50 Books like The Mindset Of A Refugee

Moral Ambition

by Rutger Bregman • 2024

The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.

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13k+

🌍 Effective Altruism 💼 Social Impact Careers 🔄 Career Reinvention ⚠️ Existential Risk 📢 Activism Strategy

Moral Ambition 93%

The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.

by Rutger Bregman 2024

3.76

13k+ ratings

🌍 Effective Altruism 💼 Social Impact Careers 🔄 Career Reinvention ⚠️ Existential Risk 📢 Activism Strategy

How to Change the World

by John-Paul Flintoff • 2012

Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.

3.73

942

🫶 Social Change 🌱 Grassroots Activism 💪 Personal Agency 🧭 Purpose And Meaning 🤝 Community Organizing

How to Change the World 93%

Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.

by John-Paul Flintoff 2012

3.73

942 ratings

🫶 Social Change 🌱 Grassroots Activism 💪 Personal Agency 🧭 Purpose And Meaning 🤝 Community Organizing

Working with High-Risk Youth

by Peter Smyth • 2017

The framework that replaces punishment with trust, and why it works when nothing else does.

🏛️ Child Welfare 🩹 Trauma-Informed Care 🩺 Harm Reduction 🔗 Attachment Theory 💪 Strength-Based Practice

Working with High-Risk Youth 92%

The framework that replaces punishment with trust, and why it works when nothing else does.

by Peter Smyth 2017

🏛️ Child Welfare 🩹 Trauma-Informed Care 🩺 Harm Reduction 🔗 Attachment Theory 💪 Strength-Based Practice

The Lightmaker's Manifesto

by Karen Walrond • 2021

Passion can burn you out. Curiosity won't. A guide to activism that lasts.

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1k+

🎉 Joyful Activism 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🛀 Activist Self-Care 🎁 Finding Your Gifts 🔍 Curiosity Practice

The Lightmaker's Manifesto 92%

Passion can burn you out. Curiosity won't. A guide to activism that lasts.

by Karen Walrond 2021

4.17

1k+ ratings

🎉 Joyful Activism 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🛀 Activist Self-Care 🎁 Finding Your Gifts 🔍 Curiosity Practice

The Promise of a Pencil

by Adam Braun • 2014

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

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8k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Promise of a Pencil 92%

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

by Adam Braun 2014

4.12

8k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

Unlearning Shame

by Devon Price • 2024

Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.

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1k+

🛡️ Shame Resilience 🔗 Internalized Oppression 💗 Self-Compassion ✊ Collective Action 🤝 Community Care

Unlearning Shame 92%

Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.

by Devon Price 2024

4.19

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Shame Resilience 🔗 Internalized Oppression 💗 Self-Compassion ✊ Collective Action 🤝 Community Care

Life Is Hard

by Kieran Setiya • 2022

Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.

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2k+

🧠 Practical Philosophy 🤕 Living With Pain 🖤 Grief And Loss 🏚️ Loneliness 💪 Reframing Failure

Life Is Hard 92%

Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.

by Kieran Setiya 2022

3.54

2k+ ratings

🧠 Practical Philosophy 🤕 Living With Pain 🖤 Grief And Loss 🏚️ Loneliness 💪 Reframing Failure

Option B

by Sheryl Sandberg • 2017

The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.

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57k+

🕯️ Grief And Loss 🧱 Building Resilience 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💗 Self Compassion

Option B 92%

The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.

by Sheryl Sandberg 2017

3.84

57k+ ratings

🕯️ Grief And Loss 🧱 Building Resilience 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💗 Self Compassion

Handbook for a Positive Revolution

by Edward de Bono • 1991

A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.

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115

🏛️ Social Change 🎯 Personal Effectiveness 👁️ Perception And Reality 🛠️ Constructive Action 💡 Creative Thinking

Handbook for a Positive Revolution Summary

Handbook for a Positive Revolution 92%

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

Healing Resistance

by Kazu Haga • 2020

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

4.61

526

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism 🤝 Conflict Transformation 🗺️ Movement Strategy

Healing Resistance 92%

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

by Kazu Haga 2020

4.61

526 ratings

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism 🤝 Conflict Transformation 🗺️ Movement Strategy

Calm Within the Storm

by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe • 2021

Turn stress into a strength. A roadmap for navigating adversity and reclaiming your story.

