🔔 Cues And Triggers

How subtle environmental signals and psychological prompts shape our habits and behaviors, offering readers the awareness to interrupt automatic patterns and build better ones.

Quitting Smoking for Dummies

by David Brizer • 2003

Cravings last three minutes. A quit plan that handles the physical, mental, and environmental sides.

3.38

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧠 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚠️ Trigger Management 🔁 Relapse Prevention

Quitting Smoking for Dummies 88%

Cravings last three minutes. A quit plan that handles the physical, mental, and environmental sides.

by David Brizer 2003

3.38

16 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧠 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚠️ Trigger Management 🔁 Relapse Prevention

Alcohol Explained

by William Porter • 2015

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

4.36

4k+

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Alcohol Explained 88%

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

by William Porter 2015

4.36

4k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Healing the Addicted Brain

by Harold C. Urschel III • 2009

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

3.88

307

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Healing the Addicted Brain 88%

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

by Harold C. Urschel III 2009

3.88

307 ratings

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Attention

by Casey Schwartz • 2020

Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.

3.12

394

🏪 Attention Economy 💊 Prescription Stimulants 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Trauma And Focus 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

Attention 88%

Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.

by Casey Schwartz 2020

3.12

394 ratings

🏪 Attention Economy 💊 Prescription Stimulants 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Trauma And Focus 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

Hard to Break

by Russell A. Poldrack • 2021

Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.

3.57

169

🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🔄 Habit Formation 💉 Dopamine And Reward 🎮 Cognitive Control ⚡ Addiction Neuroscience

Hard to Break 88%

Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.

by Russell A. Poldrack 2021

3.57

169 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🔄 Habit Formation 💉 Dopamine And Reward 🎮 Cognitive Control ⚡ Addiction Neuroscience

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently

by Allen Carr • 1995

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

4.20

520

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently Summary

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently 88%

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

by Allen Carr 1995

4.20

520 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2018

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

4.41

107

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking 87%

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

by Allen Carr 2018

4.41

107 ratings

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Stoppen met roken

by Allen Carr • 2015

Quit smoking without grit: the counterintuitive method that starts by letting you keep smoking.

4.04

140

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🔬 Psychology Of Addiction 💡 Willpower Skepticism

Stoppen met roken 87%

Quit smoking without grit: the counterintuitive method that starts by letting you keep smoking.

by Allen Carr 2015

4.04

140 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🔬 Psychology Of Addiction 💡 Willpower Skepticism

Video Game Addiction

by Henry Lee • 2014

Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.

4.40

🎮 Digital Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔨 Habit Breaking 🏠 Environmental Design

Video Game Addiction 87%

Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.

by Henry Lee 2014

4.40

5 ratings

🎮 Digital Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔨 Habit Breaking 🏠 Environmental Design

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2013

Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.

4.28

19k+

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔧 Behavioral Change

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking 87%

Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.

by Allen Carr 2013

4.28

19k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔧 Behavioral Change

The Sober Girl Society Handbook

by Millie Gooch • 2021

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

4.14

2k+

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing 🍻 Drinking Culture 👩 Women And Alcohol

The Sober Girl Society Handbook 87%

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

by Millie Gooch 2021

4.14

2k+ ratings

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing 🍻 Drinking Culture 👩 Women And Alcohol

The Addiction Manifesto

by Jerry Weaver • 2021

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

4.72

1k+

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

The Addiction Manifesto 87%

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

by Jerry Weaver 2021

4.72

1k+ ratings

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

The Biology of Desire

by Marc Lewis • 2015

Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.

4.09

2k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation 🎯 Neuroscience Of Desire ⏳ Delay Discounting

The Biology of Desire 87%

Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.

by Marc Lewis 2015

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation 🎯 Neuroscience Of Desire ⏳ Delay Discounting

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping

by Allen Carr • 2021

Nicotine relieves only the craving it caused. See the trick, and quitting takes zero willpower.

