50 Books like The Life Brief

Your Life As Art

by Robert Fritz • 2002

Forget fixing beliefs. Change comes from the gap between what you want and what you have.

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131

🎨 Life Design 🖌️ Creative Process 🪤 Self-Sabotage 🚫 Anti-Self-Help 💡 Creative Mindset

Your Life As Art 97%

Forget fixing beliefs. Change comes from the gap between what you want and what you have.

by Robert Fritz 2002

4.21

131 ratings

🎨 Life Design 🖌️ Creative Process 🪤 Self-Sabotage 🚫 Anti-Self-Help 💡 Creative Mindset

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 96%

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

Never Play It Safe

by Chase Jarvis • 2024

Why the safe route is the biggest gamble, and how to build a life you actually want.

3.86

406

🎨 Creative Business 🧭 Life Design 🎯 Attention Management ✨ Intuition Cultivation 🔄 Failure Reframing

Never Play It Safe 96%

Why the safe route is the biggest gamble, and how to build a life you actually want.

by Chase Jarvis 2024

3.86

406 ratings

🎨 Creative Business 🧭 Life Design 🎯 Attention Management ✨ Intuition Cultivation 🔄 Failure Reframing

Le Pouvoir Interieur

by Charles Jullien • 2018

Confidence you can build, not wait for. A complete inner-work system for self-esteem that sticks.

3.92

🧱 Self-Esteem Building 🚧 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Thought Reframing 📔 Journaling For Growth 🔮 Intuition Development

Le Pouvoir Interieur 96%

Confidence you can build, not wait for. A complete inner-work system for self-esteem that sticks.

by Charles Jullien 2018

3.92

53 ratings

🧱 Self-Esteem Building 🚧 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Thought Reframing 📔 Journaling For Growth 🔮 Intuition Development

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 96%

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

Live the Life You Love

by Barbara Sher • 1996

Ten steps to a life you love, designed around what moves you specifically, not generic willpower.

3.85

409

🎨 Life Design 🎯 Goal Setting 🧠 Motivation Design ⚔️ Overcoming Resistance 💡 Emotional Intelligence

Live the Life You Love 96%

Ten steps to a life you love, designed around what moves you specifically, not generic willpower.

by Barbara Sher 1996

3.85

409 ratings

🎨 Life Design 🎯 Goal Setting 🧠 Motivation Design ⚔️ Overcoming Resistance 💡 Emotional Intelligence

Wishcraft

by Barbara Sher • 1979

Your childhood obsessions map your adult calling. Here is how to read it.

4.02

3k+

🛋️ Life Design 🎯 Goal Setting 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤝 Community Support 🌧️ Negative Emotions

Wishcraft 96%

Your childhood obsessions map your adult calling. Here is how to read it.

by Barbara Sher 1979

4.02

3k+ ratings

🛋️ Life Design 🎯 Goal Setting 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤝 Community Support 🌧️ Negative Emotions

Energize

by Simon Alexander Ong • 2022

Energy, not time, powers focus, resilience, and creativity. A practical system for building more.

4.06

274

⚡ Energy Management 🔄 Habit Design 🧠 Mindset Shifts 🌟 Positive Psychology 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Energize 96%

Energy, not time, powers focus, resilience, and creativity. A practical system for building more.

by Simon Alexander Ong 2022

4.06

274 ratings

⚡ Energy Management 🔄 Habit Design 🧠 Mindset Shifts 🌟 Positive Psychology 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Happiness Equation

by Neil Pasricha • 2015

Success doesn't bring happiness. Happiness brings success. Nine daily habits that prove it.

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11k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🏗️ Habit Design 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 😵 Decision Fatigue 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Happiness Equation 96%

Success doesn't bring happiness. Happiness brings success. Nine daily habits that prove it.

by Neil Pasricha 2015

3.86

11k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🏗️ Habit Design 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 😵 Decision Fatigue 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Hell Yeah or No

by Derek Sivers • 2020

If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.

