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Personal Growth Book Summaries

The Dichotomy of Leadership
by Jocko Willink • 2018
Management books tell you what to do, not when to stop. Ten balancing acts.
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15k+
The Dichotomy of Leadership Summary
The Dichotomy of Leadership
Management books tell you what to do, not when to stop. Ten balancing acts.
by Jocko Willink 2018 320 pages
4.37
15k+ ratings
Mindwise
by Nicholas Epley • 2014
Your social brain constantly guesses what others think, and its errors are systematic and fixable.
3.76
2k+
Mindwise Summary
Mindwise
Your social brain constantly guesses what others think, and its errors are systematic and fixable.
by Nicholas Epley 2014 242 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
The Attachment Theory Workbook
by Annie Chen • 2019
Identify your attachment style, interrupt its traps, and practice your way to secure relationships.
4.15
500+
The Attachment Theory Workbook Summary
The Attachment Theory Workbook
Identify your attachment style, interrupt its traps, and practice your way to secure relationships.
by Annie Chen 2019 194 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Connect
by David L. Bradford • 2021
Polite is not close. The skills that bridge that gap, from Stanford's most sought-after course.
4.07
1k+
Connect Summary
Connect
Polite is not close. The skills that bridge that gap, from Stanford's most sought-after course.
by David L. Bradford 2021 320 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Adult Children of Alcoholics
by Janet Geringer Woititz • 1983
An alcoholic home teaches survival habits that later sabotage intimacy, trust, and joy.
4.12
6k+
Adult Children of Alcoholics Summary
Adult Children of Alcoholics
An alcoholic home teaches survival habits that later sabotage intimacy, trust, and joy.
by Janet Geringer Woititz 1983 240 pages
4.12
6k+ ratings
A Joseph Campbell Companion
by Joseph Campbell • 1991
The mythologist's guide to a meaningful life: find your deepest pull, walk toward what scares you.
4.40
2k+
A Joseph Campbell Companion Summary
A Joseph Campbell Companion
The mythologist's guide to a meaningful life: find your deepest pull, walk toward what scares you.
by Joseph Campbell 1991 298 pages
4.40
2k+ ratings
Think Big
by Grace Lordan • 2021
Big goals fail when biases run the show. The economist's playbook for small steps that work.
3.87
500+
Think Big Summary
Think Big
Big goals fail when biases run the show. The economist's playbook for small steps that work.
by Grace Lordan 2021
3.87
500+ ratings
Safe People
by Henry Cloud • 1995
Bad relationships aren't bad luck. Why you keep choosing unsafe people, and how to stop.
4.22
5k+
Safe People Summary
Safe People
Bad relationships aren't bad luck. Why you keep choosing unsafe people, and how to stop.
by Henry Cloud 1995 199 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Quiet Leadership
by David Rock • 2006
Why giving orders fails, and how to get better results by helping people think for themselves.
3.92
2k+
Quiet Leadership Summary
Quiet Leadership
Why giving orders fails, and how to get better results by helping people think for themselves.
by David Rock 2006 288 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2012
The mindfulness practice for fear: stop running, breathe, and look at what is actually there.
4.17
9k+
Fear Summary
Fear
The mindfulness practice for fear: stop running, breathe, and look at what is actually there.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2012 164 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
The Winners Laws - 30 Absolutely Unbreakable Habits of Success
by Bodo Schäfer • 2016
Quick decisions beat perfect plans: the daily disciplines that build wealth and well-being.
4.17
148
The Winners Laws - 30 Absolutely Unbreakable Habits of Success Summary
The Winners Laws - 30 Absolutely Unbreakable Habits of Success
Quick decisions beat perfect plans: the daily disciplines that build wealth and well-being.
by Bodo Schäfer 2016 170 pages
4.17
148 ratings
Giant Steps
by Tony Robbins • 1994
Your words, beliefs, decisions: the levers that rewire a life faster than willpower.
4.05
1k+
Giant Steps Summary
Giant Steps
Your words, beliefs, decisions: the levers that rewire a life faster than willpower.
by Tony Robbins 1994 400 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Impact Players
by Liz Wiseman • 2021
Six habits that turn everyday chaos into career impact, starting with how you see the mess.
