50 Books like Decoding Greatness

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+

🎨 Creative Workflow 🔕 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design

Manage Your Day-to-Day 96%

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

🎨 Creative Workflow 🔕 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design

Great Work

by David Sturt • 2013

The question that turns routine work into something that delights, and the process for answering it.

4.05

584

🏢 Workplace Innovation 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛠️ Job Crafting

Great Work 96%

The question that turns routine work into something that delights, and the process for answering it.

by David Sturt 2013

4.05

584 ratings

🏢 Workplace Innovation 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛠️ Job Crafting

Fail Fast, Fail Often

by Ryan Babineaux • 2013

Successful people collect more failures than anyone else. What they do with them.

3.97

856

🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔄 Lean Methodology ✂️ Anti-Perfectionism

Fail Fast, Fail Often 95%

Successful people collect more failures than anyone else. What they do with them.

by Ryan Babineaux 2013

3.97

856 ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔄 Lean Methodology ✂️ Anti-Perfectionism

The Potential Principle

by Mark Sanborn • 2017

Getting better at getting better has a method. Most people stop improving before they learn it.

3.89

212

🧱 Self Improvement Systems 👔 Leadership Development 🔄 Continuous Improvement

The Potential Principle 95%

Getting better at getting better has a method. Most people stop improving before they learn it.

by Mark Sanborn 2017

3.89

212 ratings

🧱 Self Improvement Systems 👔 Leadership Development 🔄 Continuous Improvement

How Creativity Rules the World

by Maria Brito • 2022

Your best idea will arrive in silence, after a failure, or from someone unlike you.

3.78

251

🎨 Art And Business 💼 Creative Business 🛠️ Creative Process

How Creativity Rules the World 95%

Your best idea will arrive in silence, after a failure, or from someone unlike you.

by Maria Brito 2022

3.78

251 ratings

🎨 Art And Business 💼 Creative Business 🛠️ Creative Process

Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It

by Richard Koch • 2020

Extraordinary success has a blueprint. Nine patterns from the people who actually changed the world.

3.81

303

🏆 Outlier Success 📋 Success Principles ⚡ High Performance

Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It Summary

Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It 95%

Extraordinary success has a blueprint. Nine patterns from the people who actually changed the world.

by Richard Koch 2020

3.81

303 ratings

🏆 Outlier Success 📋 Success Principles ⚡ High Performance

Do More Great Work

by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2010

The exercises that turn vague career dissatisfaction into a concrete project you can start tomorrow.

3.82

1k+

🎯 Meaningful Work 🪞 Reflective Practice 💡 Creative Ideation

Do More Great Work 95%

The exercises that turn vague career dissatisfaction into a concrete project you can start tomorrow.

by Michael Bungay Stanier 2010

3.82

1k+ ratings

🎯 Meaningful Work 🪞 Reflective Practice 💡 Creative Ideation

The Idea Hunter

by Andy Boynton • 2011

Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.

3.77

585

🧱 Systematic Creativity 🔍 Curiosity Cultivation 👁️ Observation Skills

The Idea Hunter 95%

Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.

by Andy Boynton 2011

3.77

585 ratings

🧱 Systematic Creativity 🔍 Curiosity Cultivation 👁️ Observation Skills

Start.

by Jon Acuff • 2013

A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.

3.96

8k+

🛡️ Fear Management 💼 Career Fulfillment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Start. 95%

A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.

by Jon Acuff 2013

3.96

8k+ ratings

🛡️ Fear Management 💼 Career Fulfillment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Do Over

by Jon Acuff • 2015

Before you need a new job, stockpile four things no resume can list.

4.04

4k+

🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Career Advancement 🤝 Professional Networking

Do Over 95%

Before you need a new job, stockpile four things no resume can list.

by Jon Acuff 2015

4.04

4k+ ratings

🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Career Advancement 🤝 Professional Networking

Making Ideas Happen

by Scott Belsky • 2010

The reason creatives don't finish projects isn't talent or ideas; it's the lack of a workflow.