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5k+

🧭 Life Design 🚦 Decision Filters 🎯 Sequential Focus 🏃 Action Over Words 🎨 Creative Careers

Hell Yeah or No 96%

If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.

by Derek Sivers 2020

4.17

5k+ ratings

🧭 Life Design 🚦 Decision Filters 🎯 Sequential Focus 🏃 Action Over Words 🎨 Creative Careers

Designing Your Life

by Bill Burnett • 2016

Stop planning your life. Start prototyping it: experiments that reveal the work you actually want.

3.90

23k+

🎨 Design Thinking 🔍 Career Exploration 🧭 Work-Life Alignment 🧪 Experimental Living 🔄 Reframing Beliefs

Designing Your Life 96%

Stop planning your life. Start prototyping it: experiments that reveal the work you actually want.

by Bill Burnett 2016

3.90

23k+ ratings

🎨 Design Thinking 🔍 Career Exploration 🧭 Work-Life Alignment 🧪 Experimental Living 🔄 Reframing Beliefs

Love People, Use Things

by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2021

The 90-day rule for your stuff, your spending, and the people you keep close.

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5k+

🧹 Minimalism 🎯 Intentional Living 📦 Decluttering 🗣️ Radical Honesty 💰 Personal Finance

Love People, Use Things 95%

The 90-day rule for your stuff, your spending, and the people you keep close.

by Joshua Fields Millburn 2021

3.77

5k+ ratings

🧹 Minimalism 🎯 Intentional Living 📦 Decluttering 🗣️ Radical Honesty 💰 Personal Finance

Manage Your Day-to-Day

by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2013

Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.

3.98

28k+

🎨 Creative Workflow 🔕 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design 📵 Digital Minimalism 🚧 Creative Constraints

Manage Your Day-to-Day 95%

Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.

by Jocelyn K. Glei 2013

3.98

28k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Workflow 🔕 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design 📵 Digital Minimalism 🚧 Creative Constraints

The Ultimate Secrets of Total Self-Confidence

by Robert Anthony • 2006

Stop outsourcing your self-worth. A system for building confidence that survives any setback.

3.96

2k+

🏗️ Confidence Building 🔗 Limiting Beliefs 🧠 Creative Visualization 🎯 Goal Setting ⏰ Time Management

The Ultimate Secrets of Total Self-Confidence Summary

The Ultimate Secrets of Total Self-Confidence 95%

Stop outsourcing your self-worth. A system for building confidence that survives any setback.

by Robert Anthony 2006

3.96

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Confidence Building 🔗 Limiting Beliefs 🧠 Creative Visualization 🎯 Goal Setting ⏰ Time Management

Choose Yourself!

by James Altucher • 2013

Your resume won't save you. Daily routines, ruthless honesty, and idea practice that build a life.

3.82

13k+

🔄 Personal Reinvention 💻 Digital Entrepreneurship 💡 Idea Generation 🔁 Habit Formation 💪 Failure And Resilience

Choose Yourself! 95%

Your resume won't save you. Daily routines, ruthless honesty, and idea practice that build a life.

by James Altucher 2013

3.82

13k+ ratings

🔄 Personal Reinvention 💻 Digital Entrepreneurship 💡 Idea Generation 🔁 Habit Formation 💪 Failure And Resilience

Productivity Is For Robots

by Corey McComb • 2020

Productivity culture is making you a robot. The antidote: play, nature, and intuition.

3.80

112

🤖 Productivity Critique 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 📝 Journaling 🌲 Nature Connection 🎨 Creative Play

Productivity Is For Robots 95%

Productivity culture is making you a robot. The antidote: play, nature, and intuition.

by Corey McComb 2020

3.80

112 ratings

🤖 Productivity Critique 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 📝 Journaling 🌲 Nature Connection 🎨 Creative Play

Passion Struck

by John R. Miles • 2024

Passion gets you started. This is what keeps you from drifting, and it is not grit.

