📚 Lifelong Learning

Books championing curiosity as a way of life, offering strategies for acquiring new skills, staying intellectually nimble, and finding joy in the process of understanding.

RISK/REWARD

by Anne Kreamer • 2015

Turn career anxiety into a daily risk practice. Small bets, repeated, that outlast any single job.

3.38

109

🛡️ Career Resilience 🧩 Personality Types At Work 🎯 Risk Taking Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset At Work 🤝 Networking Strategy

RISK/REWARD

Turn career anxiety into a daily risk practice. Small bets, repeated, that outlast any single job.

by Anne Kreamer 2015

3.38

109 ratings

🛡️ Career Resilience 🧩 Personality Types At Work 🎯 Risk Taking Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset At Work 🤝 Networking Strategy

There Is Life After College

by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2016

Half of graduates are underemployed. The playbook for turning college into a real career.

3.96

442

🔬 Higher Education 📋 Career Preparation 🧑‍🎓 Emerging Adulthood 📈 Job Market 🤖 Future Of Work

There Is Life After College

Half of graduates are underemployed. The playbook for turning college into a real career.

by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2016

3.96

442 ratings

🔬 Higher Education 📋 Career Preparation 🧑‍🎓 Emerging Adulthood 📈 Job Market 🤖 Future Of Work

Learn Like a Leader

by Marshall Goldsmith • 2010

How top leaders learn: failure into fuel, teaching into mastery, self-awareness into influence.

3.89

🏗️ Leadership Development 🧭 Mentorship 🪞 Authentic Leadership 🔍 Self-Awareness 💪 Learning From Failure

Learn Like a Leader

How top leaders learn: failure into fuel, teaching into mastery, self-awareness into influence.

by Marshall Goldsmith 2010

3.89

75 ratings

🏗️ Leadership Development 🧭 Mentorship 🪞 Authentic Leadership 🔍 Self-Awareness 💪 Learning From Failure

25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living

by Linda Elder • 2006

Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.

3.80

465

🧠 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases 🎭 Self-Deception 🧱 Mental Discipline 🏛️ Socratic Method

25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living

Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.

by Linda Elder 2006

3.80

465 ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases 🎭 Self-Deception 🧱 Mental Discipline 🏛️ Socratic Method

Self Help Books

by Vic Johnson • 2012

A library of 101 personal development books, compressed into ten principles anyone can apply.

3.71

📚 Self-Help Canon ☀️ Positive Thinking 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🗣️ Communication Skills

Self Help Books

A library of 101 personal development books, compressed into ten principles anyone can apply.

by Vic Johnson 2012

3.71

68 ratings

📚 Self-Help Canon ☀️ Positive Thinking 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🗣️ Communication Skills

Live Long, Die Short

by Roger Landry • 2014

Your aging is 70% under your control. The manual is buried in your ancestors' daily life.

3.77

111

👴 Healthy Aging 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🐢 Incremental Change 🤝 Social Connection 😌 Stress Management

Live Long, Die Short

Your aging is 70% under your control. The manual is buried in your ancestors' daily life.

by Roger Landry 2014

3.77

111 ratings

👴 Healthy Aging 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🐢 Incremental Change 🤝 Social Connection 😌 Stress Management

Inner Skiing

by W. Timothy Gallwey • 1977

Skiing well isn't about more instruction. It's about getting out of your own way.

4.17

204

🧠 Sports Psychology 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Flow States 🔍 Experiential Learning 😰 Fear Management

Inner Skiing

Skiing well isn't about more instruction. It's about getting out of your own way.

by W. Timothy Gallwey 1977

4.17

204 ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Flow States 🔍 Experiential Learning 😰 Fear Management

Future Skills

by Bernard Marr • 2022

Technology makes human skills more valuable: a curriculum for the workers machines cannot replace.

3.66

100

🤖 Future Of Work 📊 Data Literacy 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔍 Critical Thinking 🤝 Soft Skills

Future Skills

Technology makes human skills more valuable: a curriculum for the workers machines cannot replace.

by Bernard Marr 2022

3.66

100 ratings

🤖 Future Of Work 📊 Data Literacy 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔍 Critical Thinking 🤝 Soft Skills

The Gift of Years

by Joan D. Chittister • 2008

Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.

4.22

2k+

🕊️ Aging And Spirituality 🌱 Positive Aging 📖 Life Review 📜 Elder Wisdom 🎒 Voluntary Simplicity

The Gift of Years

Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.

by Joan D. Chittister 2008

4.22

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Aging And Spirituality 🌱 Positive Aging 📖 Life Review 📜 Elder Wisdom 🎒 Voluntary Simplicity

The New Science of Learning

by Terry Doyle • 2018

Your brain runs on biological rules. Sleep, exercise, and spaced practice beat cramming every time.

