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The Good Enough Job
by Simone Stolzoff • 2023
Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.
4.12
9k+
The Good Enough Job Summary
The Good Enough Job 91%
Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.
by Simone Stolzoff 2023
4.12
9k+ ratings
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+
The Cure for Burnout Summary
The Cure for Burnout 90%
Three distinct kinds of burnout, three distinct recoveries. Most people treat the wrong one.
by Emily Ballesteros 2024
4.07
2k+ ratings
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
The End of Burnout Summary
The End of Burnout 90%
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
Private Equity
by Carrie Sun • 2024
An exclusive hedge fund. An MIT grad as the billionaire's assistant. Two years to lose everything.
3.60
5k+
Private Equity Summary
Private Equity 89%
An exclusive hedge fund. An MIT grad as the billionaire's assistant. Two years to lose everything.
by Carrie Sun 2024
3.60
5k+ ratings
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+
Do Nothing Summary
Do Nothing 89%
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
Laziness Does Not Exist
by Devon Price • 2021
Stop calling yourself lazy. That exhaustion is a signal you need rest, not more discipline.
3.90
11k+
Laziness Does Not Exist Summary
Laziness Does Not Exist 89%
Stop calling yourself lazy. That exhaustion is a signal you need rest, not more discipline.
by Devon Price 2021
3.90
11k+ ratings
The Burnout Society
by Byung-Chul Han • 2010
We replaced discipline with achievement, and it didn't set us free. It made us sick.
3.85
31k+
The Burnout Society Summary
The Burnout Society 89%
We replaced discipline with achievement, and it didn't set us free. It made us sick.
by Byung-Chul Han 2010
3.85
31k+ ratings
Time Traps
by Todd Duncan • 2005
Time is the symptom; task overload is the disease. A four-part boundary system to reclaim your day.
3.68
146
Time Traps Summary
Time Traps 89%
Time is the symptom; task overload is the disease. A four-part boundary system to reclaim your day.
by Todd Duncan 2005
3.68
146 ratings
Boreout!
by Philippe Rothlin • 2008
You spend more energy looking busy than working. The diagnosis and the exit strategy.
3.15
26
Boreout! Summary
Boreout! 89%
You spend more energy looking busy than working. The diagnosis and the exit strategy.
by Philippe Rothlin 2008
3.15
26 ratings
The Passion Paradox
by Brad Stulberg • 2019
When passion becomes poison: how to chase what you love without it consuming you.
4.01
2k+
The Passion Paradox Summary
The Passion Paradox 89%
When passion becomes poison: how to chase what you love without it consuming you.
by Brad Stulberg 2019
4.01
2k+ ratings
Fire Your Boss
by Aaron McHugh • 2020
Your dream job might be the one you have. Transform it through ownership, not escape.
4.10
39
Fire Your Boss Summary
Fire Your Boss 89%
Your dream job might be the one you have. Transform it through ownership, not escape.
by Aaron McHugh 2020
4.10
39 ratings
Just Enough
by Laura Nash • 2004
Exhausted by the chase for more? Set satisfying limits across career, contribution, and contentment.
3.54
74
Just Enough Summary
Just Enough 89%
Exhausted by the chase for more? Set satisfying limits across career, contribution, and contentment.
by Laura Nash 2004
3.54
74 ratings
Burnout Immunity
by Kandi Wiens • 2024
Why some professionals never burn out: an emotional intelligence framework that immunizes.
3.80
313
Burnout Immunity Summary
Burnout Immunity 89%
Why some professionals never burn out: an emotional intelligence framework that immunizes.
by Kandi Wiens 2024
3.80
313 ratings
The Burnout Epidemic
by Jennifer Moss • 2021
Six systemic failures cause burnout. None live inside the employee; all are fixable by leadership.
3.71
714
The Burnout Epidemic Summary
The Burnout Epidemic 89%
Six systemic failures cause burnout. None live inside the employee; all are fixable by leadership.
by Jennifer Moss 2021
3.71
714 ratings
Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman • 2017
Leaders fall. The best don't just bounce back; they strategically retreat, recover, then reinvent.
3.74
2k+
Emotional Intelligence Summary
Emotional Intelligence 89%
Leaders fall. The best don't just bounce back; they strategically retreat, recover, then reinvent.
by Daniel Goleman 2017
3.74
2k+ ratings
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
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress Summary
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress 88%
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
The Microstress Effect
by Rob Cross • 2023
The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.
