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Personal Development Book Summaries

Mindset (Booklet)
by Benjamin Smith • 2016
Your subconscious runs on old, negative code. Here are the specific techniques to overwrite it.
3.76
2k+
Mindset (Booklet) Summary
Mindset (Booklet)
Your subconscious runs on old, negative code. Here are the specific techniques to overwrite it.
by Benjamin Smith 2016 32 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
The Unwritten Laws of Business
by W.J. King • 1944
The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.
3.99
5k+
The Unwritten Laws of Business Summary
The Unwritten Laws of Business
The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.
by W.J. King 1944 98 pages
3.99
5k+ ratings
The Power Of Impossible Thinking
by Yoram Jerry Wind • 2004
Your mental models decide what you see. Outdated ones close off worlds you don't know exist.
3.59
213
The Power Of Impossible Thinking Summary
The Power Of Impossible Thinking
Your mental models decide what you see. Outdated ones close off worlds you don't know exist.
by Yoram Jerry Wind 2004 274 pages
3.59
213 ratings
The INTP
by A.J. Drenth • 2013
The career and relationship rules for a mind that cannot stop asking 'why'.
4.21
500+
The INTP Summary
The INTP
The career and relationship rules for a mind that cannot stop asking 'why'.
by A.J. Drenth 2013 146 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
A Beginner's Guide to Investing
by Alex H. Frey • 2012
A passive core, a small play account, and a tax-smart system that outperforms the professionals.
3.9
1k+
A Beginner's Guide to Investing Summary
A Beginner's Guide to Investing
A passive core, a small play account, and a tax-smart system that outperforms the professionals.
by Alex H. Frey 2012 100 pages
3.9
1k+ ratings
Nonsense
by Jamie Holmes • 2015
Certainty is a trap. What not knowing does for creativity, smarter choices, and avoiding disaster.
3.61
1k+
Nonsense Summary
Nonsense
Certainty is a trap. What not knowing does for creativity, smarter choices, and avoiding disaster.
by Jamie Holmes 2015 336 pages
3.61
1k+ ratings
What They Don't Teach You About Money
by Claer Barrett • 2023
The emotional roots of spending, the power of automation, and UK tax breaks you're missing.
3.94
500+
What They Don't Teach You About Money Summary
What They Don't Teach You About Money
The emotional roots of spending, the power of automation, and UK tax breaks you're missing.
by Claer Barrett 2023 280 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Obsessed
by Hayley DiMarco • 2012
Obsession is a feature, not a flaw. The problem is what you're aiming at.
4.10
59
Obsessed Summary
Obsessed
Obsession is a feature, not a flaw. The problem is what you're aiming at.
by Hayley DiMarco 2012 156 pages
4.10
59 ratings
The Genius of Opposites
by Jennifer B. Kahnweiler • 2015
How to turn opposite personalities from a liability into your partnership's sharpest edge.
3.19
237
The Genius of Opposites Summary
The Genius of Opposites
How to turn opposite personalities from a liability into your partnership's sharpest edge.
by Jennifer B. Kahnweiler 2015 168 pages
3.19
237 ratings
Learning to Disagree
by John D. Inazu • 2024
A law professor's guide to disagreeing with empathy, fairness, and a shot at staying friends.
3.86
500+
Learning to Disagree Summary
Learning to Disagree
A law professor's guide to disagreeing with empathy, fairness, and a shot at staying friends.
by John D. Inazu 2024 218 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
The Third Ear
by Chris Lonsdale • 2006
The trick to fluency isn't a better textbook; it's learning to hear what words can't say.
3.76
139
The Third Ear Summary
The Third Ear
The trick to fluency isn't a better textbook; it's learning to hear what words can't say.
by Chris Lonsdale 2006 184 pages
3.76
139 ratings
The Tao of Inner Peace
by Diane Dreher • 1990
Stop fighting life. The Tao shows how to find peace by moving with the current, not against it.
4.11
1k+
The Tao of Inner Peace Summary
The Tao of Inner Peace
Stop fighting life. The Tao shows how to find peace by moving with the current, not against it.
by Diane Dreher 1990 336 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Facing Love Addiction
by Pia Mellody • 1989
Why you mistake intensity for love, chase unavailable partners, and how to stop.