4.10

29k+

📋 Task Management 🎨 Design Thinking 🧑‍🎨 Creative Professionals

Making Ideas Happen 95%

The reason creatives don't finish projects isn't talent or ideas; it's the lack of a workflow.

by Scott Belsky 2010

4.10

29k+ ratings

📋 Task Management 🎨 Design Thinking 🧑‍🎨 Creative Professionals

The Slow Fix

by Carl Honoré • 2013

The hidden ingredient behind every lasting solution: slowing down enough to learn from mistakes.

3.61

507

🔍 Problem Solving 🐢 Slow Movement 🧩 Systems Thinking

The Slow Fix 95%

The hidden ingredient behind every lasting solution: slowing down enough to learn from mistakes.

by Carl Honoré 2013

3.61

507 ratings

🔍 Problem Solving 🐢 Slow Movement 🧩 Systems Thinking

Die Empty

by Todd Henry • 2013

Your best work shouldn't die with you. The daily routine that gets it out.

3.75

4k+

🎯 Meaningful Work ⏰ Daily Routines 🔍 Curiosity

Die Empty 95%

Your best work shouldn't die with you. The daily routine that gets it out.

by Todd Henry 2013

3.75

4k+ ratings

🎯 Meaningful Work ⏰ Daily Routines 🔍 Curiosity

Someday Is Today

by Matthew Dicks • 2022

A creative's guide to reclaiming hours, failing forward, and succeeding without being a jerk.

3.86

1k+

🛠️ Creative Productivity ⏳ Time Management 🔁 Habit Design

Someday Is Today 95%

A creative's guide to reclaiming hours, failing forward, and succeeding without being a jerk.

by Matthew Dicks 2022

3.86

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Creative Productivity ⏳ Time Management 🔁 Habit Design

The Bottom of the Pool

by Andy Andrews • 2019

Most people chase the same opportunities at the surface. One layer deeper, the competition vanishes.

3.93

606

🧠 Unconventional Thinking 💎 Value Creation ⚔️ Competitive Advantage

The Bottom of the Pool 95%

Most people chase the same opportunities at the surface. One layer deeper, the competition vanishes.

by Andy Andrews 2019

3.93

606 ratings

🧠 Unconventional Thinking 💎 Value Creation ⚔️ Competitive Advantage

The Success Indicator Acceleration Report

by MaryEllen Tribby • 2013

Success is built on a few daily behaviors. This book gives you the checklist.

3.25

🚀 Career Success 🎯 Goal Setting 🛡️ Personal Accountability

The Success Indicator Acceleration Report Summary

The Success Indicator Acceleration Report 95%

Success is built on a few daily behaviors. This book gives you the checklist.

by MaryEllen Tribby 2013

3.25

4 ratings

🚀 Career Success 🎯 Goal Setting 🛡️ Personal Accountability

Black Hole Focus

by Isaiah Hankel • 2014

Smart but drifting: a system for naming your purpose, locking in conviction, taking real action.

3.87

399

🧭 Purpose Discovery ✏️ Life Design 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Black Hole Focus 95%

Smart but drifting: a system for naming your purpose, locking in conviction, taking real action.

by Isaiah Hankel 2014

3.87

399 ratings

🧭 Purpose Discovery ✏️ Life Design 🎯 Deliberate Practice

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

🎨 Creative Business 🧭 Life Design 🎯 Attention Management

Never Play It Safe 95%

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

🎨 Creative Business 🧭 Life Design 🎯 Attention Management

Beyond Talent

by John C. Maxwell • 2011

Your talent got you here. The choices that take you further are learnable by anyone.

4.10

256

🎯 Talent Development 🏢 Leadership Development 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Beyond Talent 95%

Your talent got you here. The choices that take you further are learnable by anyone.

by John C. Maxwell 2011

4.10

256 ratings

🎯 Talent Development 🏢 Leadership Development 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

The Art of Work

by Jeff Goins • 2015

Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.

3.89

4k+

🧳 Portfolio Careers 🧭 Vocation Discernment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

The Art of Work 95%

Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.

by Jeff Goins 2015

3.89

4k+ ratings

🧳 Portfolio Careers 🧭 Vocation Discernment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Happen to Your Career

by Scott Anthony Barlow • 2022

Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.

