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Psychology Book Summaries

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing
by Maartje Willems • 2021
Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.
3.18
1k+
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing Summary
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing
Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.
by Maartje Willems 2021 160 pages
3.18
1k+ ratings
The Concept of Anxiety
by Søren Kierkegaard • 1844
Every sin begins with vertigo: the sudden awareness that you are free. That changes everything.
3.95
2k+
The Concept of Anxiety Summary
The Concept of Anxiety
Every sin begins with vertigo: the sudden awareness that you are free. That changes everything.
by Søren Kierkegaard 1844 256 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Kevin Trudeau's Mega Memory
by Kevin Trudeau • 1997
Pictures stick. Words slide off. A thirty-minute daily method for remembering anything.
3.64
221
Kevin Trudeau's Mega Memory Summary
Kevin Trudeau's Mega Memory
Pictures stick. Words slide off. A thirty-minute daily method for remembering anything.
by Kevin Trudeau 1997 368 pages
3.64
221 ratings
The Cult of Trump
by Steven Hassan • 2019
A four-part control system that locks in a president's followers and blinds them to how it works.
4.11
4k+
The Cult of Trump Summary
The Cult of Trump
A four-part control system that locks in a president's followers and blinds them to how it works.
by Steven Hassan 2019 320 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
INKED
by Jeb Blount • 2020
Get picked first. Then negotiate. The emotional control and leverage playbook for sales closers.
4.21
218
INKED Summary
INKED
Get picked first. Then negotiate. The emotional control and leverage playbook for sales closers.
by Jeb Blount 2020 309 pages
4.21
218 ratings
Soulcraft
by Bill Plotkin • 2003
Your soul isn't found above. It waits in the dark descent most paths avoid.
4.26
1k+
Soulcraft Summary
Soulcraft
Your soul isn't found above. It waits in the dark descent most paths avoid.
by Bill Plotkin 2003 400 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
One-Dimensional Man
by Herbert Marcuse • 1964
The prison of comfort: needs manufactured, desires satisfied, the very idea of escape erased.
3.98
7k+
One-Dimensional Man Summary
One-Dimensional Man
The prison of comfort: needs manufactured, desires satisfied, the very idea of escape erased.
by Herbert Marcuse 1964 260 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Relationship OCD
by Sheva Rajaee MFT • 2022
Obsessive relationship doubts aren't intuition. A clinical guide to the therapy that quiets them.
4.41
500+
Relationship OCD Summary
Relationship OCD
Obsessive relationship doubts aren't intuition. A clinical guide to the therapy that quiets them.
by Sheva Rajaee MFT 2022 202 pages
4.41
500+ ratings
The No Complaining Rule
by Jon Gordon • 2008
Venting costs your team far more than you realize. A rule that redirects it into solutions.
3.84
5k+
The No Complaining Rule Summary
The No Complaining Rule
Venting costs your team far more than you realize. A rule that redirects it into solutions.
by Jon Gordon 2008 176 pages
3.84
5k+ ratings
You Are Not So Smart
by David McRaney • 2011
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
3.86
36k+
You Are Not So Smart Summary
You Are Not So Smart
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
by David McRaney 2011 302 pages
3.86
36k+ ratings
Insatiable
by Asa Akira • 2014
A porn star's memoir of desire, hustle, and why she never learned to feel ashamed.
3.41
2k+
Insatiable Summary
Insatiable
A porn star's memoir of desire, hustle, and why she never learned to feel ashamed.
by Asa Akira 2014 256 pages
3.41
2k+ ratings
Open
by Andre Agassi • 2009
A ball machine, a brutal father, and a tennis legend who despised the game.
4.32
100k+
Open Summary
Open
A ball machine, a brutal father, and a tennis legend who despised the game.
by Andre Agassi 2009 547 pages
4.32
100k+ ratings
On Combat
by Dave Grossman • 2004
Why some freeze and others act in combat, and the mental skills that decide.