🧠 Learning Science 📚 Study Skills ⏱️ Spaced Repetition 🧬 Brain Health 🌱 Growth Mindset

The New Science of Learning

Your brain runs on biological rules. Sleep, exercise, and spaced practice beat cramming every time.

by Terry Doyle 2018

🧠 Learning Science 📚 Study Skills ⏱️ Spaced Repetition 🧬 Brain Health 🌱 Growth Mindset

The Great Conversation

by Mortimer J. Adler • 1952

What 2,500 years of argument can teach you that a lifetime of schooling never will.

4.17

705

🏛️ Liberal Education 📚 Great Books Canon 🎓 Classical Education 🗳️ Democratic Education 📖 Intellectual History

The Great Conversation

What 2,500 years of argument can teach you that a lifetime of schooling never will.

by Mortimer J. Adler 1952

4.17

705 ratings

🏛️ Liberal Education 📚 Great Books Canon 🎓 Classical Education 🗳️ Democratic Education 📖 Intellectual History

The New Long Life

by Andrew J. Scott • 2020

Living to a hundred is not the problem. Living by a script written for seventy is.

3.69

205

🧬 Aging And Longevity 🤖 Future Of Work 🗺️ Life Design 🔄 Career Transitions ⏳ Long-Term Thinking

The New Long Life

Living to a hundred is not the problem. Living by a script written for seventy is.

by Andrew J. Scott 2020

3.69

205 ratings

🧬 Aging And Longevity 🤖 Future Of Work 🗺️ Life Design 🔄 Career Transitions ⏳ Long-Term Thinking

The Process of Learning

by Jack Tenen • 2011

Real learning requires confusion, not goals. A movement teacher's guide to letting the body lead.

5.00

🧠 Somatic Education 🧘 Mind-Body Integration 🤸 Feldenkrais Method 👁️ Non-Judgmental Awareness 🦴 Learning Through Movement

The Process of Learning

Real learning requires confusion, not goals. A movement teacher's guide to letting the body lead.

by Jack Tenen 2011

5.00

1 ratings

🧠 Somatic Education 🧘 Mind-Body Integration 🤸 Feldenkrais Method 👁️ Non-Judgmental Awareness 🦴 Learning Through Movement

Cognitive Aging

by Institute of Medicine • 2015

Cognitive aging is not dementia, and the evidence for protecting it is stronger than advertised.

🧠 Cognitive Aging 👴 Gerontology 💪 Brain Health 🍃 Healthy Aging 🏥 Population Health

Cognitive Aging

Cognitive aging is not dementia, and the evidence for protecting it is stronger than advertised.

by Institute of Medicine 2015

🧠 Cognitive Aging 👴 Gerontology 💪 Brain Health 🍃 Healthy Aging 🏥 Population Health

Life Hacks (Vol. 1)

by Jay Anthony • 2015

Small fixes (a smile, a water jug, Wikipedia) to smooth life's friction and speed your work.

2.50

⚡ Productivity Hacks 💰 Frugal Living 📈 Career Growth 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✍️ Writing Tips

Life Hacks (Vol. 1)

Small fixes (a smile, a water jug, Wikipedia) to smooth life's friction and speed your work.

by Jay Anthony 2015

2.50

8 ratings

⚡ Productivity Hacks 💰 Frugal Living 📈 Career Growth 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✍️ Writing Tips

9 Habits of Happy Retirees

by Sarah Barry • 2024

Retirement empties your calendar and your identity. Nine habits that refill both.

3.80

177

🏖️ Retirement Planning 💭 Emotional Adjustment 🧱 Habit Design 🌻 Positive Psychology 💪 Healthy Aging

9 Habits of Happy Retirees

Retirement empties your calendar and your identity. Nine habits that refill both.

by Sarah Barry 2024

3.80

177 ratings

🏖️ Retirement Planning 💭 Emotional Adjustment 🧱 Habit Design 🌻 Positive Psychology 💪 Healthy Aging

Dance First, Think Later by Kathryn Petras (31-Aug-2011) Paperback

by Kathryn Petras • 2011

Over 400 rules for a life that moves before it thinks.

3.79

686

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 💥 Embracing Failure 🧘 Present Moment Awareness 🪴 Simple Living 😴 Deliberate Rest

Dance First, Think Later by Kathryn Petras (31-Aug-2011) Paperback

Over 400 rules for a life that moves before it thinks.

by Kathryn Petras 2011

3.79

686 ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 💥 Embracing Failure 🧘 Present Moment Awareness 🪴 Simple Living 😴 Deliberate Rest

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