50 Books like Overwhelmed

Pay Up

by Reshma Saujani • 2022

The workplace broke mothers, and the pandemic proved it. Nine fixes employers refuse to make.

3.59

970

👩‍💼 Working Mothers ⚖️ Workplace Equity 💰 Unpaid Labor 🍼 Intensive Parenting 🔥 Burnout Culture

Pay Up 95%

The workplace broke mothers, and the pandemic proved it. Nine fixes employers refuse to make.

by Reshma Saujani 2022

3.59

970 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers ⚖️ Workplace Equity 💰 Unpaid Labor 🍼 Intensive Parenting 🔥 Burnout Culture

Good Enough Is the New Perfect

by Becky Beaupre Gillespie • 2011

Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.

3.40

191

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 😔 Mom Guilt ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion

Good Enough Is the New Perfect 95%

Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.

by Becky Beaupre Gillespie 2011

3.40

191 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 😔 Mom Guilt ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion

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+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📉 Productivity Critique 📜 History Of Work 🏖️ Leisure Advocacy

Do Nothing 94%

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

🏢 Workplace Culture 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📉 Productivity Critique 📜 History Of Work 🏖️ Leisure Advocacy

Ambitious Like a Mother

by Lara Bazelon • 2022

Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.

3.58

164

👩‍💼 Working Motherhood 💪 Female Ambition 🍼 Intensive Mothering ⚖️ Gender Double Standards 💰 Financial Independence

Ambitious Like a Mother 94%

Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.

by Lara Bazelon 2022

3.58

164 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Motherhood 💪 Female Ambition 🍼 Intensive Mothering ⚖️ Gender Double Standards 💰 Financial Independence

The Joy of Missing Out

by Tanya Dalton • 2019

The productivity fix that runs on rest and ruthless subtraction.

3.79

3k+

🏡 Intentional Living ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⚡ Energy Management ⏰ Time Management 🎯 Priority Setting

The Joy of Missing Out 94%

The productivity fix that runs on rest and ruthless subtraction.

by Tanya Dalton 2019

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏡 Intentional Living ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⚡ Energy Management ⏰ Time Management 🎯 Priority Setting

Unfinished Business

by Anne-Marie Slaughter • 2015

Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.

3.91

3k+

🏢 Workplace Equality 🧱 Care Infrastructure 🔄 Career Reentry 🏠 Flexible Work 💼 Working Mothers

Unfinished Business 94%

Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.

by Anne-Marie Slaughter 2015

3.91

3k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Equality 🧱 Care Infrastructure 🔄 Career Reentry 🏠 Flexible Work 💼 Working Mothers

The End of Burnout

by Jonathan Malesic • 2022

Burnout is a cultural crisis, not a personal illness. The cure is fewer hours and real leisure.

3.73

587

📊 Sociology Of Work 🧯 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Workplace Culture ✊ Anti-Work Critique 📉 Labor Economics

The End of Burnout 93%

Burnout is a cultural crisis, not a personal illness. The cure is fewer hours and real leisure.

by Jonathan Malesic 2022

3.73

587 ratings

📊 Sociology Of Work 🧯 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Workplace Culture ✊ Anti-Work Critique 📉 Labor Economics

Real Self-Care

by Pooja Lakshmin • 2023

Bubble baths won't cure burnout. The four internal practices that reclaim your time and energy.

3.92

7k+

🧘 Wellness Culture 🥀 Women's Burnout 🚧 Boundary Setting 💗 Self-Compassion 🧭 Values-Based Living

Real Self-Care 93%

Bubble baths won't cure burnout. The four internal practices that reclaim your time and energy.

by Pooja Lakshmin 2023

3.92

7k+ ratings

🧘 Wellness Culture 🥀 Women's Burnout 🚧 Boundary Setting 💗 Self-Compassion 🧭 Values-Based Living

Drop the Ball

by Tiffany Dufu • 2017

A shared home spreadsheet, a real partner, and the surprising career gains of doing less.