3.97
2k+
Impact Players Summary
Impact Players
Six habits that turn everyday chaos into career impact, starting with how you see the mess.
by Liz Wiseman 2021 304 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job
by Dale Carnegie • 1990
The classic playbook for likability: listening and gratitude beat criticism every time.
3.99
4k+
How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job Summary
How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job
The classic playbook for likability: listening and gratitude beat criticism every time.
by Dale Carnegie 1990 224 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
Transcend
by Scott Barry Kaufman • 2020
Self-actualization is not the summit. A psychologist maps what lies beyond.
4.12
2k+
Transcend Summary
Transcend
Self-actualization is not the summit. A psychologist maps what lies beyond.
by Scott Barry Kaufman 2020 432 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
The Art of Stillness
by Pico Iyer • 2014
Phone calls cost 25 minutes and happen every 11. The cure: staying still.
3.73
8k+
The Art of Stillness Summary
The Art of Stillness
Phone calls cost 25 minutes and happen every 11. The cure: staying still.
by Pico Iyer 2014 96 pages
3.73
8k+ ratings
Level Up Your Life
by Steve Kamb • 2016
Design your real-life character sheet: quests, stats, and experience points for unlocking adventure.
4.05
2k+
Level Up Your Life Summary
Level Up Your Life
Design your real-life character sheet: quests, stats, and experience points for unlocking adventure.
by Steve Kamb 2016 274 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
New Happy
by Stephanie Harrison • 2024
The culture's formula for happiness is broken. The real one: connection and contribution.
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1k+
New Happy Summary
New Happy
The culture's formula for happiness is broken. The real one: connection and contribution.
by Stephanie Harrison 2024 288 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Get It Done
by Ayelet Fishbach • 2022
Your goals fail in the middle, not at the start. The science that fixes the slump.
3.55
1k+
Get It Done Summary
Get It Done
Your goals fail in the middle, not at the start. The science that fixes the slump.
by Ayelet Fishbach 2022 308 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Total Freedom
by J. Krishnamurti • 1996
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
4.37
1k+
Total Freedom Summary
Total Freedom
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
by J. Krishnamurti 1996 384 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
No Limits
by John C. Maxwell • 2017
Capacity isn't one thing. It's seven. And the one you neglect sets your ceiling.
4.22
1k+
No Limits Summary
No Limits
Capacity isn't one thing. It's seven. And the one you neglect sets your ceiling.
by John C. Maxwell 2017 336 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
The Magic of Manifesting Money
by Ryuu Shinohara • 2020
15 techniques to manifest money by changing your frequency, not your effort. Wealth isn't work.
4.51
500+
The Magic of Manifesting Money Summary
The Magic of Manifesting Money
15 techniques to manifest money by changing your frequency, not your effort. Wealth isn't work.
by Ryuu Shinohara 2020 110 pages
4.51
500+ ratings
Caring Enough to Confront
by David Augsburger • 1973
Conflict does not require cruelty. The skills to confront with honesty and care.
3.89
262
Caring Enough to Confront Summary
Caring Enough to Confront
Conflict does not require cruelty. The skills to confront with honesty and care.
by David Augsburger 1973 192 pages
3.89
262 ratings
Master Your Time, Master Your Life
by Brian Tracy • 2016
Sort tasks by their real consequences, not urgency. That one rule transforms how you work.
3.89
1k+
Master Your Time, Master Your Life Summary
Master Your Time, Master Your Life
Sort tasks by their real consequences, not urgency. That one rule transforms how you work.
by Brian Tracy 2016 240 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
The Baby Sleep Solution
by Suzy Giordano • 2006
Twelve hours by twelve weeks: a sleep plan halfway between cry-it-out and no-cry.
3.84
1k+
The Baby Sleep Solution Summary
The Baby Sleep Solution
Twelve hours by twelve weeks: a sleep plan halfway between cry-it-out and no-cry.
by Suzy Giordano 2006 127 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Emotional Intelligence Quickbook
by Travis Bradberry • 2003
Four emotional skills outweigh IQ in career success. A seven-minute test shows where you stand.
