Best Self Help Books | Summaries & Audio

Self Help Book Summaries

Trading Psychology 2.0

by Brett N. Steenbarger • 2015

Your edge expires. Your process doesn't have to. Build one around your actual strengths.

4.18

164

📈 Trading Psychology 😊 Positive Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💪 Strength-Based Development 🔧 Process Design

Trading Psychology 2.0

Your edge expires. Your process doesn't have to. Build one around your actual strengths.

by Brett N. Steenbarger 2015 448 pages

4.18

164 ratings

📈 Trading Psychology 😊 Positive Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💪 Strength-Based Development 🔧 Process Design

Between Parent and Child

by Haim G. Ginott • 1965

What to say instead of punishment: the classic that made respect a discipline tool.

4.34

2k+

🗣️ Parent-Child Dialogue 🫂 Empathetic Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching 🌱 Gentle Discipline 👫 Sibling Rivalry

Between Parent and Child

What to say instead of punishment: the classic that made respect a discipline tool.

by Haim G. Ginott 1965 256 pages

4.34

2k+ ratings

🗣️ Parent-Child Dialogue 🫂 Empathetic Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching 🌱 Gentle Discipline 👫 Sibling Rivalry

Better Small Talk

by Patrick King • 2020

Your conversations stall because you hate small talk. It isn't the weather: you're skipping a step.

3.50

2k+

🗣️ Conversation Skills 💬 Small Talk 🤗 Social Confidence 📖 Storytelling 👂 Active Listening

Better Small Talk

Your conversations stall because you hate small talk. It isn't the weather: you're skipping a step.

by Patrick King 2020 222 pages

3.50

2k+ ratings

🗣️ Conversation Skills 💬 Small Talk 🤗 Social Confidence 📖 Storytelling 👂 Active Listening

The Book of Joy

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2016

Train your mind for a joy no circumstance can touch: wisdom from two global spiritual leaders.

4.38

65k+

🧘 Spiritual Practice ☸️ Buddhist Psychology ✝️ Contemplative Christianity 🤝 Interfaith Wisdom 🧠 Mental Resilience

The Book of Joy

Train your mind for a joy no circumstance can touch: wisdom from two global spiritual leaders.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2016 354 pages

4.38

65k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Practice ☸️ Buddhist Psychology ✝️ Contemplative Christianity 🤝 Interfaith Wisdom 🧠 Mental Resilience

The Productive Muslim

by Mohammed Faris • 2016

Productivity fails without purpose. Islam supplies both the purpose and a practical method.

4.49

2k+

🕌 Islamic Self-Help 📿 Faith And Productivity 🤲 Islamic Spirituality 🔁 Habit Formation ⏳ Time Management

The Productive Muslim

Productivity fails without purpose. Islam supplies both the purpose and a practical method.

by Mohammed Faris 2016 236 pages

4.49

2k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Self-Help 📿 Faith And Productivity 🤲 Islamic Spirituality 🔁 Habit Formation ⏳ Time Management

Good Morning, Monster

by Catherine Gildiner • 2019

Five patients, five unthinkable childhoods, and one therapist's account of how they healed.

4.45

67k+

🩺 Clinical Case Studies 🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧩 Dissociative Identity 🪞 Narcissistic Parents

Good Morning, Monster

Five patients, five unthinkable childhoods, and one therapist's account of how they healed.

by Catherine Gildiner 2019 368 pages

4.45

67k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Case Studies 🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧩 Dissociative Identity 🪞 Narcissistic Parents

Habits of a Happy Brain

by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2015

Four brain chemicals shape your happiness. Learn the daily habits that trigger each one on demand.

4.01

6k+

🔬 Happiness Science 🔄 Habit Formation 🧠 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Neurochemical Balance 🌡️ Stress Management

Habits of a Happy Brain

Four brain chemicals shape your happiness. Learn the daily habits that trigger each one on demand.

by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015 238 pages

4.01

6k+ ratings

🔬 Happiness Science 🔄 Habit Formation 🧠 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Neurochemical Balance 🌡️ Stress Management

Eastern Body, Western Mind

by Anodea Judith • 1966

Your body stores the biography your mind cannot speak. Here is the key to reading it.