3.83

4k+

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 🏠 Household Labor Division 🎈 Letting Go Of Perfection 🤝 Delegation And Outsourcing 💑 Spousal Partnership

Drop the Ball 93%

A shared home spreadsheet, a real partner, and the surprising career gains of doing less.

by Tiffany Dufu 2017

3.83

4k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 🏠 Household Labor Division 🎈 Letting Go Of Perfection 🤝 Delegation And Outsourcing 💑 Spousal Partnership

The New Feminist Agenda

by Madeleine Kunin • 2012

Most rich nations mandate paid family leave. The US does not. A former governor on why.

3.76

119

🏛️ Work-Family Policy 🇩🇰 Nordic Social Model 🧒 Child Poverty 💰 Gender Wage Gap 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

The New Feminist Agenda 93%

Most rich nations mandate paid family leave. The US does not. A former governor on why.

by Madeleine Kunin 2012

3.76

119 ratings

🏛️ Work-Family Policy 🇩🇰 Nordic Social Model 🧒 Child Poverty 💰 Gender Wage Gap 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

The Good Enough Job

by Simone Stolzoff • 2023

Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.

4.12

9k+

🧘 Work-Life Balance 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle Culture 🎯 Redefining Success 🪪 Professional Identity

The Good Enough Job 93%

Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.

by Simone Stolzoff 2023

4.12

9k+ ratings

🧘 Work-Life Balance 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle Culture 🎯 Redefining Success 🪪 Professional Identity

Fed Up

by Gemma Hartley • 2018

Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.

3.72

4k+

🧹 Domestic Labor ⚖️ Marriage Equality ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 📣 Modern Feminism

Fed Up 93%

Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.

by Gemma Hartley 2018

3.72

4k+ ratings

🧹 Domestic Labor ⚖️ Marriage Equality ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 📣 Modern Feminism

168 Hours

by Laura Vanderkam • 2010

A week holds 168 hours. Focus on work only you can do, and everything important fits.

3.60

11k+

⏰ Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Intentional Living 📅 Time Blocking 💪 Strengths Focus

168 Hours 93%

A week holds 168 hours. Focus on work only you can do, and everything important fits.

by Laura Vanderkam 2010

3.60

11k+ ratings

⏰ Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Intentional Living 📅 Time Blocking 💪 Strengths Focus

In Praise of Slowness

by Carl Honoré • 2004

A Rome protest ignited a global movement to slow down food, work, cities, and parenting.

3.65

7k+

🧘 Slow Living ⚖️ Work Life Balance ⏳ Time Poverty 🏙️ Urban Planning 🍽️ Slow Food Movement

In Praise of Slowness 93%

A Rome protest ignited a global movement to slow down food, work, cities, and parenting.

by Carl Honoré 2004

3.65

7k+ ratings

🧘 Slow Living ⚖️ Work Life Balance ⏳ Time Poverty 🏙️ Urban Planning 🍽️ Slow Food Movement

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

🕒 Time Management 😌 Stress Reduction 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📌 Prioritization

Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress Summary

Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress 93%

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

🕒 Time Management 😌 Stress Reduction 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📌 Prioritization

The Power Pause

by Neha Ruch • 2025

A career break isn't a résumé gap; it's a power move. The plan to come back better.

4.16

2k+

⏸️ Career Breaks 👩‍👧 Working Motherhood 🔁 Career Reentry 🪪 Career Identity 🔄 Work Life Integration

The Power Pause 93%

A career break isn't a résumé gap; it's a power move. The plan to come back better.

by Neha Ruch 2025

4.16

2k+ ratings

⏸️ Career Breaks 👩‍👧 Working Motherhood 🔁 Career Reentry 🪪 Career Identity 🔄 Work Life Integration

The Joy of Doing Nothing

by Rachel Jonat • 2017

Idleness as a tool: how to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a simpler, more joyful life.

2.80

367

🐢 Slow Living 🌱 Simple Living 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🛌 Intentional Rest 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Joy of Doing Nothing 93%

Idleness as a tool: how to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a simpler, more joyful life.

by Rachel Jonat 2017

2.80

367 ratings

🐢 Slow Living 🌱 Simple Living 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🛌 Intentional Rest 🚧 Boundary Setting

Burnout

by Emily Nagoski • 2019

Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.

