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Personal Development Book Summaries

The Religion of Tomorrow
by Ken Wilber • 2016
Enlightenment needs three tracks. Skip the shadow work, and even deep meditation backfires.
4.19
266
The Religion of Tomorrow Summary
The Religion of Tomorrow
Enlightenment needs three tracks. Skip the shadow work, and even deep meditation backfires.
by Ken Wilber 2016 816 pages
4.19
266 ratings
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
by Joanna Weaver • 2000
The Mary and Martha story isn't about work versus worship; it's about which comes first.
4.17
20k+
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World Summary
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
The Mary and Martha story isn't about work versus worship; it's about which comes first.
by Joanna Weaver 2000 256 pages
4.17
20k+ ratings
The Gift of Failure
by Jessica Lahey • 2014
Helicoptering kills the very competence you want to build. The case for letting your children fail.
4.14
7k+
The Gift of Failure Summary
The Gift of Failure
Helicoptering kills the very competence you want to build. The case for letting your children fail.
by Jessica Lahey 2014 243 pages
4.14
7k+ ratings
How to Be Confident
by James Smith • 2022
Your brain is wired to expect failure. Here are the mental workouts that override the default.
3.67
1k+
How to Be Confident Summary
How to Be Confident
Your brain is wired to expect failure. Here are the mental workouts that override the default.
by James Smith 2022 271 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
How to Develop a Perfect Memory
by Dominic O'Brien • 1993
Turn numbers into faces, lists into walks, and names into images that last a lifetime.
4.16
335
How to Develop a Perfect Memory Summary
How to Develop a Perfect Memory
Turn numbers into faces, lists into walks, and names into images that last a lifetime.
by Dominic O'Brien 1993 288 pages
4.16
335 ratings
Eight Pillars of Prosperity
by James Allen • 2007
Prosperity is a moral achievement. The blueprint for a character that crisis cannot crack.
4.17
500+
Eight Pillars of Prosperity Summary
Eight Pillars of Prosperity
Prosperity is a moral achievement. The blueprint for a character that crisis cannot crack.
by James Allen 2007 244 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Super Attractor
by Gabrielle Bernstein • 2019
Stop forcing, start feeling: co-creating your dream life by aligning with joy, not control.
4.11
11k+
Super Attractor Summary
Super Attractor
Stop forcing, start feeling: co-creating your dream life by aligning with joy, not control.
by Gabrielle Bernstein 2019 248 pages
4.11
11k+ ratings
Life Code
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2012
Spot the predators who see you as prey, stop their tactics, and win anyway.
3.77
2k+
Life Code Summary
Life Code
Spot the predators who see you as prey, stop their tactics, and win anyway.
by Phillip C. McGraw 2012 244 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Learning
by Harvey Segler • 2015
Twenty focused hours can take you from novice to proficient. Here is how to spend them.
3.02
184
Learning Summary
Learning
Twenty focused hours can take you from novice to proficient. Here is how to spend them.
by Harvey Segler 2015 78 pages
3.02
184 ratings
The Best of No B.S.
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2022
Your time is worth three times what you think. Guard it, get rich.
4.60
10
The Best of No B.S. Summary
The Best of No B.S.
Your time is worth three times what you think. Guard it, get rich.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2022 578 pages
4.60
10 ratings
Do the Work
by Gary John Bishop • 2019
Self-talk built your limits. The no-excuses path to tearing them down through kept promises.
3.80
1k+
Do the Work Summary
Do the Work
Self-talk built your limits. The no-excuses path to tearing them down through kept promises.
by Gary John Bishop 2019 144 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Mars and Venus in the Bedroom
by John Gray • 1995
Why men and women misfire in bed, and the timing and touch fixes that restore passion.
3.83
2k+
Mars and Venus in the Bedroom Summary
Mars and Venus in the Bedroom
Why men and women misfire in bed, and the timing and touch fixes that restore passion.
by John Gray 1995
3.83
2k+ ratings
How to Be a Power Connector
by Judy Robinett • 2014
155 people, three tiers, one rhythm: the playbook for making a network that actually pays.