4.09
1k+
Facing Love Addiction Summary
Facing Love Addiction
Why you mistake intensity for love, chase unavailable partners, and how to stop.
by Pia Mellody 1989 240 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Cracking the PM Career
by Jackie Bavaro • 2021
A PM career is built on skills no job description covers. A manual for the gaps.
4.37
252
Cracking the PM Career Summary
Cracking the PM Career
A PM career is built on skills no job description covers. A manual for the gaps.
by Jackie Bavaro 2021 551 pages
4.37
252 ratings
Seek
by Scott Shigeoka • 2023
Beyond small talk: how deep curiosity rebuilds connection and transforms your hardest seasons.
3.68
500+
Seek Summary
Seek
Beyond small talk: how deep curiosity rebuilds connection and transforms your hardest seasons.
by Scott Shigeoka 2023 256 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Mommy Burnout
by Sheryl Ziegler • 2018
A recovery plan for the exhaustion no one named: find your people before you fall apart.
3.81
1k+
Mommy Burnout Summary
Mommy Burnout
A recovery plan for the exhaustion no one named: find your people before you fall apart.
by Sheryl Ziegler 2018 314 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Who Will Cry When You Die?
by Robin Sharma • 1999
Live each day as if the eulogy is being written: 101 lessons for a regret-free life.
4.00
26k+
Who Will Cry When You Die? Summary
Who Will Cry When You Die?
Live each day as if the eulogy is being written: 101 lessons for a regret-free life.
by Robin Sharma 1999 255 pages
4.00
26k+ ratings
The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance
by Anthony M. Criniti IV • 2014
Building wealth on the fundamentals everyone overlooks: habits, ethics, and principles that endure.
3.98
114
The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance Summary
The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance
Building wealth on the fundamentals everyone overlooks: habits, ethics, and principles that endure.
by Anthony M. Criniti IV 2014 288 pages
3.98
114 ratings
Think and Win like Dhoni
by Sfurti Sahare • 2016
Steal the mental playbook of a World Cup-winning captain for your own career.
4.16
500+
Think and Win like Dhoni Summary
Think and Win like Dhoni
Steal the mental playbook of a World Cup-winning captain for your own career.
by Sfurti Sahare 2016 148 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
This is the Year I Put My Financial Life in Order
by John R. Schwartz • 2018
Stop trading, start indexing, and why the smartest investors know they're clueless.
3.52
294
This is the Year I Put My Financial Life in Order Summary
This is the Year I Put My Financial Life in Order
Stop trading, start indexing, and why the smartest investors know they're clueless.
by John R. Schwartz 2018 320 pages
3.52
294 ratings
You Can If You Think You Can
by Norman Vincent Peale • 1987
How to fire self-doubt and install a belief that actually delivers results.
4.25
2k+
You Can If You Think You Can Summary
You Can If You Think You Can
How to fire self-doubt and install a belief that actually delivers results.
by Norman Vincent Peale 1987 336 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Conflict and Suspense
by James Scott Bell • 2011
Tension leaks from most manuscripts. The craft guide for sealing every scene with conflict.
4.26
500+
Conflict and Suspense Summary
Conflict and Suspense
Tension leaks from most manuscripts. The craft guide for sealing every scene with conflict.
by James Scott Bell 2011 273 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
The Case for Servant Leadership
by Kent M. Keith • 2008
Flip the org chart: serving your people first builds teams tougher than command and control.
3.61
176
The Case for Servant Leadership Summary
The Case for Servant Leadership
Flip the org chart: serving your people first builds teams tougher than command and control.
by Kent M. Keith 2008 85 pages
3.61
176 ratings
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff With Your Family
by richard-carlson • 1998
Your mood sets your home's weather. Small daily shifts that turn family chaos into calm.
3.92
1k+
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff With Your Family Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff With Your Family
Your mood sets your home's weather. Small daily shifts that turn family chaos into calm.
by richard-carlson 1998 272 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Skip the Line
by James Altucher • 2021
Run cheap experiments instead of grinding for years: the faster route to the top 1%.