4.34

7k+

🌀 Chakra System 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🌊 Depth Psychology 🦶 Embodiment 💧 Emotional Healing

Eastern Body, Western Mind

Your body stores the biography your mind cannot speak. Here is the key to reading it.

by Anodea Judith 1966 488 pages

4.34

7k+ ratings

🌀 Chakra System 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🌊 Depth Psychology 🦶 Embodiment 💧 Emotional Healing

Build

by Tony Fadell • 2022

Designing the iPod taught him how to build what matters: products, teams, and a career that lasts.

4.31

9k+

🛠️ Product Design 🌉 Silicon Valley 🚀 Startup Building 📉 Learning From Failure 👥 Team Leadership

Build

Designing the iPod taught him how to build what matters: products, teams, and a career that lasts.

by Tony Fadell 2022 416 pages

4.31

9k+ ratings

🛠️ Product Design 🌉 Silicon Valley 🚀 Startup Building 📉 Learning From Failure 👥 Team Leadership

Healing Love through the Tao

by Mantak Chia • 1986

Draw sexual energy upward to strengthen organs and transform arousal into spiritual fuel.

4.11

500+

☯️ Taoist Sexuality 🔥 Sexual Transmutation 🐉 Internal Alchemy 🌸 Female Sexual Energy 🌀 Chi Cultivation

Healing Love through the Tao

Draw sexual energy upward to strengthen organs and transform arousal into spiritual fuel.

by Mantak Chia 1986 288 pages

4.11

500+ ratings

☯️ Taoist Sexuality 🔥 Sexual Transmutation 🐉 Internal Alchemy 🌸 Female Sexual Energy 🌀 Chi Cultivation

Key Person of Influence

by Daniel Priestley • 2010

Your expertise isn't enough. Five deliberate moves make you the person your industry calls first.

4.02

1k+

🧱 Personal Branding 🧠 Thought Leadership 🎤 Pitch Craft 🤝 Strategic Partnerships 📦 Product Creation

Key Person of Influence

Your expertise isn't enough. Five deliberate moves make you the person your industry calls first.

by Daniel Priestley 2010 208 pages

4.02

1k+ ratings

🧱 Personal Branding 🧠 Thought Leadership 🎤 Pitch Craft 🤝 Strategic Partnerships 📦 Product Creation

Talk Less, Say More

by Connie Dieken • 2009

Three habits that earn real attention in a distracted world, and turn it into action.

3.52

500+

🗣️ Workplace Communication 👔 Executive Presence ✂️ Brevity 👁️ Visual Communication 👂 Active Listening

Talk Less, Say More

Three habits that earn real attention in a distracted world, and turn it into action.

by Connie Dieken 2009 176 pages

3.52

500+ ratings

🗣️ Workplace Communication 👔 Executive Presence ✂️ Brevity 👁️ Visual Communication 👂 Active Listening

Being Aware of Being Aware

by Rupert Spira • 2013

You do not need to control your mind; peace is the awareness doing the seeking.

4.41

3k+

🕉️ Advaita Vedanta 🌀 Modern Nonduality 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🧘 Effortless Meditation 👁️ Witness Consciousness

Being Aware of Being Aware

You do not need to control your mind; peace is the awareness doing the seeking.

by Rupert Spira 2013 128 pages

4.41

3k+ ratings

🕉️ Advaita Vedanta 🌀 Modern Nonduality 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🧘 Effortless Meditation 👁️ Witness Consciousness

80/20 Principle

by Richard Koch • 1997

20% of effort yields 80% of results. Find that sliver, and the rest becomes optional.

3.97

30k+

🏢 Business Strategy ⏰ Time Management ⚡ High Leverage Activities ✂️ Business Simplification 📊 Management Science

80/20 Principle

20% of effort yields 80% of results. Find that sliver, and the rest becomes optional.

by Richard Koch 1997 288 pages

3.97

30k+ ratings

🏢 Business Strategy ⏰ Time Management ⚡ High Leverage Activities ✂️ Business Simplification 📊 Management Science

The Effective Manager

by Mark Horstman • 2016

The only two metrics your boss cares about, and the four tools that move them.

