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The Secret Pulse of Time
by Stefan Klein • 2006
Your brain decides how fast time moves, and you can learn to set the pace.
3.88
712
The Secret Pulse of Time Summary
The Secret Pulse of Time 93%
Your brain decides how fast time moves, and you can learn to set the pace.
by Stefan Klein 2006
3.88
712 ratings
The Clock Mirage
by Joseph Mazur • 2020
Physics says time is relative. Biology says it's a cellular rhythm. The clock is a mirage.
3.42
118
The Clock Mirage Summary
The Clock Mirage 92%
Physics says time is relative. Biology says it's a cellular rhythm. The clock is a mirage.
by Joseph Mazur 2020
3.42
118 ratings
The Time Paradox
by Philip G. Zimbardo • 2008
A hidden time bias shapes every choice. Find yours, balance it, and change your life.
3.75
3k+
The Time Paradox Summary
The Time Paradox 92%
A hidden time bias shapes every choice. Find yours, balance it, and change your life.
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2008
3.75
3k+ ratings
Your Brain Is a Time Machine
by Dean Buonomano • 2017
Your brain is a simulator of futures; physics suggests time may not flow at all.
3.90
2k+
Your Brain Is a Time Machine Summary
Your Brain Is a Time Machine 92%
Your brain is a simulator of futures; physics suggests time may not flow at all.
by Dean Buonomano 2017
3.90
2k+ ratings
Time Warped
by Claudia Hammond • 2012
Your brain builds time from emotion and memory. That is why life accelerates and accidents crawl.
3.53
1k+
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped 92%
Your brain builds time from emotion and memory. That is why life accelerates and accidents crawl.
by Claudia Hammond 2012
3.53
1k+ ratings
When
by Daniel H. Pink • 2018
Your mind obeys a daily clock. When you work may matter more than what you do.
3.79
33k+
When Summary
When 91%
Your mind obeys a daily clock. When you work may matter more than what you do.
by Daniel H. Pink 2018
3.79
33k+ ratings
Time and the Soul
by Jacob Needleman • 1997
Chronic hurry is a symptom, not a scheduling problem: you're living a life that isn't yours.
3.92
119
Time and the Soul Summary
Time and the Soul 91%
Chronic hurry is a symptom, not a scheduling problem: you're living a life that isn't yours.
by Jacob Needleman 1997
3.92
119 ratings
Happier Hour
by Cassie Holmes • 2022
Time poverty is subjective. Research on stretching your hours and spending them on real happiness.
3.81
5k+
Happier Hour Summary
Happier Hour 91%
Time poverty is subjective. Research on stretching your hours and spending them on real happiness.
by Cassie Holmes 2022
3.81
5k+ ratings
Four Thousand Weeks
by Oliver Burkeman • 2021
Four thousand weeks. Efficiency steals what little time you have. Start by accepting the limit.
4.17
131k+
Four Thousand Weeks Summary
Four Thousand Weeks 91%
Four thousand weeks. Efficiency steals what little time you have. Start by accepting the limit.
by Oliver Burkeman 2021
4.17
131k+ ratings
About Time
by Adam Frank • 2011
Time is a human invention, rebuilt every era. Our cosmology just catches up.
3.88
484
About Time Summary
About Time 91%
Time is a human invention, rebuilt every era. Our cosmology just catches up.
by Adam Frank 2011
3.88
484 ratings
The Order of Time
by Carlo Rovelli • 2017
Time bends with gravity. No cosmos-wide now exists. The arrow of time is only entropy, rising.
4.13
39k+
The Order of Time Summary
The Order of Time 90%
Time bends with gravity. No cosmos-wide now exists. The arrow of time is only entropy, rising.
by Carlo Rovelli 2017
4.13
39k+ ratings
The Quantum Rules
by Kunal K. Das • 2013
Quantum laws don't just govern particles: they explain why relationships fail and time speeds up.
3.61
256
The Quantum Rules Summary
The Quantum Rules 90%
Quantum laws don't just govern particles: they explain why relationships fail and time speeds up.
by Kunal K. Das 2013
3.61
256 ratings
Off the Clock
by Laura Vanderkam • 2018
Busy is a feeling, not a schedule. The everyday choices that separate the time-rich from the rest.