4.58

212

🧭 Purpose-Driven Living 🎯 Intentional Living 🦟 Toxic Relationships 🔄 Behavior Change 😰 Fear And Anxiety

Passion Struck 95%

Passion gets you started. This is what keeps you from drifting, and it is not grit.

by John R. Miles 2024

4.58

212 ratings

🧭 Purpose-Driven Living 🎯 Intentional Living 🦟 Toxic Relationships 🔄 Behavior Change 😰 Fear And Anxiety

Be Your Own Best Life Coach

by Jackee Holder • 2008

Coach yourself: audit your life, clarify your values, and build the life you actually want.

3.24

139

🎯 Life Coaching ⏰ Time Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎨 Creative Practice 🛡️ Resilience Building

Be Your Own Best Life Coach 95%

Coach yourself: audit your life, clarify your values, and build the life you actually want.

by Jackee Holder 2008

3.24

139 ratings

🎯 Life Coaching ⏰ Time Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎨 Creative Practice 🛡️ Resilience Building

Creative Calling

by Chase Jarvis • 2019

Creativity is a practice, not a gift. The daily system for building one that lasts.

4.16

2k+

🧱 Creative Habits 💼 Creative Entrepreneurship 🌱 Aspiring Creatives 😨 Fear And Failure 👥 Community Building

Creative Calling 95%

Creativity is a practice, not a gift. The daily system for building one that lasts.

by Chase Jarvis 2019

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧱 Creative Habits 💼 Creative Entrepreneurship 🌱 Aspiring Creatives 😨 Fear And Failure 👥 Community Building

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

Get Out of Your Own Way

by Dave Hollis • 2020

Tear down the limits you built for yourself and build a life that fits: no fluff.

3.80

7k+

🛠️ No-Nonsense Self-Help 🧔 Modern Masculinity 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🔗 Limiting Beliefs 💔 Emotional Vulnerability

Get Out of Your Own Way 95%

Tear down the limits you built for yourself and build a life that fits: no fluff.

by Dave Hollis 2020

3.80

7k+ ratings

🛠️ No-Nonsense Self-Help 🧔 Modern Masculinity 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🔗 Limiting Beliefs 💔 Emotional Vulnerability

Psychocybernetic Principles for Creative Living

by Maxwell Maltz • 1979

Mental rehearsal fools your brain into success. The daily practice that rewires self-image.

4.18

558

🪞 Self-Image Work 🧠 Mental Rehearsal ⛓️ Limiting Beliefs 🌱 Self-Actualization 😌 Relaxation Techniques

Psychocybernetic Principles for Creative Living Summary

Psychocybernetic Principles for Creative Living 95%

Mental rehearsal fools your brain into success. The daily practice that rewires self-image.

by Maxwell Maltz 1979

4.18

558 ratings

🪞 Self-Image Work 🧠 Mental Rehearsal ⛓️ Limiting Beliefs 🌱 Self-Actualization 😌 Relaxation Techniques

Self Help Books

by Vic Johnson • 2012

A library of 101 personal development books, compressed into ten principles anyone can apply.

3.71

📚 Self-Help Canon ☀️ Positive Thinking 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🗣️ Communication Skills

Self Help Books 95%

A library of 101 personal development books, compressed into ten principles anyone can apply.

by Vic Johnson 2012

3.71

68 ratings

📚 Self-Help Canon ☀️ Positive Thinking 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🗣️ Communication Skills

The Achievement Habit

by Bernard Roth • 2015

Why your reasons are just excuses, and how to reframe any problem so you actually act.

3.67

4k+

🧠 Design Thinking 🔄 Reframing Problems 🗺️ Life Design 🛑 Excuse Elimination 🪞 Self-Image Design

The Achievement Habit 95%

Why your reasons are just excuses, and how to reframe any problem so you actually act.

by Bernard Roth 2015

3.67

4k+ ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 🔄 Reframing Problems 🗺️ Life Design 🛑 Excuse Elimination 🪞 Self-Image Design

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 95%

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

The Greatness Mindset

by Lewis Howes • 2023

Three hidden fears and a goal system to stop drifting and design a life of impact.