4.29
4k+
On Combat Summary
On Combat
Why some freeze and others act in combat, and the mental skills that decide.
by Dave Grossman 2004 395 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Mental Models
by Peter Hollins • 2019
Mental models to decide faster, regret less, and stop mistaking urgency for importance.
3.97
500+
Mental Models Summary
Mental Models
Mental models to decide faster, regret less, and stop mistaking urgency for importance.
by Peter Hollins 2019 257 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Trust Me, I'm Lying
by Ryan Holiday • 2012
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
3.85
12k+
Trust Me, I'm Lying Summary
Trust Me, I'm Lying
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
by Ryan Holiday 2012 259 pages
3.85
12k+ ratings
59 Seconds
by Richard Wiseman • 2009
Visualizing success backfires. Gratitude, touch, and a plant on your desk work better.
3.79
10k+
59 Seconds Summary
59 Seconds
Visualizing success backfires. Gratitude, touch, and a plant on your desk work better.
by Richard Wiseman 2009 357 pages
3.79
10k+ ratings
Why Don't Students Like School?
by Daniel T. Willingham • 2009
Kids remember what they think about, not what you teach. The lesson plan that follows.
4.04
5k+
Why Don't Students Like School? Summary
Why Don't Students Like School?
Kids remember what they think about, not what you teach. The lesson plan that follows.
by Daniel T. Willingham 2009 240 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
The Psychology of Money, Hyperfocus, Eat That Frog!, How to Talk to Anyone 4 Books Collection Set
by Morgan Housel • 2022
Getting wealth and staying wealth are opposite skills, and most people only learn one.
4.29
304
The Psychology of Money, Hyperfocus, Eat That Frog!, How to Talk to Anyone 4 Books Collection Set Summary
The Psychology of Money, Hyperfocus, Eat That Frog!, How to Talk to Anyone 4 Books Collection Set
Getting wealth and staying wealth are opposite skills, and most people only learn one.
by Morgan Housel 2022 1023 pages
4.29
304 ratings
The New Contented Little Baby Book
by Gina Ford • 2002
The schedule-first routine: ten adjustments across year one to engineer a full night's sleep.
3.36
1k+
The New Contented Little Baby Book Summary
The New Contented Little Baby Book
The schedule-first routine: ten adjustments across year one to engineer a full night's sleep.
by Gina Ford 2002 352 pages
3.36
1k+ ratings
The Stress of Life
by Hans Selye • 1956
Three stages of adaptation: how the body's defense against threats becomes the engine of disease.
4.12
209
The Stress of Life Summary
The Stress of Life
Three stages of adaptation: how the body's defense against threats becomes the engine of disease.
by Hans Selye 1956 516 pages
4.12
209 ratings
The Resilience Factor
by Karen Reivich • 2002
Seven cognitive skills from the Penn Resilience Program that stop a setback from becoming a spiral.
3.91
500+
The Resilience Factor Summary
The Resilience Factor
Seven cognitive skills from the Penn Resilience Program that stop a setback from becoming a spiral.
by Karen Reivich 2002 352 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
The Emotionally Absent Mother
by Jasmin Lee Cori • 2010
What your mother never gave you can still be built. The repair tools, step by step.
4.16
3k+
The Emotionally Absent Mother Summary
The Emotionally Absent Mother
What your mother never gave you can still be built. The repair tools, step by step.
by Jasmin Lee Cori 2010 227 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Better Than Carrots or Sticks
by Dominique Smith • 2015
Punishment doesn't teach. Repair does. A classroom discipline framework that works at every level.
3.92
2k+
Better Than Carrots or Sticks Summary
Better Than Carrots or Sticks
Punishment doesn't teach. Repair does. A classroom discipline framework that works at every level.
by Dominique Smith 2015 208 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
First Things First
by Stephen R. Covey • 1996
Other people's priorities run your week. The planning ritual that puts your own back in charge.