4.27

2k+

📋 Management Fundamentals 🧑‍💼 First Time Managers 🗣️ Feedback Skills 🏋️ Coaching For Managers 🔁 Management Routines

The Effective Manager

The only two metrics your boss cares about, and the four tools that move them.

by Mark Horstman 2016 208 pages

4.27

2k+ ratings

📋 Management Fundamentals 🧑‍💼 First Time Managers 🗣️ Feedback Skills 🏋️ Coaching For Managers 🔁 Management Routines

How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk

by John Van Epp • 2006

Before chemistry blinds you, a research-backed method for evaluating who is actually good for you.

4.15

1k+

🎯 Dating With Intention 🔍 Mate Selection 📋 Relationship Assessment ✝️ Christian Relationships 💍 Premarital Counseling

How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk

Before chemistry blinds you, a research-backed method for evaluating who is actually good for you.

by John Van Epp 2006 338 pages

4.15

1k+ ratings

🎯 Dating With Intention 🔍 Mate Selection 📋 Relationship Assessment ✝️ Christian Relationships 💍 Premarital Counseling

Attitude Is Everything

by Jeff Keller • 2023

The thoughts you repeat pull you toward their target. Here is how to aim them.

4.17

421

☀️ Positive Thinking 🗣️ Self-Talk 🎬 Visualization Techniques 🦁 Fear And Courage 🏋️ Resilience Mindset

Attitude Is Everything

The thoughts you repeat pull you toward their target. Here is how to aim them.

by Jeff Keller 2023 140 pages

4.17

421 ratings

☀️ Positive Thinking 🗣️ Self-Talk 🎬 Visualization Techniques 🦁 Fear And Courage 🏋️ Resilience Mindset

Practicing the Power of Now

by Eckhart Tolle • 1997

Freedom from mental chatter, using only your body and your attention.

4.26

50k+

🧘 Present Moment Awareness 🧘‍♂️ Nondual Teachings 👁️ Thought Observation 🦵 Somatic Awareness ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing

Practicing the Power of Now

Freedom from mental chatter, using only your body and your attention.

by Eckhart Tolle 1997 128 pages

4.26

50k+ ratings

🧘 Present Moment Awareness 🧘‍♂️ Nondual Teachings 👁️ Thought Observation 🦵 Somatic Awareness ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing

The Obesity Code

by Jason Fung • 2016

The calorie math of weight loss ignores the one hormone that actually controls fat storage: insulin.

4.36

38k+

🩸 Insulin Resistance ⏰ Intermittent Fasting 🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🧬 Hormonal Health ⚡ Metabolic Health

The Obesity Code

The calorie math of weight loss ignores the one hormone that actually controls fat storage: insulin.

by Jason Fung 2016 315 pages

4.36

38k+ ratings

🩸 Insulin Resistance ⏰ Intermittent Fasting 🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🧬 Hormonal Health ⚡ Metabolic Health

The Power of Eight

by Lynne McTaggart • 2017

Eight people, one stranger miles away. The healing works, but the senders are the ones transformed.

4.06

500+

💫 Healing Circles 🎯 Intention Setting 🌐 Collective Consciousness ⚛️ Quantum Healing ❤️ Altruism And Healing

The Power of Eight

Eight people, one stranger miles away. The healing works, but the senders are the ones transformed.

by Lynne McTaggart 2017 320 pages

4.06

500+ ratings

💫 Healing Circles 🎯 Intention Setting 🌐 Collective Consciousness ⚛️ Quantum Healing ❤️ Altruism And Healing

Word Power Made Easy

by Norman Lewis • 1949

One root unlocks twenty words. A systematic method for building a vocabulary that lasts.

4.42

9k+

📚 Vocabulary Building 🏛️ Etymology 🌳 Root Words 🎓 Self-Education 🏺 Classical Education

Word Power Made Easy

One root unlocks twenty words. A systematic method for building a vocabulary that lasts.

by Norman Lewis 1949 544 pages

4.42

9k+ ratings

📚 Vocabulary Building 🏛️ Etymology 🌳 Root Words 🎓 Self-Education 🏺 Classical Education

The Cafe on the Edge of the World

by John P. Strelecky • 2003

A courtroom collapse sends a high-flying lawyer to the Himalayas, where ancient wisdom awaits.