3.54
1k+
Emotional Intelligence Quickbook Summary
Emotional Intelligence Quickbook
Four emotional skills outweigh IQ in career success. A seven-minute test shows where you stand.
by Travis Bradberry 2003 128 pages
3.54
1k+ ratings
Stop Fixing Yourself
by Anthony de Mello • 2021
The search for happiness is its only obstacle: awareness drops the chase.
4.17
1k+
Stop Fixing Yourself Summary
Stop Fixing Yourself
The search for happiness is its only obstacle: awareness drops the chase.
by Anthony de Mello 2021 216 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Personal MBA A World Class Business Education in a Single Volume Paperback 6 Sept 2012
by Josh Kaufman
Skip business school. Five processes, ten market tests, and everything buyers never admit they want.
4.11
327
The Personal MBA A World Class Business Education in a Single Volume Paperback 6 Sept 2012 Summary
The Personal MBA A World Class Business Education in a Single Volume Paperback 6 Sept 2012
Skip business school. Five processes, ten market tests, and everything buyers never admit they want.
by Josh Kaufman 496 pages
4.11
327 ratings
One Word That Will Change Your Life
by Jon Gordon • 2012
Replace your entire resolution list with a single word, and watch it reorder your year.
3.88
3k+
One Word That Will Change Your Life Summary
One Word That Will Change Your Life
Replace your entire resolution list with a single word, and watch it reorder your year.
by Jon Gordon 2012 112 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class
by Steve Siebold • 2005
The 177 mental habits of elite performers. First: face reality without flinching. The rest follows.
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500+
177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class Summary
177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class
The 177 mental habits of elite performers. First: face reality without flinching. The rest follows.
by Steve Siebold 2005 282 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
The Inner Game of Music
by Barry Green • 1986
Performance equals potential minus interference. For musicians ready to subtract the self-doubt.
3.95
4k+
The Inner Game of Music Summary
The Inner Game of Music
Performance equals potential minus interference. For musicians ready to subtract the self-doubt.
by Barry Green 1986 225 pages
3.95
4k+ ratings
The Power of Focus
by Jack Canfield • 2000
Decide what only you can do, delegate the rest, build the habits that make focus pay.
4.13
6k+
The Power of Focus Summary
The Power of Focus
Decide what only you can do, delegate the rest, build the habits that make focus pay.
by Jack Canfield 2000 384 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
The 12 Week Year Field Guide
by Brian P. Moran • 2018
A year is too long to focus. Compress it to 12 weeks, track weekly, deliver quarterly.
3.88
1k+
The 12 Week Year Field Guide Summary
The 12 Week Year Field Guide
A year is too long to focus. Compress it to 12 weeks, track weekly, deliver quarterly.
by Brian P. Moran 2018 144 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Secrets of Mental Math
by Arthur T. Benjamin • 1993
How a stage performer adds, multiplies, and pulls weekdays from thin air, without a calculator.
4.07
2k+
Secrets of Mental Math Summary
Secrets of Mental Math
How a stage performer adds, multiplies, and pulls weekdays from thin air, without a calculator.
by Arthur T. Benjamin 1993 279 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
How to Make Good Things Happen
by Marian Rojas Estapé • 2018
How a psychiatrist lowers cortisol, frees trapped emotions, and builds the relationships that heal.
4.09
23k+
How to Make Good Things Happen Summary
How to Make Good Things Happen
How a psychiatrist lowers cortisol, frees trapped emotions, and builds the relationships that heal.
by Marian Rojas Estapé 2018 227 pages
4.09
23k+ ratings
The Inner Game of Golf
by W. Timothy Gallwey • 1986
Most golf instruction fixes your swing. This one fixes the critic who keeps breaking it.
4.14
1k+
The Inner Game of Golf Summary
The Inner Game of Golf
Most golf instruction fixes your swing. This one fixes the critic who keeps breaking it.
by W. Timothy Gallwey 1986 240 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Beyond Mars and Venus
by John Gray • 2016
Men and women run on different stress chemicals, and equality forgot to account for biology.
