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Personal Development Book Summaries

The Personal MBA
by Josh Kaufman
An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.
4.16
1k+
The Personal MBA Summary
The Personal MBA
An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.
by Josh Kaufman 496 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness
by David R. Hawkins • 2006
A map of consciousness calibrated from shame to enlightenment, pivoting at a single threshold.
4.43
1k+
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness Summary
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness
A map of consciousness calibrated from shame to enlightenment, pivoting at a single threshold.
by David R. Hawkins 2006 414 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
The thank you economy
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2010
Social media gave every customer a megaphone. The only strategy that keeps them on your side.
3.84
13k+
The thank you economy Summary
The thank you economy
Social media gave every customer a megaphone. The only strategy that keeps them on your side.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2010 256 pages
3.84
13k+ ratings
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success
by Dale Carnegie • 2010
Worry is a habit, not a fate. So is being liked. Both can be learned.
4.13
3k+
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success Summary
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success
Worry is a habit, not a fate. So is being liked. Both can be learned.
by Dale Carnegie 2010 538 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Steven C. Hayes • 1999
Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.
4.29
500+
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Summary
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.
by Steven C. Hayes 1999 304 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Rich Woman
by Kim Kiyosaki • 2006
No husband, boss, or windfall required. The women's guide to assets that pay you every month.
4.03
4k+
Rich Woman Summary
Rich Woman
No husband, boss, or windfall required. The women's guide to assets that pay you every month.
by Kim Kiyosaki 2006 274 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Set it & Forget it
by Daniel Erichsen • 2020
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
4.39
352
Set it & Forget it Summary
Set it & Forget it
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
by Daniel Erichsen 2020 255 pages
4.39
352 ratings
Master Your Time
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021
Why 'busy' doesn't mean productive, and how to reclaim your attention for the work that matters.
4.32
460
Master Your Time Summary
Master Your Time
Why 'busy' doesn't mean productive, and how to reclaim your attention for the work that matters.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2021 155 pages
4.32
460 ratings
Bargaining for Advantage
by G. Richard Shell • 1999
The negotiation method that sizes up the situation so your natural style becomes your advantage.
3.90
6k+
Bargaining for Advantage Summary
Bargaining for Advantage
The negotiation method that sizes up the situation so your natural style becomes your advantage.
by G. Richard Shell 1999 297 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
HBR Guide to Emotional Intelligence
by Harvard Business Review • 2017
The practical playbook for turning your emotions into workplace data, not drama.
3.88
363
HBR Guide to Emotional Intelligence Summary
HBR Guide to Emotional Intelligence
The practical playbook for turning your emotions into workplace data, not drama.
by Harvard Business Review 2017 240 pages
3.88
363 ratings
How Rich People Think
by Steve Siebold • 2010
Frugality won't make you rich. The specific beliefs about money, risk, and value that build wealth.
3.91
1k+
How Rich People Think Summary
How Rich People Think
Frugality won't make you rich. The specific beliefs about money, risk, and value that build wealth.
by Steve Siebold 2010 224 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Am I Making Myself Clear?
by Terry Felber • 2002
Ten clarity techniques from the world's best communicators, for making complex ideas stick.
4.16
488
Am I Making Myself Clear? Summary
Am I Making Myself Clear?
Ten clarity techniques from the world's best communicators, for making complex ideas stick.
by Terry Felber 2002 160 pages
4.16
488 ratings
How to Have Impossible Conversations
by Peter Boghossian • 2019
Facts bounce off strongly held beliefs. The questioning method that works when evidence doesn't.
3.89
2k+
How to Have Impossible Conversations Summary
How to Have Impossible Conversations
Facts bounce off strongly held beliefs. The questioning method that works when evidence doesn't.
by Peter Boghossian 2019 272 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Solve for Happy
by Mo Gawdat • 2017
Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.