3.94
500+
How to Be a Power Connector Summary
How to Be a Power Connector
155 people, three tiers, one rhythm: the playbook for making a network that actually pays.
by Judy Robinett 2014 256 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Gifts Differing
by Isabel Briggs Myers • 1980
Four hidden preferences drive every clash and connection. Learn them, and people start making sense.
4.08
4k+
Gifts Differing Summary
Gifts Differing
Four hidden preferences drive every clash and connection. Learn them, and people start making sense.
by Isabel Briggs Myers 1980 256 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
The Gold Mine
by Freddy Ballé • 2005
A struggling plant manager discovers that lasting influence grows from character, not force.
4.00
498
The Gold Mine Summary
The Gold Mine
A struggling plant manager discovers that lasting influence grows from character, not force.
by Freddy Ballé 2005 360 pages
4.00
498 ratings
Take Your Time
by Eknath Easwaran • 1994
Hurry promised more hours; it delivered less. The practice that reclaims the time your mind steals.
4.31
500+
Take Your Time Summary
Take Your Time
Hurry promised more hours; it delivered less. The practice that reclaims the time your mind steals.
by Eknath Easwaran 1994 216 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Making It All Work
by David Allen • 2003
Connect your to-do list to your life's purpose: the system that starts by clearing your head.
3.93
3k+
Making It All Work Summary
Making It All Work
Connect your to-do list to your life's purpose: the system that starts by clearing your head.
by David Allen 2003 302 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
The Advice Trap
by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2020
Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.
4.10
2k+
The Advice Trap Summary
The Advice Trap
Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.
by Michael Bungay Stanier 2020 267 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
The Noble Eightfold Path
by Bhikkhu Bodhi • 1994
The Buddha's eight steps to end suffering, walked one by one without shortcuts.
4.43
1k+
The Noble Eightfold Path Summary
The Noble Eightfold Path
The Buddha's eight steps to end suffering, walked one by one without shortcuts.
by Bhikkhu Bodhi 1994 133 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
The Secret of Secrets
by Osho • 1983
Real meditation is the gap between thoughts. The Taoist art of turning light back onto itself.
4.32
279
The Secret of Secrets Summary
The Secret of Secrets
Real meditation is the gap between thoughts. The Taoist art of turning light back onto itself.
by Osho 1983 1073 pages
4.32
279 ratings
The Manipulative Man
by Dorothy Mccoy • 2006
Classify the manipulator, spot his red flags, and enforce the boundaries that end the cycle.
3.89
188
The Manipulative Man Summary
The Manipulative Man
Classify the manipulator, spot his red flags, and enforce the boundaries that end the cycle.
by Dorothy Mccoy 2006 256 pages
3.89
188 ratings
Tomorrowmind
by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman • 2023
Our brains evolved for the savanna, not Slack. The psychological skills that make the difference.
3.75
377
Tomorrowmind Summary
Tomorrowmind
Our brains evolved for the savanna, not Slack. The psychological skills that make the difference.
by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman 2023 285 pages
3.75
377 ratings
Do Nothing
by Celeste Headlee • 2020
Medieval peasants rested half the year. Your burnout isn't a personal flaw; it's a cultural system.
3.85
10k+
Do Nothing Summary
Do Nothing
Medieval peasants rested half the year. Your burnout isn't a personal flaw; it's a cultural system.
by Celeste Headlee 2020 288 pages
3.85
10k+ ratings
The Gratitude Diaries
by Janice Kaplan • 2015
Can gratitude change your marriage, your health, your career? She spent a year finding out.
3.94
6k+
The Gratitude Diaries Summary
The Gratitude Diaries
Can gratitude change your marriage, your health, your career? She spent a year finding out.
by Janice Kaplan 2015 305 pages
3.94
6k+ ratings
Conversational Intelligence
by Judith E. Glaser • 2013
Every conversation triggers either trust or fear in the brain. How great leaders steer toward trust.
