🎯 Intentional Living

Books for readers tired of living on autopilot, offering philosophies and practices for designing days that align with deeply held values rather than default routines.

The 5 Types of Wealth

by Sahil Bloom • 2025

Redefine what you measure. Five dimensions of wealth beyond money, and the systems that grow them.

4.13

12k+

🌐 Holistic Wealth 🎨 Life Design ⏳ Time Affluence 💞 Relationship Investing 🎯 Priority Setting

The 5 Types of Wealth

Redefine what you measure. Five dimensions of wealth beyond money, and the systems that grow them.

by Sahil Bloom 2025

4.13

12k+ ratings

🌐 Holistic Wealth 🎨 Life Design ⏳ Time Affluence 💞 Relationship Investing 🎯 Priority Setting

Think Like a Monk

by Jay Shetty • 2020

Monk-trained mental skills for a noisy world: quiet the chatter, master the ego, find what matters.

4.18

87k+

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 👁️ Thought Awareness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💨 Ego Work

Think Like a Monk

Monk-trained mental skills for a noisy world: quiet the chatter, master the ego, find what matters.

by Jay Shetty 2020

4.18

87k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 👁️ Thought Awareness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💨 Ego Work

The Lazy Genius Way

by Kendra Adachi • 2020

The antidote to overwhelm: care deeply about a few things, streamline the rest, reclaim your energy.

4.11

28k+

🧘 Anti-Perfectionism ⚙️ Personal Productivity 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🤱 Overwhelmed Mothers 🗑️ Clutter Reduction

The Lazy Genius Way

The antidote to overwhelm: care deeply about a few things, streamline the rest, reclaim your energy.

by Kendra Adachi 2020

4.11

28k+ ratings

🧘 Anti-Perfectionism ⚙️ Personal Productivity 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🤱 Overwhelmed Mothers 🗑️ Clutter Reduction

Utopia

by Thomas More • 1516

Three questions at a roadside cafe reveal why you keep deferring the life you actually want.

3.55

84k+

🧭 Purpose Seeking 🌌 Existential Self-Help 📖 Allegorical Fables 🛒 Anti-Consumerism 🌿 Simple Living

Utopia

Three questions at a roadside cafe reveal why you keep deferring the life you actually want.

by Thomas More 1516

3.55

84k+ ratings

🧭 Purpose Seeking 🌌 Existential Self-Help 📖 Allegorical Fables 🛒 Anti-Consumerism 🌿 Simple Living

The Art of Living

by Epictetus

Freedom is self-command. A Greek slave turned philosopher on the one distinction that unlocks it.

4.24

37k+

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🎯 Self-Mastery 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🌊 Radical Acceptance

The Art of Living

Freedom is self-command. A Greek slave turned philosopher on the one distinction that unlocks it.

by Epictetus

4.24

37k+ ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🎯 Self-Mastery 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🌊 Radical Acceptance

Feck Perfuction

by James Victore • 2019

Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.

4.04

2k+

🎨 Creative Process 🚫 Anti-Perfectionism 💪 Embracing Failure 🎭 Authentic Expression 🧨 Breaking Rules

Feck Perfuction

Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.

by James Victore 2019

4.04

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process 🚫 Anti-Perfectionism 💪 Embracing Failure 🎭 Authentic Expression 🧨 Breaking Rules

Your Money or Your Life

by Joe Domínguez • 1992

Price your purchases in hours of your life instead of dollars. Nine steps to financial independence.

3.98

31k+

🔥 FIRE Movement 🧠 Money Mindset 💸 Conscious Spending 🏡 Frugal Living 🛑 Anti-Consumerism

Your Money or Your Life

Price your purchases in hours of your life instead of dollars. Nine steps to financial independence.

by Joe Domínguez 1992

3.98

31k+ ratings

🔥 FIRE Movement 🧠 Money Mindset 💸 Conscious Spending 🏡 Frugal Living 🛑 Anti-Consumerism

Someday Is Not a Day in the Week

by Sam Horn • 2019

Stop deferring your dreams: ten actions to start the life you actually want.

3.73

519

🧭 Life Design 🎯 Purpose Finding 😊 Happiness Studies 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 🧠 Positive Psychology

Someday Is Not a Day in the Week

Stop deferring your dreams: ten actions to start the life you actually want.

by Sam Horn 2019

3.73

519 ratings

🧭 Life Design 🎯 Purpose Finding 😊 Happiness Studies 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 🧠 Positive Psychology

You Owe You

by Eric Thomas • 2022

Your unique gift is the blueprint for your success; the strategy to own it starts here.

4.07

2k+

🧱 Skill Stacking ⚙️ Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔗 Overcoming Victimhood 🧭 Finding Purpose 🏷️ Personal Branding

You Owe You

Your unique gift is the blueprint for your success; the strategy to own it starts here.

by Eric Thomas 2022

4.07

2k+ ratings

🧱 Skill Stacking ⚙️ Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔗 Overcoming Victimhood 🧭 Finding Purpose 🏷️ Personal Branding

The Year of Less

by Cait Flanders • 2018

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

3.45

71k+

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

The Year of Less

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

by Cait Flanders 2018

3.45

71k+ ratings

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

by Arnold Bennett • 1908

Half an hour a day, properly spent, transforms more than any weekend binge ever will.