3.97
10k+
Solve for Happy Summary
Solve for Happy
Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.
by Mo Gawdat 2017 368 pages
3.97
10k+ ratings
Chakra Healing
by Margarita Alcantara • 2017
Your body's seven energy centers steer your health; here is how to fix each one.
3.94
4k+
Chakra Healing Summary
Chakra Healing
Your body's seven energy centers steer your health; here is how to fix each one.
by Margarita Alcantara 2017 190 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
The Marshmallow Test
by Walter Mischel • 2014
Willpower isn't character; it's a cognitive skill. A four-year-old with a marshmallow proved it.
3.72
9k+
The Marshmallow Test Summary
The Marshmallow Test
Willpower isn't character; it's a cognitive skill. A four-year-old with a marshmallow proved it.
by Walter Mischel 2014 336 pages
3.72
9k+ ratings
Reframe Your Brain
by Scott Adams • 2023
Mental reframes that work better than truth: how to install them for happiness and success.
4.35
1k+
Reframe Your Brain Summary
Reframe Your Brain
Mental reframes that work better than truth: how to install them for happiness and success.
by Scott Adams 2023 214 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
How to Own Your Own Mind
by Napoleon Hill • 2017
Direct every thought at a single goal, and multiply your power through aligned allies.
3.93
1k+
How to Own Your Own Mind Summary
How to Own Your Own Mind
Direct every thought at a single goal, and multiply your power through aligned allies.
by Napoleon Hill 2017 288 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Prayers for Healing
by Maggie Oman Shannon • 1997
When the doctor's office leaves your soul untouched: a year of prayers from every tradition.
4.19
171
Prayers for Healing Summary
Prayers for Healing
When the doctor's office leaves your soul untouched: a year of prayers from every tradition.
by Maggie Oman Shannon 1997 256 pages
4.19
171 ratings
Good Arguments
by Bo Seo • 2022
How to build arguments that hold, spot bad-faith moves, and know which battles to skip.
3.66
1k+
Good Arguments Summary
Good Arguments
How to build arguments that hold, spot bad-faith moves, and know which battles to skip.
by Bo Seo 2022 352 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
The Book of Secrets
by Deepak Chopra • 2004
The world is inside you. Twelve shifts in awareness that end suffering and reveal who you are.
4.00
8k+
The Book of Secrets Summary
The Book of Secrets
The world is inside you. Twelve shifts in awareness that end suffering and reveal who you are.
by Deepak Chopra 2004 279 pages
4.00
8k+ ratings
Goodbye, Things
by Fumio Sasaki • 2015
Your possessions are an invisible to-do list. The Japanese case for owning less.
3.80
44k+
Goodbye, Things Summary
Goodbye, Things
Your possessions are an invisible to-do list. The Japanese case for owning less.
by Fumio Sasaki 2015 259 pages
3.80
44k+ ratings
The Third Door
by Alex Banayan • 2018
How to reach the unreachable: a college freshman's playbook for getting past any gatekeeper.
4.14
8k+
The Third Door Summary
The Third Door
How to reach the unreachable: a college freshman's playbook for getting past any gatekeeper.
by Alex Banayan 2018 320 pages
4.14
8k+ ratings
The Game of Desire
by Shannon Boodram • 2019
Five women, six weeks: self-awareness is the real dating superpower, and it's trainable.
3.96
1k+
The Game of Desire Summary
The Game of Desire
Five women, six weeks: self-awareness is the real dating superpower, and it's trainable.
by Shannon Boodram 2019 301 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Gifts of Imperfection
by Brené Brown • 2010
Perfectionism is armor. Here's how to take it off and live with courage.
4.24
200k+
The Gifts of Imperfection Summary
The Gifts of Imperfection
Perfectionism is armor. Here's how to take it off and live with courage.
by Brené Brown 2010 208 pages
4.24
200k+ ratings
Gaslighting
by Stephanie Sarkis • 2018
From love bombing to courtroom sabotage: how gaslighters operate, and how to reclaim your reality.