3.52

69k+

🧘 Eastern Wisdom 📖 Wisdom Fables 🧠 Mind Discipline 🎯 Life Purpose ⏳ Time Management

The Cafe on the Edge of the World

A courtroom collapse sends a high-flying lawyer to the Himalayas, where ancient wisdom awaits.

by John P. Strelecky 2003 136 pages

3.52

69k+ ratings

🧘 Eastern Wisdom 📖 Wisdom Fables 🧠 Mind Discipline 🎯 Life Purpose ⏳ Time Management

The Leader Who Had No Title

by Robin Sharma • 2010

The best leaders have no title. A fable on how anyone, from any seat, can lead.

3.95

15k+

🧭 Informal Leadership 🚀 Leadership Development 🧠 Personal Mastery 📖 Business Fables 🌪️ Crisis Leadership

The Leader Who Had No Title

The best leaders have no title. A fable on how anyone, from any seat, can lead.

by Robin Sharma 2010 224 pages

3.95

15k+ ratings

🧭 Informal Leadership 🚀 Leadership Development 🧠 Personal Mastery 📖 Business Fables 🌪️ Crisis Leadership

Think like a Freak

by Steven D. Levitt • 2014

Stop trusting experts, start admitting ignorance, and learn when quitting is the smartest move.

3.86

56k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Popular Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Incentive Design 📉 Data Skepticism

Think like a Freak

Stop trusting experts, start admitting ignorance, and learn when quitting is the smartest move.

by Steven D. Levitt 2014 268 pages

3.86

56k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Popular Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Incentive Design 📉 Data Skepticism

As a Man Thinketh

by Sam Torode • 1902

Your thoughts built your life. The rules for using them to build a better one.

4.24

97k+

🌟 New Thought 🦋 Personal Transformation 🧠 Thought Mastery ✨ Law Of Attraction 🧱 Character Building

As a Man Thinketh

Your thoughts built your life. The rules for using them to build a better one.

by Sam Torode 1902 46 pages

4.24

97k+ ratings

🌟 New Thought 🦋 Personal Transformation 🧠 Thought Mastery ✨ Law Of Attraction 🧱 Character Building

Waiting and Dating

by Myles Munroe • 2005

Becoming the right person beats finding the right person: what to do during the wait.

4.32

500+

🕊️ Christian Dating 📖 Biblical Relationships ⏳ Active Waiting 💝 Preparing For Love 👫 Friendship First

Waiting and Dating

Becoming the right person beats finding the right person: what to do during the wait.

by Myles Munroe 2005 176 pages

4.32

500+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Dating 📖 Biblical Relationships ⏳ Active Waiting 💝 Preparing For Love 👫 Friendship First

HBR Guide to Better Business Writing

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2005

Your readers are busy. The playbook for business documents that get read and change minds.

4.06

1k+

🧱 Business Writing 📝 Persuasive Writing ✂️ Editing Techniques 📧 Email Etiquette 📄 Proposal Writing

HBR Guide to Better Business Writing

Your readers are busy. The playbook for business documents that get read and change minds.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2005 57 pages

4.06

1k+ ratings

🧱 Business Writing 📝 Persuasive Writing ✂️ Editing Techniques 📧 Email Etiquette 📄 Proposal Writing

The Science of Getting Rich

by Wallace D. Wattles • 1910

Rich by creation, not competition. The 1910 system: mental clarity, gratitude, and present action.

4.13

44k+

💰 Prosperity Mindset 🏗️ Wealth Creation 🧲 Law Of Attraction 🎯 Creative Visualization 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Science of Getting Rich

Rich by creation, not competition. The 1910 system: mental clarity, gratitude, and present action.

by Wallace D. Wattles 1910

4.13

44k+ ratings

💰 Prosperity Mindset 🏗️ Wealth Creation 🧲 Law Of Attraction 🎯 Creative Visualization 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Forex Trading

by Jim Brown • 2015

A currency market trades $5.3 trillion daily. Here is how to claim a small, disciplined slice.