4.08

107

🧭 Career Change 💡 Meaningful Work 🎨 Life Design

Happen to Your Career 95%

Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.

by Scott Anthony Barlow 2022

4.08

107 ratings

🧭 Career Change 💡 Meaningful Work 🎨 Life Design

Louder than Words

by Todd Henry • 2015

From imitation to unmistakable: the cycle that builds your creative voice and makes it last.

4.11

457

🎨 Creative Work 🎤 Creative Voice 🎯 Identity And Work

Louder than Words 95%

From imitation to unmistakable: the cycle that builds your creative voice and makes it last.

by Todd Henry 2015

4.11

457 ratings

🎨 Creative Work 🎤 Creative Voice 🎯 Identity And Work

Often Wrong, Never in Doubt

by Donny Deutsch • 2005

The ad man's playbook for convincing yourself you deserve the win before you've earned it.

3.67

165

💪 Self-Belief 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 👔 Personal Branding

Often Wrong, Never in Doubt 95%

The ad man's playbook for convincing yourself you deserve the win before you've earned it.

by Donny Deutsch 2005

3.67

165 ratings

💪 Self-Belief 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 👔 Personal Branding

Firestarters

by Raoul Davis Jr. • 2018

Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.

4.29

5k+

🎯 Personal Mission 💡 Intrinsic Motivation ⚡ Action Taking

Firestarters 95%

Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.

by Raoul Davis Jr. 2018

4.29

5k+ ratings

🎯 Personal Mission 💡 Intrinsic Motivation ⚡ Action Taking

Bluefishing

by Steve Sims • 2017

A concierge to the ultra-rich reveals the unpolished truth about getting impossible things done.

3.97

2k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relationship Networking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🚀 Bold Action

Bluefishing 95%

A concierge to the ultra-rich reveals the unpolished truth about getting impossible things done.

by Steve Sims 2017

3.97

2k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relationship Networking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🚀 Bold Action

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+

🧨 Disruptive Innovation 🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Learning Curves

Disrupt Yourself 95%

6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.

by Whitney Johnson 2015

3.73

1k+ ratings

🧨 Disruptive Innovation 🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Learning Curves

Little Bets

by Peter Sims • 2011

Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.

3.77

4k+

🧪 Innovation Methods 🔄 Iterative Design 📉 Learning From Failure

Little Bets 95%

Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.

by Peter Sims 2011

3.77

4k+ ratings

🧪 Innovation Methods 🔄 Iterative Design 📉 Learning From Failure

The Creative Curve

by Allen Gannett • 2018

Creativity isn't magic. It follows a bell-shaped curve you can learn to ride.

3.99

2k+

🎨 Creative Process 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🔁 Idea Iteration

The Creative Curve 95%

Creativity isn't magic. It follows a bell-shaped curve you can learn to ride.

by Allen Gannett 2018

3.99

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🔁 Idea Iteration

Creativity Rules

by Tina Seelig • 2017

Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.

3.64

421

🧠 Design Thinking 🔧 Innovation Frameworks ⚙️ Idea Execution

Creativity Rules 95%

Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.

by Tina Seelig 2017

3.64

421 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 🔧 Innovation Frameworks ⚙️ Idea Execution

The Laws of Lifetime Growth

by Dan Sullivan • 2006

Ten mental pivots for keeping growth alive when success itself becomes the obstacle.

3.92

694

🔄 Growth Mindset 📈 Continuous Improvement 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

The Laws of Lifetime Growth 95%

Ten mental pivots for keeping growth alive when success itself becomes the obstacle.

by Dan Sullivan 2006

3.92

694 ratings

🔄 Growth Mindset 📈 Continuous Improvement 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

Get Better at Getting Better

by Chandramouli Venkatesan • 2019

Talent and effort have limits. Your personal system for improvement does not. Here is the blueprint.

4.24

306

🚀 Career Acceleration 🔄 Personal Kaizen 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Get Better at Getting Better 94%

Talent and effort have limits. Your personal system for improvement does not. Here is the blueprint.

by Chandramouli Venkatesan 2019

4.24

306 ratings

🚀 Career Acceleration 🔄 Personal Kaizen 🎯 Deliberate Practice

10X Your Focus

by Dhritiman Chakraborty • 2023

Distraction is the invisible ceiling on your career. The evidence-based system for breaking through.

