🎯 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.

Life Is a Verb

by Patti Digh • 2008

Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.

3.97

3k+

🧘 Mindful Living 🎨 Creative Self-Help ⏳ Mortality Awareness 📓 Daily Reflection 📖 Storytelling As Healing

Life Is a Verb

Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.

by Patti Digh 2008

3.97

3k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Living 🎨 Creative Self-Help ⏳ Mortality Awareness 📓 Daily Reflection 📖 Storytelling As Healing

The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family

by Patrick Lencioni • 2008

A whiteboard, a weekly check-in, and one priority: how a CEO runs her household like her best team.

4.03

2k+

📖 Leadership Fable 🏡 Family Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Business For Home 📋 Simplified Management

The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family

A whiteboard, a weekly check-in, and one priority: how a CEO runs her household like her best team.

by Patrick Lencioni 2008

4.03

2k+ ratings

📖 Leadership Fable 🏡 Family Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Business For Home 📋 Simplified Management

WAKE UP!

by Chris Baréz-Brown • 2017

Break your autopilot with energy tricks, playful habits, and perspective shifts that actually stick.

3.66

425

🧘 Conscious Living ⚡ Energy Management 🛑 Breaking Routines 🎨 Creative Play ✨ Everyday Spirituality

WAKE UP!

Break your autopilot with energy tricks, playful habits, and perspective shifts that actually stick.

by Chris Baréz-Brown 2017

3.66

425 ratings

🧘 Conscious Living ⚡ Energy Management 🛑 Breaking Routines 🎨 Creative Play ✨ Everyday Spirituality

Minimalism for Families

by Zoë Kim • 2017

Clutter costs you sleep, time, and connection. Here is the family plan to get them back.

3.64

756

🧒 Minimalist Parenting 📦 Home Organization 🗑️ Decluttering Methods 🏡 Modern Minimalism 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Busy Parents

Minimalism for Families

Clutter costs you sleep, time, and connection. Here is the family plan to get them back.

by Zoë Kim 2017

3.64

756 ratings

🧒 Minimalist Parenting 📦 Home Organization 🗑️ Decluttering Methods 🏡 Modern Minimalism 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Busy Parents

12 Tiny Things

by Heidi Barr • 2021

Twelve small doorways out of overwhelm and back to a life that feels like your own.

3.74

317

✨ Everyday Spirituality 🪜 Small Daily Habits 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌿 Nature Connection 🐢 Slow Living

12 Tiny Things

Twelve small doorways out of overwhelm and back to a life that feels like your own.

by Heidi Barr 2021

3.74

317 ratings

✨ Everyday Spirituality 🪜 Small Daily Habits 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌿 Nature Connection 🐢 Slow Living

DIY Bucket List

by Molly Burford • 2021

How to make a bucket list that actually changes your life, not just your Instagram feed.

3.59

🗺️ Life Planning 🎯 Goal Setting 🌍 Experiential Living 📓 Guided Journaling 🪞 Introspection

DIY Bucket List

How to make a bucket list that actually changes your life, not just your Instagram feed.

by Molly Burford 2021

3.59

17 ratings

🗺️ Life Planning 🎯 Goal Setting 🌍 Experiential Living 📓 Guided Journaling 🪞 Introspection

Who Are You, Really?

by Brian Little • 2017

You are not your traits. Your daily projects shape your identity more than nature and nurture.

3.66

814

🧠 Personality Psychology 🎯 Goal Pursuit 🌱 Flourishing 🎭 Behavioral Flexibility 🏡 Environmental Design

Who Are You, Really?

You are not your traits. Your daily projects shape your identity more than nature and nurture.

by Brian Little 2017

3.66

814 ratings

🧠 Personality Psychology 🎯 Goal Pursuit 🌱 Flourishing 🎭 Behavioral Flexibility 🏡 Environmental Design

Be the One

by Justin Prince • 2023

Your past does not define your future. The system for designing an extraordinary life.