4.25

285

🧠 Resilience Training 🔄 Stress Reframing 🦁 Facing Fear 💖 Self-Acceptance 🤝 Belonging

Calm Within the Storm 92%

Turn stress into a strength. A roadmap for navigating adversity and reclaiming your story.

by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe 2021

4.25

285 ratings

🧠 Resilience Training 🔄 Stress Reframing 🦁 Facing Fear 💖 Self-Acceptance 🤝 Belonging

Resilience

by Andrew Zolli • 2012

Why coral reefs recover and banks collapse: the hidden architecture of resilience.

3.62

777

🧩 Systems Thinking 🔄 Resilience Science 🧠 Cognitive Diversity 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 🤝 Community Engagement

Resilience 92%

Why coral reefs recover and banks collapse: the hidden architecture of resilience.

by Andrew Zolli 2012

3.62

777 ratings

🧩 Systems Thinking 🔄 Resilience Science 🧠 Cognitive Diversity 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 🤝 Community Engagement

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

by John Wood • 2006

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

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5k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 92%

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

by John Wood 2006

4.10

5k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Radical Curiosity

by Seth Goldenberg • 2022

Retrain your curiosity to reclaim your attention, bridge divides, and build a future worth wanting.

3.61

103

🧐 Questioning Culture 📚 Critical Pedagogy 📱 Attention Economy ⚡ Social Polarization 🔄 Unlearning

Radical Curiosity 92%

Retrain your curiosity to reclaim your attention, bridge divides, and build a future worth wanting.

by Seth Goldenberg 2022

3.61

103 ratings

🧐 Questioning Culture 📚 Critical Pedagogy 📱 Attention Economy ⚡ Social Polarization 🔄 Unlearning

The Orbital Perspective

by Ron Garan • 2015

An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.

3.80

205

🪐 Overview Effect 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Global Cooperation 👥 Crowdsourcing 📊 Open Data

The Orbital Perspective 92%

An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.

by Ron Garan 2015

3.80

205 ratings

🪐 Overview Effect 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Global Cooperation 👥 Crowdsourcing 📊 Open Data

Transformative Scenario Planning

by Adam Kahane • 2012

Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.

4.03

134

🧭 Scenario Planning 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 💬 Dialogue And Deliberation 🧗 Adaptive Leadership

Transformative Scenario Planning Summary

Transformative Scenario Planning 92%

Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.

by Adam Kahane 2012

4.03

134 ratings

🧭 Scenario Planning 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 💬 Dialogue And Deliberation 🧗 Adaptive Leadership

The Resilience Project

by Hugh van Cuylenburg • 2019

A Himalayan boy's daily practice became a happiness program now in 1,400 schools.

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13k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Resilience Building 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💖 Empathy And Kindness 📱 Digital Wellbeing

The Resilience Project 92%

A Himalayan boy's daily practice became a happiness program now in 1,400 schools.

by Hugh van Cuylenburg 2019

4.31

13k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Resilience Building 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💖 Empathy And Kindness 📱 Digital Wellbeing

Upside

by Jim Rendon • 2015

Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.

3.89

298

🩹 Trauma Recovery 📈 Post-Traumatic Growth 🌱 Positive Psychology 💡 Meaning Making 📖 Narrative Identity

Upside 92%

Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.

by Jim Rendon 2015

3.89

298 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 📈 Post-Traumatic Growth 🌱 Positive Psychology 💡 Meaning Making 📖 Narrative Identity

Lost Connections

by Johann Hari • 2018

What if depression signals disconnection, not disease: we've lost community, meaning, nature.

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42k+

🌐 Social Determinants Of Health 🤝 Social Connection 🩹 Trauma-Informed Care 🧒 Adverse Childhood Experiences 🌳 Eco-Therapy

Lost Connections 92%

What if depression signals disconnection, not disease: we've lost community, meaning, nature.

by Johann Hari 2018

4.26

42k+ ratings

🌐 Social Determinants Of Health 🤝 Social Connection 🩹 Trauma-Informed Care 🧒 Adverse Childhood Experiences 🌳 Eco-Therapy

Last to Eat, Last to Learn

by Pashtana Durrani • 2023

Afghanistan's first female tribal chief ran secret tablet schools until the Taliban came for her.

4.38

626

🎓 Girls' Education 🧕 Afghan Women 📚 Conflict-Zone Education 🏫 Rural Education 👑 Tribal Leadership

Last to Eat, Last to Learn 92%

Afghanistan's first female tribal chief ran secret tablet schools until the Taliban came for her.

by Pashtana Durrani 2023

4.38

626 ratings

🎓 Girls' Education 🧕 Afghan Women 📚 Conflict-Zone Education 🏫 Rural Education 👑 Tribal Leadership

Trauma Stewardship

by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky • 2007

Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.

