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The Obstacle Is the Way
by Ryan Holiday • 2014
Your obstacles are fuel, not fate. The Stoic art of turning every setback into a breakthrough.
4.15
101k+
The Obstacle Is the Way Summary
The Obstacle Is the Way
Your obstacles are fuel, not fate. The Stoic art of turning every setback into a breakthrough.
by Ryan Holiday 2014
4.15
101k+ ratings
Change by Design
by Tim Brown • 2009
What if innovation started with empathy, not a spreadsheet? The design thinking playbook.
3.89
11k+
Change by Design Summary
Change by Design
What if innovation started with empathy, not a spreadsheet? The design thinking playbook.
by Tim Brown 2009
3.89
11k+ ratings
The Courage to Create
by Rollo May • 1975
Creativity needs limits, not freedom. Anxiety is the proof you are close to a breakthrough.
4.07
4k+
The Courage to Create Summary
The Courage to Create
Creativity needs limits, not freedom. Anxiety is the proof you are close to a breakthrough.
by Rollo May 1975
4.07
4k+ ratings
The Power of Broke
by Daymond John • 2016
Necessity forces moves that money can't buy: why cash-poor founders win.
3.89
4k+
The Power of Broke Summary
The Power of Broke
Necessity forces moves that money can't buy: why cash-poor founders win.
by Daymond John 2016
3.89
4k+ ratings
inGenius
by Tina Seelig • 2012
Why limits spark creativity, and how a single question can change everything.
3.85
1k+
inGenius Summary
inGenius
Why limits spark creativity, and how a single question can change everything.
by Tina Seelig 2012
3.85
1k+ ratings
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez • 1995
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
4.19
6k+
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Summary
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
by Robert Rodríguez 1995
4.19
6k+ ratings
Stretch
by Scott Sonenshein • 2017
Why getting more resources backfires, and how constraints make you more creative and effective.
3.65
2k+
Stretch Summary
Stretch
Why getting more resources backfires, and how constraints make you more creative and effective.
by Scott Sonenshein 2017
3.65
2k+ ratings
Play Anything
by Ian Bogost • 2016
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
3.17
572
Play Anything Summary
Play Anything
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
by Ian Bogost 2016
3.17
572 ratings
Fans First
by Jesse Cole • 2022
Forget advertising. How to build fans devoted enough to drive across the country for you.
4.36
983
Fans First Summary
Fans First
Forget advertising. How to build fans devoted enough to drive across the country for you.
by Jesse Cole 2022
4.36
983 ratings
The Content Fuel Framework
by Melanie Deziel • 2020
A two-part matrix turns any topic into one hundred distinct pieces of content.
4.12
205
The Content Fuel Framework Summary
The Content Fuel Framework
A two-part matrix turns any topic into one hundred distinct pieces of content.
by Melanie Deziel 2020
4.12
205 ratings
Manage Your Day-to-Day
by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2013
Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.
3.98
28k+
Manage Your Day-to-Day Summary
Manage Your Day-to-Day
Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.
by Jocelyn K. Glei 2013
3.98
28k+ ratings
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world
by Michael Bierut • 2015
Great logos aren't born from blank slates but from ugly constraints and stubborn clients.
4.32
1k+
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world Summary
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world
Great logos aren't born from blank slates but from ugly constraints and stubborn clients.
by Michael Bierut 2015
4.32
1k+ ratings
Daily Creative
by Todd Henry • 2022
Why daily rituals beat inspiration: a creative pro's guide to staying prolific without burning out.
4.34
104
Daily Creative Summary
Daily Creative
Why daily rituals beat inspiration: a creative pro's guide to staying prolific without burning out.
by Todd Henry 2022
4.34
104 ratings
Disrupt Yourself
by Whitney Johnson • 2015
6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.
3.73
1k+
Disrupt Yourself Summary
Disrupt Yourself
6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.
by Whitney Johnson 2015
3.73
1k+ ratings
Not Quite What I Was Planning
by Larry Smith • 2008
Six words: thousands wrote their life story in six words. The results are hilarious and devastating.
3.89
3k+
Not Quite What I Was Planning Summary
Not Quite What I Was Planning
Six words: thousands wrote their life story in six words. The results are hilarious and devastating.
by Larry Smith 2008
3.89
3k+ ratings
The Best Advice in Six Words
by Larry Smith • 2015
Hundreds of writers, six words each: blunt advice on love, work, and everything else.
3.90
143
The Best Advice in Six Words Summary
The Best Advice in Six Words
Hundreds of writers, six words each: blunt advice on love, work, and everything else.
by Larry Smith 2015
3.90
143 ratings
The Laws of Subtraction
by Matthew E. May • 2012
Clarity and breakthroughs wait on the other side of less: stop adding, start removing.
3.84
169
The Laws of Subtraction Summary
The Laws of Subtraction
Clarity and breakthroughs wait on the other side of less: stop adding, start removing.
by Matthew E. May 2012
3.84
169 ratings
Never Play It Safe
by Chase Jarvis • 2024
Why the safe route is the biggest gamble, and how to build a life you actually want.
3.86
406
Never Play It Safe Summary
Never Play It Safe
Why the safe route is the biggest gamble, and how to build a life you actually want.
by Chase Jarvis 2024
3.86
406 ratings
The Power of Limits
by György Doczi • 1981
Limits, not freedom, generate the patterns uniting sunflowers, the human body, and the pyramids.
4.30
266
The Power of Limits Summary
The Power of Limits
Limits, not freedom, generate the patterns uniting sunflowers, the human body, and the pyramids.
by György Doczi 1981
4.30
266 ratings
The Shape of Design
by Frank Chimero • 2012
Great design isn't about pixels or grids. It's about why we make things and for whom.
3.90
1k+
The Shape of Design Summary
The Shape of Design
Great design isn't about pixels or grids. It's about why we make things and for whom.
by Frank Chimero 2012
3.90
1k+ ratings
The Puzzler
by A.J. Jacobs • 2022
Puzzles teach us to reframe problems, erase bad answers, and love the struggle. One man's proof.
3.93
4k+
The Puzzler Summary
The Puzzler
Puzzles teach us to reframe problems, erase bad answers, and love the struggle. One man's proof.
by A.J. Jacobs 2022
3.93
4k+ ratings
Inside the Box
by Drew Boyd • 2013
Thinking outside the box is a myth. Five trainable methods turn your constraints into innovation.
4.03
634
Inside the Box Summary
Inside the Box
Thinking outside the box is a myth. Five trainable methods turn your constraints into innovation.
by Drew Boyd 2013
4.03
634 ratings
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