4.04

500+

💱 Forex Trading 👤 Retail Trading 📈 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology

Forex Trading

A currency market trades $5.3 trillion daily. Here is how to claim a small, disciplined slice.

by Jim Brown 2015 86 pages

4.04

500+ ratings

💱 Forex Trading 👤 Retail Trading 📈 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology

Executive Presence

by Sylvia Ann Hewlett • 2014

Performance opens the door. Gravitas, delivery, and polish seal the deal. Here's how.

3.52

2k+

🎯 Leadership Presence 📈 Career Advancement 👁️ Perception Management 💬 Feedback Seeking 🎙️ Polished Communication

Executive Presence

Performance opens the door. Gravitas, delivery, and polish seal the deal. Here's how.

by Sylvia Ann Hewlett 2014 240 pages

3.52

2k+ ratings

🎯 Leadership Presence 📈 Career Advancement 👁️ Perception Management 💬 Feedback Seeking 🎙️ Polished Communication

Skin in the Game

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2018

Decision-makers who never face consequences wreck systems. The ancient principle modernity forgot.

3.91

32k+

🛡️ Risk Management ⚖️ Aligned Incentives 🗳️ Minority Influence 🎓 Expertise Critique 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Skin in the Game

Decision-makers who never face consequences wreck systems. The ancient principle modernity forgot.

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018 304 pages

3.91

32k+ ratings

🛡️ Risk Management ⚖️ Aligned Incentives 🗳️ Minority Influence 🎓 Expertise Critique 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Osho Zen Tarot

by Osho • 1995

Tarot reimagined: every card a mirror for the present, not a window into the future.

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1k+

🎴 Oracle Decks 🃏 Reflective Tarot 🧘 Zen Buddhism ⏳ Present Moment Awareness ☯️ Taoism

Osho Zen Tarot

Tarot reimagined: every card a mirror for the present, not a window into the future.

by Osho 1995 192 pages

4.41

1k+ ratings

🎴 Oracle Decks 🃏 Reflective Tarot 🧘 Zen Buddhism ⏳ Present Moment Awareness ☯️ Taoism

The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life

by Drunvalo Melchizedek • 1999

Humanity lost its true breath when Atlantis fell. One geometric pattern holds the return key.

4.28

2k+

🌀 Sacred Geometry 📜 Channeled Teachings 🔮 Western Esotericism 🏛️ Lost Civilizations 💫 Light Body Activation

The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life

Humanity lost its true breath when Atlantis fell. One geometric pattern holds the return key.

by Drunvalo Melchizedek 1999 240 pages

4.28

2k+ ratings

🌀 Sacred Geometry 📜 Channeled Teachings 🔮 Western Esotericism 🏛️ Lost Civilizations 💫 Light Body Activation

Love Life

by Matthew Hussey • 2024

All-day texts mean nothing without follow-through. The real signals that someone is choosing you.

4.16

5k+

💘 Dating Advice 🚩 Red Flags In Relationships 📡 Reading Romantic Signals 🔁 Relationship Patterns 💗 Self-Compassion

Love Life

All-day texts mean nothing without follow-through. The real signals that someone is choosing you.

by Matthew Hussey 2024 269 pages

4.16

5k+ ratings

💘 Dating Advice 🚩 Red Flags In Relationships 📡 Reading Romantic Signals 🔁 Relationship Patterns 💗 Self-Compassion

Emotional Blackmail

by Susan Forward • 1997

A therapist's script for breaking the cycle of emotional demands, threats, and guilty surrender.

4.09

4k+

💔 Emotional Abuse 🚧 Setting Boundaries 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🙇 People Pleasing 🧨 Toxic Relationships

Emotional Blackmail

A therapist's script for breaking the cycle of emotional demands, threats, and guilty surrender.

by Susan Forward 1997 271 pages

4.09

4k+ ratings

💔 Emotional Abuse 🚧 Setting Boundaries 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🙇 People Pleasing 🧨 Toxic Relationships

Raising Your Spirited Child

by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka • 1991

The temperament behind your child's hardest moments, and the playbook that works with it.

