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Poke the Box Summary
Poke the Box
When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?
by Seth Godin 2015 96 pages
3.77
14k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Black Box Thinking Summary
Black Box Thinking
Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes — But Some Do
by Matthew Syed 2015 336 pages
4.29
13k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Reality-Based Leadership Summary
Reality-Based Leadership
Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results
by Cy Wakeman 2010 192 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Problem Solving 101 Summary
Problem Solving 101
by Ken Watanabe 2009
4.15
3k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Summary
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
by Marie Kondō 2014 224 pages
3.88
300k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Bringing Out the Best in People Summary
Bringing Out the Best in People
How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel
by Alan Loy McGinnis 1985 192 pages
4.3
3k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The Friendship Factor Summary
The Friendship Factor
How to Get Closer to the People You Care for
by Alan Loy McGinnis 2004 244 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Relationships
Psychology
A Whole New Mind Summary
A Whole New Mind
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
by Daniel H. Pink 2008 288 pages
3.92
29k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Happier at Home Summary
Happier at Home
Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life
by Gretchen Rubin 2012 288 pages
3.54
19k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Personal Development
Search Inside Yourself Summary
Search Inside Yourself
The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)
by Chade-Meng Tan 2012 288 pages
4.03
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Tiny Beautiful Things Summary
Tiny Beautiful Things
Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
by Cheryl Strayed 2012 368 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Essays
Toward a Psychology of Being Summary
Toward a Psychology of Being
by Abraham H. Maslow 2013 228 pages
4.17
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Narcissist You Know Summary
The Narcissist You Know
Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About-Me Age
by Joseph Burgo PhD 2015 272 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager Summary
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager
A FranklinCovey Title
by Kory Kogon 2015 256 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Self Help
Presence Summary
Presence
Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
by Amy Cuddy 2015 352 pages
3.9
17k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Spark Joy Summary
Spark Joy
An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
by Marie Kondō 2016 304 pages
3.88
42k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Reference
First, Break All the Rules Summary
First, Break All the Rules
by and Curt Coffman Buckingham Marcus 1999 271 pages
3.94
40k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Upside of Your Dark Side Summary
The Upside of Your Dark Side
Why Being Your Whole Self — Not Just Your "Good" Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment
by Todd Kashdan 2014 304 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis
Putting Ancient Wisdom and Philosophy to the Test of Modern Science
by Jonathan Haidt 2007 297 pages
4.1
40k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Writing To Learn Summary
Writing To Learn
by William Zinsser 1993 272 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Writing
Education
Self Help
A Guide to the Good Life Summary
A Guide to the Good Life
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
by William B. Irvine 2008 336 pages
4.19
25k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Art of Work Summary
The Art of Work
A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
by Jeff Goins 2015 240 pages
3.9
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich! Summary
Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich!
by Randy Gage 2013 208 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Primary Greatness Summary
Primary Greatness
The 12 Levers of Success
by Stephen R. Covey 2015 224 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
You Can Heal Your Life Summary
You Can Heal Your Life
by Louise L. Hay 1986 212 pages
4.15
80k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Health
Level Up Your Life Summary
Level Up Your Life
How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness by Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story
by Steve Kamb 2016 288 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Health
Personal Development
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting, Expanded Study Edition Summary
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting, Expanded Study Edition
The Astonishing Power of Feelings
by Lynn Grabhorn 2015 288 pages
4.09
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Gravitas Summary
Gravitas
Communicate with Confidence, Influence and Authority
by Caroline Goyder 2015 250 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Business
Communication
Self Help
Mad Genius Summary
Mad Genius
A Manifesto for Entrepreneurs
by Randy Gage 2016 240 pages
3.69
100+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Personal Development
Louder than Words Summary
Louder than Words
Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice
by Todd Henry 2015 224 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Business
Writing
Self Help
#AskGaryVee Summary
#AskGaryVee
One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2016 384 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
TED Talks Storytelling Summary
TED Talks Storytelling
23 Storytelling Techniques from the Best TED Talks
by Akash Karia 2015 72 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Writing
Daily Inspiration From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Summary
Daily Inspiration From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin Sharma 2007 408 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Philosophy
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem Summary
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence
by Nathaniel Branden 1988 176 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Unclutter Your Life in One Week Summary
Unclutter Your Life in One Week
by Erin Rooney Doland 2010 256 pages
3.51
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Reference
Conscious Loving Summary
Conscious Loving
The Journey to Co-Commitment
by Gay Hendricks 1992 304 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Relationships
Self Help
Psychology
Living Forward Summary
Living Forward
A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want
by Michael Hyatt 2016 208 pages
3.88
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Organize Tomorrow Today Summary
Organize Tomorrow Today
8 Ways to Retrain Your Mind to Optimize Performance at Work and in Life
by Jason Selk 2015 240 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Productivity
Self Help
Business
Reiki for Life Summary
Reiki for Life
The Complete Guide to Reiki Practice for Levels 1, 2 & 3
by Penelope Quest 2010 320 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Health
Born for This Summary
Born for This
How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do
by Chris Guillebeau 2016 320 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Peak Summary
Peak
Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
by Anders Ericsson 2016 336 pages
4.21
17k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Mindfulness Summary
Mindfulness
Be mindful. Live in the Moment.
by Gill Hasson 2013 224 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Your Best Just Got Better Summary
Your Best Just Got Better
Work Smarter, Think Bigger, Achieve More
by Jason W. Womack 2012 272 pages
3.7
100+ ratings
Business
Productivity
Self Help
Executive Presence Summary
Executive Presence
The Missing Link Between Merit and Success
by Sylvia Ann Hewlett 2014 240 pages
3.54
2k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
The Sweet Spot Summary
The Sweet Spot
How to Find Your Groove at Home and Work
by Christine Carter Ph.D. 2015 320 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
The Sleep Revolution Summary
The Sleep Revolution
Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time
by Arianna Huffington 2016 382 pages
3.43
7k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Today Matters Summary
Today Matters
12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrows Success
by John C. Maxwell 2004 336 pages
4.2
6k+ ratings
Leadership
Self Help
Personal Development
Power vs. Force Summary
Power vs. Force
by David R. Hawkins M.D. Ph.D 2014 416 pages
4.14
12k+ ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Self Help
Grit Summary
Grit
The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth 2016 352 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
How Life Works Summary
How Life Works
by Andrew Matthews 2014 169 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Inspirational
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