Job Search
Getting from College to Career Summary
Getting from College to Career 92%
Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.
by Lindsey Pollak 2007
3.81
827 ratings
🔍 Career Readiness🎓 Campus To Career🤝 Networking📱 Personal Branding🔎 Job Search
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2025
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
3.87
237
🧠 Networked Note-Taking🎓 Academic Writing✍️ Writing Process🗄️ Knowledge Management📚 Learning Strategies
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes 92%
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
by Sönke Ahrens 2025
3.87
237 ratings
🧠 Networked Note-Taking🎓 Academic Writing✍️ Writing Process🗄️ Knowledge Management📚 Learning Strategies
Forever Employable
by Jeff Gothelf • 2020
Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.
3.71
440
🏷️ Personal Branding🔄 Career Reinvention💡 Thought Leadership📝 Content Marketing🚀 Lean Startup
Forever Employable Summary
Forever Employable 92%
Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.
by Jeff Gothelf 2020
3.71
440 ratings
🏷️ Personal Branding🔄 Career Reinvention💡 Thought Leadership📝 Content Marketing🚀 Lean Startup
Pivot
by Jenny Blake • 2016
A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.
3.74
2k+
💼 Career Transitions🔄 Lean Methodology🧪 Small Experiments🪞 Self-Assessment🤝 Strategic Networking
Pivot Summary
Pivot 92%
A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.
by Jenny Blake 2016
3.74
2k+ ratings
💼 Career Transitions🔄 Lean Methodology🧪 Small Experiments🪞 Self-Assessment🤝 Strategic Networking
You Are a Writer
by Jeff Goins • 2012
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
3.80
4k+
🪪 Writer Identity🏗️ Platform Building🏷️ Personal Branding👥 Audience Building✍️ Aspiring Authors
You Are a Writer Summary
You Are a Writer 92%
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
by Jeff Goins 2012
3.80
4k+ ratings
🪪 Writer Identity🏗️ Platform Building🏷️ Personal Branding👥 Audience Building✍️ Aspiring Authors
Start Finishing
by Charlie Gilkey • 2019
Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.
3.94
956
🏁 Finishing Projects🎨 Creative Productivity⏳ Overcoming Procrastination🧱 Habit Design🎯 Goal Setting
Start Finishing Summary
Start Finishing 92%
Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.
by Charlie Gilkey 2019
3.94
956 ratings
🏁 Finishing Projects🎨 Creative Productivity⏳ Overcoming Procrastination🧱 Habit Design🎯 Goal Setting
I Wish Someone Had Told Me...
by Dana Perino • 2025
The secrets of a meaningful career, from saving early to the habit that outranks talent.
3.99
775
💼 Career Advice📈 Professional Development🧑‍🎓 Early Career💰 Financial Literacy🧘 Resilience Training
I Wish Someone Had Told Me... Summary
I Wish Someone Had Told Me... 92%
The secrets of a meaningful career, from saving early to the habit that outranks talent.
by Dana Perino 2025
3.99
775 ratings
💼 Career Advice📈 Professional Development🧑‍🎓 Early Career💰 Financial Literacy🧘 Resilience Training
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20
by Tina Seelig • 2009
The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.
3.80
11k+
🗺️ Career Design💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset🧩 Creative Problem Solving🏋️ Failure And Resilience🤝 Negotiation Skills
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 Summary
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 92%
The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.
by Tina Seelig 2009
3.80
11k+ ratings
🗺️ Career Design💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset🧩 Creative Problem Solving🏋️ Failure And Resilience🤝 Negotiation Skills
The Edupreneur's Side Hustle Handbook
by Lisa Dunnigan • 2020
How ten educators turned classroom skills into side businesses, and the playbook they used.