4.05
1k+
Skip the Line Summary
Skip the Line
Run cheap experiments instead of grinding for years: the faster route to the top 1%.
by James Altucher 2021 288 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Dance First, Think Later
by Kathryn Petras • 2011
Borrow the playbook of history's wisest: 618 rules for a life spent doing, not overthinking.
3.79
500+
Dance First, Think Later Summary
Dance First, Think Later
Borrow the playbook of history's wisest: 618 rules for a life spent doing, not overthinking.
by Kathryn Petras 2011 425 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Living Deeply
by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz • 2008
A worldview shift changes more than your situation. The how, from lab to meditation hall.
4.00
253
Living Deeply Summary
Living Deeply
A worldview shift changes more than your situation. The how, from lab to meditation hall.
by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz 2008 231 pages
4.00
253 ratings
How to Be a Person in the World
by Heather Havrilesky • 2016
Your weirdness, intensity, and desire for passionate love aren't problems. They're the point.
3.84
4k+
How to Be a Person in the World Summary
How to Be a Person in the World
Your weirdness, intensity, and desire for passionate love aren't problems. They're the point.
by Heather Havrilesky 2016 254 pages
3.84
4k+ ratings
Hardcore Self Help
by Robert Duff • 2014
Anxiety sucks, but the fix doesn't need to: practical psychology tools minus the clinical jargon.
3.95
4k+
Hardcore Self Help Summary
Hardcore Self Help
Anxiety sucks, but the fix doesn't need to: practical psychology tools minus the clinical jargon.
by Robert Duff 2014 74 pages
3.95
4k+ ratings
Run Your Butt Off!
by Sarah Lorge Butler • 2011
Walk first, run later: a gradual plan that turns non-athletes into runners while shedding pounds.
3.75
500+
Run Your Butt Off! Summary
Run Your Butt Off!
Walk first, run later: a gradual plan that turns non-athletes into runners while shedding pounds.
by Sarah Lorge Butler 2011 304 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
Manage Your Day-to-Day
by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2013
Guard your mornings, work in 90-minute sprints, and quit letting your inbox run the day.
3.98
28k+
Manage Your Day-to-Day Summary
Manage Your Day-to-Day
Guard your mornings, work in 90-minute sprints, and quit letting your inbox run the day.
by Jocelyn K. Glei 2013 253 pages
3.98
28k+ ratings
The HeartMath Solution
by Doc Childre • 1999
Your heart has 40,000 neurons: a technique to align its rhythm and outpace emotional overload.
4.02
500+
The HeartMath Solution Summary
The HeartMath Solution
Your heart has 40,000 neurons: a technique to align its rhythm and outpace emotional overload.
by Doc Childre 1999 304 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Too Nice for Your Own Good
by Duke Robinson • 1997
Nice people finish drained, resentful, and overlooked. Specific skills that break the pattern.
3.46
1k+
Too Nice for Your Own Good Summary
Too Nice for Your Own Good
Nice people finish drained, resentful, and overlooked. Specific skills that break the pattern.
by Duke Robinson 1997 266 pages
3.46
1k+ ratings
Be * Know * Do, Adapted from the Official Army Leadership Manual
by U.S. Department of the Army • 1976
The military's secret to leadership isn't command, it's character: a manual for the rest of us.
3.76
130
Be * Know * Do, Adapted from the Official Army Leadership Manual Summary
Be * Know * Do, Adapted from the Official Army Leadership Manual
The military's secret to leadership isn't command, it's character: a manual for the rest of us.
by U.S. Department of the Army 1976 192 pages
3.76
130 ratings
Deal Breakers
by Bethany Marshall • 2007
Five toxic partner types, the boundary framework that exposes them, and the self-worth to leave.
3.82
500+
Deal Breakers Summary
Deal Breakers
Five toxic partner types, the boundary framework that exposes them, and the self-worth to leave.
by Bethany Marshall 2007 226 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
How to Think Like Bill Gates
by Daniel Smith • 2015
Deploy the Gates analytical method: it built Microsoft, and now it fights malaria.
3.69
275
How to Think Like Bill Gates Summary
How to Think Like Bill Gates
Deploy the Gates analytical method: it built Microsoft, and now it fights malaria.
by Daniel Smith 2015 224 pages
3.69
275 ratings
Elevate
by Robert Glazer • 2019
Build capacity in four linked domains most self-help ignores. Elevate yourself, then pull others up.