3.62

9k+

🕰️ Time Management 📅 Daily Habits 🧠 Mental Discipline 📜 Practical Philosophy 📚 Classic Self-Help

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

Half an hour a day, properly spent, transforms more than any weekend binge ever will.

by Arnold Bennett 1908

3.62

9k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Management 📅 Daily Habits 🧠 Mental Discipline 📜 Practical Philosophy 📚 Classic Self-Help

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+

🧭 Leadership Development 🌱 Growth Mindset ⚙️ Discipline And Habits 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🚀 High Performance

No Limits

Capacity isn't one thing. It's seven. And the one you neglect sets your ceiling.

by John C. Maxwell 2017

4.22

1k+ ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🌱 Growth Mindset ⚙️ Discipline And Habits 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🚀 High Performance

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+

🔍 Single Focus 🔄 Resolution Alternatives 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 👥 Accountability Circles 🤝 Team Development

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

3.88

3k+ ratings

🔍 Single Focus 🔄 Resolution Alternatives 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 👥 Accountability Circles 🤝 Team Development

The Circle of Fire

by Miguel Ruiz • 2013

From The Four Agreements author, one daily prayer for a life of love and freedom.

4.08

1k+

🔮 Toltec Wisdom 🌅 Spiritual Awakening 🧘 Contemplative Practice 💖 Self-Forgiveness 💞 Unconditional Love

The Circle of Fire

From The Four Agreements author, one daily prayer for a life of love and freedom.

by Miguel Ruiz 2013

4.08

1k+ ratings

🔮 Toltec Wisdom 🌅 Spiritual Awakening 🧘 Contemplative Practice 💖 Self-Forgiveness 💞 Unconditional Love

Building a Non-Anxious Life

by John Delony • 2023

Stop silencing the alarm and address what your body is actually warning you about.

4.19

9k+

🧠 Anxiety Management 🌿 Holistic Mental Health 🔗 Body-Mind Connection 💰 Financial Wellness 🫂 Loneliness Epidemic

Building a Non-Anxious Life

Stop silencing the alarm and address what your body is actually warning you about.

by John Delony 2023

4.19

9k+ ratings

🧠 Anxiety Management 🌿 Holistic Mental Health 🔗 Body-Mind Connection 💰 Financial Wellness 🫂 Loneliness Epidemic

Spark Joy

by Marie Kondō • 2012

Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.

3.89

44k+

🏠 Home Organization 🗑️ Decluttering 🧘 Mindful Consumption 🕊️ Letting Go 🎌 Japanese Minimalism

Spark Joy

Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.

by Marie Kondō 2012

3.89

44k+ ratings

🏠 Home Organization 🗑️ Decluttering 🧘 Mindful Consumption 🕊️ Letting Go 🎌 Japanese Minimalism

Excellent Advice for Living

by Kevin Kelly • 2023

Hundreds of rules for a life well lived, from someone who broke most of them first.

4.22

5k+

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🌿 Everyday Wisdom 📚 Lifelong Learning 🪜 Learning From Failure 🎨 Creative Process

Excellent Advice for Living

Hundreds of rules for a life well lived, from someone who broke most of them first.

by Kevin Kelly 2023

4.22

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🌿 Everyday Wisdom 📚 Lifelong Learning 🪜 Learning From Failure 🎨 Creative Process

Think Ahead

by Craig Groeschel • 2024

Make your hardest decisions before you need them; coast on commitment when temptation hits.

4.46

1k+

✝️ Christian Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🔒 Pre-Commitment 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🛡️ Temptation And Self-Control

Think Ahead

Make your hardest decisions before you need them; coast on commitment when temptation hits.

by Craig Groeschel 2024

4.46

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🔒 Pre-Commitment 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🛡️ Temptation And Self-Control

168 Hours

by Laura Vanderkam • 2010

A week holds 168 hours. Focus on work only you can do, and everything important fits.

3.60

11k+

⏰ Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 📅 Time Blocking 💪 Strengths Focus 🔄 Outsourcing Tasks

168 Hours

A week holds 168 hours. Focus on work only you can do, and everything important fits.

by Laura Vanderkam 2010

3.60

11k+ ratings

⏰ Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 📅 Time Blocking 💪 Strengths Focus 🔄 Outsourcing Tasks

Take Command

by Joe Hart • 2023

Your default settings run your life. The override manual, from self-talk to hard conversations.

4.26

7k+

🗣️ Interpersonal Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Resilience Building ⭐ Personal Leadership 🌱 Positive Psychology

Take Command

Your default settings run your life. The override manual, from self-talk to hard conversations.

by Joe Hart 2023

4.26

7k+ ratings

🗣️ Interpersonal Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Resilience Building ⭐ Personal Leadership 🌱 Positive Psychology

A Simpler Life

by The School of Life • 2022

Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.