3.55
1k+
Conversational Intelligence Summary
Conversational Intelligence
Every conversation triggers either trust or fear in the brain. How great leaders steer toward trust.
by Judith E. Glaser 2013 256 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Nerve
by Taylor Clark • 2011
Choking isn't weakness. It's overthinking. The science of fear and peak performance.
3.97
500+
Nerve Summary
Nerve
Choking isn't weakness. It's overthinking. The science of fear and peak performance.
by Taylor Clark 2011 320 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Change the World
by Robert E. Quinn • 2000
The lever for changing any system is the person in the mirror.
3.84
111
Change the World Summary
Change the World
The lever for changing any system is the person in the mirror.
by Robert E. Quinn 2000 304 pages
3.84
111 ratings
Redeeming Your Time
by Jordan Raynor • 2021
Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.
4.45
1k+
Redeeming Your Time Summary
Redeeming Your Time
Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.
by Jordan Raynor 2021 256 pages
4.45
1k+ ratings
Running Flow
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 2017
When running feels effortless and time dissolves: the conditions that bring flow, no luck required.
3.80
209
Running Flow Summary
Running Flow
When running feels effortless and time dissolves: the conditions that bring flow, no luck required.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 2017 200 pages
3.80
209 ratings
Treating Pornography Addiction
by Kevin B. Skinner • 2005
Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.
4.14
239
Treating Pornography Addiction Summary
Treating Pornography Addiction
Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.
by Kevin B. Skinner 2005 176 pages
4.14
239 ratings
No B.S. Sales Success In The New Economy
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010
Prepare for the worst, sell to emotions, and make them chase you: the no-nonsense sales system.
4.31
153
No B.S. Sales Success In The New Economy Summary
No B.S. Sales Success In The New Economy
Prepare for the worst, sell to emotions, and make them chase you: the no-nonsense sales system.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2010 262 pages
4.31
153 ratings
Improve Your Conversations
by Patrick King • 2015
Replace awkward silences with fluid exchanges using the collaborative techniques of improv comedy.
3.64
1k+
Improve Your Conversations Summary
Improve Your Conversations
Replace awkward silences with fluid exchanges using the collaborative techniques of improv comedy.
by Patrick King 2015 110 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control
by Katherine Morgan Schafler • 2023
Perfectionism isn't a defect. Mismanaged, it burns you out; harnessed, it builds the life you want.
4.13
10k+
The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control Summary
The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control
Perfectionism isn't a defect. Mismanaged, it burns you out; harnessed, it builds the life you want.
by Katherine Morgan Schafler 2023 352 pages
4.13
10k+ ratings
Unlock It
by Dan Lok • 2019
Earn $10K/month with a skill, build a business, invest the profits: the sequence most get wrong.
4.20
500+
Unlock It Summary
Unlock It
Earn $10K/month with a skill, build a business, invest the profits: the sequence most get wrong.
by Dan Lok 2019 232 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
A Complaint Free World
by Will Bowen • 2007
A three-week challenge and a simple wristband method that rewires the complaining habit for good.
3.94
3k+
A Complaint Free World Summary
A Complaint Free World
A three-week challenge and a simple wristband method that rewires the complaining habit for good.
by Will Bowen 2007 306 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Fit For Life
by Harvey Diamond • 1985
The fruit-only morning: why food combining and body cycles make weight loss automatic.
3.80
2k+
Fit For Life Summary
Fit For Life
The fruit-only morning: why food combining and body cycles make weight loss automatic.
by Harvey Diamond 1985 368 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
Self-Knowledge
by The School of Life • 2018
What drives you is mostly invisible. A practice for meeting the self you avoid.