4.12
43k+
First Things First Summary
First Things First
Other people's priorities run your week. The planning ritual that puts your own back in charge.
by Stephen R. Covey 1996 366 pages
4.12
43k+ ratings
Hardwiring Happiness
by Rick Hanson • 2013
Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.
3.65
5k+
Hardwiring Happiness Summary
Hardwiring Happiness
Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.
by Rick Hanson 2013 304 pages
3.65
5k+ ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2013
Why annual planning fails: replace it with continuous, issues-focused reviews linked to decisions.
3.74
500+
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions
Why annual planning fails: replace it with continuous, issues-focused reviews linked to decisions.
by Harvard Business Publishing 2013 183 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
One Small Step Can Change Your Life
by Robert Maurer • 2009
Your brain fights big goals like threats. The workaround is embarrassingly small steps.
4.01
9k+
One Small Step Can Change Your Life Summary
One Small Step Can Change Your Life
Your brain fights big goals like threats. The workaround is embarrassingly small steps.
by Robert Maurer 2009 228 pages
4.01
9k+ ratings
Yes to Life
by Viktor E. Frankl • 2020
Three paths to finding meaning survived the Holocaust; they work for ordinary life too.
4.17
9k+
Yes to Life Summary
Yes to Life
Three paths to finding meaning survived the Holocaust; they work for ordinary life too.
by Viktor E. Frankl 2020 136 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
The Motivation Manifesto
by Brendon Burchard • 2014
A manifesto for reclaiming the freedom that fear, doubt, and others' expectations quietly steal.
4.02
6k+
The Motivation Manifesto Summary
The Motivation Manifesto
A manifesto for reclaiming the freedom that fear, doubt, and others' expectations quietly steal.
by Brendon Burchard 2014 236 pages
4.02
6k+ ratings
Happy Money
by Elizabeth Dunn • 2013
More money won't make you happier. Where you put it will.
3.68
3k+
Happy Money Summary
Happy Money
More money won't make you happier. Where you put it will.
by Elizabeth Dunn 2013 224 pages
3.68
3k+ ratings
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
A Roman emperor's private notebook became philosophy's most practical guide to staying steady.
4.24
500+
Meditations Summary
Meditations
A Roman emperor's private notebook became philosophy's most practical guide to staying steady.
by Marcus Aurelius 208 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
by Joseph Murphy • 2019
Your subconscious can heal you and make you wealthy. It just needs better instructions.
4.32
159
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind Summary
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Your subconscious can heal you and make you wealthy. It just needs better instructions.
by Joseph Murphy 2019 391 pages
4.32
159 ratings
On the Edge
by Nate Silver • 2024
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
3.66
5k+
On the Edge Summary
On the Edge
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
by Nate Silver 2024 576 pages
3.66
5k+ ratings
Authentic Happiness
by Martin E.P. Seligman • 2002
Happiness is half genetic, but the other half can be learned. The science that shows you how.
3.92
12k+
Authentic Happiness Summary
Authentic Happiness
Happiness is half genetic, but the other half can be learned. The science that shows you how.
by Martin E.P. Seligman 2002 336 pages
3.92
12k+ ratings
The Pickup Artist
by Mystery • 2010
The pickup field manual: attraction as a practiced skill, broken into repeatable rules and drills.
3.48
351
The Pickup Artist Summary
The Pickup Artist
The pickup field manual: attraction as a practiced skill, broken into repeatable rules and drills.
by Mystery 2010 272 pages
3.48
351 ratings
A Game Design Vocabulary
by Anna Anthropy • 2013
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
3.94
134
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
by Anna Anthropy 2013 211 pages
3.94
134 ratings
Practical Wisdom
by Barry Schwartz • 2010
Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.
3.70
500+
Practical Wisdom Summary
Practical Wisdom
Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.
by Barry Schwartz 2010 324 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
A Life of Meaning
by James Hollis • 2023
Midlife isn't a crisis. It's the moment your unconscious patterns demand a reckoning.