4.06
1k+
Elevate Summary
Elevate
Build capacity in four linked domains most self-help ignores. Elevate yourself, then pull others up.
by Robert Glazer 2019 110 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Microstress Effect
by Rob Cross • 2023
The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.
3.38
473
The Microstress Effect Summary
The Microstress Effect
The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.
by Rob Cross 2023 240 pages
3.38
473 ratings
Work Less, Live More
by Bob Clyatt • 2005
Quit full-time work decades early: spend less, invest on autopilot, and never outlive your savings.
3.93
500+
Work Less, Live More Summary
Work Less, Live More
Quit full-time work decades early: spend less, invest on autopilot, and never outlive your savings.
by Bob Clyatt 2005 365 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
The Essential Path
by Neale Donald Walsch • 2019
Your deepest instinct is not survival. Every broken system flows from forgetting we are love first.
3.90
276
The Essential Path Summary
The Essential Path
Your deepest instinct is not survival. Every broken system flows from forgetting we are love first.
by Neale Donald Walsch 2019 124 pages
3.90
276 ratings
Perfectionism
by Lisa Van Gemert • 2019
Why perfectionism causes underachievement, and a five-level system for getting unstuck at any age.
4.05
132
Perfectionism Summary
Perfectionism
Why perfectionism causes underachievement, and a five-level system for getting unstuck at any age.
by Lisa Van Gemert 2019 243 pages
4.05
132 ratings
Embracing Uncertainty
by Susan Jeffers • 2002
Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.
3.81
500+
Embracing Uncertainty Summary
Embracing Uncertainty
Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.
by Susan Jeffers 2002
3.81
500+ ratings
The Accidental Creative
by Todd Henry • 2011
Inspiration is optional: the systems that make creative work reliable, not random.
4.06
5k+
The Accidental Creative Summary
The Accidental Creative
Inspiration is optional: the systems that make creative work reliable, not random.
by Todd Henry 2011 233 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
On the Warrior's Path
by Daniele Bolelli • 2003
Martial arts are a philosophy written on the body. Fighting is just the first chapter.
4.11
500+
On the Warrior's Path Summary
On the Warrior's Path
Martial arts are a philosophy written on the body. Fighting is just the first chapter.
by Daniele Bolelli 2003 200 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Stay off My Operating Table
by Philip Ovadia • 2021
A heart surgeon's plan to fix the metabolic damage behind most chronic disease, without more pills.
4.43
500+
Stay off My Operating Table Summary
Stay off My Operating Table
A heart surgeon's plan to fix the metabolic damage behind most chronic disease, without more pills.
by Philip Ovadia 2021 174 pages
4.43
500+ ratings
24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
by Tiffany Shlain • 2019
One day offline each week. The science says your attention, empathy, and sleep all improve.
3.80
3k+
24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week Summary
24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
One day offline each week. The science says your attention, empathy, and sleep all improve.
by Tiffany Shlain 2019 257 pages
3.80
3k+ ratings
Work Smart Now
by Richard Polak • 2021
Productivity's hidden drain costs ten times sick days. Fixing it starts with compassion.
4.29
418
Work Smart Now Summary
Work Smart Now
Productivity's hidden drain costs ten times sick days. Fixing it starts with compassion.
by Richard Polak 2021 231 pages
4.29
418 ratings
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
3k+
You Are a Writer Summary
You Are a Writer
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
by Jeff Goins 2012 134 pages
3.80
3k+ ratings
The Ultra Mindset
by Travis Macy • 2015
Lessons from 100-mile races: the mental framework that works just as well in the boardroom.
3.87
1k+
The Ultra Mindset Summary
The Ultra Mindset
Lessons from 100-mile races: the mental framework that works just as well in the boardroom.
by Travis Macy 2015 288 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Supercoach
by Michael Neill • 2009
Your thoughts build your world. Ten secrets for becoming the architect, not the tenant.
4.21
500+
Supercoach Summary
Supercoach
Your thoughts build your world. Ten secrets for becoming the architect, not the tenant.
by Michael Neill 2009 288 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
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