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I Don't Want To Grow Up
by Scott Stillman • 2021
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
4.08
2k+
I Don't Want To Grow Up Summary
I Don't Want To Grow Up 88%
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
by Scott Stillman 2021
4.08
2k+ ratings
Undeniable
by Cameron R. Hanes • 2025
A bowhunter's approach to mental armor: show up daily, seek discomfort, back yourself completely.
4.02
2k+
Undeniable Summary
Undeniable 88%
A bowhunter's approach to mental armor: show up daily, seek discomfort, back yourself completely.
by Cameron R. Hanes 2025
4.02
2k+ ratings
Spartan Up!
by Joe De Sena • 2014
Voluntary suffering on the race course is the fastest way to build mental toughness for life.
3.91
2k+
Spartan Up! Summary
Spartan Up! 88%
Voluntary suffering on the race course is the fastest way to build mental toughness for life.
by Joe De Sena 2014
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Flipside
by Adam J. Jackson • 2009
Job loss, illness, or setback: every crisis hides an opening, and finding it is a trainable skill.
4.03
187
The Flipside Summary
The Flipside 87%
Job loss, illness, or setback: every crisis hides an opening, and finding it is a trainable skill.
by Adam J. Jackson 2009
4.03
187 ratings
Chasing the Bright Side
by Jess Ekstrom • 2019
Build optimism like a skill, create what's missing, and treat failure as a step forward.
4.31
1k+
Chasing the Bright Side Summary
Chasing the Bright Side 87%
Build optimism like a skill, create what's missing, and treat failure as a step forward.
by Jess Ekstrom 2019
4.31
1k+ ratings
A Better Way to Live
by Og Mandino • 1990
Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.
4.31
2k+
A Better Way to Live Summary
A Better Way to Live 87%
Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.
by Og Mandino 1990
4.31
2k+ ratings
The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday
Ego and passion feel like fuel, act like rust. The case for humility, failure, and process.
4.40
172
The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy Summary
The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy 87%
Ego and passion feel like fuel, act like rust. The case for humility, failure, and process.
by Ryan Holiday
4.40
172 ratings
Fortitude
by Dan Crenshaw • 2020
You are being trained to be outraged. A SEAL's playbook for reclaiming your mental freedom.
4.38
8k+
Fortitude Summary
Fortitude 87%
You are being trained to be outraged. A SEAL's playbook for reclaiming your mental freedom.
by Dan Crenshaw 2020
4.38
8k+ ratings
The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch • 2008
A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.
4.26
365k+
The Last Lecture Summary
The Last Lecture 87%
A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.
by Randy Pausch 2008
4.26
365k+ ratings
How to Live
by Derek Sivers • 2021
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
4.16
3k+
How to Live Summary
How to Live 87%
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
by Derek Sivers 2021
4.16
3k+ ratings
Resilience
by Eric Greitens • 2015
Former Navy SEAL writes to a struggling friend: how to let hardship shape you without breaking.
4.22
4k+
Resilience Summary
Resilience 87%
Former Navy SEAL writes to a struggling friend: how to let hardship shape you without breaking.
by Eric Greitens 2015
4.22
4k+ ratings
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
4.18
143
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man 87%
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
4.18
143 ratings
The Go-Getter
by Peter B. Kyne • 1920
A lumber baron's impossible errand tests whether a wounded veteran's persistence has any limits.
4.15
9k+
The Go-Getter Summary
The Go-Getter 87%
A lumber baron's impossible errand tests whether a wounded veteran's persistence has any limits.
by Peter B. Kyne 1920
4.15
9k+ ratings
The Obstacle Is the Way
by Ryan Holiday • 2014
Your obstacles are fuel, not fate. The Stoic art of turning every setback into a breakthrough.
4.15
101k+
The Obstacle Is the Way Summary
The Obstacle Is the Way 87%
Your obstacles are fuel, not fate. The Stoic art of turning every setback into a breakthrough.
by Ryan Holiday 2014
4.15
101k+ ratings
The Other Side of Happiness
by Brock Bastian • 2018
We stripped pain from modern life and got anxiety in return. The antidote: deliberate discomfort.
3.87
313
The Other Side of Happiness Summary
The Other Side of Happiness 87%
We stripped pain from modern life and got anxiety in return. The antidote: deliberate discomfort.
by Brock Bastian 2018
3.87
313 ratings
Discipline Equals Freedom
by Jocko Willink • 2017
Self-mastery starts at 4:30 AM and doesn't care about your excuses.
4.09
19k+
Discipline Equals Freedom Summary
Discipline Equals Freedom 87%
Self-mastery starts at 4:30 AM and doesn't care about your excuses.
by Jocko Willink 2017
4.09
19k+ ratings
The Art of Manliness Manvotionals
by Brett McKay • 2011
Seven virtues drawn from centuries of male wisdom, and a plan to install each one.
4.25
1k+
The Art of Manliness   Manvotionals Summary
The Art of Manliness Manvotionals 87%
Seven virtues drawn from centuries of male wisdom, and a plan to install each one.
by Brett McKay 2011
4.25
1k+ ratings
10 Rules for Resilience
by Joe De Sena • 2021
Ten rules for raising kids who embrace hard things, and the no-excuses mindset it takes.
