31 Books like Shift

You Can Be Happy No Matter What

by Richard Carlson • 1992

Five principles that put happiness back where it lives: in your thoughts, not your circumstances.

4.11

2k+

🌊 Mood Management 💭 Thought Awareness ⏳ Present Moment

You Can Be Happy No Matter What 97%

Five principles that put happiness back where it lives: in your thoughts, not your circumstances.

by Richard Carlson 1992

4.11

2k+ ratings

🌊 Mood Management 💭 Thought Awareness ⏳ Present Moment

A Toolkit for Modern Life

by Emma Hepburn • 2020

Fifty-three ways to manage your emotional capacity: spot the drains, build the reserves.

4.20

342

🎢 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💖 Self-Compassion

A Toolkit for Modern Life 97%

Fifty-three ways to manage your emotional capacity: spot the drains, build the reserves.

by Emma Hepburn 2020

4.20

342 ratings

🎢 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💖 Self-Compassion

The Power of Patience

by M.J. Ryan • 2003

Patience is a skill, not a trait. Practical exercises to retrain your reactions and reclaim calm.

3.84

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness 💗 Self-Compassion

The Power of Patience 97%

Patience is a skill, not a trait. Practical exercises to retrain your reactions and reclaim calm.

by M.J. Ryan 2003

3.84

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness 💗 Self-Compassion

That Little Voice In Your Head

by Mo Gawdat • 2022

Your brain runs on glitchy code. Here's how to debug it and reclaim your happiness.

4.05

893

🧠 Cognitive Rewiring 🎯 Attention Management 💗 Emotional Regulation

That Little Voice In Your Head 97%

Your brain runs on glitchy code. Here's how to debug it and reclaim your happiness.

by Mo Gawdat 2022

4.05

893 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Rewiring 🎯 Attention Management 💗 Emotional Regulation

Master Your Emotions

by Eric Robertson • 2019

Most advice says stay positive. Here is what fear, sadness, and anger are actually for.

3.55

165

🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🌧️ Negative Emotions

Master Your Emotions 97%

Most advice says stay positive. Here is what fear, sadness, and anger are actually for.

by Eric Robertson 2019

3.55

165 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🌧️ Negative Emotions

Mental Toughness Training

by Ian Tuhovsky • 2020

Resilience begins with emotional intelligence, not grit. The training protocol inside.

3.73

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Mental Toughness Training 97%

Resilience begins with emotional intelligence, not grit. The training protocol inside.

by Ian Tuhovsky 2020

3.73

30 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Dealing With Feeling

by Marc Brackett • 2025

A Yale psychologist's system for turning emotional reactions into deliberate responses you choose.

4.04

562

🧠 Emotion Regulation 🧩 Emotional Intelligence 🔬 Affective Science

Dealing With Feeling 96%

A Yale psychologist's system for turning emotional reactions into deliberate responses you choose.

by Marc Brackett 2025

4.04

562 ratings

🧠 Emotion Regulation 🧩 Emotional Intelligence 🔬 Affective Science

Hardwiring Happiness

by Rick Hanson • 2013

Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.

3.65

6k+

🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Neuroscience Of Happiness 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Hardwiring Happiness 96%

Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.

by Rick Hanson 2013

3.65

6k+ ratings

🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Neuroscience Of Happiness 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Master Your Emotions

by Thibaut Meurisse • 2018

Your ego and survival brain keep you stuck in negativity. The mechanics of breaking the loop.

4.12

19k+

🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🪞 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Master Your Emotions 96%

Your ego and survival brain keep you stuck in negativity. The mechanics of breaking the loop.

by Thibaut Meurisse 2018

4.12

19k+ ratings

🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🪞 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The Stress-Proof Brain

by Melanie Greenberg • 2016

Stress hijacks your brain; these mindfulness and neuroscience tools help you take back control.

3.79

1k+

🧠 Stress Management 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness

The Stress-Proof Brain 96%

Stress hijacks your brain; these mindfulness and neuroscience tools help you take back control.

by Melanie Greenberg 2016

3.79

1k+ ratings

🧠 Stress Management 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness

Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness

by Richard Carlson • 1997

Unhappiness is a thinking habit, not a life sentence. The off switch is simpler than therapy.