3.77
1k+
Gaslighting Summary
Gaslighting
From love bombing to courtroom sabotage: how gaslighters operate, and how to reclaim your reality.
by Stephanie Sarkis 2018 308 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Rocket Fuel
by Gino Wickman • 2015
Your business has a missing half: the operator who executes while you dream. Find them.
4.07
3k+
Rocket Fuel Summary
Rocket Fuel
Your business has a missing half: the operator who executes while you dream. Find them.
by Gino Wickman 2015 208 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
The Power of One More
by Ed Mylett • 2022
Most people stop one move short of a breakthrough. The rules for making the move every time.
4.20
6k+
The Power of One More Summary
The Power of One More
Most people stop one move short of a breakthrough. The rules for making the move every time.
by Ed Mylett 2022 252 pages
4.20
6k+ ratings
Die Empty
by Todd Henry • 2013
Your best work shouldn't die with you. The daily routine that gets it out.
3.75
3k+
Die Empty Summary
Die Empty
Your best work shouldn't die with you. The daily routine that gets it out.
by Todd Henry 2013 240 pages
3.75
3k+ ratings
The Upward Spiral
by Alex Korb • 2015
Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.
4.25
6k+
The Upward Spiral Summary
The Upward Spiral
Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.
by Alex Korb 2015 241 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
THE SECRET DOOR TO SUCCESS
by Florence Scovel Shinn • 1940
The only lock on success is your expectation. This 1940 guide hands you the key.
4.29
1k+
THE SECRET DOOR TO SUCCESS Summary
THE SECRET DOOR TO SUCCESS
The only lock on success is your expectation. This 1940 guide hands you the key.
by Florence Scovel Shinn 1940 90 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
The Psychology of Procrastination
by Hayden Finch • 2021
Your brain avoids discomfort, not work. A psychologist's system for doing the task anyway.
4.04
210
The Psychology of Procrastination Summary
The Psychology of Procrastination
Your brain avoids discomfort, not work. A psychologist's system for doing the task anyway.
by Hayden Finch 2021 180 pages
4.04
210 ratings
Same Soul, Many Bodies
by Brian L. Weiss • 2004
Your fears and chronic pain may begin in past lives. Glimpsing future ones shows what matters now.
4.30
13k+
Same Soul, Many Bodies Summary
Same Soul, Many Bodies
Your fears and chronic pain may begin in past lives. Glimpsing future ones shows what matters now.
by Brian L. Weiss 2004 240 pages
4.30
13k+ ratings
The Art of Living Alone and Loving It
by Jane Mathews • 2018
Solo living as a choice: how to build a life you love on your own terms.
3.50
407
The Art of Living Alone and Loving It Summary
The Art of Living Alone and Loving It
Solo living as a choice: how to build a life you love on your own terms.
by Jane Mathews 2018 288 pages
3.50
407 ratings
The Good Enough Parent
by The School of Life • 2021
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
4.12
500+
The Good Enough Parent Summary
The Good Enough Parent
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
by The School of Life 2021 144 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Winning
by Jack Welch • 2005
Three rules for winning: demand honesty, reward the best decisively, and never tolerate mediocrity.
3.86
43k+
Winning Summary
Winning
Three rules for winning: demand honesty, reward the best decisively, and never tolerate mediocrity.
by Jack Welch 2005
3.86
43k+ ratings
Discipline Is Destiny
by Ryan Holiday • 2022
Ambition is celebrated. Self-control is ignored. The Stoics knew which one actually shapes a life.
4.25
23k+
Discipline Is Destiny Summary
Discipline Is Destiny
Ambition is celebrated. Self-control is ignored. The Stoics knew which one actually shapes a life.
by Ryan Holiday 2022 312 pages
4.25
23k+ ratings
How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie • 2022
Criticism backfires. Here's what works instead: the classic people-skills playbook, updated.