3.78
23
🛠️ Side Hustle Guides📚 Teacher Entrepreneurship🏷️ Personal Branding✍️ Content Creation📱 Social Media Marketing
The Edupreneur's Side Hustle Handbook Summary
The Edupreneur's Side Hustle Handbook 92%
How ten educators turned classroom skills into side businesses, and the playbook they used.
by Lisa Dunnigan 2020
3.78
23 ratings
🛠️ Side Hustle Guides📚 Teacher Entrepreneurship🏷️ Personal Branding✍️ Content Creation📱 Social Media Marketing
Write Useful Books
by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2021
The product-design method that turns nonfiction books into recommendations, not just purchases.
4.54
769
📐 Book Design Thinking🔄 Lean Publishing🔁 Recommendation Loops📣 Audience Building📦 Amazon Marketing
Write Useful Books Summary
Write Useful Books 92%
The product-design method that turns nonfiction books into recommendations, not just purchases.
by Rob Fitzpatrick 2021
4.54
769 ratings
📐 Book Design Thinking🔄 Lean Publishing🔁 Recommendation Loops📣 Audience Building📦 Amazon Marketing
The 2-Hour Job Search
by Steve Dalton • 2012
Online applications give you a 1-in-13 shot. The system for tapping the other 12.
4.06
2k+
🔍 Job Search Strategies🤝 Networking Strategies✉️ Cold Outreach⏱️ Productivity Systems💼 Modern Career Advice
The 2-Hour Job Search Summary
The 2-Hour Job Search 92%
Online applications give you a 1-in-13 shot. The system for tapping the other 12.
by Steve Dalton 2012
4.06
2k+ ratings
🔍 Job Search Strategies🤝 Networking Strategies✉️ Cold Outreach⏱️ Productivity Systems💼 Modern Career Advice
You Can Do Anything
by George Anders • 2017
Liberal arts majors aren't doomed. The economy keeps tilting toward what only they can do.
3.49
500
🏛️ Defense Of Liberal Arts🎓 College To Career🧠 Critical Thinking💬 Storytelling At Work🔄 Career Reinvention
You Can Do Anything Summary
You Can Do Anything 92%
Liberal arts majors aren't doomed. The economy keeps tilting toward what only they can do.
by George Anders 2017
3.49
500 ratings
🏛️ Defense Of Liberal Arts🎓 College To Career🧠 Critical Thinking💬 Storytelling At Work🔄 Career Reinvention
Worthless
by Aaron Clarey • 2011
The labor market's college report card: which majors earn and which are a $40,000 mistake.
3.99
339
🧭 Career Guidance🎓 Higher Education🤔 College Skepticism💼 Career Pragmatism📊 Labor Economics
Worthless Summary
Worthless 92%
The labor market's college report card: which majors earn and which are a $40,000 mistake.
by Aaron Clarey 2011
3.99
339 ratings
🧭 Career Guidance🎓 Higher Education🤔 College Skepticism💼 Career Pragmatism📊 Labor Economics
How to Be Better at Almost Everything
by Pat Flynn • 2019
Forget mastery. Stack several skills to 80% instead, and build a career specialists can't touch.
3.45
1k+
🧩 Generalist Careers⚡ Rapid Skill Acquisition🧠 Meta-Learning🏋️ Self-Discipline🎯 Attention Management
How to Be Better at Almost Everything Summary
How to Be Better at Almost Everything 92%
Forget mastery. Stack several skills to 80% instead, and build a career specialists can't touch.
by Pat Flynn 2019
3.45
1k+ ratings
🧩 Generalist Careers⚡ Rapid Skill Acquisition🧠 Meta-Learning🏋️ Self-Discipline🎯 Attention Management
80,000 Hours
by Benjamin Todd • 2016
The counterintuitive math of doing good: why a corporate paycheck often beats a charity job.
3.91
2k+
🧭 Career Strategy🌍 Social Impact Careers🎓 Effective Altruism🌐 Global Problems🧪 Career Experiments
80,000 Hours Summary
80,000 Hours 92%
The counterintuitive math of doing good: why a corporate paycheck often beats a charity job.
by Benjamin Todd 2016
3.91
2k+ ratings
🧭 Career Strategy🌍 Social Impact Careers🎓 Effective Altruism🌐 Global Problems🧪 Career Experiments
The Startup of You
by Reid Hoffman • 2012
The ladder is gone. Here are the three plans and one network that replace it.
