29 Books like Transcend

Toward a Psychology of Being

by Abraham H. Maslow • 1961

A ladder of needs runs every life, discovered by studying the healthiest.

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6k+

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🌱 Human Potential 📊 Motivation Theory 💚 Psychological Health ✨ Transcendence

Toward a Psychology of Being 97%

A ladder of needs runs every life, discovered by studying the healthiest.

by Abraham H. Maslow 1961

4.17

6k+ ratings

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🌱 Human Potential 📊 Motivation Theory 💚 Psychological Health ✨ Transcendence

Motivation and Personality

by Abraham H. Maslow • 1987

Motivation has a floor plan. Starving, homeless, or lonely, no one reaches their potential.

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🧠 Humanistic Psychology 📊 Human Motivation 🌱 Human Potential ✨ Positive Psychology 🌿 Personal Growth

Motivation and Personality 97%

Motivation has a floor plan. Starving, homeless, or lonely, no one reaches their potential.

by Abraham H. Maslow 1987

4.19

2k+ ratings

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 📊 Human Motivation 🌱 Human Potential ✨ Positive Psychology 🌿 Personal Growth

A Theory of Human Motivation

by Abraham H. Maslow • 1943

Hunger silences ambition. Safety quiets fear. Only the fed and secure reach for something greater.

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🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🔬 Motivation Theory 🌱 Self-Actualization 💧 Human Needs ✨ Human Potential

A Theory of Human Motivation 97%

Hunger silences ambition. Safety quiets fear. Only the fed and secure reach for something greater.

by Abraham H. Maslow 1943

4.15

2k+ ratings

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🔬 Motivation Theory 🌱 Self-Actualization 💧 Human Needs ✨ Human Potential

Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl • 1974

The drive for meaning is deeper than pleasure or power, and its absence explains modern despair.

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📋 Existential Therapy 🌻 Humanistic Psychology 🌅 Post-Traumatic Growth 🕊️ Spiritual Psychology 📜 Existentialism

Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning Summary

Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning 97%

The drive for meaning is deeper than pleasure or power, and its absence explains modern despair.

by Viktor E. Frankl 1974

4.04

5k+ ratings

📋 Existential Therapy 🌻 Humanistic Psychology 🌅 Post-Traumatic Growth 🕊️ Spiritual Psychology 📜 Existentialism

The Power of Meaning

by Emily Esfahani Smith • 2017

Happiness fades; meaning lasts. The elements of a good life that hold up when happiness doesn't.

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🧠 Positive Psychology 📚 Existential Psychology 💡 Meaning-Making 📖 Narrative Identity 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

The Power of Meaning 96%

Happiness fades; meaning lasts. The elements of a good life that hold up when happiness doesn't.

by Emily Esfahani Smith 2017

4.02

5k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 📚 Existential Psychology 💡 Meaning-Making 📖 Narrative Identity 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

New Happy

by Stephanie Harrison • 2024

The culture's formula for happiness is broken. The real one: connection and contribution.

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1k+

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔍 Happiness Myths 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 👐 Service To Others

New Happy 96%

The culture's formula for happiness is broken. The real one: connection and contribution.

by Stephanie Harrison 2024

4.07

1k+ ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔍 Happiness Myths 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 👐 Service To Others

Positive Psychology In A Nutshell

by Ilona Boniwell • 2012

The 40% of happiness within your control, and the research-backed practices that actually move it.

3.94

252

🌟 Positive Psychology 🔬 Well-Being Science 🌊 Flow States 💪 Resilience Training 🙏 Gratitude Practices

Positive Psychology In A Nutshell Summary

Positive Psychology In A Nutshell 96%

The 40% of happiness within your control, and the research-backed practices that actually move it.

by Ilona Boniwell 2012

3.94

252 ratings

🌟 Positive Psychology 🔬 Well-Being Science 🌊 Flow States 💪 Resilience Training 🙏 Gratitude Practices

The Evolving Self

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 1993

Your genes program you, your culture scripts you. Conscious evolution teaches you to override both.

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1k+

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌊 Flow State 🎭 Cultural Conditioning 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

The Evolving Self 96%

Your genes program you, your culture scripts you. Conscious evolution teaches you to override both.

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1993

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌊 Flow State 🎭 Cultural Conditioning 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

Flourishing

by Maureen Gaffney • 2011

The precise ratio of good to bad that predicts flourishing, and how to tip the scales.

4.11

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🔬 Positive Psychology 💚 Emotional Wellbeing 👁️ Attention Management 🌊 Flow States 🛡️ Resilience Building

Flourishing 96%

The precise ratio of good to bad that predicts flourishing, and how to tip the scales.

by Maureen Gaffney 2011

4.11

221 ratings

🔬 Positive Psychology 💚 Emotional Wellbeing 👁️ Attention Management 🌊 Flow States 🛡️ Resilience Building

The Art of Being

by Erich Fromm • 2013

The self-help industry sells you more having disguised as being. Here is the harder path.