3.94
5k+
Off the Clock Summary
Off the Clock 90%
Busy is a feeling, not a schedule. The everyday choices that separate the time-rich from the rest.
by Laura Vanderkam 2018
3.94
5k+ ratings
Happiness by Design
by Paul Dolan • 2014
You cannot think your way to happiness. Redesign your environment and redirect your attention.
3.59
3k+
Happiness by Design Summary
Happiness by Design 90%
You cannot think your way to happiness. Redesign your environment and redirect your attention.
by Paul Dolan 2014
3.59
3k+ ratings
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies • 2001
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
3.82
1k+
How to Build a Time Machine Summary
How to Build a Time Machine 89%
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
by Paul C.W. Davies 2001
3.82
1k+ ratings
Your Future Self
by Hal Hershfield • 2023
Your brain registers your future self as another person. The science of making that self matter.
3.66
876
Your Future Self Summary
Your Future Self 89%
Your brain registers your future self as another person. The science of making that self matter.
by Hal Hershfield 2023
3.66
876 ratings
Faster
by James Gleick • 1999
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
3.52
2k+
Faster Summary
Faster 89%
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
by James Gleick 1999
3.52
2k+ ratings
The Science of Overcoming Procrastination
by Patrick King • 2018
Why your brain chooses scrolling over working, and the specific tactics to flip the switch.
4.05
473
The Science of Overcoming Procrastination Summary
The Science of Overcoming Procrastination 89%
Why your brain chooses scrolling over working, and the specific tactics to flip the switch.
by Patrick King 2018
4.05
473 ratings
Your Time, Your Way
by Carl Pullein • 2024
Organize tasks by time, not urgency, so you spend your days doing rather than sorting.
4.34
177
Your Time, Your Way Summary
Your Time, Your Way 89%
Organize tasks by time, not urgency, so you spend your days doing rather than sorting.
by Carl Pullein 2024
4.34
177 ratings
Cure for the Procrastination Puzzle
by Stephen J. Patterson • 2018
How you procrastinate reveals the fix. A system that works when motivation doesn't.
4.00
12
Cure for the Procrastination Puzzle Summary
Cure for the Procrastination Puzzle 89%
How you procrastinate reveals the fix. A system that works when motivation doesn't.
by Stephen J. Patterson 2018
4.00
12 ratings
Missing Out
by Adam Phillips • 2012
Your regrets are not ghosts; they are the hidden architecture of your personality.
3.47
3k+
Missing Out Summary
Missing Out 89%
Your regrets are not ghosts; they are the hidden architecture of your personality.
by Adam Phillips 2012
3.47
3k+ ratings
Altered States of Consciousness
by Marc Wittmann • 2018
Time is built from bodily signals. Change consciousness, and it stretches, shrinks, or vanishes.
3.74
194
Altered States of Consciousness Summary
Altered States of Consciousness 89%
Time is built from bodily signals. Change consciousness, and it stretches, shrinks, or vanishes.
by Marc Wittmann 2018
3.74
194 ratings
Pomodoro Technique Illustrated
by Staffan Nöteberg • 2009
Twenty-five minutes of single-tasking, then a break. Why a kitchen timer beats willpower.
3.81
1k+
Pomodoro Technique Illustrated Summary
Pomodoro Technique Illustrated 89%
Twenty-five minutes of single-tasking, then a break. Why a kitchen timer beats willpower.
by Staffan Nöteberg 2009
3.81
1k+ ratings
Out of My Skull
by James Danckert • 2020
Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.
3.50
359
Out of My Skull Summary
Out of My Skull 89%
Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.
by James Danckert 2020
3.50
359 ratings
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe
by J. Richard Gott III • 2001
Einstein's two routes to time travel, and why no one from the future has shown up.
4.07
2k+
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe Summary
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe 89%
Einstein's two routes to time travel, and why no one from the future has shown up.
by J. Richard Gott III 2001
4.07
2k+ ratings
How We Change
by Ross Ellenhorn • 2020
You're not failing at change. You're succeeding at self-preservation, and that's the real problem.
