36 Books like Tiny Experiments

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

by Eric Barker • 2017

The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.

4.11

17k+

🧭 Career Alignment 🔄 Strategic Quitting ⚡ Energy Management

Barking Up the Wrong Tree 97%

The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.

by Eric Barker 2017

4.11

17k+ ratings

🧭 Career Alignment 🔄 Strategic Quitting ⚡ Energy Management

Start Finishing

by Charlie Gilkey • 2019

Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.

3.94

956

🏁 Finishing Projects 🎨 Creative Productivity ⏳ Overcoming Procrastination

Start Finishing 96%

Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.

by Charlie Gilkey 2019

3.94

956 ratings

🏁 Finishing Projects 🎨 Creative Productivity ⏳ Overcoming Procrastination

Productivity Is For Robots

by Corey McComb • 2020

Productivity culture is making you a robot. The antidote: play, nature, and intuition.

3.80

112

🤖 Productivity Critique 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 📝 Journaling

Productivity Is For Robots 96%

Productivity culture is making you a robot. The antidote: play, nature, and intuition.

by Corey McComb 2020

3.80

112 ratings

🤖 Productivity Critique 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 📝 Journaling

The 15 Minute Rule

by Caroline Buchanan • 2012

Procrastination isn't about willpower. A fifteen-minute timer is how you bypass it entirely.

3.23

196

🕰️ Procrastination 🐜 Micro Habits ⏱️ Time Blocking

The 15 Minute Rule 96%

Procrastination isn't about willpower. A fifteen-minute timer is how you bypass it entirely.

by Caroline Buchanan 2012

3.23

196 ratings

🕰️ Procrastination 🐜 Micro Habits ⏱️ Time Blocking

Time Anxiety

by Chris Guillebeau • 2025

Break the overwhelm cycle by accepting limits, rethinking productivity, and facing your mortality.

3.72

757

🚫 Anti-Productivity 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 🤲 Radical Acceptance

Time Anxiety 96%

Break the overwhelm cycle by accepting limits, rethinking productivity, and facing your mortality.

by Chris Guillebeau 2025

3.72

757 ratings

🚫 Anti-Productivity 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 🤲 Radical Acceptance

The Get Things Done Book

by Mikael Krogerus • 2021

A pocket toolkit of 41 methods to outwit procrastination, reclaim your focus, and finish real work.

3.87

583

🛠️ Productivity Systems ⏳ Time Management 📋 Project Management

The Get Things Done Book 96%

A pocket toolkit of 41 methods to outwit procrastination, reclaim your focus, and finish real work.

by Mikael Krogerus 2021

3.87

583 ratings

🛠️ Productivity Systems ⏳ Time Management 📋 Project Management

Energize

by Simon Alexander Ong • 2022

Energy, not time, powers focus, resilience, and creativity. A practical system for building more.

4.06

274

⚡ Energy Management 🔄 Habit Design 🧠 Mindset Shifts

Energize 96%

Energy, not time, powers focus, resilience, and creativity. A practical system for building more.

by Simon Alexander Ong 2022

4.06

274 ratings

⚡ Energy Management 🔄 Habit Design 🧠 Mindset Shifts

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

📋 Productivity Systems ⏳ Procrastination ⏰ Time Management

How to Finish Everything You Start Summary

How to Finish Everything You Start 96%

Unfinished projects aren't laziness. The psychology of why you stall, and a method for finishing.

by Jan Yager 2019

3.51

648 ratings

📋 Productivity Systems ⏳ Procrastination ⏰ Time Management

Hiding in the Bathroom

by Morra Aarons-Mele • 2017

Turn solitude and anxiety into career assets, even if you'd rather stay home.

3.08

617

🧑‍💼 Introvert Careers ⚡ Energy Management 🚧 Boundary Setting

Hiding in the Bathroom 96%

Turn solitude and anxiety into career assets, even if you'd rather stay home.

by Morra Aarons-Mele 2017

3.08

617 ratings

🧑‍💼 Introvert Careers ⚡ Energy Management 🚧 Boundary Setting

Working Hard, Hardly Working

by Grace Beverley • 2021

Burnout isn't a badge. A system for working less, resting more, and achieving what actually matters.

3.49

4k+

⚙️ Productivity Systems 📱 Attention Economy 🛑 Hustle Culture Critique

Working Hard, Hardly Working 96%

Burnout isn't a badge. A system for working less, resting more, and achieving what actually matters.

by Grace Beverley 2021

3.49

4k+ ratings

⚙️ Productivity Systems 📱 Attention Economy 🛑 Hustle Culture Critique

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+

🕐 Procrastination 🏃 Action Before Motivation 📵 Attention Management

Immediate Action 96%

Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.

by Thibaut Meurisse 2021

4.13

2k+ ratings

🕐 Procrastination 🏃 Action Before Motivation 📵 Attention Management

Get Things Done

by Robert Kelsey • 2013

Your productivity problem isn't the system. It's the inner critic sabotaging every attempt.