4.28

7k+

🩹 Compassion Fatigue 🤲 Helping Professions 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Trauma Stewardship 92%

Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.

by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky 2007

4.28

7k+ ratings

🩹 Compassion Fatigue 🤲 Helping Professions 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Perspective

by Robert J. Wicks • 2014

Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.

3.86

🧠 Contemplative Psychology 🏋️ Resilience Training 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Perspective 92%

Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.

by Robert J. Wicks 2014

3.86

49 ratings

🧠 Contemplative Psychology 🏋️ Resilience Training 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Embracing Uncertainty

by Susan Jeffers • 2002

Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.

3.81

637

💪 Resilience Building 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Non-Attachment 🔮 Intuition Development 🧭 Meaning-Making

Embracing Uncertainty 92%

Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.

by Susan Jeffers 2002

3.81

637 ratings

💪 Resilience Building 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Non-Attachment 🔮 Intuition Development 🧭 Meaning-Making

Surviving Survival

by Laurence Gonzales • 2012

Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.

4.22

714

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💪 Resilience Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Somatic Healing 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Surviving Survival 92%

Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.

by Laurence Gonzales 2012

4.22

714 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💪 Resilience Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Somatic Healing 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

The Book of Forgiving

by Desmond Tutu • 2013

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

4.26

6k+

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

The Book of Forgiving 92%

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

by Desmond Tutu 2013

4.26

6k+ ratings

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

Say the Right Thing

by Kenji Yoshino • 2023

Four ways we flee identity conversations, and the three shifts that keep us at the table.

4.25

801

💬 Difficult Conversations 🎭 Identity Conversations 🤝 Allyship 🩹 Apology And Repair 🌱 Growth Mindset

Say the Right Thing 92%

Four ways we flee identity conversations, and the three shifts that keep us at the table.

by Kenji Yoshino 2023

4.25

801 ratings

💬 Difficult Conversations 🎭 Identity Conversations 🤝 Allyship 🩹 Apology And Repair 🌱 Growth Mindset

Ordinary Magic

by Gregory M. Walton • 2025

Our most painful doubts are predictable. A single hour of reframing can change a life.

3.52

115

🧠 Social Psychology 🌱 Growth Mindset ⚠️ Stereotype Threat 🤝 Social Belonging 🏫 Equity In Education

Ordinary Magic 92%

Our most painful doubts are predictable. A single hour of reframing can change a life.

by Gregory M. Walton 2025

3.52

115 ratings

🧠 Social Psychology 🌱 Growth Mindset ⚠️ Stereotype Threat 🤝 Social Belonging 🏫 Equity In Education

Supersurvivors

by David B. Feldman • 2014

Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.

3.53

593

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧠 Realistic Optimism 💀 Mortality Awareness 🧭 Meaning Making

Supersurvivors 92%

Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.

by David B. Feldman 2014

3.53

593 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧠 Realistic Optimism 💀 Mortality Awareness 🧭 Meaning Making

Resilience

by Steven M. Southwick • 2012

What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.

3.87

435

🔬 Resilience Science 🌅 Post-Traumatic Growth 🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral 🎯 Facing Fear

Resilience 92%

What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.

by Steven M. Southwick 2012

3.87

435 ratings

🔬 Resilience Science 🌅 Post-Traumatic Growth 🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral 🎯 Facing Fear

The Good-Enough Life

by Avram Alpert • 2022

Greatness culture exhausts us, shreds communities, and devours the planet. Sufficiency is the exit.

3.39

390

🧘 Sufficiency Philosophy 🔨 Anti-Perfectionism 🏛️ Critique Of Meritocracy 🌿 Degrowth Economics 🧬 Human Nature Debate

The Good-Enough Life 91%

Greatness culture exhausts us, shreds communities, and devours the planet. Sufficiency is the exit.

by Avram Alpert 2022

3.39

390 ratings

🧘 Sufficiency Philosophy 🔨 Anti-Perfectionism 🏛️ Critique Of Meritocracy 🌿 Degrowth Economics 🧬 Human Nature Debate

Bounce

by Robert J. Wicks • 2009

Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.

3.77

110

🧱 Resilience 🔋 Burnout Prevention 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌞 Positive Psychology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Bounce 91%

Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.

by Robert J. Wicks 2009

3.77

110 ratings

🧱 Resilience 🔋 Burnout Prevention 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌞 Positive Psychology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul

by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun • 2023

Activists burn out. A quiet, sustainable alternative that turns sensitivity into a strength.