3.98

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Self-Help ☮️ Inner Peace 🌧️ Negative Thinking

Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness Summary

Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness 96%

Unhappiness is a thinking habit, not a life sentence. The off switch is simpler than therapy.

by Richard Carlson 1997

3.98

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Self-Help ☮️ Inner Peace 🌧️ Negative Thinking

Happy Mind, Happy Life

by Rangan Chatterjee • 2022

External wins leave a hole no achievement fills. The internal system for a happiness that lasts.

4.22

3k+

🧠 Mental Well-Being ❤️ Self-Compassion 📵 Digital Minimalism

Happy Mind, Happy Life 96%

External wins leave a hole no achievement fills. The internal system for a happiness that lasts.

by Rangan Chatterjee 2022

4.22

3k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Well-Being ❤️ Self-Compassion 📵 Digital Minimalism

Emotional Intelligence

by Gill Hasson • 2014

Read your emotions before they run you. Skills for anxiety, anger, disappointment, and being heard.

3.46

966

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Emotional Intelligence 96%

Read your emotions before they run you. Skills for anxiety, anger, disappointment, and being heard.

by Gill Hasson 2014

3.46

966 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

How to Be Your Own Therapist

by Owen O'Kane • 2022

Ten minutes a day: check your thoughts, reframe your stories, let go of emotional weight.

3.84

941

🛋️ Self-Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📖 Narrative Therapy

How to Be Your Own Therapist 96%

Ten minutes a day: check your thoughts, reframe your stories, let go of emotional weight.

by Owen O'Kane 2022

3.84

941 ratings

🛋️ Self-Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📖 Narrative Therapy

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

by Julie Smith • 2022

A psychologist's field guide to handling stress, grief, and self-criticism without the therapy wait.

3.85

50k+

🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? Summary

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? 96%

A psychologist's field guide to handling stress, grief, and self-criticism without the therapy wait.

by Julie Smith 2022

3.85

50k+ ratings

🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

How To Do Things You Hate

by Peter Hollins • 2023

Bypass the emotional resistance that stops you from hard tasks, without waiting for motivation.

3.78

334

😤 Emotional Regulation ⏰ Procrastination 🔦 Attention Management

How To Do Things You Hate 96%

Bypass the emotional resistance that stops you from hard tasks, without waiting for motivation.

by Peter Hollins 2023

3.78

334 ratings

😤 Emotional Regulation ⏰ Procrastination 🔦 Attention Management

Bouncing Back

by Linda Graham • 2013

Rewire your brain's default stress responses through mindfulness, empathy, and targeted exercises.

4.12

335

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧸 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Bouncing Back 96%

Rewire your brain's default stress responses through mindfulness, empathy, and targeted exercises.

by Linda Graham 2013

4.12

335 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧸 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Law of the Garbage Truck

by David J. Pollay • 2010

How to sidestep other people's negativity without ever passing your own along.

3.73

862

🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Law of the Garbage Truck 96%

How to sidestep other people's negativity without ever passing your own along.

by David J. Pollay 2010

3.73

862 ratings

🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Resilient

by Rick Hanson • 2018

Twelve inner strengths built through small daily practices: the neuroscience of staying unshakeable.

3.80

3k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌻 Positive Psychology 🏋️ Inner Strengths

Resilient 96%

Twelve inner strengths built through small daily practices: the neuroscience of staying unshakeable.

by Rick Hanson 2018

3.80

3k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌻 Positive Psychology 🏋️ Inner Strengths

A Manual for Being Human

by Sophie Mort • 2021

The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.

4.05

1k+

🧠 Emotional Health 🔗 Attachment Theory 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

A Manual for Being Human 96%

The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.

by Sophie Mort 2021

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Health 🔗 Attachment Theory 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

by Burton Raffel • 1375

Sir Gawain beheads a green knight who rides away holding his head. One year later, the axe returns.

3.76

79k+

🏰 Arthurian Legend ⚔️ Medieval Romance 🛡️ Chivalric Quest

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 96%

Sir Gawain beheads a green knight who rides away holding his head. One year later, the axe returns.

by Burton Raffel 1375

3.76

79k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Legend ⚔️ Medieval Romance 🛡️ Chivalric Quest

Emotional

by Leonard Mlodinow • 2022

Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.