4.58

📈 Professional Development 🎯 Attention Management 🧱 Habit Design

10X Your Focus 94%

Distraction is the invisible ceiling on your career. The evidence-based system for breaking through.

by Dhritiman Chakraborty 2023

4.58

52 ratings

📈 Professional Development 🎯 Attention Management 🧱 Habit Design

Think Like a Rocket Scientist

by Ozan Varol • 2020

Nine rocket-science rules that turn uncertainty, failure, and impossible goals into your advantage.

4.17

5k+

🚀 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Mental Models 🧩 Cognitive Biases

Think Like a Rocket Scientist 94%

Nine rocket-science rules that turn uncertainty, failure, and impossible goals into your advantage.

by Ozan Varol 2020

4.17

5k+ ratings

🚀 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Mental Models 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Heart of Success

by Om Swami • 2019

A monk's six principles for success where integrity and daily effort beat any business strategy.

4.43

256

⚖️ Professional Integrity 🧘 Holistic Success 🕉️ Spiritual Business

The Heart of Success 94%

A monk's six principles for success where integrity and daily effort beat any business strategy.

by Om Swami 2019

4.43

256 ratings

⚖️ Professional Integrity 🧘 Holistic Success 🕉️ Spiritual Business

The Rise

by Sarah Lewis • 2014

Mastery is fueled not by success but by the ache of almost succeeding, again and again.

3.66

1k+

🎨 Creative Process 🏔️ Mastery Studies 💥 Psychology Of Failure

The Rise 94%

Mastery is fueled not by success but by the ache of almost succeeding, again and again.

by Sarah Lewis 2014

3.66

1k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process 🏔️ Mastery Studies 💥 Psychology Of Failure

This Working Life

by Lisa Leong • 2022

Your strengths are your only real job security. Design a career around them, not a title.

3.76

290

🧭 Career Development 💪 Strengths-Based Work ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

This Working Life 94%

Your strengths are your only real job security. Design a career around them, not a title.

by Lisa Leong 2022

3.76

290 ratings

🧭 Career Development 💪 Strengths-Based Work ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

Strategize to Win

by Carla A. Harris • 2014

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

3.99

433

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence

Strategize to Win 94%

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

by Carla A. Harris 2014

3.99

433 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence

Think Out of The Box

by Som Bathla • 2019

Ten ideas in ten minutes: how daily quotas, boredom, and non-expert input train the creative mind.

4.13

🧩 Creative Problem Solving 💡 Idea Generation 🎯 Creative Habits

Think Out of The Box 94%

Ten ideas in ten minutes: how daily quotas, boredom, and non-expert input train the creative mind.

by Som Bathla 2019

4.13

67 ratings

🧩 Creative Problem Solving 💡 Idea Generation 🎯 Creative Habits

The Startup of You

by Reid Hoffman • 2012

The ladder is gone. Here are the three plans and one network that replace it.

3.82

11k+

🧭 Career Management 🕸️ Professional Networking 🔄 Lean Methodology

The Startup of You 94%

The ladder is gone. Here are the three plans and one network that replace it.

by Reid Hoffman 2012

3.82

11k+ ratings

🧭 Career Management 🕸️ Professional Networking 🔄 Lean Methodology

The Concise Mastery

by Robert Greene • 2014

Mastery is trainable. The apprenticeship model from history's greatest minds shows you how.

4.37

2k+

🧭 Finding Your Calling 🧑‍🏫 Apprenticeship 🎯 Deliberate Practice

The Concise Mastery 94%

Mastery is trainable. The apprenticeship model from history's greatest minds shows you how.

by Robert Greene 2014

4.37

2k+ ratings

🧭 Finding Your Calling 🧑‍🏫 Apprenticeship 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Talent Is Never Enough

by John C. Maxwell • 2006

Natural ability gets the interview. Character, focus, and grit land the job.

4.21

2k+

🧬 Talent Development 👔 Leadership Development 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Talent Is Never Enough 94%

Natural ability gets the interview. Character, focus, and grit land the job.

by John C. Maxwell 2006

4.21

2k+ ratings

🧬 Talent Development 👔 Leadership Development 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

The Power of Flexing

by Susan J. Ashford • 2021

Micro-experiments, not grand plans, drive real growth: a scientist's method for your own life.