3.97

908

🧘 Quiet Activism 👂 Highly Sensitive People 🌱 Sustainable Activism ✌️ Nonviolent Resistance 🤫 Introverts

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul Summary

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul 91%

Activists burn out. A quiet, sustainable alternative that turns sensitivity into a strength.

by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun 2023

3.97

908 ratings

🧘 Quiet Activism 👂 Highly Sensitive People 🌱 Sustainable Activism ✌️ Nonviolent Resistance 🤫 Introverts

Fierce Self-Compassion

by Kristin Neff • 2021

Self-compassion has a fierce side. It sets boundaries, channels anger, and demands what you deserve

3.87

3k+

🤗 Self-Compassion 💪 Women's Empowerment ✊ Social Justice Feminism 🔥 Anger As Fuel 🚧 Boundary Setting

Fierce Self-Compassion 91%

Self-compassion has a fierce side. It sets boundaries, channels anger, and demands what you deserve

by Kristin Neff 2021

3.87

3k+ ratings

🤗 Self-Compassion 💪 Women's Empowerment ✊ Social Justice Feminism 🔥 Anger As Fuel 🚧 Boundary Setting

Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail

by Rom Brafman • 2011

Six traits that explain why some people rise when everything says they will fall.

3.99

554

🧠 Adversity Psychology 🔄 Personal Agency 💡 Finding Purpose 🏔️ Perseverance 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail Summary

Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail 91%

Six traits that explain why some people rise when everything says they will fall.

by Rom Brafman 2011

3.99

554 ratings

🧠 Adversity Psychology 🔄 Personal Agency 💡 Finding Purpose 🏔️ Perseverance 🧘 Emotional Regulation

The Power of Women

by Denis Mukwege • 2021

A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.

4.71

2k+

🩺 Conflict Zone Medicine ⚔️ Rape In War 💪 Survivor Narratives 🧠 Trauma Recovery 🚑 Humanitarian Medicine

The Power of Women 91%

A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.

by Denis Mukwege 2021

4.71

2k+ ratings

🩺 Conflict Zone Medicine ⚔️ Rape In War 💪 Survivor Narratives 🧠 Trauma Recovery 🚑 Humanitarian Medicine

Resilience

by Eric Greitens • 2015

Former Navy SEAL writes to a struggling friend: how to let hardship shape you without breaking.

4.22

4k+

🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💪 Resilience Training 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚔️ Warrior Philosophy 🧱 Character Building

Resilience 91%

Former Navy SEAL writes to a struggling friend: how to let hardship shape you without breaking.

by Eric Greitens 2015

4.22

4k+ ratings

🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💪 Resilience Training 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚔️ Warrior Philosophy 🧱 Character Building

Future Tense

by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary • 2022

Anxiety isn't the problem. It's an ancient tool for facing the unknown. Suppressing it is.

3.70

672

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Reframing Anxiety 🧭 Uncertainty Navigation 🎨 Anxiety And Creativity 💊 Medicalization Critique

Future Tense 91%

Anxiety isn't the problem. It's an ancient tool for facing the unknown. Suppressing it is.

by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary 2022

3.70

672 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Reframing Anxiety 🧭 Uncertainty Navigation 🎨 Anxiety And Creativity 💊 Medicalization Critique

Super Better

by Jane McGonigal • 2015

Game rules for real life: turn stress into missions, obstacles into foes, daily wins into boosts.

3.94

3k+

🎮 Game Design 💪 Resilience Building 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 👁️ Attention Management 🌻 Positive Psychology

Super Better 91%

Game rules for real life: turn stress into missions, obstacles into foes, daily wins into boosts.

by Jane McGonigal 2015

3.94

3k+ ratings

🎮 Game Design 💪 Resilience Building 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 👁️ Attention Management 🌻 Positive Psychology

LET IT GO

by Stephanie Shirley • 2012

A Kindertransport child grows up to build a women-only tech empire, then gives it all away.

4.26

827

👩‍💻 Women In Tech 🧳 Refugee Stories 🚂 Kindertransport Stories 🧩 Autism Advocacy 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

LET IT GO 91%

A Kindertransport child grows up to build a women-only tech empire, then gives it all away.

by Stephanie Shirley 2012

4.26

827 ratings

👩‍💻 Women In Tech 🧳 Refugee Stories 🚂 Kindertransport Stories 🧩 Autism Advocacy 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

Braving the Wilderness

by Brené Brown • 2017

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

4.12

121k+

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

Braving the Wilderness 91%

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

by Brené Brown 2017

4.12

121k+ ratings

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

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling

by H. Norman Wright • 2018

Trauma rewires the brain; the right practices, both clinical and spiritual, can rewire it back.