3.99
2k+
Self-Knowledge Summary
Self-Knowledge
What drives you is mostly invisible. A practice for meeting the self you avoid.
by The School of Life 2018 93 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
The Spontaneous Healing of Belief
by Gregg Braden • 2008
Your beliefs create your reality. Rewrite them with the same physics that made them.
4.30
1k+
The Spontaneous Healing of Belief Summary
The Spontaneous Healing of Belief
Your beliefs create your reality. Rewrite them with the same physics that made them.
by Gregg Braden 2008 217 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Do You Talk Funny?
by David Nihill • 2015
Stand-up's sharpest tools for the boardroom: structure laughs, hold attention, handle the hecklers.
3.91
1k+
Do You Talk Funny? Summary
Do You Talk Funny?
Stand-up's sharpest tools for the boardroom: structure laughs, hold attention, handle the hecklers.
by David Nihill 2015 208 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Tao of Fully Feeling
by Pete Walker • 1995
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
4.41
1k+
The Tao of Fully Feeling Summary
The Tao of Fully Feeling
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995 293 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
The Warren Buffett Way Workbook
by Robert G. Hagstrom • 2013
How to value a business, ignore the market's mood, and build a compounding portfolio.
4.31
418
The Warren Buffett Way Workbook Summary
The Warren Buffett Way Workbook
How to value a business, ignore the market's mood, and build a compounding portfolio.
by Robert G. Hagstrom 2013 226 pages
4.31
418 ratings
Winning through Intimidation
by Robert J. Ringer • 1974
In every deal, you're victor or victim. The difference is posture, not politeness.
3.96
1k+
Winning through Intimidation Summary
Winning through Intimidation
In every deal, you're victor or victim. The difference is posture, not politeness.
by Robert J. Ringer 1974 240 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Problem Solving 101
by Ken Watanabe • 2007
A simple, repeatable method to solve problems at work and in life, no genius required.
4.14
4k+
Problem Solving 101 Summary
Problem Solving 101
A simple, repeatable method to solve problems at work and in life, no genius required.
by Ken Watanabe 2007 128 pages
4.14
4k+ ratings
On Mental Toughness
by Harvard Business Review • 2017
Thriving after failure is a trainable skill. The research and the practices that build it.
3.90
1k+
On Mental Toughness Summary
On Mental Toughness
Thriving after failure is a trainable skill. The research and the practices that build it.
by Harvard Business Review 2017 192 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
The Anxious Perfectionist
by Clarissa W. Ong • 2022
Perfectionism feeds your anxiety. ACT starves it without lowering your standards.
3.97
500+
The Anxious Perfectionist Summary
The Anxious Perfectionist
Perfectionism feeds your anxiety. ACT starves it without lowering your standards.
by Clarissa W. Ong 2022 160 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Resilience
by Steven M. Southwick • 2012
What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.
3.87
435
Resilience Summary
Resilience
What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.
by Steven M. Southwick 2012 240 pages
3.87
435 ratings
The Twelve Monotasks
by Thatcher Wine • 2021
Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.
3.31
500+
The Twelve Monotasks Summary
The Twelve Monotasks
Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.
by Thatcher Wine 2021 263 pages
3.31
500+ ratings
The Millionaire Maker
by Loral Langemeier • 2005
Skip the mindset lectures. Start a side business, automate savings, and kill debt all at once.
3.91
307
The Millionaire Maker Summary
The Millionaire Maker
Skip the mindset lectures. Start a side business, automate savings, and kill debt all at once.
by Loral Langemeier 2005 287 pages
3.91
307 ratings
Emotional
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2022
Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.
3.84
2k+
Emotional Summary
Emotional
Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2022 273 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Attractor Factor
by Joe Vitale • 2005
Your bank account mirrors your inner state. A five-part process for rewriting it, starting within.
3.86
1k+
The Attractor Factor Summary
The Attractor Factor
Your bank account mirrors your inner state. A five-part process for rewriting it, starting within.
by Joe Vitale 2005 240 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
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