3.82
11k+
🧭 Career Management🕸️ Professional Networking🔄 Lean Methodology🏹 Competitive Advantage🚀 Self-Directed Career
The Startup of You Summary
The Startup of You 92%
The ladder is gone. Here are the three plans and one network that replace it.
by Reid Hoffman 2012
3.82
11k+ ratings
🧭 Career Management🕸️ Professional Networking🔄 Lean Methodology🏹 Competitive Advantage🚀 Self-Directed Career
Don't Pay for Your MBA
by Laurie Pickard • 2017
An MBA-level business education from free online courses, with the network and brand to match.
3.95
104
🎓 Alternative Mba💻 Online Education📊 Business Fundamentals📖 Self-Education🏷️ Personal Branding
Don't Pay for Your MBA Summary
Don't Pay for Your MBA 92%
An MBA-level business education from free online courses, with the network and brand to match.
by Laurie Pickard 2017
3.95
104 ratings
🎓 Alternative Mba💻 Online Education📊 Business Fundamentals📖 Self-Education🏷️ Personal Branding
The Science of Accelerated Learning
by Peter Hollins • 2017
15 minutes of real focus beats an hour of distracted study. The neuroscience of learning faster.
4.01
546
🧠 Learning Science📚 Study Skills🧩 Memory Techniques✍️ Active Learning👁️ Attention Management
The Science of Accelerated Learning Summary
The Science of Accelerated Learning 92%
15 minutes of real focus beats an hour of distracted study. The neuroscience of learning faster.
by Peter Hollins 2017
4.01
546 ratings
🧠 Learning Science📚 Study Skills🧩 Memory Techniques✍️ Active Learning👁️ Attention Management
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 Summary
Late Bloomers 92%
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
Refuse to Choose!
by Barbara Sher • 2006
You're not scattered. You're wired for variety, and there's a career model that actually fits.
3.97
5k+
🎨 Career Design🧩 Multipotentialites💡 Creative Polymathy🏗️ Career Reinvention🎭 Creative Professionals
Refuse to Choose! Summary
Refuse to Choose! 91%
You're not scattered. You're wired for variety, and there's a career model that actually fits.
by Barbara Sher 2006
3.97
5k+ ratings
🎨 Career Design🧩 Multipotentialites💡 Creative Polymathy🏗️ Career Reinvention🎭 Creative Professionals
Handbook for a Positive Revolution
by Edward de Bono • 1991
A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.
3.23
115
🏛️ Social Change🎯 Personal Effectiveness👁️ Perception And Reality🛠️ Constructive Action💡 Creative Thinking
Handbook for a Positive Revolution Summary
Handbook for a Positive Revolution 91%
A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.
by Edward de Bono 1991
3.23
115 ratings
🏛️ Social Change🎯 Personal Effectiveness👁️ Perception And Reality🛠️ Constructive Action💡 Creative Thinking
Soft Skills
by John Sonmez • 2014
Your code works. Your career doesn't. The missing manual for everything tech didn't teach you.
3.84
3k+
💻 Software Careers📢 Personal Branding📚 Self-Directed Learning⏰ Time Management💰 Personal Finance
Soft Skills Summary
Soft Skills 91%
Your code works. Your career doesn't. The missing manual for everything tech didn't teach you.
by John Sonmez 2014
3.84
3k+ ratings
💻 Software Careers📢 Personal Branding📚 Self-Directed Learning⏰ Time Management💰 Personal Finance
The Get Things Done Book
by Mikael Krogerus • 2021
A pocket toolkit of 41 methods to outwit procrastination, reclaim your focus, and finish real work.