3.84

2k+

🧪 Emotion Science 🧘 Emotion Regulation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

Emotional 96%

Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.

by Leonard Mlodinow 2022

3.84

2k+ ratings

🧪 Emotion Science 🧘 Emotion Regulation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

Calm Your Thoughts

by Nick Trenton • 2021

Your brain rehearses disaster like a full-time job. Here are the techniques that make it stop.

3.95

422

😰 Anxiety Management 💭 Overthinking Recovery 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Calm Your Thoughts 96%

Your brain rehearses disaster like a full-time job. Here are the techniques that make it stop.

by Nick Trenton 2021

3.95

422 ratings

😰 Anxiety Management 💭 Overthinking Recovery 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff

by Richard Carlson • 1997

Most of your daily frustrations are optional. The small perspective shifts that quiet them.

4.00

97k+

😌 Stress Management 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👁️ Perspective Shifting

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff Summary

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff 96%

Most of your daily frustrations are optional. The small perspective shifts that quiet them.

by Richard Carlson 1997

4.00

97k+ ratings

😌 Stress Management 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👁️ Perspective Shifting

Emotional Advantage

by Randy Taran • 2019

Sadness, fear, anger: not flaws but a navigation system you never learned to read.

3.93

340

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤗 Embracing Emotions 💗 Self-Compassion

Emotional Advantage 96%

Sadness, fear, anger: not flaws but a navigation system you never learned to read.

by Randy Taran 2019

3.93

340 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤗 Embracing Emotions 💗 Self-Compassion

Stress Wisely

by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe • 2023

Stress itself does no harm. How to put it to work across every corner of your life.

3.86

181

🧘 Stress Management 🌿 Integrative Health 🔄 Stress Reframing

Stress Wisely 96%

Stress itself does no harm. How to put it to work across every corner of your life.

by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe 2023

3.86

181 ratings

🧘 Stress Management 🌿 Integrative Health 🔄 Stress Reframing

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Men

by Richard Carlson • 2001

Most things won't matter in a year. Learn to stop burning energy on them today.

3.88

200

🧘 Stress Management 👤 Men'S Self-Help 🧠 Everyday Mindfulness

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Men Summary

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Men 96%

Most things won't matter in a year. Learn to stop burning energy on them today.

by Richard Carlson 2001

3.88

200 ratings

🧘 Stress Management 👤 Men'S Self-Help 🧠 Everyday Mindfulness

Coping Skills

by Faith G. Harper • 2019

When deep breaths aren't enough: a salty, science-backed grab bag of coping tools for real life.

3.75

924

😰 Stress Management 🧰 Coping Skills 💖 Self-Compassion

Coping Skills 96%

When deep breaths aren't enough: a salty, science-backed grab bag of coping tools for real life.

by Faith G. Harper 2019

3.75

924 ratings

😰 Stress Management 🧰 Coping Skills 💖 Self-Compassion

Energy Rising

by Julia Digangi • 2023

Bad feelings aren't bugs: they're conserved brain energy pointing toward what you actually want.

4.36

296

🧠 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Neuroscience Of Emotion 🧭 Neuroleadership

Energy Rising 96%

Bad feelings aren't bugs: they're conserved brain energy pointing toward what you actually want.

by Julia Digangi 2023

4.36

296 ratings

🧠 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Neuroscience Of Emotion 🧭 Neuroleadership

Fully Engaged

by Thomas M. Sterner • 2016

Thoughts happen whether you approve or not. The skill is choosing which ones get your attention.

4.23

240

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Present Moment Awareness 👁️ Thought Awareness

Fully Engaged 96%

Thoughts happen whether you approve or not. The skill is choosing which ones get your attention.

by Thomas M. Sterner 2016

4.23

240 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Present Moment Awareness 👁️ Thought Awareness

Unfuck Your Anger

by Faith G. Harper • 2020

Anger that protects you, rage that wrecks you, and the neuroscience that tells them apart.

3.70

1k+

🔥 Anger Management 🕊️ Forgiveness Work ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Unfuck Your Anger 96%

Anger that protects you, rage that wrecks you, and the neuroscience that tells them apart.

by Faith G. Harper 2020

3.70

1k+ ratings

🔥 Anger Management 🕊️ Forgiveness Work ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

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