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HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work
by Harvard Business Review • 2011
Working more hours backfires. The real fix: manage your energy, reframe stress, protect your sleep.
3.71
287
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work Summary
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work 97%
Working more hours backfires. The real fix: manage your energy, reframe stress, protect your sleep.
by Harvard Business Review 2011
3.71
287 ratings
The Way We're Working Isn't Working
by Tony Schwartz • 2007
The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.
3.98
3k+
The Way We're Working Isn't Working Summary
The Way We're Working Isn't Working 96%
The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.
by Tony Schwartz 2007
3.98
3k+ ratings
Burnout Immunity
by Kandi Wiens • 2024
Why some professionals never burn out: an emotional intelligence framework that immunizes.
3.80
313
Burnout Immunity Summary
Burnout Immunity 96%
Why some professionals never burn out: an emotional intelligence framework that immunizes.
by Kandi Wiens 2024
3.80
313 ratings
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace
by Gill Hasson • 2020
Mental health at work made practical: tools for protecting wellbeing and handling a crisis.
3.61
170
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace Summary
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace 96%
Mental health at work made practical: tools for protecting wellbeing and handling a crisis.
by Gill Hasson 2020
3.61
170 ratings
Peak Performance
by Brad Stulberg • 2017
Push hard, recover harder. The growth cycle that beats burnout and builds lasting peak performance.
4.17
9k+
Peak Performance Summary
Peak Performance 96%
Push hard, recover harder. The growth cycle that beats burnout and builds lasting peak performance.
by Brad Stulberg 2017
4.17
9k+ ratings
Win at Work and Succeed at Life
by Michael Hyatt • 2021
Overwork stopped working. The alternative: constraints, real rest, and a life that succeeds.
4.03
700
Win at Work and Succeed at Life Summary
Win at Work and Succeed at Life 96%
Overwork stopped working. The alternative: constraints, real rest, and a life that succeeds.
by Michael Hyatt 2021
4.03
700 ratings
The 5 Resets
by Aditi Nerurkar • 2024
A Harvard physician's rule for beating stress: never change more than two things at once.
4.09
2k+
The 5 Resets Summary
The 5 Resets 96%
A Harvard physician's rule for beating stress: never change more than two things at once.
by Aditi Nerurkar 2024
4.09
2k+ ratings
The Practice of Groundedness
by Brad Stulberg • 2021
Hustle culture delivers burnout, not fulfillment. The real foundation is something you build inside.
4.11
4k+
The Practice of Groundedness Summary
The Practice of Groundedness 96%
Hustle culture delivers burnout, not fulfillment. The real foundation is something you build inside.
by Brad Stulberg 2021
4.11
4k+ ratings
Eat Sleep Work Repeat
by Bruce Daisley • 2020
Why the most productive people guard their mornings, take real lunch breaks, and work less.
3.64
572
Eat Sleep Work Repeat Summary
Eat Sleep Work Repeat 96%
Why the most productive people guard their mornings, take real lunch breaks, and work less.
by Bruce Daisley 2020
3.64
572 ratings
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work
by Richard Carlson • 1998
Simple, bite-sized strategies to keep office irritations from hijacking your mood and your career.
3.86
2k+
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work 96%
Simple, bite-sized strategies to keep office irritations from hijacking your mood and your career.
by Richard Carlson 1998
3.86
2k+ ratings
The Cure for Burnout
by Emily Ballesteros • 2024
Three distinct kinds of burnout, three distinct recoveries. Most people treat the wrong one.
4.07
2k+
The Cure for Burnout Summary
The Cure for Burnout 96%
Three distinct kinds of burnout, three distinct recoveries. Most people treat the wrong one.
by Emily Ballesteros 2024
4.07
2k+ ratings
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress
by Rita Emmett • 2008
Your stress isn't from overwork. It's from working on the wrong things. Here's the fix.
3.46
293
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress Summary
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress 96%
Your stress isn't from overwork. It's from working on the wrong things. Here's the fix.
by Rita Emmett 2008
3.46
293 ratings
How to Not Always Be Working
by Cody Cook-Parrott • 2018
Craft rituals, spaces, and phone rules that keep your creative work from becoming your prison.