3.92

66k+

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💪 Body Positivity 💖 Self-Compassion 😴 Rest And Recovery

Burnout 93%

Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.

by Emily Nagoski 2019

3.92

66k+ ratings

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💪 Body Positivity 💖 Self-Compassion 😴 Rest And Recovery

Mommy Burnout

by Sheryl Ziegler • 2018

A recovery plan for the exhaustion no one named: find your people before you fall apart.

3.81

1k+

🧠 Maternal Mental Health 👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🎯 Perfectionism 📱 Social Comparison

Mommy Burnout 93%

A recovery plan for the exhaustion no one named: find your people before you fall apart.

by Sheryl Ziegler 2018

3.81

1k+ ratings

🧠 Maternal Mental Health 👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🎯 Perfectionism 📱 Social Comparison

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+

🩹 Burnout Recovery ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧘 Stress Management 🚧 Boundary Setting ⏰ Time Management

The Cure for Burnout 93%

Three distinct kinds of burnout, three distinct recoveries. Most people treat the wrong one.

by Emily Ballesteros 2024

4.07

2k+ ratings

🩹 Burnout Recovery ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧘 Stress Management 🚧 Boundary Setting ⏰ Time Management

Thrive

by Arianna Huffington • 2014

When success feels like failure: what high achievers measure after money and power stop working.

3.69

19k+

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Corporate Wellness 😴 Sleep Science 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Thrive 92%

When success feels like failure: what high achievers measure after money and power stop working.

by Arianna Huffington 2014

3.69

19k+ ratings

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Corporate Wellness 😴 Sleep Science 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Wife Drought

by Annabel Crabb • 2014

We've spent decades getting women into the workplace. The harder project is getting men out.

4.15

4k+

🏠 Domestic Labor Inequality 🍞 Breadwinner Homemaker Divide 👻 Invisible Labor 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 📊 Feminist Economics

The Wife Drought 92%

We've spent decades getting women into the workplace. The harder project is getting men out.

by Annabel Crabb 2014

4.15

4k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Labor Inequality 🍞 Breadwinner Homemaker Divide 👻 Invisible Labor 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 📊 Feminist Economics

Pick Three

by Randi Zuckerberg • 2018

Stop chasing balance. Pick three things, do them well, swap tomorrow. Full life, zero guilt.

3.08

750

⚖️ Intentional Imbalance 🎯 Priority Setting 🧩 Work-Life Integration 💥 Anti-Perfectionism ⚙️ Modern Productivity

Pick Three 92%

Stop chasing balance. Pick three things, do them well, swap tomorrow. Full life, zero guilt.

by Randi Zuckerberg 2018

3.08

750 ratings

⚖️ Intentional Imbalance 🎯 Priority Setting 🧩 Work-Life Integration 💥 Anti-Perfectionism ⚙️ Modern Productivity

Fair Play

by Eve Rodsky • 2019

End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.

3.58

26k+

🏠 Domestic Labor 🧠 Mental Load 🃏 Gamification 👶 Co-Parenting ⚧ Gender Roles

Fair Play 92%

End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.

by Eve Rodsky 2019

3.58

26k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Labor 🧠 Mental Load 🃏 Gamification 👶 Co-Parenting ⚧ Gender Roles

Saving Time

by Jenny Odell • 2023

Time as money was invented for factories and plantations. Your clock is a political tool.

3.60

5k+

🏭 Political Economy Of Time ✋ Work Refusal 🔥 Burnout Culture 🌍 Deep Time 🌿 Leisure And Resistance

Saving Time 92%

Time as money was invented for factories and plantations. Your clock is a political tool.

by Jenny Odell 2023

3.60

5k+ ratings

🏭 Political Economy Of Time ✋ Work Refusal 🔥 Burnout Culture 🌍 Deep Time 🌿 Leisure And Resistance

Niksen

by Olga Mecking • 2020

Doing absolutely nothing could be your next productivity breakthrough. The Dutch case for idleness.