4.04

6k+

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🛒 Anti-Materialism 🌿 Authentic Living 🧘 Meditation Practices 🪞 Narcissism And Self

The Art of Being 96%

The self-help industry sells you more having disguised as being. Here is the harder path.

by Erich Fromm 2013

4.04

6k+ ratings

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🛒 Anti-Materialism 🌿 Authentic Living 🧘 Meditation Practices 🪞 Narcissism And Self

Curious?

by Todd Kashdan • 2009

Fulfillment isn't found by chasing happiness. It's built by curiosity, with anxiety as an ally.

3.71

494

😊 Positive Psychology 🧭 Meaning And Purpose 🔎 Curiosity 🧘 Psychological Flexibility ❓ Embracing Uncertainty

Curious? 96%

Fulfillment isn't found by chasing happiness. It's built by curiosity, with anxiety as an ally.

by Todd Kashdan 2009

3.71

494 ratings

😊 Positive Psychology 🧭 Meaning And Purpose 🔎 Curiosity 🧘 Psychological Flexibility ❓ Embracing Uncertainty

On Becoming a Person

by Carl R. Rogers • 1961

Change begins not with fixing yourself but with being heard without judgment.

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🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 💗 Unconditional Acceptance 👂 Empathic Listening 🌱 Self-Actualization

On Becoming a Person 96%

Change begins not with fixing yourself but with being heard without judgment.

by Carl R. Rogers 1961

4.16

19k+ ratings

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 💗 Unconditional Acceptance 👂 Empathic Listening 🌱 Self-Actualization

Flow

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 1990

Happiness isn't found in ease. It's earned in moments that demand everything you have.

4.11

90k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🌟 Meaning Making 💼 Work Satisfaction

Flow 95%

Happiness isn't found in ease. It's earned in moments that demand everything you have.

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1990

4.11

90k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🌟 Meaning Making 💼 Work Satisfaction

Authentic Happiness

by Martin E.P. Seligman • 2002

Happiness is half genetic, but the other half can be learned. The science that shows you how.

3.92

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🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Character Strengths 🌞 Optimism 🌊 Flow State 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Authentic Happiness 95%

Happiness is half genetic, but the other half can be learned. The science that shows you how.

by Martin E.P. Seligman 2002

3.92

13k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Character Strengths 🌞 Optimism 🌊 Flow State 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Power of Self-Esteem

by Nathaniel Branden • 1987

Two core beliefs determine your self-worth; this book teaches the daily practices that build them.

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239

🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🧘 Self-Acceptance 🔒 Personal Integrity 🤝 Self-Trust 🌿 Conscious Living

The Power of Self-Esteem 95%

Two core beliefs determine your self-worth; this book teaches the daily practices that build them.

by Nathaniel Branden 1987

3.62

239 ratings

🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🧘 Self-Acceptance 🔒 Personal Integrity 🤝 Self-Trust 🌿 Conscious Living

Character Strengths Matter

by Shannon Polly • 2015

Your best traits are already inside you. The science-backed method for finding and using them.

4.14

110

🌟 Positive Psychology 🧱 Character Development 🔍 Strength Identification 🔄 Behavioral Change 🧘 Well-Being Practices

Character Strengths Matter 95%

Your best traits are already inside you. The science-backed method for finding and using them.

by Shannon Polly 2015

4.14

110 ratings

🌟 Positive Psychology 🧱 Character Development 🔍 Strength Identification 🔄 Behavioral Change 🧘 Well-Being Practices

Anyway

by Kent M. Keith • 2001

Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.

4.09

665

🧭 Meaning-Making 🤝 Altruism 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation ❤️ Unconditional Love 🛡️ Emotional Vulnerability

Anyway 95%

Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.

by Kent M. Keith 2001

4.09

665 ratings

🧭 Meaning-Making 🤝 Altruism 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation ❤️ Unconditional Love 🛡️ Emotional Vulnerability

The Will to Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl • 1969

Beyond pleasure and power: the human drive for meaning, and why it survives even in suffering.

4.23

4k+

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🤔 Existentialism 🕯️ Meaning In Suffering 🦋 Self-Transcendence

The Will to Meaning 95%

Beyond pleasure and power: the human drive for meaning, and why it survives even in suffering.

by Viktor E. Frankl 1969

4.23

4k+ ratings

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🤔 Existentialism 🕯️ Meaning In Suffering 🦋 Self-Transcendence

Personal Development for Smart People

by Steve Pavlina • 2008

Three principles explain why any self-growth effort fails or succeeds. Apply them to everything.

3.96

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🧱 Principle-Based Living ⚙️ Personal Growth Systems 🌐 Holistic Self-Help 🧭 Life Purpose 🔄 Habit Design

Personal Development for Smart People Summary

Personal Development for Smart People 95%

Three principles explain why any self-growth effort fails or succeeds. Apply them to everything.

by Steve Pavlina 2008

3.96

5k+ ratings

🧱 Principle-Based Living ⚙️ Personal Growth Systems 🌐 Holistic Self-Help 🧭 Life Purpose 🔄 Habit Design

Happier

by Tal Ben-Shahar • 2007

Forty percent of happiness is trainable. A Harvard professor's practices for the part you can shape.