3.31
2k+
How to Not Always Be Working Summary
How to Not Always Be Working 96%
Craft rituals, spaces, and phone rules that keep your creative work from becoming your prison.
by Cody Cook-Parrott 2018
3.31
2k+ ratings
How to Calm Your Mind
by Chris Bailey • 2022
Your brain on striving: why calm, not grind, is the real productivity upgrade.
3.81
2k+
How to Calm Your Mind Summary
How to Calm Your Mind 96%
Your brain on striving: why calm, not grind, is the real productivity upgrade.
by Chris Bailey 2022
3.81
2k+ ratings
Are You Fully Charged?
by Tom Rath • 2015
Your energy runs on meaning, relationships, and the small daily choices you overlook.
3.76
1k+
Are You Fully Charged? Summary
Are You Fully Charged? 96%
Your energy runs on meaning, relationships, and the small daily choices you overlook.
by Tom Rath 2015
3.76
1k+ ratings
The Sleep Revolution
by Arianna Huffington • 2016
We traded sleep for productivity and got neither. The science finally explains why.
3.44
8k+
The Sleep Revolution Summary
The Sleep Revolution 95%
We traded sleep for productivity and got neither. The science finally explains why.
by Arianna Huffington 2016
3.44
8k+ ratings
The Twelve Monotasks
by Thatcher Wine • 2021
Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.
3.31
686
The Twelve Monotasks Summary
The Twelve Monotasks 95%
Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.
by Thatcher Wine 2021
3.31
686 ratings
The Joy of Missing Out
by Tanya Dalton • 2019
The productivity fix that runs on rest and ruthless subtraction.
3.79
3k+
The Joy of Missing Out Summary
The Joy of Missing Out 95%
The productivity fix that runs on rest and ruthless subtraction.
by Tanya Dalton 2019
3.79
3k+ ratings
The Power of Full Engagement
by Jim Loehr • 2003
Time is fixed. Energy expands with training. The key is pushing hard, then recovering on purpose.
3.98
16k+
The Power of Full Engagement Summary
The Power of Full Engagement 95%
Time is fixed. Energy expands with training. The key is pushing hard, then recovering on purpose.
by Jim Loehr 2003
3.98
16k+ ratings
Energize
by Simon Alexander Ong • 2022
Energy, not time, powers focus, resilience, and creativity. A practical system for building more.
4.06
274
Energize Summary
Energize 95%
Energy, not time, powers focus, resilience, and creativity. A practical system for building more.
by Simon Alexander Ong 2022
4.06
274 ratings
Working Hard, Hardly Working
by Grace Beverley • 2021
Productivity culture broke your schedule and your spirit. The fix starts with doing nothing.
3.49
4k+
Working Hard, Hardly Working Summary
Working Hard, Hardly Working 95%
Productivity culture broke your schedule and your spirit. The fix starts with doing nothing.
by Grace Beverley 2021
3.49
4k+ ratings
Eliminating Stress, Finding Inner Peace
by Brian L. Weiss • 2003
The body's permanent alarm fuels five top killers. A spiritual method for turning it off.
3.97
481
Eliminating Stress, Finding Inner Peace Summary
Eliminating Stress, Finding Inner Peace 95%
The body's permanent alarm fuels five top killers. A spiritual method for turning it off.
by Brian L. Weiss 2003
3.97
481 ratings
Influence and Persuasion
by Harvard Business Review • 2018
The leadership superpower that takes seconds: reshape your brain for sharp decisions and cut stress.
3.79
814
Influence and Persuasion Summary
Influence and Persuasion 95%
The leadership superpower that takes seconds: reshape your brain for sharp decisions and cut stress.
by Harvard Business Review 2018
3.79
814 ratings
How to Relax
by Laura Milne • 2019
Turn relaxation into a reflex: practical techniques for calming your mind, body, home, and day.
3.99
124
How to Relax Summary
How to Relax 95%
Turn relaxation into a reflex: practical techniques for calming your mind, body, home, and day.
by Laura Milne 2019
3.99
124 ratings
Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
by Seth J. Gillihan • 2022
Where CBT stops, a mindful path begins: healing through presence, gratitude, and rest.