4.13

🩹 Trauma Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 📖 Storytelling For Healing

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling Summary

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling 91%

Trauma rewires the brain; the right practices, both clinical and spiritual, can rewire it back.

by H. Norman Wright 2018

4.13

8 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 📖 Storytelling For Healing

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 91%

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

by Rich Karlgaard 2019

4.00

2k+ ratings

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

The Other Side of Happiness

by Brock Bastian • 2018

We stripped pain from modern life and got anxiety in return. The antidote: deliberate discomfort.

3.87

313

🧬 Resilience Science 🧠 Psychology Of Pain 🥶 Voluntary Discomfort 👥 Shared Suffering 🏋️ Antifragility

The Other Side of Happiness 91%

We stripped pain from modern life and got anxiety in return. The antidote: deliberate discomfort.

by Brock Bastian 2018

3.87

313 ratings

🧬 Resilience Science 🧠 Psychology Of Pain 🥶 Voluntary Discomfort 👥 Shared Suffering 🏋️ Antifragility

The Blue Zones of Happiness

by Dan Buettner • 2017

Willpower doesn't make you happy; your neighborhood does. Lessons from places designed for joy.

3.95

2k+

😊 Positive Psychology 📊 Happiness Studies 👥 Social Connection 🏙️ Livable Cities 🧭 Finding Purpose

The Blue Zones of Happiness 91%

Willpower doesn't make you happy; your neighborhood does. Lessons from places designed for joy.

by Dan Buettner 2017

3.95

2k+ ratings

😊 Positive Psychology 📊 Happiness Studies 👥 Social Connection 🏙️ Livable Cities 🧭 Finding Purpose

Radical Inclusion

by David Moinina Sengeh • 2023

A minister's playbook for breaking systemic exclusion, forged in a battle over pregnant schoolgirls.

4.00

645

🚫 Structural Exclusion 📚 Educational Equity 🧱 Coalition Building 📢 Storytelling For Change 📋 Policy Advocacy

Radical Inclusion 91%

A minister's playbook for breaking systemic exclusion, forged in a battle over pregnant schoolgirls.

by David Moinina Sengeh 2023

4.00

645 ratings

🚫 Structural Exclusion 📚 Educational Equity 🧱 Coalition Building 📢 Storytelling For Change 📋 Policy Advocacy

Brave

by Margie Warrell • 2015

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

4.02

175

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

Brave 91%

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

by Margie Warrell 2015

4.02

175 ratings

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

Community

by Peter Block • 2008

Belonging is not a program but a conversation: here is how to host it.

4.06

2k+

🏢 Organizational Culture 🏛️ Civic Engagement 🌱 Asset-Based Thinking 👥 Small Group Facilitation 🕊️ Restorative Practices

Community 91%

Belonging is not a program but a conversation: here is how to host it.

by Peter Block 2008

4.06

2k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🏛️ Civic Engagement 🌱 Asset-Based Thinking 👥 Small Group Facilitation 🕊️ Restorative Practices

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 91%

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 Answer to How Is Yes

by Peter Block • 2003

The question 'How?' is a detour. The one that comes before it changes everything.

3.96

649

🎯 Purpose At Work 🏢 Organizational Culture 🐢 Anti-Productivity 📚 Self-Directed Learning 🏛️ Organizational Development

The Answer to How Is Yes 91%

The question 'How?' is a detour. The one that comes before it changes everything.

by Peter Block 2003

3.96

649 ratings

🎯 Purpose At Work 🏢 Organizational Culture 🐢 Anti-Productivity 📚 Self-Directed Learning 🏛️ Organizational Development

Please Stop Laughing at Us...

by Jodee Blanco • 2008

Traditional punishment fails bullies. A survivor's guide to what heals the scars and stops torment.

3.87

234

🚸 School Bullying 📖 Survivor Memoir 🫂 Compassionate Discipline 🌱 Trauma Healing ✋ Anti-Bullying

Please Stop Laughing at Us... 91%

Traditional punishment fails bullies. A survivor's guide to what heals the scars and stops torment.

by Jodee Blanco 2008

3.87

234 ratings

🚸 School Bullying 📖 Survivor Memoir 🫂 Compassionate Discipline 🌱 Trauma Healing ✋ Anti-Bullying

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