4.35
419
10 Rules for Resilience Summary
10 Rules for Resilience 87%
Ten rules for raising kids who embrace hard things, and the no-excuses mindset it takes.
by Joe De Sena 2021
4.35
419 ratings
Endurance
by Alfred Lansing • 1959
Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.
4.46
169k+
Endurance Summary
Endurance 87%
Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.
by Alfred Lansing 1959
4.46
169k+ ratings
Millennial Hospitality
by Charles James Hall • 2002
A daily discipline to trade self-pity for purpose, aimlessness for industry, and despair for prayer.
3.84
342
Millennial Hospitality Summary
Millennial Hospitality 87%
A daily discipline to trade self-pity for purpose, aimlessness for industry, and despair for prayer.
by Charles James Hall 2002
3.84
342 ratings
Action!
by Robert J. Ringer • 2004
A single motion beats a thousand plans. The action-first playbook for results.
4.10
130
Action! Summary
Action! 87%
A single motion beats a thousand plans. The action-first playbook for results.
by Robert J. Ringer 2004
4.10
130 ratings
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Jack Canfield • 1994
101 stories of ordinary people whose kindness, grit, and change of heart rewrote someone's world.
3.98
2k+
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul 87%
101 stories of ordinary people whose kindness, grit, and change of heart rewrote someone's world.
by Jack Canfield 1994
3.98
2k+ ratings
Organic Outreach for Ordinary People
by Kevin G. Harney • 2009
Your daily habits are your real theology. A no-frills guide to aligning them.
4.14
177
Organic Outreach for Ordinary People Summary
Organic Outreach for Ordinary People 87%
Your daily habits are your real theology. A no-frills guide to aligning them.
by Kevin G. Harney 2009
4.14
177 ratings
Supersurvivors
by David B. Feldman • 2014
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
3.53
593
Supersurvivors Summary
Supersurvivors 87%
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
by David B. Feldman 2014
3.53
593 ratings
The Book of Charlie
by David von Drehle • 2023
A 109-year-old doctor's century of resilience: what he learned about loss, joy, and letting go.
3.98
12k+
The Book of Charlie Summary
The Book of Charlie 87%
A 109-year-old doctor's century of resilience: what he learned about loss, joy, and letting go.
by David von Drehle 2023
3.98
12k+ ratings
Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success
by Andy Andrews • 2008
Turn the framework from The Traveler's Gift into automatic habits with this daily workshop.
4.36
486
Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success Summary
Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success 87%
Turn the framework from The Traveler's Gift into automatic habits with this daily workshop.
by Andy Andrews 2008
4.36
486 ratings
Spartan Fit!
by Joe De Sena • 2016
Burpees, body weight, and grit: the Spartan formula for strength that handles real-world obstacles.
3.99
613
Spartan Fit! Summary
Spartan Fit! 87%
Burpees, body weight, and grit: the Spartan formula for strength that handles real-world obstacles.
by Joe De Sena 2016
3.99
613 ratings
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do!
by Robert H. Schuller • 1984
Outlast any crisis: the classic playbook for retraining your mind and solving problems creatively.
4.19
3k+
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do! Summary
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do! 87%
Outlast any crisis: the classic playbook for retraining your mind and solving problems creatively.
by Robert H. Schuller 1984
4.19
3k+ ratings
Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties
by Orison Swett Marden • 1894
Talent is common. Character is not. The 1894 classic on building the one thing that outlasts luck.
4.31
198
Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties Summary
Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties 87%
Talent is common. Character is not. The 1894 classic on building the one thing that outlasts luck.
by Orison Swett Marden 1894
4.31
198 ratings
Very Good Lives
by J.K. Rowling • 2015
Rock bottom taught her things success never could. A commencement speech that outgrew the ceremony.
4.08
29k+
Very Good Lives Summary
Very Good Lives 87%
Rock bottom taught her things success never could. A commencement speech that outgrew the ceremony.
by J.K. Rowling 2015
4.08
29k+ ratings
Run! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss
by Dean Karnazes • 2011
Quit the corner office, run through the desert, and find out what you're actually made of.
3.93
4k+
Run! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss Summary
Run! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss 87%
Quit the corner office, run through the desert, and find out what you're actually made of.
by Dean Karnazes 2011
3.93
4k+ ratings
Summary
by Goldmine Reads • 2017
Chasing happiness is making you miserable. The cure: pick better problems and learn to say no.
3.67
3
Summary Summary
Summary 87%
Chasing happiness is making you miserable. The cure: pick better problems and learn to say no.
by Goldmine Reads 2017
3.67
3 ratings
Mars and Venus Starting Over
by John Gray • 2002
He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.