3.90
426
Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary
Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 95%
Where CBT stops, a mindful path begins: healing through presence, gratitude, and rest.
by Seth J. Gillihan 2022
3.90
426 ratings
Effortless
by Greg McKeown • 2021
Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.
4.04
15k+
Effortless Summary
Effortless 95%
Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.
by Greg McKeown 2021
4.04
15k+ ratings
Rest
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang • 2016
Overwork kills creativity, and the evidence for the four-hour workday is hiding in plain sight.
3.79
6k+
Rest Summary
Rest 95%
Overwork kills creativity, and the evidence for the four-hour workday is hiding in plain sight.
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang 2016
3.79
6k+ ratings
The Sweet Spot
by Christine Carter • 2015
Peak performance requires the right ratio of rest, positivity, and focus; not more effort.
3.84
2k+
The Sweet Spot Summary
The Sweet Spot 95%
Peak performance requires the right ratio of rest, positivity, and focus; not more effort.
by Christine Carter 2015
3.84
2k+ ratings
Time Magic
by Melissa Ambrosini • 2023
Your phone, inbox, and calendar are stealing sixteen years. The blueprint to steal them back.
3.56
280
Time Magic Summary
Time Magic 95%
Your phone, inbox, and calendar are stealing sixteen years. The blueprint to steal them back.
by Melissa Ambrosini 2023
3.56
280 ratings
Do Nothing
by Celeste Headlee • 2020
Medieval peasants rested half the year. Your burnout isn't a personal flaw; it's a cultural system.
3.85
11k+
Do Nothing Summary
Do Nothing 95%
Medieval peasants rested half the year. Your burnout isn't a personal flaw; it's a cultural system.
by Celeste Headlee 2020
3.85
11k+ ratings
Burnout to Breakthrough
by Eileen McDargh • 2020
Resilience isn't recovery, it's emerging stronger: the five energy drains and how to close them.
3.26
284
Burnout to Breakthrough Summary
Burnout to Breakthrough 95%
Resilience isn't recovery, it's emerging stronger: the five energy drains and how to close them.
by Eileen McDargh 2020
3.26
284 ratings
The Microstress Effect
by Rob Cross • 2023
The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.
3.38
473
The Microstress Effect Summary
The Microstress Effect 95%
The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.
by Rob Cross 2023
3.38
473 ratings
Creativity, Inc.
by Ed Catmull • 2014
One in eight workers feels inspired. The systematic method for sparking it at will.
4.2
105k+
Creativity, Inc. Summary
Creativity, Inc. 95%
One in eight workers feels inspired. The systematic method for sparking it at will.
by Ed Catmull 2014
4.2
105k+ ratings
Becoming a Resonant Leader
by Annie McKee • 2008
Burnout is a leadership disease. Its cure is renewing the emotional capacities you neglect.
3.81
388
Becoming a Resonant Leader Summary
Becoming a Resonant Leader 95%
Burnout is a leadership disease. Its cure is renewing the emotional capacities you neglect.
by Annie McKee 2008
3.81
388 ratings
The Happiness Track
by Emma Seppälä • 2016
Happiness produces success, not the reverse. Calm, rest, and compassion outperform the grind.
3.75
2k+
The Happiness Track Summary
The Happiness Track 95%
Happiness produces success, not the reverse. Calm, rest, and compassion outperform the grind.
by Emma Seppälä 2016
3.75
2k+ ratings
The Good Enough Job
by Simone Stolzoff • 2023
Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.
4.12
9k+
The Good Enough Job Summary
The Good Enough Job 95%
Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.
by Simone Stolzoff 2023
4.12
9k+ ratings
How to Live a Good Life
by Jonathan Fields • 2015
A full life balances three things most self-help ignores; here is the daily playbook.
3.80
1k+
How to Live a Good Life Summary
How to Live a Good Life 95%
A full life balances three things most self-help ignores; here is the daily playbook.
by Jonathan Fields 2015
3.80
1k+ ratings
Niksen
by Olga Mecking • 2020
Doing absolutely nothing could be your next productivity breakthrough. The Dutch case for idleness.