3.23

166

🚧 Self-Sabotage 🗣️ Inner Critic 🕰️ Procrastination

Get Things Done 96%

Your productivity problem isn't the system. It's the inner critic sabotaging every attempt.

by Robert Kelsey 2013

3.23

166 ratings

🚧 Self-Sabotage 🗣️ Inner Critic 🕰️ Procrastination

The Genius Zone

by Gay Hendricks • 2021

The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.

3.71

841

🌊 Flow States 🎨 Creative Practice 🍃 Letting Go

The Genius Zone 96%

The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.

by Gay Hendricks 2021

3.71

841 ratings

🌊 Flow States 🎨 Creative Practice 🍃 Letting Go

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

I Didn't Do the Thing Today 95%

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

The Practice of Groundedness

by Brad Stulberg • 2021

Hustle culture delivers burnout, not fulfillment. The real foundation is something you build inside.

4.11

4k+

🧘 Anti-Hustle 🔄 Process Over Outcome 🏔️ Peak Performance

The Practice of Groundedness 95%

Hustle culture delivers burnout, not fulfillment. The real foundation is something you build inside.

by Brad Stulberg 2021

4.11

4k+ ratings

🧘 Anti-Hustle 🔄 Process Over Outcome 🏔️ Peak Performance

Make Your Creative Dreams Real

by SARK • 2004

Five-minute actions to start creating when procrastination and perfectionism have you stuck.

4.10

1k+

🎨 Creative Practice 👣 Small Steps 💫 Perfectionism Recovery

Make Your Creative Dreams Real 95%

Five-minute actions to start creating when procrastination and perfectionism have you stuck.

by SARK 2004

4.10

1k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Practice 👣 Small Steps 💫 Perfectionism Recovery

Your Life As Art

by Robert Fritz • 2002

Forget fixing beliefs. Change comes from the gap between what you want and what you have.

4.21

131

🎨 Life Design 🖌️ Creative Process 🪤 Self-Sabotage

Your Life As Art 95%

Forget fixing beliefs. Change comes from the gap between what you want and what you have.

by Robert Fritz 2002

4.21

131 ratings

🎨 Life Design 🖌️ Creative Process 🪤 Self-Sabotage

Meditations for Mortals

by Oliver Burkeman • 2024

Four weeks to stop chasing impossible control and start living the life you keep postponing.

4.26

19k+

🐢 Anti-Productivity 🎯 Perfectionism 💗 Self-Compassion

Meditations for Mortals 95%

Four weeks to stop chasing impossible control and start living the life you keep postponing.

by Oliver Burkeman 2024

4.26

19k+ ratings

🐢 Anti-Productivity 🎯 Perfectionism 💗 Self-Compassion

Procrastination

by Jane B. Burka • 1982

Time management won't fix your procrastination. The psychology behind the delay, and what will.

3.95

2k+

🐢 Procrastination 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Self-Sabotage

Procrastination 95%

Time management won't fix your procrastination. The psychology behind the delay, and what will.

by Jane B. Burka 1982

3.95

2k+ ratings

🐢 Procrastination 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Self-Sabotage

How to Not Always Be Working

by Cody Cook-Parrott • 2018

Craft rituals, spaces, and phone rules that keep your creative work from becoming your prison.

3.31

2k+

🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎨 Creative Self-Help 🚧 Work-Life Boundaries

How to Not Always Be Working 95%

Craft rituals, spaces, and phone rules that keep your creative work from becoming your prison.

by Cody Cook-Parrott 2018

3.31

2k+ ratings

🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎨 Creative Self-Help 🚧 Work-Life Boundaries

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 95%

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

The Fear of Failure

by Wilda Hale • 2021

Why fear of failure stops you cold, and the simple reframing that turns it into fuel.

4.10

532

🧗 Overcoming Fear ⏳ Procrastination 🔍 Perfectionism

The Fear of Failure 95%

Why fear of failure stops you cold, and the simple reframing that turns it into fuel.

by Wilda Hale 2021

4.10

532 ratings

🧗 Overcoming Fear ⏳ Procrastination 🔍 Perfectionism

The Now Habit

by Neil A. Fiore • 1988

Why putting recreation on your calendar first is the most effective way to end procrastination.

3.87

17k+

🧠 Procrastination Cure 😰 Anxiety And Avoidance 🎯 Perfectionism

The Now Habit 95%

Why putting recreation on your calendar first is the most effective way to end procrastination.

by Neil A. Fiore 1988

3.87

17k+ ratings

🧠 Procrastination Cure 😰 Anxiety And Avoidance 🎯 Perfectionism

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

Effortless 95%

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

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

⏳ Procrastination 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🛡️ Emotional Avoidance

The Psychology of Procrastination Summary

The Psychology of Procrastination 95%

Your brain avoids discomfort, not work. A psychologist's system for doing the task anyway.

by Hayden Finch 2021

4.04

210 ratings

⏳ Procrastination 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🛡️ Emotional Avoidance

I Know What to Do, So Why Don't I Do It?

by Nick Hall • 2006

You don't need a better planner. Procrastination lives in your emotions, not your calendar.