3.87
583
🛠️ Productivity Systems⏳ Time Management📋 Project Management🧠 Procrastination Science🎯 Attention Management
The Get Things Done Book Summary
The Get Things Done Book 91%
A pocket toolkit of 41 methods to outwit procrastination, reclaim your focus, and finish real work.
by Mikael Krogerus 2021
3.87
583 ratings
🛠️ Productivity Systems⏳ Time Management📋 Project Management🧠 Procrastination Science🎯 Attention Management
There Is Life After College
by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2016
Half of graduates are underemployed. The playbook for turning college into a real career.
3.96
442
🔬 Higher Education📋 Career Preparation🧑‍🎓 Emerging Adulthood📈 Job Market🤖 Future Of Work
There Is Life After College Summary
There Is Life After College 91%
Half of graduates are underemployed. The playbook for turning college into a real career.
by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2016
3.96
442 ratings
🔬 Higher Education📋 Career Preparation🧑‍🎓 Emerging Adulthood📈 Job Market🤖 Future Of Work
Tiny Experiments
by Anne-Laure Le Cunff • 2025
Goals were made for factories, not messy lives. Run yours like a lab instead.
3.96
5k+
🌱 Anti-Productivity🧭 Goal Alternatives⚡ Energy Management⏸️ Procrastination🏺 Anti-Perfectionism
Tiny Experiments Summary
Tiny Experiments 91%
Goals were made for factories, not messy lives. Run yours like a lab instead.
by Anne-Laure Le Cunff 2025
3.96
5k+ ratings
🌱 Anti-Productivity🧭 Goal Alternatives⚡ Energy Management⏸️ Procrastination🏺 Anti-Perfectionism
Before and After the Book Deal
by Courtney Maum • 2020
Getting the deal was hard. Surviving publication is harder. The field guide no one gave you.
4.58
1k+
📚 Publishing Industry💼 Writing Career✏️ Manuscript Revision📬 Querying Agents📣 Author Platform
Before and After the Book Deal Summary
Before and After the Book Deal 91%
Getting the deal was hard. Surviving publication is harder. The field guide no one gave you.
by Courtney Maum 2020
4.58
1k+ ratings
📚 Publishing Industry💼 Writing Career✏️ Manuscript Revision📬 Querying Agents📣 Author Platform
KNOWN
by Mark W. Schaefer • 2017
Real influence is quiet. The playbook for earning it in a world obsessed with noise.
4.00
443
🏷️ Personal Branding📝 Content Strategy📣 Audience Building💡 Thought Leadership🚀 Solopreneurship
KNOWN Summary
KNOWN 91%
Real influence is quiet. The playbook for earning it in a world obsessed with noise.
by Mark W. Schaefer 2017
4.00
443 ratings
🏷️ Personal Branding📝 Content Strategy📣 Audience Building💡 Thought Leadership🚀 Solopreneurship
Write a Must-Read
by A.J. Harper • 2022
The method for writing a nonfiction book readers finish, act on, and can't stop recommending.
4.51
128
✍️ Nonfiction Writing Guides🎯 Reader-Centered Writing🦋 Transformational Nonfiction💼 Author Entrepreneurship🧠 Author Mindset
Write a Must-Read Summary
Write a Must-Read 91%
The method for writing a nonfiction book readers finish, act on, and can't stop recommending.
by A.J. Harper 2022
4.51
128 ratings
✍️ Nonfiction Writing Guides🎯 Reader-Centered Writing🦋 Transformational Nonfiction💼 Author Entrepreneurship🧠 Author Mindset
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
by Scott Adams • 2013
The Dilbert cartoonist failed at nearly everything. Then he quit goals and built systems instead.
4.06
21k+
🔄 Systems Thinking🧱 Habit Design⚡ Energy Management🧗 Embracing Failure🗣️ Persuasion Techniques
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big Summary
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big 91%
The Dilbert cartoonist failed at nearly everything. Then he quit goals and built systems instead.
by Scott Adams 2013
4.06
21k+ ratings
🔄 Systems Thinking🧱 Habit Design⚡ Energy Management🧗 Embracing Failure🗣️ Persuasion Techniques
The Art of Self-Directed Learning
by Blake Boles • 2014
No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.