4.01

2k+

🧭 Personal Mission 🎯 Goal Systems 🦁 Fear Mastery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🪞 Identity Work

The Greatness Mindset 95%

Three hidden fears and a goal system to stop drifting and design a life of impact.

by Lewis Howes 2023

4.01

2k+ ratings

🧭 Personal Mission 🎯 Goal Systems 🦁 Fear Mastery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🪞 Identity Work

The Best Year of Your Life

by Debbie Ford • 2009

Stop waiting for someday. A year-long blueprint that replaces fantasy with intent and action.

3.72

710

🔧 Life Design 🎯 Goal Setting 📅 Annual Planning 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 🧭 Intentional Living

The Best Year of Your Life 95%

Stop waiting for someday. A year-long blueprint that replaces fantasy with intent and action.

by Debbie Ford 2009

3.72

710 ratings

🔧 Life Design 🎯 Goal Setting 📅 Annual Planning 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 🧭 Intentional Living

The Renaissance Soul

by Margaret Lobenstine • 2006

Specialize? No thanks. A system for running four passions at once, from income to follow-through.

3.92

3k+

🎨 Multipotentiality 🏗️ Life Design 🔀 Anti-Specialization 🚪 Career Transitions ⚡ Energy Management

The Renaissance Soul 95%

Specialize? No thanks. A system for running four passions at once, from income to follow-through.

by Margaret Lobenstine 2006

3.92

3k+ ratings

🎨 Multipotentiality 🏗️ Life Design 🔀 Anti-Specialization 🚪 Career Transitions ⚡ Energy Management

100 Ways to Change Your Life

by Liz Moody • 2023

One hundred research-backed tweaks, small enough to start today, that compound into a better life.

4.06

3k+

🧬 Life Design 🔬 Evidence-Based Self-Help 🔄 Habit Formation 🧠 Emotional Reframing 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection

100 Ways to Change Your Life 95%

One hundred research-backed tweaks, small enough to start today, that compound into a better life.

by Liz Moody 2023

4.06

3k+ ratings

🧬 Life Design 🔬 Evidence-Based Self-Help 🔄 Habit Formation 🧠 Emotional Reframing 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection

Stop Living on Autopilot

by Antonio Neves • 2021

You're not lost; you're running on default. The daily reset that puts you back at the wheel.

3.93

488

🧭 Self-Accountability 🧘 Mindful Living 🎭 Authenticity 🔁 Habit Design 🌱 Positive Psychology

Stop Living on Autopilot 95%

You're not lost; you're running on default. The daily reset that puts you back at the wheel.

by Antonio Neves 2021

3.93

488 ratings

🧭 Self-Accountability 🧘 Mindful Living 🎭 Authenticity 🔁 Habit Design 🌱 Positive Psychology

Conscious Luck

by Gay Hendricks • 2020

Why some people seem to attract good fortune, and the eight practices that make it happen.

3.96

493

🧠 Positive Psychology 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 💔 Shame Healing 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🧲 Law Of Attraction

Conscious Luck 95%

Why some people seem to attract good fortune, and the eight practices that make it happen.

by Gay Hendricks 2020

3.96

493 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 💔 Shame Healing 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🧲 Law Of Attraction

Before & Laughter

by Jimmy Carr • 2021

Life advice from a comedian: find your edge, keep showing up, and laugh at what hurts.

4.06

7k+

🎤 Creative Careers 💪 Personal Strengths ⏳ Delayed Gratification 🛡️ Resilience 💡 Creative Thinking

Before & Laughter 95%

Life advice from a comedian: find your edge, keep showing up, and laugh at what hurts.

by Jimmy Carr 2021

4.06

7k+ ratings

🎤 Creative Careers 💪 Personal Strengths ⏳ Delayed Gratification 🛡️ Resilience 💡 Creative Thinking

The Gifts of Imperfection

by Brené Brown • 2010

Perfection is a wall, not a shield. What vulnerability research shows about building real belonging.