3.85
968
Mars and Venus Starting Over Summary
Mars and Venus Starting Over 87%
He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.
by John Gray 2002
3.85
968 ratings
Give Your Heart to the Hawks
by Win Blevins • 1973
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
3.98
425
Give Your Heart to the Hawks Summary
Give Your Heart to the Hawks 87%
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
by Win Blevins 1973
3.98
425 ratings
What It Takes To Be Free
by Darius Foroux • 2019
Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.
4.10
700
What It Takes To Be Free Summary
What It Takes To Be Free 87%
Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.
by Darius Foroux 2019
4.10
700 ratings
Things No One Else Can Teach Us
by Humble the Poet • 2019
Life lessons no one can give you, and how to find them in the mess.
3.98
1k+
Things No One Else Can Teach Us Summary
Things No One Else Can Teach Us 87%
Life lessons no one can give you, and how to find them in the mess.
by Humble the Poet 2019
3.98
1k+ ratings
50/50
by Dean Karnazes • 2008
Fifty marathons, fifty states, fifty days. The miles were not the hardest thing.
3.78
4k+
50/50 Summary
50/50 86%
Fifty marathons, fifty states, fifty days. The miles were not the hardest thing.
by Dean Karnazes 2008
3.78
4k+ ratings
Unfu*k Yourself
by Gary John Bishop • 2016
For everyone sick of positive thinking: the manual for action when your brain won't cooperate.
3.83
83k+
Unfu*k Yourself Summary
Unfu*k Yourself 86%
For everyone sick of positive thinking: the manual for action when your brain won't cooperate.
by Gary John Bishop 2016
3.83
83k+ ratings
Chop Wood Carry Water
by Joshua Medcalf • 2015
Greatness is built in the daily grind, not the spotlight. Learn to train there.
4.09
9k+
Chop Wood Carry Water Summary
Chop Wood Carry Water 86%
Greatness is built in the daily grind, not the spotlight. Learn to train there.
by Joshua Medcalf 2015
4.09
9k+ ratings
Be Fearless
by Jean Case • 2019
Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.
3.54
981
Be Fearless Summary
Be Fearless 86%
Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.
by Jean Case 2019
3.54
981 ratings
Minimalism
by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2011
Decluttering is step one. The real work is filling that space with health, connection, and purpose.
3.69
11k+
Minimalism Summary
Minimalism 86%
Decluttering is step one. The real work is filling that space with health, connection, and purpose.
by Joshua Fields Millburn 2011
3.69
11k+ ratings
The Happiness of Pursuit
by Chris Guillebeau • 2014
A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?
3.70
7k+
The Happiness of Pursuit Summary
The Happiness of Pursuit 86%
A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?
by Chris Guillebeau 2014
3.70
7k+ ratings
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
by Harry Browne • 1973
Don't change the government. Change the mental traps that are keeping you in a cage.
4.06
2k+
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World Summary
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World 86%
Don't change the government. Change the mental traps that are keeping you in a cage.
by Harry Browne 1973
4.06
2k+ ratings
My Next Breath
by Jeremy Renner • 2025
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
4.15
42k+
My Next Breath Summary
My Next Breath 86%
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
by Jeremy Renner 2025
4.15
42k+ ratings
Never Let Go
by Dan John • 2009
Willpower runs out. Four of five workouts are average. A coach’s philosophy that plans for both.
4.26
2k+
Never Let Go Summary
Never Let Go 86%
Willpower runs out. Four of five workouts are average. A coach’s philosophy that plans for both.
by Dan John 2009
4.26
2k+ ratings
Think and Grow Rich
by Greg S. Reid • 2013
You know what to do. Here's how to keep doing it when quitting feels easier.
4.08
189
Think and Grow Rich Summary
Think and Grow Rich 86%
You know what to do. Here's how to keep doing it when quitting feels easier.
by Greg S. Reid 2013
4.08
189 ratings
48 Laws of Hustle
by Jimmy Phan • 2019
Forty-eight laws for building a legacy through relentless work and the integrity to deserve it.
4.18
65
48 Laws of Hustle Summary
48 Laws of Hustle 86%
Forty-eight laws for building a legacy through relentless work and the integrity to deserve it.
by Jimmy Phan 2019
4.18
65 ratings
Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Jack Canfield • 2009
The recession took their jobs, homes, and savings. 101 people share how they rebuilt anyway.
3.90
160
Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Soul 86%
The recession took their jobs, homes, and savings. 101 people share how they rebuilt anyway.
by Jack Canfield 2009
3.90
160 ratings
The Ultra Mindset
by Travis Macy • 2015
Lessons from 100-mile races: the mental framework that works just as well in the boardroom.
3.87
1k+
The Ultra Mindset Summary
The Ultra Mindset 86%
Lessons from 100-mile races: the mental framework that works just as well in the boardroom.
by Travis Macy 2015
3.87
1k+ ratings
20,000 Days and Counting
by Robert D. Smith • 2012
You get roughly 20,000 days. A third vanish before thirty. Here is how to stop drifting.
3.92
1k+
20,000 Days and Counting Summary
20,000 Days and Counting 86%
You get roughly 20,000 days. A third vanish before thirty. Here is how to stop drifting.
by Robert D. Smith 2012
3.92
1k+ ratings
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