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Psychology Book Summaries

Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workbook
by Louise L. Hay • 1990
Locate the belief behind the symptom. Forgive it. Write a new one. Repeat.
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1k+
Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workbook Summary
Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workbook
Locate the belief behind the symptom. Forgive it. Write a new one. Repeat.
by Louise L. Hay 1990 176 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Soft-Wired
by Michael Merzenich • 2013
Brain plasticity can work for you or against you. The difference is in your daily habits.
3.98
379
Soft-Wired Summary
Soft-Wired
Brain plasticity can work for you or against you. The difference is in your daily habits.
by Michael Merzenich 2013 227 pages
3.98
379 ratings
A Job to Love
by The School of Life • 2017
What career tests miss: how to find work you love by understanding your own pleasures first.
4.02
1k+
A Job to Love Summary
A Job to Love
What career tests miss: how to find work you love by understanding your own pleasures first.
by The School of Life 2017 192 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
How to Be a Friend
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
The classic friendship manual: why character matters more than chemistry, and when loyalty says no.
3.86
3k+
How to Be a Friend Summary
How to Be a Friend
The classic friendship manual: why character matters more than chemistry, and when loyalty says no.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 188 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
The 12 Stages of Healing
by Donald M. Epstein • 1994
Healing and curing are opposites. A 12-stage map where suffering is the doorway, not the enemy.
4.06
273
The 12 Stages of Healing Summary
The 12 Stages of Healing
Healing and curing are opposites. A 12-stage map where suffering is the doorway, not the enemy.
by Donald M. Epstein 1994 256 pages
4.06
273 ratings
The Gift of Pain
by Paul W. Brand • 1995
Painless bodies destroy themselves. A surgeon on why the signal everyone silences saves us.
4.48
2k+
The Gift of Pain Summary
The Gift of Pain
Painless bodies destroy themselves. A surgeon on why the signal everyone silences saves us.
by Paul W. Brand 1995 352 pages
4.48
2k+ ratings
Confessions of a Public Speaker
by Scott Berkun • 2009
Great speakers are made in rehearsal, not on stage. The real-world prep that beats perfectionism.
3.94
5k+
Confessions of a Public Speaker Summary
Confessions of a Public Speaker
Great speakers are made in rehearsal, not on stage. The real-world prep that beats perfectionism.
by Scott Berkun 2009 222 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Simple Thinking
by Richard Gerver • 2016
Complexity is the friction between you and your potential. Stop adding, start subtracting.
3.51
192
Simple Thinking Summary
Simple Thinking
Complexity is the friction between you and your potential. Stop adding, start subtracting.
by Richard Gerver 2016 164 pages
3.51
192 ratings
A.D.D. & Romance
by Jonathan Scott Halverstadt • 1998
Your ADD brain sabotages your love life. A framework that works with your wiring, not against it.
3.85
82
A.D.D. & Romance Summary
A.D.D. & Romance
Your ADD brain sabotages your love life. A framework that works with your wiring, not against it.
by Jonathan Scott Halverstadt 1998 240 pages
3.85
82 ratings
The Fear Bubble
by Ant Middleton • 2019
A combat technique that shrinks fear to a single moment, then uses it as fuel.
4.11
5k+
The Fear Bubble Summary
The Fear Bubble
A combat technique that shrinks fear to a single moment, then uses it as fuel.
by Ant Middleton 2019 323 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Genius Foods
by Max Lugavere • 2018
Your diet can either protect your brain or destroy it. The foods that decide the outcome.
4.19
7k+
Genius Foods Summary
Genius Foods
Your diet can either protect your brain or destroy it. The foods that decide the outcome.
by Max Lugavere 2018 400 pages
4.19
7k+ ratings
The Anxious Truth
by Drew Linsalata • 2020
Anxiety feeds on resistance. The plan that reverses it: surrender and do the opposite.
4.50
306
The Anxious Truth Summary
The Anxious Truth
Anxiety feeds on resistance. The plan that reverses it: surrender and do the opposite.
by Drew Linsalata 2020 386 pages
4.50
306 ratings
How To Talk To Absolutely Anyone
by Mark Rhodes • 2013
Your mindset, not your personality, blocks conversation. A method for confident small talk anywhere.
3.22
500+
How To Talk To Absolutely Anyone Summary
How To Talk To Absolutely Anyone
Your mindset, not your personality, blocks conversation. A method for confident small talk anywhere.
by Mark Rhodes 2013 240 pages
3.22
500+ ratings
On Grief and Grieving
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 2005
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
4.32
4k+
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2005 256 pages
4.32
4k+ ratings
True Refuge
by Tara Brach • 2012
A four-step meditation tool that quiets shame and fear, then points to the stillness underneath.
4.21
3k+
True Refuge Summary
True Refuge
A four-step meditation tool that quiets shame and fear, then points to the stillness underneath.
by Tara Brach 2012 320 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
Hero on a Mission
by Donald Miller • 2022
You're the hero, not the victim. Write your eulogy, then let it plan your days.