4.24

225k+

💗 Self-Compassion 🔍 Perfectionism 💪 Emotional Courage 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🦋 Authentic Living

The Gifts of Imperfection 95%

Perfection is a wall, not a shield. What vulnerability research shows about building real belonging.

by Brené Brown 2010

4.24

225k+ ratings

💗 Self-Compassion 🔍 Perfectionism 💪 Emotional Courage 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🦋 Authentic Living

Awaken Your Genius

by Ozan Varol • 2023

Conformity buried your genius. Here is the shovel, the map, and permission to stand apart.

4.23

851

🎨 Creative Unblocking 🐉 Nonconformity 🧹 Information Detox 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🦋 Personal Reinvention

Awaken Your Genius 95%

Conformity buried your genius. Here is the shovel, the map, and permission to stand apart.

by Ozan Varol 2023

4.23

851 ratings

🎨 Creative Unblocking 🐉 Nonconformity 🧹 Information Detox 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🦋 Personal Reinvention

The Power of No

by James Altucher • 2011

Saying no is the master key to reclaiming your time, health, and creative freedom.

3.49

2k+

🚧 Boundary Setting 🙋 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training ✨ Abundance Mindset 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Power of No 95%

Saying no is the master key to reclaiming your time, health, and creative freedom.

by James Altucher 2011

3.49

2k+ ratings

🚧 Boundary Setting 🙋 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training ✨ Abundance Mindset 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Code of the Extraordinary Mind

by Vishen Lakhiani • 2016

You inherited rules you never chose. Swap them out, upgrade your mind, find goals worth chasing.

4.04

11k+

🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🐟 Social Conditioning 🎯 Goal Setting 🔄 Daily Habits 🧘 Modern Spirituality

The Code of the Extraordinary Mind Summary

The Code of the Extraordinary Mind 95%

You inherited rules you never chose. Swap them out, upgrade your mind, find goals worth chasing.

by Vishen Lakhiani 2016

4.04

11k+ ratings

🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🐟 Social Conditioning 🎯 Goal Setting 🔄 Daily Habits 🧘 Modern Spirituality

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! 95%

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

Master Your Beliefs

by Thibaut Meurisse • 2020

Confidence is a skill you can build. A practical system for turning doubt into lasting self-belief.

4.39

244

🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🔨 Confidence Building 🦋 Identity Change 💭 Emotional Management 🏠 Environment Design

Master Your Beliefs 95%

Confidence is a skill you can build. A practical system for turning doubt into lasting self-belief.

by Thibaut Meurisse 2020

4.39

244 ratings

🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🔨 Confidence Building 🦋 Identity Change 💭 Emotional Management 🏠 Environment Design

Feck Perfuction

by James Victore • 2019

Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.

4.04

2k+

🎨 Creative Process 🚫 Anti-Perfectionism 💪 Embracing Failure 🎭 Authentic Expression 🧨 Breaking Rules

Feck Perfuction 95%

Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.

by James Victore 2019

4.04

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process 🚫 Anti-Perfectionism 💪 Embracing Failure 🎭 Authentic Expression 🧨 Breaking Rules

How to Think More Effectively

by The School of Life • 2020

Notebooks, long walks, and the right kind of envy: the thinking toolkit nobody handed you.

4.09

1k+

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🧠 Thinking Skills 📓 Idea Capture 💡 Mental Clarity 🎨 Creative Process

How to Think More Effectively 95%

Notebooks, long walks, and the right kind of envy: the thinking toolkit nobody handed you.

by The School of Life 2020

4.09

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🧠 Thinking Skills 📓 Idea Capture 💡 Mental Clarity 🎨 Creative Process

Excellent Advice for Living

by Kevin Kelly • 2023

Hundreds of rules for a life well lived, from someone who broke most of them first.