3.11

2k+

🦥 Slow Living 🛋️ Deliberate Rest 🇳🇱 Dutch Culture 🌿 Wellness Traditions 💭 Mind Wandering

Niksen 92%

Doing absolutely nothing could be your next productivity breakthrough. The Dutch case for idleness.

by Olga Mecking 2020

3.11

2k+ ratings

🦥 Slow Living 🛋️ Deliberate Rest 🇳🇱 Dutch Culture 🌿 Wellness Traditions 💭 Mind Wandering

Effortless

by Greg McKeown • 2021

Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.

4.04

15k+

🏃 Sustainable Productivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚡ Energy Management ✂️ Simplifying Work 🎨 Embracing Imperfection

Effortless 92%

Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.

by Greg McKeown 2021

4.04

15k+ ratings

🏃 Sustainable Productivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚡ Energy Management ✂️ Simplifying Work 🎨 Embracing Imperfection

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

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 👥 Leadership Culture 😴 Rest And Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle 🧯 Workplace Burnout

Win at Work and Succeed at Life 92%

Overwork stopped working. The alternative: constraints, real rest, and a life that succeeds.

by Michael Hyatt 2021

4.03

700 ratings

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 👥 Leadership Culture 😴 Rest And Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle 🧯 Workplace Burnout

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing

by Maartje Willems • 2021

Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.

3.18

2k+

🐌 Slow Living 🧘 Doing Nothing 🛑 Anti-Hustle 👁️ Attention Economy 🥱 Boredom Benefits

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing 92%

Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.

by Maartje Willems 2021

3.18

2k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Living 🧘 Doing Nothing 🛑 Anti-Hustle 👁️ Attention Economy 🥱 Boredom Benefits

The Emotionally Exhausted Woman

by Nancy Colier • 2022

Your exhaustion isn't overwork. It's a lifetime of putting yourself last. The exit is learnable.

3.38

2k+

🎭 People Pleasing 💼 Emotional Labor 💗 Self-Compassion 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Burnout Recovery

The Emotionally Exhausted Woman 92%

Your exhaustion isn't overwork. It's a lifetime of putting yourself last. The exit is learnable.

by Nancy Colier 2022

3.38

2k+ ratings

🎭 People Pleasing 💼 Emotional Labor 💗 Self-Compassion 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Burnout Recovery

WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US

by Danielle Crittenden • 1999

Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.

3.71

454

🪄 Sexual Revolution 🔍 Critique Of Feminism ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⏰ Biological Clock ♂️ Gender Differences

WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US 92%

Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.

by Danielle Crittenden 1999

3.71

454 ratings

🪄 Sexual Revolution 🔍 Critique Of Feminism ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⏰ Biological Clock ♂️ Gender Differences

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+

🏃 Hustle Culture Critique ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🔋 Digital-Age Burnout 🌊 Flow States 🧠 Deep Work

Working Hard, Hardly Working 92%

Productivity culture broke your schedule and your spirit. The fix starts with doing nothing.

by Grace Beverley 2021

3.49

4k+ ratings

🏃 Hustle Culture Critique ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🔋 Digital-Age Burnout 🌊 Flow States 🧠 Deep Work

Can't Even

by Anne Helen Petersen • 2020

Millennial burnout is not a personal failure. It is the bill for decades of broken promises.

3.91

9k+

👥 Millennial Generation 🔥 Burnout 💸 Economic Precarity 🎓 Higher Education Crisis 📱 Gig Economy Critique

Can't Even 92%

Millennial burnout is not a personal failure. It is the bill for decades of broken promises.

by Anne Helen Petersen 2020

3.91

9k+ ratings

👥 Millennial Generation 🔥 Burnout 💸 Economic Precarity 🎓 Higher Education Crisis 📱 Gig Economy Critique

The Sleep Revolution

by Arianna Huffington • 2016

We traded sleep for productivity and got neither. The science finally explains why.