3.82

9k+

🧪 Positive Psychology 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🔄 Habit Formation ⏱️ Time Management 💗 Self-Compassion

Happier 95%

Forty percent of happiness is trainable. A Harvard professor's practices for the part you can shape.

by Tal Ben-Shahar 2007

3.82

9k+ ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🔄 Habit Formation ⏱️ Time Management 💗 Self-Compassion

The Sweet Spot

by Paul Bloom • 2021

Why you chase pain, from ghost peppers to marathons, and how difficulty makes life meaningful.

3.61

2k+

😊 Positive Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧭 Psychology Of Meaning 🌊 Flow States 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

The Sweet Spot 95%

Why you chase pain, from ghost peppers to marathons, and how difficulty makes life meaningful.

by Paul Bloom 2021

3.61

2k+ ratings

😊 Positive Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧭 Psychology Of Meaning 🌊 Flow States 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

The Happiness Hypothesis

by Jonathan Haidt • 2006

Your reason is not the driver; ancient wisdom and modern psychology agree on what is.

4.09

46k+

😊 Positive Psychology ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🧠 Dual-Process Theory 💭 Cognitive Therapy

The Happiness Hypothesis 95%

Your reason is not the driver; ancient wisdom and modern psychology agree on what is.

by Jonathan Haidt 2006

4.09

46k+ ratings

😊 Positive Psychology ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🧠 Dual-Process Theory 💭 Cognitive Therapy

The Road Less Traveled And Beyond

by M. Scott Peck • 1997

When easy answers break, a psychiatrist maps the path through complexity, suffering, and paradox.

4.12

4k+

🧘 Spiritual Psychology ⚖️ Moral Development 🔀 Embracing Complexity 🌱 Lifelong Learning 💔 Suffering And Growth

The Road Less Traveled And Beyond Summary

The Road Less Traveled And Beyond 95%

When easy answers break, a psychiatrist maps the path through complexity, suffering, and paradox.

by M. Scott Peck 1997

4.12

4k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Psychology ⚖️ Moral Development 🔀 Embracing Complexity 🌱 Lifelong Learning 💔 Suffering And Growth

Gestalt Therapy Verbatim

by Frederick Salomon Perls • 1968

Therapy transcripts that proved a risky claim: awareness itself is the cure, not a step toward it.

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1k+

🔄 Gestalt Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🌌 Existential Therapy 🧠 Existentialism ⏳ Present-Moment Focus

Gestalt Therapy Verbatim 95%

Therapy transcripts that proved a risky claim: awareness itself is the cure, not a step toward it.

by Frederick Salomon Perls 1968

4.12

1k+ ratings

🔄 Gestalt Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🌌 Existential Therapy 🧠 Existentialism ⏳ Present-Moment Focus

The Psychology of Self-Esteem

by Nathaniel Branden • 1969

Self-esteem has two parts, and feeling good about yourself is neither of them.

3.93

986

🪞 Self-Esteem 🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🏛️ Objectivism 🧠 Rational Thinking 💭 Emotion And Cognition

The Psychology of Self-Esteem 95%

Self-esteem has two parts, and feeling good about yourself is neither of them.

by Nathaniel Branden 1969

3.93

986 ratings

🪞 Self-Esteem 🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🏛️ Objectivism 🧠 Rational Thinking 💭 Emotion And Cognition

Change Your Life in Seven Days

by Paul McKenna • 2004

A hypnotist's seven-day method for rewiring your mind so happiness becomes automatic.

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1k+

🧠 Happiness Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🧘 Mindfulness 💖 Self-Acceptance

Change Your Life in Seven Days 95%

A hypnotist's seven-day method for rewiring your mind so happiness becomes automatic.

by Paul McKenna 2004

3.71

1k+ ratings

🧠 Happiness Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🧘 Mindfulness 💖 Self-Acceptance

The Saad Truth about Happiness

by Gad Saad • 2023

You own 40% of your happiness. Eight research-grounded ways to tilt that 40 percent upward.

3.71

571

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 😊 Happiness Studies 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 💪 Resilience Building

The Saad Truth about Happiness 95%

You own 40% of your happiness. Eight research-grounded ways to tilt that 40 percent upward.

by Gad Saad 2023

3.71

571 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 😊 Happiness Studies 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 💪 Resilience Building

Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem

by Marie Hartwell-Walker EdD • 2015

Stop chasing the feeling; start earning it. A values-driven plan for real self-esteem.

3.89

💪 Self-Esteem 🧭 Values-Based Living 🌟 Character Strengths 😊 Positive Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness

Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem Summary

Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem 95%

Stop chasing the feeling; start earning it. A values-driven plan for real self-esteem.

by Marie Hartwell-Walker EdD 2015

3.89

19 ratings

💪 Self-Esteem 🧭 Values-Based Living 🌟 Character Strengths 😊 Positive Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness

Embracing Uncertainty

by Susan Jeffers • 2002

Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.

3.81

637

💪 Resilience Building 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Non-Attachment 🔮 Intuition Development 🧭 Meaning-Making

Embracing Uncertainty 95%

Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.

by Susan Jeffers 2002

3.81

637 ratings

💪 Resilience Building 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Non-Attachment 🔮 Intuition Development 🧭 Meaning-Making

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