4.22

5k+

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🌿 Everyday Wisdom 📚 Lifelong Learning 🪜 Learning From Failure ✨ Intentional Living

Excellent Advice for Living 95%

Hundreds of rules for a life well lived, from someone who broke most of them first.

by Kevin Kelly 2023

4.22

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🌿 Everyday Wisdom 📚 Lifelong Learning 🪜 Learning From Failure ✨ Intentional Living

Someday Is Today

by Matthew Dicks • 2022

A creative's guide to reclaiming hours, failing forward, and succeeding without being a jerk.

3.86

1k+

🛠️ Creative Productivity ⏳ Time Management 🔁 Habit Design 🧱 Creative Blocks 💥 Failure And Resilience

Someday Is Today 95%

A creative's guide to reclaiming hours, failing forward, and succeeding without being a jerk.

by Matthew Dicks 2022

3.86

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Creative Productivity ⏳ Time Management 🔁 Habit Design 🧱 Creative Blocks 💥 Failure And Resilience

Zen and the Art of Making a Living

by Laurence G. Boldt • 1992

Discover the work only you can do and turn your career into self-expression.

3.93

678

🎨 Career Design 💼 Meaningful Work 🎭 Creative Self-Expression 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🪷 Zen Philosophy

Zen and the Art of Making a Living Summary

Zen and the Art of Making a Living 95%

Discover the work only you can do and turn your career into self-expression.

by Laurence G. Boldt 1992

3.93

678 ratings

🎨 Career Design 💼 Meaningful Work 🎭 Creative Self-Expression 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🪷 Zen Philosophy

The Values Factor

by John F. Demartini • 2013

Your spending and daily schedule already contain your life's purpose. The rest is alignment.

4.25

625

🧭 Values Discovery 🌱 Life Purpose 💰 Conscious Wealth ✨ New Thought 🎯 Authentic Leadership

The Values Factor 95%

Your spending and daily schedule already contain your life's purpose. The rest is alignment.

by John F. Demartini 2013

4.25

625 ratings

🧭 Values Discovery 🌱 Life Purpose 💰 Conscious Wealth ✨ New Thought 🎯 Authentic Leadership

The P.R.I.M.E.R. Goal Setting Method

by Damon Zahariades • 2018

The goal-setting method that plans for doubt, distraction, and defeat, not just the target.

4.02

154

🎯 Goal Setting 💼 Personal Productivity 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🏠 Environment Design 🌀 Habit Formation

The P.R.I.M.E.R. Goal Setting Method Summary

The P.R.I.M.E.R. Goal Setting Method 95%

The goal-setting method that plans for doubt, distraction, and defeat, not just the target.

by Damon Zahariades 2018

4.02

154 ratings

🎯 Goal Setting 💼 Personal Productivity 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🏠 Environment Design 🌀 Habit Formation

Hello, Habits

by Fumio Sasaki • 2018

Willpower burns out by noon. Habits don't. How to build the routines that carry you.

3.62

4k+

🧱 Habit Design 🌿 Minimalist Living 🧠 Willpower Psychology 🥇 Small Wins 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Hello, Habits 95%

Willpower burns out by noon. Habits don't. How to build the routines that carry you.

by Fumio Sasaki 2018

3.62

4k+ ratings

🧱 Habit Design 🌿 Minimalist Living 🧠 Willpower Psychology 🥇 Small Wins 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Our Kids

by Robert D. Putnam • 2015

1% daily improvement yields a 365% annual gain, but only in the accounts that truly matter.

4.04

4k+

🧱 Compound Improvement 🦁 Fear Facing 🧭 Personal Leadership 🌱 Holistic Success 🎯 Intentional Living

Our Kids 95%

1% daily improvement yields a 365% annual gain, but only in the accounts that truly matter.

by Robert D. Putnam 2015

4.04

4k+ ratings

🧱 Compound Improvement 🦁 Fear Facing 🧭 Personal Leadership 🌱 Holistic Success 🎯 Intentional Living

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.

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

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

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

by Barbara Sher 1994

3.79

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

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