3.84
435
How We Change Summary
How We Change 89%
You're not failing at change. You're succeeding at self-preservation, and that's the real problem.
by Ross Ellenhorn 2020
3.84
435 ratings
The Deadline Effect
by Christopher Cox • 2021
Tight deadlines improve accuracy. Seven strategies for using time pressure as a tool, not a trap.
2.90
347
The Deadline Effect Summary
The Deadline Effect 89%
Tight deadlines improve accuracy. Seven strategies for using time pressure as a tool, not a trap.
by Christopher Cox 2021
2.90
347 ratings
How to Invest Your Time Like Money
by Elizabeth Grace Saunders • 2015
Your calendar is overdrawn. A method that calculates your real time budget and cuts the debt.
3.79
173
How to Invest Your Time Like Money Summary
How to Invest Your Time Like Money 89%
Your calendar is overdrawn. A method that calculates your real time budget and cuts the debt.
by Elizabeth Grace Saunders 2015
3.79
173 ratings
The Procrastination Equation
by Piers Steel • 2010
A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.
3.72
3k+
The Procrastination Equation Summary
The Procrastination Equation 89%
A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.
by Piers Steel 2010
3.72
3k+ ratings
Master Your Time
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021
Why 'busy' doesn't mean productive, and how to reclaim your attention for the work that matters.
4.32
460
Master Your Time Summary
Master Your Time 89%
Why 'busy' doesn't mean productive, and how to reclaim your attention for the work that matters.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2021
4.32
460 ratings
In Search of Time
by Dan Falk • 2008
Ancient calendars and modern physics agree: time is not the steady river we imagine.
3.97
548
In Search of Time Summary
In Search of Time 89%
Ancient calendars and modern physics agree: time is not the steady river we imagine.
by Dan Falk 2008
3.97
548 ratings
Winning the Week
by Demir Bentley • 2022
Why most weekly planning fails before Monday morning, and the ritual that makes it stick.
4.39
457
Winning the Week Summary
Winning the Week 89%
Why most weekly planning fails before Monday morning, and the ritual that makes it stick.
by Demir Bentley 2022
4.39
457 ratings
The Procrastination Cure
by Damon Zahariades • 2017
Procrastination is a symptom. Twenty-one tactics that treat the root causes, not just the delay.
4.14
3k+
The Procrastination Cure Summary
The Procrastination Cure 89%
Procrastination is a symptom. Twenty-one tactics that treat the root causes, not just the delay.
by Damon Zahariades 2017
4.14
3k+ ratings
How to Finish Everything You Start
by Jan Yager • 2019
Unfinished projects aren't laziness. The psychology of why you stall, and a method for finishing.
3.51
648
How to Finish Everything You Start Summary
How to Finish Everything You Start 89%
Unfinished projects aren't laziness. The psychology of why you stall, and a method for finishing.
by Jan Yager 2019
3.51
648 ratings
Solving the Procrastination Puzzle
by Timothy A. Pychyl • 2013
Tomorrow's motivation is a myth your brain sells you. Here's what actually interrupts the pattern.
3.77
6k+
Solving the Procrastination Puzzle Summary
Solving the Procrastination Puzzle 89%
Tomorrow's motivation is a myth your brain sells you. Here's what actually interrupts the pattern.
by Timothy A. Pychyl 2013
3.77
6k+ ratings
The Self Illusion
by Bruce M. Hood • 2011
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
3.84
2k+
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion 89%
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
by Bruce M. Hood 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
How to Consciously Design Your Ideal Future
by Benjamin P. Hardy • 2016
Your later self is a stranger you rob daily. Three moves to get on their side.
3.74
851
How to Consciously Design Your Ideal Future Summary
How to Consciously Design Your Ideal Future 89%
Your later self is a stranger you rob daily. Three moves to get on their side.
by Benjamin P. Hardy 2016
3.74
851 ratings
The Psychology of Procrastination
by Hayden Finch • 2021
Your brain avoids discomfort, not work. A psychologist's system for doing the task anyway.