3.94
442
🏡 Unschooling Movement🧭 Learning Autonomy🌱 Growth Mindset🎯 Deliberate Practice🔥 Intrinsic Motivation
The Art of Self-Directed Learning Summary
The Art of Self-Directed Learning 91%
No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.
by Blake Boles 2014
3.94
442 ratings
🏡 Unschooling Movement🧭 Learning Autonomy🌱 Growth Mindset🎯 Deliberate Practice🔥 Intrinsic Motivation
Start.
by Jon Acuff • 2013
A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.
3.96
8k+
🛡️ Fear Management💼 Career Fulfillment🏋️ Deliberate Practice🎯 Priority Setting🗺️ Life Design
Start. Summary
Start. 91%
A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.
by Jon Acuff 2013
3.96
8k+ ratings
🛡️ Fear Management💼 Career Fulfillment🏋️ Deliberate Practice🎯 Priority Setting🗺️ Life Design
Happen to Your Career
by Scott Anthony Barlow • 2022
Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.
4.08
107
🧭 Career Change💡 Meaningful Work🎨 Life Design🧪 Career Experiments💪 Strengths-Based Work
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Happen to Your Career 91%
Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.
by Scott Anthony Barlow 2022
4.08
107 ratings
🧭 Career Change💡 Meaningful Work🎨 Life Design🧪 Career Experiments💪 Strengths-Based Work
The Miracle Morning for College Students
by Hal Elrod • 2017
A full point higher GPA starts with a six-minute morning. The student's 30-day system.
4.08
169
🎓 College Success📚 Student Life🌅 Morning Routines🔄 Habit Design🚀 Self-Leadership
The Miracle Morning for College Students Summary
The Miracle Morning for College Students 91%
A full point higher GPA starts with a six-minute morning. The student's 30-day system.
by Hal Elrod 2017
4.08
169 ratings
🎓 College Success📚 Student Life🌅 Morning Routines🔄 Habit Design🚀 Self-Leadership
Learn Like a Pro
by Barbara Oakley • 2021
Why rereading fails, and the science-backed techniques that make learning stick: a toolkit.
4.14
2k+
📚 Study Skills🧠 Learning Science📊 Evidence-Based Learning🧩 Memory Improvement🔄 Habit Formation
Learn Like a Pro Summary
Learn Like a Pro 91%
Why rereading fails, and the science-backed techniques that make learning stick: a toolkit.
by Barbara Oakley 2021
4.14
2k+ ratings
📚 Study Skills🧠 Learning Science📊 Evidence-Based Learning🧩 Memory Improvement🔄 Habit Formation
14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers
by Zeno Rocha • 2020
Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.
4.00
723
🖥️ Software Engineering💼 Software Careers🧱 Code Craftsmanship📚 Continuous Learning📣 Learning In Public
14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers Summary
14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers 91%
Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.
by Zeno Rocha 2020
4.00
723 ratings
🖥️ Software Engineering💼 Software Careers🧱 Code Craftsmanship📚 Continuous Learning📣 Learning In Public
The Art of Work
by Jeff Goins • 2015
Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.
3.89
4k+
🧳 Portfolio Careers🧭 Vocation Discernment🏋️ Deliberate Practice📉 Failure As Teacher🪜 Small Steps Change
The Art of Work Summary
The Art of Work 91%
Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.
by Jeff Goins 2015
3.89
4k+ ratings
🧳 Portfolio Careers🧭 Vocation Discernment🏋️ Deliberate Practice📉 Failure As Teacher🪜 Small Steps Change
Sprint
by Jake Knapp • 2016
The five-day sprint that replaces endless debate with sketch, decide, prototype, and test.
4.18
24k+
🧠 Design Thinking🚀 Lean Startup🛠️ Rapid Prototyping🔍 User Research✅ Validated Learning
Sprint Summary
Sprint 91%
The five-day sprint that replaces endless debate with sketch, decide, prototype, and test.
by Jake Knapp 2016
4.18
24k+ ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🚀 Lean Startup🛠️ Rapid Prototyping🔍 User Research✅ Validated Learning
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