4.51

2k+

🚭 Nicotine Cessation 🔓 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧩 Psychological Addiction 🌊 Craving Management

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping 87%

Nicotine relieves only the craving it caused. See the trick, and quitting takes zero willpower.

by Allen Carr 2021

4.51

2k+ ratings

🚭 Nicotine Cessation 🔓 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧩 Psychological Addiction 🌊 Craving Management

Addicted to Drama

by Scott Lyons • 2023

Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.

3.90

250

🧸 Developmental Trauma 🔁 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤲 Somatic Psychology

Addicted to Drama 87%

Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.

by Scott Lyons 2023

3.90

250 ratings

🧸 Developmental Trauma 🔁 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤲 Somatic Psychology

Dopamine Nation

by Anna Lembke • 2021

Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.

3.88

89k+

🧠 Dopamine Neuroscience 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📈 Hedonic Adaptation 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Impulse Control

Dopamine Nation 87%

Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.

by Anna Lembke 2021

3.88

89k+ ratings

🧠 Dopamine Neuroscience 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📈 Hedonic Adaptation 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Impulse Control

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping

by Allen Carr • 2009

Quit smoking without willpower or withdrawal by removing the one belief that traps you.

4.43

325

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧪 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🗑️ Desire Elimination 🧘 Anti-Willpower Method

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping 87%

Quit smoking without willpower or withdrawal by removing the one belief that traps you.

by Allen Carr 2009

4.43

325 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧪 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🗑️ Desire Elimination 🧘 Anti-Willpower Method

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook

by Anna Lembke • 2024

Your brain on too much pleasure: a practical four-week protocol to reset its reward wiring.

3.99

164

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Dopamine And Reward 📵 Digital Detox 🔬 Neuroscience Of Habits

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook Summary

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook 87%

Your brain on too much pleasure: a practical four-week protocol to reset its reward wiring.

by Anna Lembke 2024

3.99

164 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Dopamine And Reward 📵 Digital Detox 🔬 Neuroscience Of Habits

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

by Catherine Gray • 2017

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

4.32

16k+

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit ✍️ Sobriety Memoir 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober Summary

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober 87%

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

by Catherine Gray 2017

4.32

16k+ ratings

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit ✍️ Sobriety Memoir 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture

The Alcohol Experiment

by Annie Grace • 2018

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

4.33

3k+

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

The Alcohol Experiment 87%

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

by Annie Grace 2018

4.33

3k+ ratings

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

The Hacking of the American Mind

by Robert H. Lustig • 2017

Your brain's pleasure and happiness circuits are separate. Industry amplifies one, mutes the other.

4.09

3k+

🧠 Brain Chemistry 💰 Corporate Manipulation 🍬 Sugar Addiction 📱 Attention Economy 😊 Happiness Studies

The Hacking of the American Mind Summary

The Hacking of the American Mind 87%

Your brain's pleasure and happiness circuits are separate. Industry amplifies one, mutes the other.

by Robert H. Lustig 2017

4.09

3k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Chemistry 💰 Corporate Manipulation 🍬 Sugar Addiction 📱 Attention Economy 😊 Happiness Studies

Breaking Addiction

by Lance Dodes • 2011

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

3.88

304

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Breaking Addiction 87%

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

by Lance Dodes 2011

3.88

304 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Sober Curious

by Ruby Warrington • 2018

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

3.59

5k+

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking 💎 Emotional Sobriety 🌿 Wellness Culture

Sober Curious 87%

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

by Ruby Warrington 2018

3.59

5k+ ratings

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking 💎 Emotional Sobriety 🌿 Wellness Culture

The Sober Truth

by Lance Dodes • 2014

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

3.92

616

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

The Sober Truth 87%

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

by Lance Dodes 2014

3.92

616 ratings

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

Drink

by Ann Dowsett Johnston • 2013

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

3.74

4k+

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

Drink 87%

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

by Ann Dowsett Johnston 2013

3.74

4k+ ratings

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

This Naked Mind

by Annie Grace • 2015

Alcohol's relaxing effect is the trap. Quitting doesn't require willpower, just understanding why.