4.52

🦋 Personal Transformation 🏗️ Life Design 🔄 Identity Reinvention 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🎯 Focus And Distraction

Be the One

Your past does not define your future. The system for designing an extraordinary life.

by Justin Prince 2023

4.52

69 ratings

🦋 Personal Transformation 🏗️ Life Design 🔄 Identity Reinvention 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🎯 Focus And Distraction

The Art of Going SLOW

by Damon Zahariades • 2024

Hustle culture sold you a lie: slowing down is the productivity upgrade you actually need.

4.02

198

🧘 Slow Living ⏳ Time Management 📵 Digital Minimalism 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🚫 Anti-Hustle Culture

The Art of Going SLOW

Hustle culture sold you a lie: slowing down is the productivity upgrade you actually need.

by Damon Zahariades 2024

4.02

198 ratings

🧘 Slow Living ⏳ Time Management 📵 Digital Minimalism 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🚫 Anti-Hustle Culture

She's Still There

by Chrystal Evans Hurst • 2017

Stop waiting for life to fix itself. The step-by-step rescue mission for a worn-out woman's soul.

4.27

2k+

🕊️ Christian Womens Ministry ✝️ Identity In Christ ⚖️ Overcoming Comparison 💖 Soul Care 📿 Spiritual Disciplines

She's Still There

Stop waiting for life to fix itself. The step-by-step rescue mission for a worn-out woman's soul.

by Chrystal Evans Hurst 2017

4.27

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Womens Ministry ✝️ Identity In Christ ⚖️ Overcoming Comparison 💖 Soul Care 📿 Spiritual Disciplines

Plan and Organize Your Life

by Beatrice Naujalyte • 2021

The productivity guide that finally takes self-care seriously, and shows you why that is the engine.

3.92

223

🗂️ Life Organization 🧩 Habit Design 🎯 Goal Setting Methods ⏰ Time Management 🧖‍♀️ Self-Care Routines

Plan and Organize Your Life

The productivity guide that finally takes self-care seriously, and shows you why that is the engine.

by Beatrice Naujalyte 2021

3.92

223 ratings

🗂️ Life Organization 🧩 Habit Design 🎯 Goal Setting Methods ⏰ Time Management 🧖‍♀️ Self-Care Routines

Intentional

by Chris Bailey • 2026

Procrastination is emotional, not a time problem. Six aversions to neutralize so you finish.

3.87

345

🎯 Goal Completion ⚙️ Productivity Systems 💎 Value-Based Goals 🐢 Procrastination Relief 🧠 Attention Management

Intentional

Procrastination is emotional, not a time problem. Six aversions to neutralize so you finish.

by Chris Bailey 2026

3.87

345 ratings

🎯 Goal Completion ⚙️ Productivity Systems 💎 Value-Based Goals 🐢 Procrastination Relief 🧠 Attention Management

Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time

by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz • 2019

What to do with everything they left behind: a guide to sorting, sharing, and letting go.

4.60

🧠 Grief And Loss 🪣 Death Cleaning 💻 Digital Legacy 📋 Settling An Estate 🏺 Family Heirlooms

Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time

What to do with everything they left behind: a guide to sorting, sharing, and letting go.

by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz 2019

4.60

20 ratings

🧠 Grief And Loss 🪣 Death Cleaning 💻 Digital Legacy 📋 Settling An Estate 🏺 Family Heirlooms

The Rural Diaries

by Hilarie Burton Morgan • 2020

She traded Hollywood for a log cabin, a failing candy shop, and a donkey.

4.40

24k+

🏡 Rural Memoirs 🎬 Celebrity Memoirs 💔 Grief Processing 🤝 Community Building 🌳 Nature Therapy

The Rural Diaries

She traded Hollywood for a log cabin, a failing candy shop, and a donkey.

by Hilarie Burton Morgan 2020

4.40

24k+ ratings

🏡 Rural Memoirs 🎬 Celebrity Memoirs 💔 Grief Processing 🤝 Community Building 🌳 Nature Therapy

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