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Beyond Mars and Venus Summary
Beyond Mars and Venus
Men and women run on different stress chemicals, and equality forgot to account for biology.
by John Gray 2016 381 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
It's OK That You're Not OK
by Megan Devine • 2017
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
4.35
15k+
It's OK That You're Not OK Summary
It's OK That You're Not OK
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
by Megan Devine 2017 282 pages
4.35
15k+ ratings
The Achievement Habit
by Bernard Roth • 2015
Why your reasons are just excuses, and how to reframe any problem so you actually act.
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4k+
The Achievement Habit Summary
The Achievement Habit
Why your reasons are just excuses, and how to reframe any problem so you actually act.
by Bernard Roth 2015 288 pages
3.67
4k+ ratings
Grow Rich! With Peace of Mind
by Napoleon Hill • 1982
Napoleon Hill's later-life blueprint for building a fortune without sacrificing your soul.
4.26
500+
Grow Rich! With Peace of Mind Summary
Grow Rich! With Peace of Mind
Napoleon Hill's later-life blueprint for building a fortune without sacrificing your soul.
by Napoleon Hill 1982 256 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Without Saying a Word
by Kasia Wezowski • 2018
Decode the half-second flashes that reveal hidden emotions, and get answers without asking.
3.47
500+
Without Saying a Word Summary
Without Saying a Word
Decode the half-second flashes that reveal hidden emotions, and get answers without asking.
by Kasia Wezowski 2018 272 pages
3.47
500+ ratings
Bruce Lee
by Bruce Lee • 1998
Bruce Lee's training logs: the isometric holds, circuits, and stretches behind his speed and power.
4.25
1k+
Bruce Lee Summary
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee's training logs: the isometric holds, circuits, and stretches behind his speed and power.
by Bruce Lee 1998 256 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
I Am Gifted, So Are You!
by Adam Khoo • 1998
Ace exams without burnout: the visual memory and speed-reading system that rewires how you learn.
4.00
2k+
I Am Gifted, So Are You! Summary
I Am Gifted, So Are You!
Ace exams without burnout: the visual memory and speed-reading system that rewires how you learn.
by Adam Khoo 1998
4.00
2k+ ratings
The Twelve Universal Laws of Success
by Herbert Harris • 1997
Why success isn't luck but law: a dozen principles that turn ambition into a step-by-step system.
4.15
326
The Twelve Universal Laws of Success Summary
The Twelve Universal Laws of Success
Why success isn't luck but law: a dozen principles that turn ambition into a step-by-step system.
by Herbert Harris 1997 200 pages
4.15
326 ratings
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents
by Deepak Chopra • 2008
Childhood success has an inner dimension, and it runs on a spiritual code most parents never teach.
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1k+
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents Summary
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents
Childhood success has an inner dimension, and it runs on a spiritual code most parents never teach.
by Deepak Chopra 2008 160 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Tantric Sex
by Grace Mason • 2017
Shift from chasing climax to savoring sensation: tantric practices for deeper connection.
3.42
78
Tantric Sex Summary
Tantric Sex
Shift from chasing climax to savoring sensation: tantric practices for deeper connection.
by Grace Mason 2017 106 pages
3.42
78 ratings
Start Finishing
by Charlie Gilkey • 2019
Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.
3.94
500+
Start Finishing Summary
Start Finishing
Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.
by Charlie Gilkey 2019 272 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
In an Unspoken Voice
by Peter A. Levine • 2010
The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.
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3k+
In an Unspoken Voice Summary
In an Unspoken Voice
The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.
by Peter A. Levine 2010 384 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
The Mental Toughness Handbook
by Damon Zahariades • 2020
Mental toughness is a trainable skill, not an inborn trait. Here is the practical training regimen.
3.94
2k+
The Mental Toughness Handbook Summary
The Mental Toughness Handbook
Mental toughness is a trainable skill, not an inborn trait. Here is the practical training regimen.
by Damon Zahariades 2020 206 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Holier Than Thou
by Jackie Hill Perry • 2021
God is too pure to wrong you. Holiness is why he alone merits unguarded trust.
4.39
8k+
Holier Than Thou Summary
Holier Than Thou
God is too pure to wrong you. Holiness is why he alone merits unguarded trust.
by Jackie Hill Perry 2021 194 pages
4.39
8k+ ratings
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