4.38
3k+
How to Win Friends and Influence People Summary
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Criticism backfires. Here's what works instead: the classic people-skills playbook, updated.
by Dale Carnegie 2022 317 pages
4.38
3k+ ratings
How God Makes Men
by Patrick Morley • 2013
Ten stories where God used waiting, ruin, and humiliation to build the men success never could.
4.29
500+
How God Makes Men Summary
How God Makes Men
Ten stories where God used waiting, ruin, and humiliation to build the men success never could.
by Patrick Morley 2013 208 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
YOUR INVISIBLE POWER
by Geneviève Behrend • 1921
A 1921 guide to shaping reality through deliberate mental imagery, held steady by faith and will.
4.09
1k+
YOUR INVISIBLE POWER Summary
YOUR INVISIBLE POWER
A 1921 guide to shaping reality through deliberate mental imagery, held steady by faith and will.
by Geneviève Behrend 1921 95 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
by Eric Berne • 1961
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
4.11
500+
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy Summary
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
by Eric Berne 1961 272 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
The Year of Less
by Cait Flanders • 2018
She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.
3.45
71k+
The Year of Less Summary
The Year of Less
She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.
by Cait Flanders 2018 189 pages
3.45
71k+ ratings
High Road Leadership
by John C. Maxwell • 2024
How to lead with integrity, unite a team, and put people first when the world pulls apart.
4.43
500+
High Road Leadership Summary
High Road Leadership
How to lead with integrity, unite a team, and put people first when the world pulls apart.
by John C. Maxwell 2024 240 pages
4.43
500+ ratings
The Road Back to You
by Ian Morgan Cron • 2016
The personality map that shows why you repeat the same mistakes, and how to stop.
4.20
55k+
The Road Back to You Summary
The Road Back to You
The personality map that shows why you repeat the same mistakes, and how to stop.
by Ian Morgan Cron 2016 238 pages
4.20
55k+ ratings
Effortless English
by A.J. Hoge • 2014
Grammar made you slow. The fix: massive listening, whole phrases, and a playful mindset.
4.21
500+
Effortless English Summary
Effortless English
Grammar made you slow. The fix: massive listening, whole phrases, and a playful mindset.
by A.J. Hoge 2014 192 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Leadership Strategy and Tactics
by Jocko Willink • 2020
A combat-tested playbook for building trust, giving orders, and knowing when to step back.
4.40
8k+
Leadership Strategy and Tactics Summary
Leadership Strategy and Tactics
A combat-tested playbook for building trust, giving orders, and knowing when to step back.
by Jocko Willink 2020 320 pages
4.40
8k+ ratings
Super Human
by Dave Asprey • 2019
A handful of biological glitches cause aging; fix them and the body can stay decades younger.
3.85
2k+
Super Human Summary
Super Human
A handful of biological glitches cause aging; fix them and the body can stay decades younger.
by Dave Asprey 2019 352 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere
by Larry King • 2004
The listening-first method for talking to anyone, from the broadcaster who interviewed everyone.
3.57
5k+
How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere Summary
How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere
The listening-first method for talking to anyone, from the broadcaster who interviewed everyone.
by Larry King 2004 224 pages
3.57
5k+ ratings
First, Break All the Rules
by Marcus Buckingham • 1998
Stop fixing weaknesses. Select for inborn talent, define clear outcomes, and get out of the way.
3.94
41k+
First, Break All the Rules Summary
First, Break All the Rules
Stop fixing weaknesses. Select for inborn talent, define clear outcomes, and get out of the way.
by Marcus Buckingham 1998 271 pages
3.94
41k+ ratings
The Samson Syndrome
by Mark Atteberry • 2003
Twelve self-destructive tendencies of strong men, and the spiritual practices that disarm them.
4.30
299
The Samson Syndrome Summary
The Samson Syndrome
Twelve self-destructive tendencies of strong men, and the spiritual practices that disarm them.
by Mark Atteberry 2003 224 pages
4.30
299 ratings
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