4.04
210
The Psychology of Procrastination Summary
The Psychology of Procrastination 89%
Your brain avoids discomfort, not work. A psychologist's system for doing the task anyway.
by Hayden Finch 2021
4.04
210 ratings
Social Acceleration
by Hartmut Rosa • 2005
Faster tech, faster change, faster lives: three engines locked in a spiral that defines modernity.
4.33
354
Social Acceleration Summary
Social Acceleration 89%
Faster tech, faster change, faster lives: three engines locked in a spiral that defines modernity.
by Hartmut Rosa 2005
4.33
354 ratings
Freedom and Destiny
by Rollo May • 1981
The struggle with limits, not their absence, is the source of human freedom and creativity.
4.24
299
Freedom and Destiny Summary
Freedom and Destiny 89%
The struggle with limits, not their absence, is the source of human freedom and creativity.
by Rollo May 1981
4.24
299 ratings
The Big Picture
by Sean Carroll • 2016
How a purposeless cosmos produces life, mind, and the meaning we build for ourselves.
4.18
10k+
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture 89%
How a purposeless cosmos produces life, mind, and the meaning we build for ourselves.
by Sean Carroll 2016
4.18
10k+ ratings
How to Stop Procrastinating
by S.J. Scott • 2017
Five projects, hard things first, a calendar you guard. A procrastination fix that sticks.
3.74
865
How to Stop Procrastinating Summary
How to Stop Procrastinating 89%
Five projects, hard things first, a calendar you guard. A procrastination fix that sticks.
by S.J. Scott 2017
3.74
865 ratings
The Pyramid Mind
by Vlad Beliavsky • 2023
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
4.65
145
The Pyramid Mind Summary
The Pyramid Mind 89%
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
by Vlad Beliavsky 2023
4.65
145 ratings
Slipstream Time Hacking
by Benjamin P. Hardy • 2015
Move fast toward the right goal and time dilates: one calendar year, five years of progress.
3.82
837
Slipstream Time Hacking Summary
Slipstream Time Hacking 89%
Move fast toward the right goal and time dilates: one calendar year, five years of progress.
by Benjamin P. Hardy 2015
3.82
837 ratings
Immediate Action
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021
Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.
4.13
2k+
Immediate Action Summary
Immediate Action 89%
Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2021
4.13
2k+ ratings
Make Time
by Jake Knapp • 2018
One daily priority. A boring phone. Steady energy. Two designers rebuild your attention from scratch
4.07
26k+
Make Time Summary
Make Time 89%
One daily priority. A boring phone. Steady energy. Two designers rebuild your attention from scratch
by Jake Knapp 2018
4.07
26k+ ratings
Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done Two Awesome Hours (Hardback) - Common
by Josh Davis
Your best thinking fits into two hours. The biological conditions that make those hours possible.
3.50
2
Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done Two Awesome Hours (Hardback) - Common Summary
Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done Two Awesome Hours (Hardback) - Common 89%
Your best thinking fits into two hours. The biological conditions that make those hours possible.
by Josh Davis
3.50
2 ratings
Fast Focus
by Damon Zahariades • 2017
Train focus like a reflex: a five-task limit, a phone rule, and a timer that builds concentration.
3.66
2k+
Fast Focus Summary
Fast Focus 89%
Train focus like a reflex: a five-task limit, a phone rule, and a timer that builds concentration.
by Damon Zahariades 2017
3.66
2k+ ratings
Finding Flow
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 1995
Happiness is the wrong target. Between boredom and anxiety is where you come alive.
3.90
7k+
Finding Flow Summary
Finding Flow 89%
Happiness is the wrong target. Between boredom and anxiety is where you come alive.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1995
3.90
7k+ ratings
Two Awesome Hours
by Josh Davis • 2015
Stop managing time. Start managing your brain's biology for two hours of peak effectiveness.
3.60
777
Two Awesome Hours Summary
Two Awesome Hours 89%
Stop managing time. Start managing your brain's biology for two hours of peak effectiveness.
by Josh Davis 2015
3.60
777 ratings
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