4.03
1k+
Hero on a Mission Summary
Hero on a Mission
You're the hero, not the victim. Write your eulogy, then let it plan your days.
by Donald Miller 2022 224 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
How to Be an Adult in Relationships
by David Richo • 2002
Heal old wounds and end the dance of cling and run: the five skills adult love requires.
4.11
8k+
How to Be an Adult in Relationships Summary
How to Be an Adult in Relationships
Heal old wounds and end the dance of cling and run: the five skills adult love requires.
by David Richo 2002 312 pages
4.11
8k+ ratings
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder
by Jerold J. Kreisman • 2018
Why talking to a borderline loved one feels impossible, and the method that works.
3.94
358
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder Summary
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder
Why talking to a borderline loved one feels impossible, and the method that works.
by Jerold J. Kreisman 2018 202 pages
3.94
358 ratings
Atomic Focus
by Patrick McKeown • 2021
Forget another productivity system. The fastest path to focus runs through your breath.
4.17
119
Atomic Focus Summary
Atomic Focus
Forget another productivity system. The fastest path to focus runs through your breath.
by Patrick McKeown 2021 294 pages
4.17
119 ratings
UX for Beginners
by Joel Marsh • 2016
A UX crash course in 100 lessons: psychology, research, structure. Effective beats happy.
4.04
500+
UX for Beginners Summary
UX for Beginners
A UX crash course in 100 lessons: psychology, research, structure. Effective beats happy.
by Joel Marsh 2016 255 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Consumerology
by Philip Graves • 2010
Consumers can't tell you why they buy. Asking them just invents false reasons. Watch them instead.
3.50
264
Consumerology Summary
Consumerology
Consumers can't tell you why they buy. Asking them just invents false reasons. Watch them instead.
by Philip Graves 2010 224 pages
3.50
264 ratings
Go for No! for Network Marketing
by Richard Fenton • 2017
Collect rejections, not yeses: the network marketing system where more nos means more success.
4.44
299
Go for No! for Network Marketing Summary
Go for No! for Network Marketing
Collect rejections, not yeses: the network marketing system where more nos means more success.
by Richard Fenton 2017 144 pages
4.44
299 ratings
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
by Gary Chapman • 2018
More options than misery or divorce: how one person's choices can change a marriage.
3.92
1k+
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away Summary
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
More options than misery or divorce: how one person's choices can change a marriage.
by Gary Chapman 2018 240 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Self Matters
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2001
You didn't write the story you're living. Audit your past, reclaim yourself.
3.66
12k+
Self Matters Summary
Self Matters
You didn't write the story you're living. Audit your past, reclaim yourself.
by Phillip C. McGraw 2001 318 pages
3.66
12k+ ratings
On Emotional Intelligence
by Harvard Business Review • 2015
IQ gets you hired. Emotional intelligence gets you promoted: five skills any leader can strengthen.
3.93
2k+
On Emotional Intelligence Summary
On Emotional Intelligence
IQ gets you hired. Emotional intelligence gets you promoted: five skills any leader can strengthen.
by Harvard Business Review 2015 166 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
Outside In
by Harley Manning • 2012
Customer experience is the moat competitors can't copy. A complete blueprint for engineering yours.
3.93
500+
Outside In Summary
Outside In
Customer experience is the moat competitors can't copy. A complete blueprint for engineering yours.
by Harley Manning 2012 272 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Decoding Greatness
by Ron Friedman • 2021
A method for deconstructing excellence and closing the gap between taste and skill.
4.22
1k+
Decoding Greatness Summary
Decoding Greatness
A method for deconstructing excellence and closing the gap between taste and skill.
by Ron Friedman 2021 288 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Teach Your Children Well
by Madeline Levine • 2012
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
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1k+
Teach Your Children Well Summary
Teach Your Children Well
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
by Madeline Levine 2012 297 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II
by Jack Canfield • 1998
Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.
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7k+
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II Summary
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II
Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.
by Jack Canfield 1998 350 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2006
Management runs on half-truths. The fix isn't another framework: it's thinking like a scientist.
3.87
500+
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense Summary
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense
Management runs on half-truths. The fix isn't another framework: it's thinking like a scientist.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2006 288 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
The XX Brain
by Lisa Mosconi • 2020
Why two in three Alzheimer's patients are women, and what you can do about it.
4.00
3k+
The XX Brain Summary
The XX Brain
Why two in three Alzheimer's patients are women, and what you can do about it.
by Lisa Mosconi 2020 384 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
Mastery
by George Leonard • 1991
Why plateaus are the real path to mastery, and how to keep going when progress stalls.
4.09
10k+
Mastery Summary
Mastery
Why plateaus are the real path to mastery, and how to keep going when progress stalls.
by George Leonard 1991 176 pages
4.09
10k+ ratings
How to Become an Alpha Male
by John Alexander • 2005
Stop chasing. The body language, eye contact, and conversation shifts that make women pursue you.