3.70

558

⏳ Procrastination Solutions 🧠 Emotional Regulation ⚡ Motivation Science

I Know What to Do, So Why Don't I Do It? Summary

I Know What to Do, So Why Don't I Do It? 95%

You don't need a better planner. Procrastination lives in your emotions, not your calendar.

by Nick Hall 2006

3.70

558 ratings

⏳ Procrastination Solutions 🧠 Emotional Regulation ⚡ Motivation Science

The Genius Habit

by Laura Garnett • 2019

Forget passion. Build your career around your natural problem-solving mind, and burnout dissolves.

3.46

272

🧩 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work ⚡ Energy Management

The Genius Habit 95%

Forget passion. Build your career around your natural problem-solving mind, and burnout dissolves.

by Laura Garnett 2019

3.46

272 ratings

🧩 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work ⚡ Energy Management

The Renaissance Soul

by Margaret Lobenstine • 2006

Specialize? No thanks. A system for running four passions at once, from income to follow-through.

3.92

3k+

🎨 Multipotentiality 🏗️ Life Design 🔀 Anti-Specialization

The Renaissance Soul 95%

Specialize? No thanks. A system for running four passions at once, from income to follow-through.

by Margaret Lobenstine 2006

3.92

3k+ ratings

🎨 Multipotentiality 🏗️ Life Design 🔀 Anti-Specialization

The Pursuit of Perfect

by Tal Ben-Shahar • 2009

Perfectionism is not high standards. It's a refusal of reality, and it can be unlearned.

4.01

2k+

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔧 Perfectionism Recovery 🌱 Growth Mindset

The Pursuit of Perfect 95%

Perfectionism is not high standards. It's a refusal of reality, and it can be unlearned.

by Tal Ben-Shahar 2009

4.01

2k+ ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔧 Perfectionism Recovery 🌱 Growth Mindset

Big Dreams, Daily Joys

by Elise Blaha Cripe • 2019

The productivity book for people who refuse to hustle: fewer tasks, more white space, bigger dreams.

4.39

1k+

🎯 Goal Setting ⏰ Time Management 🧘 Anti-Hustle

Big Dreams, Daily Joys 95%

The productivity book for people who refuse to hustle: fewer tasks, more white space, bigger dreams.

by Elise Blaha Cripe 2019

4.39

1k+ ratings

🎯 Goal Setting ⏰ Time Management 🧘 Anti-Hustle

Finish What You Start

by Peter Hollins • 2018

Willpower starts. A rulebook, smart rewards, and an optimized space finish the job.

3.66

3k+

🖥️ Productivity Systems 🏋️ Self-Discipline 🔁 Habit Design

Finish What You Start 95%

Willpower starts. A rulebook, smart rewards, and an optimized space finish the job.

by Peter Hollins 2018

3.66

3k+ ratings

🖥️ Productivity Systems 🏋️ Self-Discipline 🔁 Habit Design

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

🧱 Habit Formation ⏰ Time Management 🛑 Procrastination

Cure for the Procrastination Puzzle Summary

Cure for the Procrastination Puzzle 95%

How you procrastinate reveals the fix. A system that works when motivation doesn't.

by Stephen J. Patterson 2018

4.00

12 ratings

🧱 Habit Formation ⏰ Time Management 🛑 Procrastination

The Now Habit at Work

by Neil A. Fiore • 2010

Why pushing harder makes procrastination worse, and the reframes that actually build momentum.

3.55

517

🧠 Procrastination Cure 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⚡ Intrinsic Motivation

The Now Habit at Work 95%

Why pushing harder makes procrastination worse, and the reframes that actually build momentum.

by Neil A. Fiore 2010

3.55

517 ratings

🧠 Procrastination Cure 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⚡ Intrinsic Motivation

How to Be Enough

by Ellen Hendriksen • 2025

Perfectionism isn't the pursuit of flawlessness. It's the quiet conviction that you are not enough.

4.06

1k+

🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💗 Self-Compassion 💭 Inner Critic

How to Be Enough 95%

Perfectionism isn't the pursuit of flawlessness. It's the quiet conviction that you are not enough.

by Ellen Hendriksen 2025

4.06

1k+ ratings

🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💗 Self-Compassion 💭 Inner Critic

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

The Joy of Missing Out 95%

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

The 30-Day Productivity Plan

by Damon Zahariades • 2016

Break the daily habits that quietly steal your time, one micro-fix a day, for 30 days straight.

3.95

645

⏳ Time Management 🔄 Habit Change 🐢 Procrastination

The 30-Day Productivity Plan 95%

Break the daily habits that quietly steal your time, one micro-fix a day, for 30 days straight.

by Damon Zahariades 2016

3.95

645 ratings

⏳ Time Management 🔄 Habit Change 🐢 Procrastination

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