3.52

191

🧭 Career Development 🧪 Self-Experimentation 🗣️ Feedback Seeking

The Power of Flexing 94%

Micro-experiments, not grand plans, drive real growth: a scientist's method for your own life.

by Susan J. Ashford 2021

3.52

191 ratings

🧭 Career Development 🧪 Self-Experimentation 🗣️ Feedback Seeking

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big

by Scott Adams • 2013

The Dilbert cartoonist failed at nearly everything. Then he quit goals and built systems instead.

4.06

21k+

🔄 Systems Thinking 🧱 Habit Design ⚡ Energy Management

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big Summary

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big 94%

The Dilbert cartoonist failed at nearly everything. Then he quit goals and built systems instead.

by Scott Adams 2013

4.06

21k+ ratings

🔄 Systems Thinking 🧱 Habit Design ⚡ Energy Management

The Accidental Creative

by Todd Henry • 2011

Inspiration is optional: the systems that make creative work reliable, not random.

4.06

6k+

🎨 Creative Professionals 🏗️ Structured Creativity ⚡ Energy Management

The Accidental Creative 94%

Inspiration is optional: the systems that make creative work reliable, not random.

by Todd Henry 2011

4.06

6k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Professionals 🏗️ Structured Creativity ⚡ Energy Management

Talent is Overrated

by Geoff Colvin • 2008

Forget talent. World-class skill comes from a demanding, feedback-rich practice no one enjoys.

3.93

21k+

🧪 Expertise Research 🎭 Talent Myth 🏋️ Skill Development

Talent is Overrated 94%

Forget talent. World-class skill comes from a demanding, feedback-rich practice no one enjoys.

by Geoff Colvin 2008

3.93

21k+ ratings

🧪 Expertise Research 🎭 Talent Myth 🏋️ Skill Development

Linchpin

by Seth Godin • 2010

Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.

3.83

47k+

🧠 Knowledge Work 💝 Emotional Labor 🧱 Creative Blocks

Linchpin 94%

Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.

by Seth Godin 2010

3.83

47k+ ratings

🧠 Knowledge Work 💝 Emotional Labor 🧱 Creative Blocks

Your Best Just Got Better

by Jason W. Womack • 2011

Your day holds 96 blocks of time. The real upgrade is knowing which ones you work best in.

3.72

332

📈 Professional Growth ✅ Personal Productivity ⏰ Time Management

Your Best Just Got Better 94%

Your day holds 96 blocks of time. The real upgrade is knowing which ones you work best in.

by Jason W. Womack 2011

3.72

332 ratings

📈 Professional Growth ✅ Personal Productivity ⏰ Time Management

Undisruptable

by Aidan McCullen • 2021

Most people reinvent only after a crisis. The S-curve shows how to do it first.

4.49

125

🔄 Corporate Reinvention 🧭 Personal Reinvention 🪡 Failure As Learning

Undisruptable 94%

Most people reinvent only after a crisis. The S-curve shows how to do it first.

by Aidan McCullen 2021

4.49

125 ratings

🔄 Corporate Reinvention 🧭 Personal Reinvention 🪡 Failure As Learning

A Whack on the Side of the Head

by Roger Von Oech • 1973

Creativity is blocked not by lack of talent but by rules you forgot you were following.

3.95

3k+

🧠 Creative Thinking 💡 Innovation Methods ↔️ Lateral Thinking

A Whack on the Side of the Head 94%

Creativity is blocked not by lack of talent but by rules you forgot you were following.

by Roger Von Oech 1973

3.95

3k+ ratings

🧠 Creative Thinking 💡 Innovation Methods ↔️ Lateral Thinking

The Power of Starting Something Stupid

by Richie Norton • 2012

The best ideas sound foolish first. How to start yours before you feel ready.

3.94

848

💡 Unconventional Business 🎨 Creative Risk-Taking 🔨 Anti-Perfectionism

The Power of Starting Something Stupid Summary

The Power of Starting Something Stupid 94%

The best ideas sound foolish first. How to start yours before you feel ready.

by Richie Norton 2012

3.94

848 ratings

💡 Unconventional Business 🎨 Creative Risk-Taking 🔨 Anti-Perfectionism

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