3.11
2k+
Niksen Summary
Niksen 95%
Doing absolutely nothing could be your next productivity breakthrough. The Dutch case for idleness.
by Olga Mecking 2020
3.11
2k+ ratings
5-Minute Energy
by Isadora Baum • 2018
Sharper focus, better sleep, and no afternoon crash: each fix takes five minutes or less.
3.88
17
5-Minute Energy Summary
5-Minute Energy 95%
Sharper focus, better sleep, and no afternoon crash: each fix takes five minutes or less.
by Isadora Baum 2018
3.88
17 ratings
The 5 Choices
by Kory Kogon • 2011
Reactive work has hijacked your calendar. A system that puts the important back in charge.
3.88
1k+
The 5 Choices Summary
The 5 Choices 95%
Reactive work has hijacked your calendar. A system that puts the important back in charge.
by Kory Kogon 2011
3.88
1k+ ratings
Micro-Resilience
by Bonnie St. John • 2017
Life is a hundred small stresses. Learn the micro-resets that recover your mind between them.
3.66
418
Micro-Resilience Summary
Micro-Resilience 95%
Life is a hundred small stresses. Learn the micro-resets that recover your mind between them.
by Bonnie St. John 2017
3.66
418 ratings
Just Enough
by Laura Nash • 2004
Exhausted by the chase for more? Set satisfying limits across career, contribution, and contentment.
3.54
74
Just Enough Summary
Just Enough 95%
Exhausted by the chase for more? Set satisfying limits across career, contribution, and contentment.
by Laura Nash 2004
3.54
74 ratings
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
by Eric Barker • 2017
The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.
4.11
17k+
Barking Up the Wrong Tree Summary
Barking Up the Wrong Tree 95%
The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.
by Eric Barker 2017
4.11
17k+ ratings
Your 168
by Harry M Kraemer • 2020
168 hours every week. Six categories. One question to ask yourself each night that prevents regret.
4.05
164
Your 168 Summary
Your 168 95%
168 hours every week. Six categories. One question to ask yourself each night that prevents regret.
by Harry M Kraemer 2020
4.05
164 ratings
Stress Wisely
by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe • 2023
Stress itself does no harm. How to put it to work across every corner of your life.
3.86
181
Stress Wisely Summary
Stress Wisely 95%
Stress itself does no harm. How to put it to work across every corner of your life.
by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe 2023
3.86
181 ratings
Overthinking
by Robert Leary • 2019
Overthinking is a habit, not a personality trait. Practical techniques to break the cycle.
3.09
130
Overthinking Summary
Overthinking 95%
Overthinking is a habit, not a personality trait. Practical techniques to break the cycle.
by Robert Leary 2019
3.09
130 ratings
The Passion Paradox
by Brad Stulberg • 2019
When passion becomes poison: how to chase what you love without it consuming you.
4.01
2k+
The Passion Paradox Summary
The Passion Paradox 95%
When passion becomes poison: how to chase what you love without it consuming you.
by Brad Stulberg 2019
4.01
2k+ ratings
Living with the Monks
by Jesse Itzler • 2018
Fifteen days with monks, no phone: the small rituals that delivered more happiness than any deal.
3.84
3k+
Living with the Monks Summary
Living with the Monks 95%
Fifteen days with monks, no phone: the small rituals that delivered more happiness than any deal.
by Jesse Itzler 2018
3.84
3k+ ratings
Time Surfing
by Paul Loomans • 2013
Why multitasking fails: Zen time management built on presence, not panic.
3.98
337
Time Surfing Summary
Time Surfing 94%
Why multitasking fails: Zen time management built on presence, not panic.
by Paul Loomans 2013
3.98
337 ratings
Tomorrowmind
by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman • 2023
Our brains evolved for the savanna, not Slack. The psychological skills that make the difference.
3.75
377
Tomorrowmind Summary
Tomorrowmind 94%
Our brains evolved for the savanna, not Slack. The psychological skills that make the difference.
by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman 2023
3.75
377 ratings
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