4.24

20k+

🍷 Alcohol Addiction 🧩 Addiction Psychology 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience 📺 Societal Conditioning 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

This Naked Mind 87%

Alcohol's relaxing effect is the trap. Quitting doesn't require willpower, just understanding why.

by Annie Grace 2015

4.24

20k+ ratings

🍷 Alcohol Addiction 🧩 Addiction Psychology 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience 📺 Societal Conditioning 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Easy Way to Control Alcohol

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

4.15

3k+

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

Easy Way to Control Alcohol 87%

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.15

3k+ ratings

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

The Craving Mind

by Judson Brewer • 2017

One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.

3.68

5k+

🧠 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Digital Habits 🧬 Dopamine 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

The Craving Mind 87%

One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.

by Judson Brewer 2017

3.68

5k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Digital Habits 🧬 Dopamine 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Why We Drink Too Much

by Charles Knowles • 2026

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

3.67

418

🌅 Addiction Recovery 🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery

Why We Drink Too Much 87%

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

by Charles Knowles 2026

3.67

418 ratings

🌅 Addiction Recovery 🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery

Brain over Binge

by Kathryn Hansen • 2011

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

3.84

3k+

🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Urge Surfing 🧘 Mindful Detachment 📖 Eating Disorder Memoir

Brain over Binge 87%

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

by Kathryn Hansen 2011

3.84

3k+ ratings

🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Urge Surfing 🧘 Mindful Detachment 📖 Eating Disorder Memoir

Drug Use for Grown-Ups

by Carl L. Hart • 2021

Why a neuroscientist uses heroin, and why he says we're wrong about drugs.

4.01

5k+

🗳️ Drug Policy ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience ⚖️ Drug Decriminalization 🚔 War On Drugs

Drug Use for Grown-Ups 87%

Why a neuroscientist uses heroin, and why he says we're wrong about drugs.

by Carl L. Hart 2021

4.01

5k+ ratings

🗳️ Drug Policy ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience ⚖️ Drug Decriminalization 🚔 War On Drugs

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

4.10

1k+

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧪 Addiction Psychology 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking 87%

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.10

1k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧪 Addiction Psychology 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Tiny Habits

by B.J. Fogg • 2019

Flossing one tooth beats a full routine: build habits from laughably small beginnings.

4.13

19k+

🔄 Habit Formation 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🐜 Micro Habits 🌟 Positive Reinforcement 🏠 Environment Design

Tiny Habits 87%

Flossing one tooth beats a full routine: build habits from laughably small beginnings.

by B.J. Fogg 2019

4.13

19k+ ratings

🔄 Habit Formation 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🐜 Micro Habits 🌟 Positive Reinforcement 🏠 Environment Design

A Million Little Pieces

by James Frey • 2003

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

3.69

265k+

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

A Million Little Pieces 87%

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

by James Frey 2003

3.69

265k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn

by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 • 2024

Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.

4.77

🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔞 Porn Addiction 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧬 Dopamine Science ✂️ Habit Breaking

The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn 87%

Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.

by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 2024

4.77

64 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔞 Porn Addiction 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧬 Dopamine Science ✂️ Habit Breaking

I Forgot to Die

by Khalil Rafati • 2015

How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.

4.34

3k+

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🌑 Heroin Addiction 🏚️ Homelessness

I Forgot to Die 87%

How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.

by Khalil Rafati 2015

4.34

3k+ ratings

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🌑 Heroin Addiction 🏚️ Homelessness

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps

by Stephanie S. Covington • 1994

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

4.45

643

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps Summary

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps 87%

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

by Stephanie S. Covington 1994

4.45

643 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

Rewire

by Richard O'Connor • 2014

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

3.82

2k+

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Rewire 87%

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

by Richard O'Connor 2014

3.82

2k+ ratings

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Emotional Regulation

The Mind within the Brain

by A. David Redish • 2013

Your brain is a committee, not a CEO. That's why addiction and self-control are so hard.