4.20

8k+

🧒 Strong-Willed Children 📖 Temperament Theory 🎧 Sensory Sensitivity 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Positive Discipline

Raising Your Spirited Child

The temperament behind your child's hardest moments, and the playbook that works with it.

by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka 1991 528 pages

4.20

8k+ ratings

🧒 Strong-Willed Children 📖 Temperament Theory 🎧 Sensory Sensitivity 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Positive Discipline

Everybody Writes

by Ann Handley • 2014

Show up. Write badly. Revise. The practical habits that turn anyone into a better content writer.

3.97

6k+

🎯 Content Marketing 💼 Business Writing ✍️ Writing Craft 🗣️ Plain Language ⏰ Writing Habits

Everybody Writes

Show up. Write badly. Revise. The practical habits that turn anyone into a better content writer.

by Ann Handley 2014 320 pages

3.97

6k+ ratings

🎯 Content Marketing 💼 Business Writing ✍️ Writing Craft 🗣️ Plain Language ⏰ Writing Habits

AARP Falling Upward

by Richard Rohr • 2004

Life builds you up so it can break you open. The breaking is the point.

4.22

19k+

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🧭 Midlife Spirituality 🕶️ Shadow Work ☯️ Non-Dual Spirituality 🕊️ Redemptive Suffering

AARP Falling Upward

Life builds you up so it can break you open. The breaking is the point.

by Richard Rohr 2004 240 pages

4.22

19k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🧭 Midlife Spirituality 🕶️ Shadow Work ☯️ Non-Dual Spirituality 🕊️ Redemptive Suffering

I'm Ok, You're Ok

by Thomas A. Harris • 1967

Your worst arguments follow a script written at age five. Learn to rewrite it.

3.76

19k+

🧠 Transactional Analysis 🎭 Psychological Games 📜 Childhood Scripts ❤️‍🩹 Relationship Repair 💬 Communication Breakdowns

I'm Ok, You're Ok

Your worst arguments follow a script written at age five. Learn to rewrite it.

by Thomas A. Harris 1967 288 pages

3.76

19k+ ratings

🧠 Transactional Analysis 🎭 Psychological Games 📜 Childhood Scripts ❤️‍🩹 Relationship Repair 💬 Communication Breakdowns

Verbal Judo

by George J. Thompson • 1993

Street tested persuasion: how to deflect insults, calm hostility, and gain cooperation from anyone.

3.84

6k+

🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 🧊 Conflict De-Escalation 🎯 Persuasion Techniques 💬 Difficult Conversations 👂 Active Listening

Verbal Judo

Street tested persuasion: how to deflect insults, calm hostility, and gain cooperation from anyone.

by George J. Thompson 1993 224 pages

3.84

6k+ ratings

🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 🧊 Conflict De-Escalation 🎯 Persuasion Techniques 💬 Difficult Conversations 👂 Active Listening

The Divine Matrix

by Gregg Braden • 2006

The universe is a single field. The only thing that shapes it is how you feel.

4.20

6k+

✨ Conscious Creation ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🔥 Emotional Alchemy 🌀 Holographic Universe 🧠 Nonlocal Consciousness

The Divine Matrix

The universe is a single field. The only thing that shapes it is how you feel.

by Gregg Braden 2006 223 pages

4.20

6k+ ratings

✨ Conscious Creation ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🔥 Emotional Alchemy 🌀 Holographic Universe 🧠 Nonlocal Consciousness

The Science of Storytelling

by Will Storr • 2019

Why a hallucinating brain is the secret to unforgettable characters and plots.

4.05

8k+

🧱 Story Craft 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 🎭 Cognitive Biases 🧑 Character Development 📈 Plot Structure

The Science of Storytelling

Why a hallucinating brain is the secret to unforgettable characters and plots.

by Will Storr 2019 288 pages

4.05

8k+ ratings

🧱 Story Craft 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 🎭 Cognitive Biases 🧑 Character Development 📈 Plot Structure

Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory in Action

by Oliver Lovell • 2020

The bottleneck you didn't know was there: working memory, and how to teach around it.