3.77
311
How to Become an Alpha Male Summary
How to Become an Alpha Male
Stop chasing. The body language, eye contact, and conversation shifts that make women pursue you.
by John Alexander 2005 270 pages
3.77
311 ratings
Don't Believe Everything You Think
by Thomas Kida • 2006
Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.
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500+
Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Think
Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.
by Thomas Kida 2006 286 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way
by John C. Parkin • 2007
The most effective spiritual mantra is a two-word curse; you already know the words.
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5k+
Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way Summary
Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way
The most effective spiritual mantra is a two-word curse; you already know the words.
by John C. Parkin 2007 156 pages
3.42
5k+ ratings
Idea Mapping
by Jamie Nast • 2006
Condense any complex topic onto one page with a note-taking approach that parallels how you think.
3.68
151
Idea Mapping Summary
Idea Mapping
Condense any complex topic onto one page with a note-taking approach that parallels how you think.
by Jamie Nast 2006 288 pages
3.68
151 ratings
The Enneagram
by Helen Palmer • 1988
Nine trance states masquerading as personality. An ancient map for identifying yours and waking up.
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2k+
The Enneagram Summary
The Enneagram
Nine trance states masquerading as personality. An ancient map for identifying yours and waking up.
by Helen Palmer 1988 393 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Being Human
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2012
From parasite mind control to the biology of metaphors: what science reveals about being human.
4.35
500+
Being Human Summary
Being Human
From parasite mind control to the biology of metaphors: what science reveals about being human.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2012
4.35
500+ ratings
Animal Wise
by Virginia Morell • 2013
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
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2k+
Animal Wise Summary
Animal Wise
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
by Virginia Morell 2013 304 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events
by Jane Roberts • 1982
Epidemics, cults, and disasters are externalizations of collective psychology, not random accidents.
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The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events Summary
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events
Epidemics, cults, and disasters are externalizations of collective psychology, not random accidents.
by Jane Roberts 1982 313 pages
4.61
500+ ratings
Executive Presence
by Harrison Monarth • 2019
Presence is trainable. The specific behaviors that signal leadership, even before you speak.
3.61
290
Executive Presence Summary
Executive Presence
Presence is trainable. The specific behaviors that signal leadership, even before you speak.
by Harrison Monarth 2019 273 pages
3.61
290 ratings
Personal Kanban
by Jim Benson • 2011
Your brain isn't built for to-do lists. The visual system that calms the chaos.
3.77
2k+
Personal Kanban Summary
Personal Kanban
Your brain isn't built for to-do lists. The visual system that calms the chaos.
by Jim Benson 2011 216 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
How to Make the World Add Up
by Tim Harford • 2020
Bad statistics weaponize your feelings. Ten rules for seeing what the numbers actually say.
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8k+
How to Make the World Add Up Summary
How to Make the World Add Up
Bad statistics weaponize your feelings. Ten rules for seeing what the numbers actually say.
by Tim Harford 2020 352 pages
4.12
8k+ ratings
Anxiety
by Samir Chopra • 2024
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
3.91
500+
Anxiety Summary
Anxiety
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
by Samir Chopra 2024 208 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
The Three Laws of Performance
by Steve Zaffron • 2009
An unspoken future already runs your team. Change the language, change the outcome.
4.04
1k+
The Three Laws of Performance Summary
The Three Laws of Performance
An unspoken future already runs your team. Change the language, change the outcome.
by Steve Zaffron 2009 256 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management
by Mark Forster • 2006
Don't act on new requests today. Process them tomorrow. The buffer that breaks reactive habits.
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500+
Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management Summary
Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management
Don't act on new requests today. Process them tomorrow. The buffer that breaks reactive habits.
by Mark Forster 2006 224 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
The Art of Problem Solving
by Russell L. Ackoff • 1978
Dead ends are usually self-built. Spotting the walls you didn't know you erected is the art.
3.94
161
The Art of Problem Solving Summary
The Art of Problem Solving
Dead ends are usually self-built. Spotting the walls you didn't know you erected is the art.
by Russell L. Ackoff 1978 240 pages
3.94
161 ratings
Everything Bad is Good for You
by Steven Johnson • 2005
IQ scores keep rising, and your video game habit may explain why.
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5k+
Everything Bad is Good for You Summary
Everything Bad is Good for You
IQ scores keep rising, and your video game habit may explain why.
by Steven Johnson 2005 273 pages
3.49
5k+ ratings
How to Talk to Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere
by Chris Widener • 2013
Stop trying to be interesting. Connection starts when you become the one who asks the questions.
3.34
1k+
How to Talk to Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere Summary
How to Talk to Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere
Stop trying to be interesting. Connection starts when you become the one who asks the questions.
by Chris Widener 2013 25 pages
3.34
1k+ ratings
Declutter Your Mind
by S.J. Scott • 2016
Your brain amplifies threats and clutter feeds the noise: the daily protocol that resets both.
3.71
7k+
Declutter Your Mind Summary
Declutter Your Mind
Your brain amplifies threats and clutter feeds the noise: the daily protocol that resets both.
by S.J. Scott 2016 156 pages
3.71
7k+ ratings
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