3.44

8k+

🔬 Sleep Science 🛏️ Sleep Hygiene 🌙 Circadian Rhythms 📱 Digital Detox 🔥 Burnout Prevention

The Sleep Revolution 92%

We traded sleep for productivity and got neither. The science finally explains why.

by Arianna Huffington 2016

3.44

8k+ ratings

🔬 Sleep Science 🛏️ Sleep Hygiene 🌙 Circadian Rhythms 📱 Digital Detox 🔥 Burnout Prevention

Why We Can't Sleep

by Ada Calhoun • 2020

Stalled careers, crashing hormones, aging parents: midlife ambushed Gen X women all at once.

3.69

9k+

📊 Generational Analysis 🌅 Midlife Transitions 🥪 Sandwich Generation 🌡️ Perimenopause 💼 Women And Work

Why We Can't Sleep 92%

Stalled careers, crashing hormones, aging parents: midlife ambushed Gen X women all at once.

by Ada Calhoun 2020

3.69

9k+ ratings

📊 Generational Analysis 🌅 Midlife Transitions 🥪 Sandwich Generation 🌡️ Perimenopause 💼 Women And Work

Screaming on the Inside

by Jessica Grose • 2022

Centuries of impossible ideals set the trap. The pandemic sprang it, and the exit is ambivalence.

3.47

5k+

🧩 Modern Motherhood 😶 Maternal Ambivalence 📱 Momfluencer Culture 💼 Motherhood Penalty 📜 History Of Motherhood

Screaming on the Inside 92%

Centuries of impossible ideals set the trap. The pandemic sprang it, and the exit is ambivalence.

by Jessica Grose 2022

3.47

5k+ ratings

🧩 Modern Motherhood 😶 Maternal Ambivalence 📱 Momfluencer Culture 💼 Motherhood Penalty 📜 History Of Motherhood

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+

🎨 Creative Workflow 😴 Sleep Science 🛑 Anti-Hustle Culture 🧘 Rest And Recovery 🌅 Morning Routines

Rest 92%

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

🎨 Creative Workflow 😴 Sleep Science 🛑 Anti-Hustle Culture 🧘 Rest And Recovery 🌅 Morning Routines

The Myth of Multitasking

by Dave Crenshaw • 2007

Multitasking steals 28% of your day. Stop the mental switching and reclaim the hours.

3.81

1k+

⏰ Time Management 💼 Workplace Productivity 🎯 Personal Effectiveness 🧠 Attention Management 1️⃣ Single Tasking

The Myth of Multitasking 92%

Multitasking steals 28% of your day. Stop the mental switching and reclaim the hours.

by Dave Crenshaw 2007

3.81

1k+ ratings

⏰ Time Management 💼 Workplace Productivity 🎯 Personal Effectiveness 🧠 Attention Management 1️⃣ Single Tasking

Happier Hour

by Cassie Holmes • 2022

Time poverty is subjective. Research on stretching your hours and spending them on real happiness.

3.81

5k+

⏳ Time Management 😊 Positive Psychology ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🕰️ Time Perception 👥 Social Connection

Happier Hour 92%

Time poverty is subjective. Research on stretching your hours and spending them on real happiness.

by Cassie Holmes 2022

3.81

5k+ ratings

⏳ Time Management 😊 Positive Psychology ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🕰️ Time Perception 👥 Social Connection

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

⏰ Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Habit Formation

How to Invest Your Time Like Money Summary

How to Invest Your Time Like Money 92%

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

⏰ Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Habit Formation

Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition

by Anne Wilson Schaef • 1990

Overwork is an inherited addiction. Daily meditations to interrupt the pattern.

4.10

765

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🔄 Overwork Recovery 📖 Daily Reflections 🏆 Perfectionism Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting

Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition Summary

Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition 92%

Overwork is an inherited addiction. Daily meditations to interrupt the pattern.

by Anne Wilson Schaef 1990

4.10

765 ratings

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🔄 Overwork Recovery 📖 Daily Reflections 🏆 Perfectionism Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting

Dying for a Paycheck

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2018

120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.