3.38
473
The Microstress Effect Summary
The Microstress Effect 88%
The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.
by Rob Cross 2023
3.38
473 ratings
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
Win at Work and Succeed at Life Summary
Win at Work and Succeed at Life 88%
Overwork stopped working. The alternative: constraints, real rest, and a life that succeeds.
by Michael Hyatt 2021
4.03
700 ratings
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+
Can't Even Summary
Can't Even 88%
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
Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries
by James Patterson
Productivity redefined: do less, guard your time, and let Stoic wisdom cure your burnout.
4.34
245
Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries Summary
Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries 88%
Productivity redefined: do less, guard your time, and let Stoic wisdom cure your burnout.
by James Patterson
4.34
245 ratings
Exit Interview
by Kristi Coulter • 2023
Amazon promised a meritocracy. For women, ambition demanded a second full-time job: survival.
4.14
7k+
Exit Interview Summary
Exit Interview 88%
Amazon promised a meritocracy. For women, ambition demanded a second full-time job: survival.
by Kristi Coulter 2023
4.14
7k+ ratings
Survival Skills for Freelancers
by Sarah Townsend • 2020
A freelancer's guide to staying afloat when income dips, isolation hits, and burnout looms.
4.27
149
Survival Skills for Freelancers Summary
Survival Skills for Freelancers 88%
A freelancer's guide to staying afloat when income dips, isolation hits, and burnout looms.
by Sarah Townsend 2020
4.27
149 ratings
Effortless
by Greg McKeown • 2021
Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.
4.04
15k+
Effortless Summary
Effortless 88%
Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.
by Greg McKeown 2021
4.04
15k+ ratings
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success
by Tessa White • 2023
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
4.26
550
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success Summary
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success 88%
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
by Tessa White 2023
4.26
550 ratings
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person
by Barrie Jaeger • 2004
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
3.76
414
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person Summary
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person 88%
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
by Barrie Jaeger 2004
3.76
414 ratings
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
Dying for a Paycheck Summary
Dying for a Paycheck 88%
120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2018
3.71
599 ratings
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+
Working Hard, Hardly Working Summary
Working Hard, Hardly Working 88%
Productivity culture broke your schedule and your spirit. The fix starts with doing nothing.
by Grace Beverley 2021
3.49
4k+ ratings
How Do You Feel?
by Jessi Gold • 2024
Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.
4.07
643
How Do You Feel? Summary
How Do You Feel? 88%
Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.
by Jessi Gold 2024
4.07
643 ratings
Thrive
by Arianna Huffington • 2014
When success feels like failure: what high achievers measure after money and power stop working.
3.69
19k+
Thrive Summary
Thrive 88%
When success feels like failure: what high achievers measure after money and power stop working.
by Arianna Huffington 2014
3.69
19k+ ratings
Called Out
by Paula Faris • 2020
Two dream jobs, four crises in a single year, and a faith she'd sidelined for success.
4.12
768
Called Out Summary
Called Out 88%
Two dream jobs, four crises in a single year, and a faith she'd sidelined for success.
by Paula Faris 2020
4.12
768 ratings
Cheers to Monday
by Amy Leneker • 2026
Seven types of stress are draining your life. The simple sorting tool that stops them.
4.03
31
Cheers to Monday Summary
Cheers to Monday 88%
Seven types of stress are draining your life. The simple sorting tool that stops them.
by Amy Leneker 2026
4.03
31 ratings
Leading on Empty
by Wayne Cordeiro • 2009
Burnout is not sin but signal. A pastor's recovery plan: rest as command, energy as priority.
4.23
2k+
Leading on Empty Summary
Leading on Empty 88%
Burnout is not sin but signal. A pastor's recovery plan: rest as command, energy as priority.
by Wayne Cordeiro 2009
4.23
2k+ ratings
Slow Productivity
by Cal Newport • 2024
Busyness is performance, not productivity. Do less, slow down, and let quality earn your freedom.
3.67
26k+
Slow Productivity Summary
Slow Productivity 88%
Busyness is performance, not productivity. Do less, slow down, and let quality earn your freedom.
by Cal Newport 2024
3.67
26k+ ratings
The Way We're Working Isn't Working
by Tony Schwartz • 2007
The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.
3.98
3k+
The Way We're Working Isn't Working Summary
The Way We're Working Isn't Working 88%
The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.
by Tony Schwartz 2007
3.98
3k+ ratings
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work
by Richard Carlson • 1998
Simple, bite-sized strategies to keep office irritations from hijacking your mood and your career.