4.54
500+
A Life of Meaning Summary
A Life of Meaning
Midlife isn't a crisis. It's the moment your unconscious patterns demand a reckoning.
by James Hollis 2023 186 pages
4.54
500+ ratings
Damn Right!
by Janet Lowe • 2000
Buffett's partner: a voracious reader who thought backward and reshaped how Berkshire invests.
4.16
2k+
Damn Right! Summary
Damn Right!
Buffett's partner: a voracious reader who thought backward and reshaped how Berkshire invests.
by Janet Lowe 2000 304 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Raving Fans
by Ken Blanchard • 1992
A Yaqui sorcerer teaches his reluctant apprentice to dismantle reality as he knows it.
3.84
10k+
Raving Fans Summary
Raving Fans
A Yaqui sorcerer teaches his reluctant apprentice to dismantle reality as he knows it.
by Ken Blanchard 1992 137 pages
3.84
10k+ ratings
Genome
by Matt Ridley • 1999
What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.
4.06
28k+
Genome Summary
Genome
What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.
by Matt Ridley 1999 344 pages
4.06
28k+ ratings
Frogs Into Princes
by Richard Bandler • 1979
Read eye movements, anchor emotions, and rewrite the past: the live NLP workshop.
3.97
1k+
Frogs Into Princes Summary
Frogs Into Princes
Read eye movements, anchor emotions, and rewrite the past: the live NLP workshop.
by Richard Bandler 1979 194 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
by Robert A. Glover • 2000
He thinks being nice will get him love. It is getting him nothing but resentment.
4.04
24k+
No More Mr. Nice Guy! Summary
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
He thinks being nice will get him love. It is getting him nothing but resentment.
by Robert A. Glover 2000 155 pages
4.04
24k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Life
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1851
Personality outranks possessions in the pursuit of happiness. Most people get it backwards.
4.06
16k+
The Wisdom of Life Summary
The Wisdom of Life
Personality outranks possessions in the pursuit of happiness. Most people get it backwards.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1851 77 pages
4.06
16k+ ratings
Convince Them in 90 Seconds or Less
by Nicholas Boothman • 2002
The first 90 seconds decide if you connect or crash. A tactical playbook for those moments.
3.97
1k+
Convince Them in 90 Seconds or Less Summary
Convince Them in 90 Seconds or Less
The first 90 seconds decide if you connect or crash. A tactical playbook for those moments.
by Nicholas Boothman 2002 304 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Effortless Mastery
by Kenny Werner • 1996
Your brain blocks what your fingers already know. A method for playing music without thinking.
4.22
2k+
Effortless Mastery Summary
Effortless Mastery
Your brain blocks what your fingers already know. A method for playing music without thinking.
by Kenny Werner 1996 192 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1967
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
4.20
9k+
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy Summary
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1967 688 pages
4.20
9k+ ratings
The Knowing-Doing Gap
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 1993
Your company knows what to do. Why doesn't it? The answer is in how it's built.
3.96
1k+
The Knowing-Doing Gap Summary
The Knowing-Doing Gap
Your company knows what to do. Why doesn't it? The answer is in how it's built.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 1993 314 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Designing Your Life
by Bill Burnett • 2016
Stop planning your life. Start prototyping it: experiments that reveal the work you actually want.
3.90
22k+
Designing Your Life Summary
Designing Your Life
Stop planning your life. Start prototyping it: experiments that reveal the work you actually want.
by Bill Burnett 2016 230 pages
3.90
22k+ ratings
Ecce Homo
by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1908
If you had to live your exact life again forever, could you say yes? Nietzsche's final book.
3.81
20k+
Ecce Homo Summary
Ecce Homo
If you had to live your exact life again forever, could you say yes? Nietzsche's final book.
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1908 144 pages
3.81
20k+ ratings
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