3.71

599

🏥 Workplace Health ☣️ Toxic Work Culture 😰 Job Stress 💸 Economic Insecurity ⏰ Overwork

Dying for a Paycheck 92%

120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2018

3.71

599 ratings

🏥 Workplace Health ☣️ Toxic Work Culture 😰 Job Stress 💸 Economic Insecurity ⏰ Overwork

I Didn't Do the Thing Today

by Madeleine Dore • 2022

Guilt for what you didn't finish is stealing your joy. Take it back without another system.

3.58

3k+

🫣 Productivity Guilt 🐢 Slow Living 🎯 Perfectionism 🎨 Creative Living 💛 Self-Compassion

I Didn't Do the Thing Today 91%

Guilt for what you didn't finish is stealing your joy. Take it back without another system.

by Madeleine Dore 2022

3.58

3k+ ratings

🫣 Productivity Guilt 🐢 Slow Living 🎯 Perfectionism 🎨 Creative Living 💛 Self-Compassion

Touched Out

by Amanda Montei • 2023

From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

4.18

425

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

Touched Out 91%

From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

by Amanda Montei 2023

4.18

425 ratings

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

The Most Important Job In The World

by Gina Rushton • 2022

The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.

4.08

988

❓ Choosing Parenthood ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 🌍 Climate Anxiety 💭 Emotional Labor 🧬 Generational Trauma

The Most Important Job In The World Summary

The Most Important Job In The World 91%

The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.

by Gina Rushton 2022

4.08

988 ratings

❓ Choosing Parenthood ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 🌍 Climate Anxiety 💭 Emotional Labor 🧬 Generational Trauma

Everything Is Negotiable

by Meg Myers Morgan • 2018

You give too much. The counterintuitive case for caring less and negotiating a bigger life.

3.80

360

🔑 Negotiation For Women 📐 Life Design 🧩 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📖 Personal Narrative

Everything Is Negotiable 91%

You give too much. The counterintuitive case for caring less and negotiating a bigger life.

by Meg Myers Morgan 2018

3.80

360 ratings

🔑 Negotiation For Women 📐 Life Design 🧩 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📖 Personal Narrative

Time Management from the Inside Out

by Julie Morgenstern • 2000

A scheduling system built on what you want, not what your inbox demands.

3.95

3k+

🕐 Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Time Blocking 🐌 Procrastination

Time Management from the Inside Out Summary

Time Management from the Inside Out 91%

A scheduling system built on what you want, not what your inbox demands.

by Julie Morgenstern 2000

3.95

3k+ ratings

🕐 Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Time Blocking 🐌 Procrastination

Is Your Work Worth It?

by Christopher Wong Michaelson • 2024

Your salary answers the wrong question. A philosopher's guide to what work is actually worth.

3.61

🧭 Meaningful Work 🪪 Work Identity 📞 Occupational Calling ⚖️ Undervalued Labor 🏥 Essential Labor

Is Your Work Worth It? 91%

Your salary answers the wrong question. A philosopher's guide to what work is actually worth.

by Christopher Wong Michaelson 2024

3.61

82 ratings

🧭 Meaningful Work 🪪 Work Identity 📞 Occupational Calling ⚖️ Undervalued Labor 🏥 Essential Labor

You Can Have It All, Just Not at the Same Damn Time

by Romi Neustadt • 2020

Do the math on your time, then make the edits the number demands.

3.84

225

⏳ Time Management 🔝 Priority Setting 🔄 Habit Formation 📵 Digital Boundaries 🏁 Goal Setting

You Can Have It All, Just Not at the Same Damn Time Summary

You Can Have It All, Just Not at the Same Damn Time 91%

Do the math on your time, then make the edits the number demands.

by Romi Neustadt 2020

3.84

225 ratings

⏳ Time Management 🔝 Priority Setting 🔄 Habit Formation 📵 Digital Boundaries 🏁 Goal Setting

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by Kate Washington • 2021

Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.

3.92

666

🏥 Medical Memoir 🔥 Caregiver Burnout 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Caregiving 👩 Gendered Care Work 🏛️ Healthcare Critique

Already Toast 91%

Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.

by Kate Washington 2021

3.92

666 ratings

🏥 Medical Memoir 🔥 Caregiver Burnout 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Caregiving 👩 Gendered Care Work 🏛️ Healthcare Critique

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