3.94

112

🧠 Decision Neuroscience 💻 Computational Neuroscience ⚖️ Decision Systems 🔄 Habit Formation 🛑 Self-Control

The Mind within the Brain 87%

Your brain is a committee, not a CEO. That's why addiction and self-control are so hard.

by A. David Redish 2013

3.94

112 ratings

🧠 Decision Neuroscience 💻 Computational Neuroscience ⚖️ Decision Systems 🔄 Habit Formation 🛑 Self-Control

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

by Gabor Maté • 2007

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

4.48

24k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts 87%

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

by Gabor Maté 2007

4.48

24k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery

The Age of Addiction

by David T. Courtwright • 2019

Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.

3.64

456

🧠 Attention Economy 🍔 Food Engineering 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 🏥 Public Health History ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction

The Age of Addiction 86%

Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.

by David T. Courtwright 2019

3.64

456 ratings

🧠 Attention Economy 🍔 Food Engineering 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 🏥 Public Health History ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction

Unwinding Anxiety

by Judson Brewer MD PhD • 2020

Anxiety is a learned habit, not a broken brain. Rewire the loop with mindfulness, not willpower.

3.88

15k+

😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔁 Habit Loops 🫂 Addiction Recovery

Unwinding Anxiety 86%

Anxiety is a learned habit, not a broken brain. Rewire the loop with mindfulness, not willpower.

by Judson Brewer MD PhD 2020

3.88

15k+ ratings

😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔁 Habit Loops 🫂 Addiction Recovery

How to Quit Porn

by Brett McKay • 2015

Porn is a brain habit you can break. Step-by-step plans that work when willpower doesn't.

4.24

156

🧠 Porn Recovery ❤️ Sexual Health 🔄 Habit Change 🔁 Habit Loops 🧪 Dopamine

How to Quit Porn 86%

Porn is a brain habit you can break. Step-by-step plans that work when willpower doesn't.

by Brett McKay 2015

4.24

156 ratings

🧠 Porn Recovery ❤️ Sexual Health 🔄 Habit Change 🔁 Habit Loops 🧪 Dopamine

The Urge

by Carl Erik Fisher • 2022

Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.

4.03

2k+

📜 History Of Addiction 🏥 History Of Medicine 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Weakness Of Will 💰 Behavioral Economics

The Urge 86%

Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.

by Carl Erik Fisher 2022

4.03

2k+ ratings

📜 History Of Addiction 🏥 History Of Medicine 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Weakness Of Will 💰 Behavioral Economics

Living Sober

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1975

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

4.35

2k+

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

Living Sober 86%

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1975

4.35

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

Irresistible

by Adam Alter • 2017

The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.

3.85

13k+

🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Tech Addiction 👀 Attention Economy 🎯 Persuasive Design 🎮 Gamification

Irresistible 86%

The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.

by Adam Alter 2017

3.85

13k+ ratings

🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Tech Addiction 👀 Attention Economy 🎯 Persuasive Design 🎮 Gamification

The Power to Get Things Done

by Steve Levinson • 2015

Most productivity advice assumes you're motivated. Here's what to do when you're not.

3.26

314

🎯 Follow-Through ⏳ Procrastination 🧩 Behavioral Design 🤝 External Accountability 🔒 Commitment Devices

The Power to Get Things Done 86%

Most productivity advice assumes you're motivated. Here's what to do when you're not.

by Steve Levinson 2015

3.26

314 ratings

🎯 Follow-Through ⏳ Procrastination 🧩 Behavioral Design 🤝 External Accountability 🔒 Commitment Devices

The 5 Second Rule

by Mel Robbins • 2017

A single five-second countdown can interrupt hesitation before your brain talks you out of action.

3.85

49k+

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by Abraham J. Twerski 1990

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