3.98

2k+

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 🪞 Self-Reflection 🫂 Meaningful Connection ⚖️ Work-Life Alignment 💊 Philosophy As Therapy

A Simpler Life

Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.

by The School of Life 2022

3.98

2k+ ratings

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 🪞 Self-Reflection 🫂 Meaningful Connection ⚖️ Work-Life Alignment 💊 Philosophy As Therapy

What It Takes To Be Free

by Darius Foroux • 2019

Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.

4.10

700

🕊️ Personal Freedom 🧭 Value-Based Living 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 💰 Financial Independence 🔨 Self-Discipline

What It Takes To Be Free

Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.

by Darius Foroux 2019

4.10

700 ratings

🕊️ Personal Freedom 🧭 Value-Based Living 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 💰 Financial Independence 🔨 Self-Discipline

Kokoro

by Beth Kempton • 2022

The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.

4.13

648

🎐 Japanese Philosophy 🧘 Contemplative Living 🍂 Embracing Impermanence 🫙 Inner Stillness 🕊️ Grief And Loss

Kokoro

The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.

by Beth Kempton 2022

4.13

648 ratings

🎐 Japanese Philosophy 🧘 Contemplative Living 🍂 Embracing Impermanence 🫙 Inner Stillness 🕊️ Grief And Loss

Passion Struck

by John R. Miles • 2024

Passion gets you started. This is what keeps you from drifting, and it is not grit.

4.58

212

🧭 Purpose-Driven Living 🦟 Toxic Relationships 🔄 Behavior Change 😰 Fear And Anxiety 🏁 Goal Setting

Passion Struck

Passion gets you started. This is what keeps you from drifting, and it is not grit.

by John R. Miles 2024

4.58

212 ratings

🧭 Purpose-Driven Living 🦟 Toxic Relationships 🔄 Behavior Change 😰 Fear And Anxiety 🏁 Goal Setting

How Successful People Grow

by John C. Maxwell • 2014

Growth is never automatic. Fifteen practices that turn daily discipline into lasting progress.

4.23

1k+

📈 Leadership Development 🪞 Self-Reflection 🌱 Growth Mindset ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Lifelong Learning

How Successful People Grow

Growth is never automatic. Fifteen practices that turn daily discipline into lasting progress.

by John C. Maxwell 2014

4.23

1k+ ratings

📈 Leadership Development 🪞 Self-Reflection 🌱 Growth Mindset ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Lifelong Learning

Fight Like a Girl

by Lisa Bevere • 2006

Stop hiding your femininity. It's your God-given edge for mending a broken world.

3.99

913

📖 Biblical Womanhood 🤝 Women's Ministry 💖 Inner Beauty 👩 Women Of The Bible 🩹 Emotional Healing

Fight Like a Girl

Stop hiding your femininity. It's your God-given edge for mending a broken world.

by Lisa Bevere 2006

3.99

913 ratings

📖 Biblical Womanhood 🤝 Women's Ministry 💖 Inner Beauty 👩 Women Of The Bible 🩹 Emotional Healing

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters

by Peter Korn • 2013

A woodworker spent decades making furniture, only to discover he was the real project.

3.73

2k+

🛠️ Craft Philosophy 🎨 Creative Practice 💼 Work And Identity 📦 Material Culture 🌊 Flow Psychology

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters

A woodworker spent decades making furniture, only to discover he was the real project.

by Peter Korn 2013

3.73

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Craft Philosophy 🎨 Creative Practice 💼 Work And Identity 📦 Material Culture 🌊 Flow Psychology

The Art of Non-Conformity

by Chris Guillebeau • 2014

The default path is optional: design a career, travel freely, and build a legacy without permission.

3.81

11k+

🛠️ Lifestyle Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌍 Location Independence 😰 Fear Management 💰 Income Diversification

The Art of Non-Conformity

The default path is optional: design a career, travel freely, and build a legacy without permission.

by Chris Guillebeau 2014

3.81

11k+ ratings

🛠️ Lifestyle Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌍 Location Independence 😰 Fear Management 💰 Income Diversification

Our Kids

by Robert D. Putnam • 2015

1% daily improvement yields a 365% annual gain, but only in the accounts that truly matter.

4.04

4k+

🧱 Compound Improvement 🦁 Fear Facing 🧭 Personal Leadership 🌱 Holistic Success 🧠 Self Mastery

Our Kids

1% daily improvement yields a 365% annual gain, but only in the accounts that truly matter.

by Robert D. Putnam 2015

4.04

4k+ ratings

🧱 Compound Improvement 🦁 Fear Facing 🧭 Personal Leadership 🌱 Holistic Success 🧠 Self Mastery

Heart Talk

by Cleo Wade • 2018

Quiet your inner critic and find your footing again: verse and prose for hard days.

4.24

10k+

📖 Inspirational Poetry 💛 Self-Compassion 🎭 Shame And Vulnerability 🌱 Emotional Resilience 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Heart Talk

Quiet your inner critic and find your footing again: verse and prose for hard days.

by Cleo Wade 2018

4.24

10k+ ratings

📖 Inspirational Poetry 💛 Self-Compassion 🎭 Shame And Vulnerability 🌱 Emotional Resilience 🙏 Gratitude Practice

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