4.52

248

🧠 Cognitive Science 📐 Instructional Design 🍎 Classroom Strategies 🧩 Working Memory 📋 Explicit Instruction

Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory in Action

The bottleneck you didn't know was there: working memory, and how to teach around it.

by Oliver Lovell 2020

4.52

248 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Science 📐 Instructional Design 🍎 Classroom Strategies 🧩 Working Memory 📋 Explicit Instruction

Codependent No More

by Melody Beattie • 1986

Let go of the uncontrollable, say no without guilt, and start answering your own life first.

4.12

50k+

🔗 Codependency Recovery 🍷 Adult Children Of Alcoholics 💔 Loved Ones Of Addicts 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 People Pleasing

Codependent No More

Let go of the uncontrollable, say no without guilt, and start answering your own life first.

by Melody Beattie 1986 276 pages

4.12

50k+ ratings

🔗 Codependency Recovery 🍷 Adult Children Of Alcoholics 💔 Loved Ones Of Addicts 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 People Pleasing

Super Thinking

by Gabriel Weinberg • 2019

One thinking tool can't solve every problem. A compact curriculum in cross-disciplinary reasoning.

4.02

2k+

🧩 Mental Models 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧭 Decision Frameworks ♟️ Strategic Thinking

Super Thinking

One thinking tool can't solve every problem. A compact curriculum in cross-disciplinary reasoning.

by Gabriel Weinberg 2019 354 pages

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧩 Mental Models 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧭 Decision Frameworks ♟️ Strategic Thinking

How to Be an Imperfectionist

by Stephen Guise • 2015

Perfectionism is paralysis disguised as standards. The cure: make a win so small it is undeniable.

4.09

3k+

🧠 Perfectionism Recovery 🔁 Habit Design 🚪 Low-Bar Action ⏸️ Decision Paralysis 📊 Practice Volume

How to Be an Imperfectionist

Perfectionism is paralysis disguised as standards. The cure: make a win so small it is undeniable.

by Stephen Guise 2015 219 pages

4.09

3k+ ratings

🧠 Perfectionism Recovery 🔁 Habit Design 🚪 Low-Bar Action ⏸️ Decision Paralysis 📊 Practice Volume

Psychopath Free

by Jackson MacKenzie • 2013

They mirror your dreams, then dismantle your reality. The cure isn't closure: it's zero contact.

4.18

6k+

🎭 Psychopathic Abuse 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌫️ Gaslighting 🚫 No Contact Recovery

Psychopath Free

They mirror your dreams, then dismantle your reality. The cure isn't closure: it's zero contact.

by Jackson MacKenzie 2013 417 pages

4.18

6k+ ratings

🎭 Psychopathic Abuse 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌫️ Gaslighting 🚫 No Contact Recovery

How to Be Single and Happy

by Jennifer Taitz • 2018

Singlehood isn't a waiting room. A psychologist's guide to happiness, partner or not.

4.19

2k+

💁‍♀️ Single Life Fulfillment 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

How to Be Single and Happy

Singlehood isn't a waiting room. A psychologist's guide to happiness, partner or not.

by Jennifer Taitz 2018 217 pages

4.19

2k+ ratings

💁‍♀️ Single Life Fulfillment 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth

by John C. Maxwell • 2012

Most people leave personal growth to chance. The principles for making it systematic.

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🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Design 🪞 Self-Awareness 📓 Self-Reflection 🏛️ Character Development

The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth

Most people leave personal growth to chance. The principles for making it systematic.

by John C. Maxwell 2012

4.31

9k+ ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Design 🪞 Self-Awareness 📓 Self-Reflection 🏛️ Character Development

Save the Cat!

by Blake Snyder • 2005

Fifteen beats, forty cards, and one rule to make your hero likeable on page ten.

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🎬 Screenwriting 📐 Story Structure 📋 Beat Sheets 🎤 Pitching 🎭 Genre Tropes

Save the Cat!

Fifteen beats, forty cards, and one rule to make your hero likeable on page ten.

by Blake Snyder 2005 215 pages

4.01

22k+ ratings

🎬 Screenwriting 📐 Story Structure 📋 Beat Sheets 🎤 Pitching 🎭 Genre Tropes

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