3.86
2k+
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work 88%
Simple, bite-sized strategies to keep office irritations from hijacking your mood and your career.
by Richard Carlson 1998
3.86
2k+ ratings
The Motivation Code
by Todd Henry • 2020
Your motivation isn't built: it's revealed. A diagnostic for the three drives that run you.
3.69
195
The Motivation Code Summary
The Motivation Code 88%
Your motivation isn't built: it's revealed. A diagnostic for the three drives that run you.
by Todd Henry 2020
3.69
195 ratings
Harry Levinson on the Psychology of Leadership
by Harry Levinson • 2006
Why rewards fail, your best people burn out, and the real drivers are unconscious.
3.76
17
Harry Levinson on the Psychology of Leadership Summary
Harry Levinson on the Psychology of Leadership 88%
Why rewards fail, your best people burn out, and the real drivers are unconscious.
by Harry Levinson 2006
3.76
17 ratings
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+
How to Not Always Be Working Summary
How to Not Always Be Working 88%
Craft rituals, spaces, and phone rules that keep your creative work from becoming your prison.
by Cody Cook-Parrott 2018
3.31
2k+ ratings
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+
The Practice of Groundedness Summary
The Practice of Groundedness 88%
Hustle culture delivers burnout, not fulfillment. The real foundation is something you build inside.
by Brad Stulberg 2021
4.11
4k+ ratings
Already Toast
by Kate Washington • 2021
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
3.92
666
Already Toast Summary
Already Toast 88%
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
by Kate Washington 2021
3.92
666 ratings
How to Find Fulfilling Work
by Roman Krznaric • 2012
How to stumble into work you love: the experimental method for finding fulfillment without a plan.
3.90
3k+
How to Find Fulfilling Work Summary
How to Find Fulfilling Work 88%
How to stumble into work you love: the experimental method for finding fulfillment without a plan.
by Roman Krznaric 2012
3.90
3k+ ratings
Didn't See It Coming
by Carey Nieuwhof • 2018
Success brings its own landmines. Seven you never saw coming, and the strategies that clear them.
4.35
2k+
Didn't See It Coming Summary
Didn't See It Coming 88%
Success brings its own landmines. Seven you never saw coming, and the strategies that clear them.
by Carey Nieuwhof 2018
4.35
2k+ ratings
How to Calm Your Mind
by Chris Bailey • 2022
Your brain on striving: why calm, not grind, is the real productivity upgrade.
3.81
2k+
How to Calm Your Mind Summary
How to Calm Your Mind 88%
Your brain on striving: why calm, not grind, is the real productivity upgrade.
by Chris Bailey 2022
3.81
2k+ ratings
The Freelance Academic
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal • 2019
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
4.21
34
The Freelance Academic Summary
The Freelance Academic 88%
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal 2019
4.21
34 ratings
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
The Joy of Doing Nothing Summary
The Joy of Doing Nothing 88%
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
Slack
by Tom DeMarco • 2001
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
4.02
2k+
Slack Summary
Slack 88%
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
by Tom DeMarco 2001
4.02
2k+ ratings
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace
by Gill Hasson • 2020
Mental health at work made practical: tools for protecting wellbeing and handling a crisis.
3.61
170
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace Summary
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace 88%
Mental health at work made practical: tools for protecting wellbeing and handling a crisis.
by Gill Hasson 2020
3.61
170 ratings
Leap
by Tess Vigeland • 2015
Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.
3.48
544
Leap Summary
Leap 88%
Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.
by Tess Vigeland 2015
3.48
544 ratings
The Power of Full Engagement
by Jim Loehr • 2003
Time is fixed. Energy expands with training. The key is pushing hard, then recovering on purpose.
3.98
16k+
The Power of Full Engagement Summary
The Power of Full Engagement 87%
Time is fixed. Energy expands with training. The key is pushing hard, then recovering on purpose.
by Jim Loehr 2003
3.98
16k+ ratings
From Paycheck to Purpose
by Ken Coleman • 2021
A step-by-step path from a job you tolerate to work you actually care about.
3.98
1k+
From Paycheck to Purpose Summary
From Paycheck to Purpose 87%
A step-by-step path from a job you tolerate to work you actually care about.
by Ken Coleman 2021
3.98
1k+ ratings
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