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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
Now What?
by Nicholas Lore • 2008
Most grads stumble into jobs they hate. A career design method starting with your natural wiring.
3.85
134
Now What? Summary
Now What? 88%
Most grads stumble into jobs they hate. A career design method starting with your natural wiring.
by Nicholas Lore 2008
3.85
134 ratings
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 88%
Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.
by Simone Stolzoff 2023
4.12
9k+ ratings
Stuck
by Anneli Rufus • 2008
More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.
3.03
386
Stuck Summary
Stuck 88%
More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.
by Anneli Rufus 2008
3.03
386 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
The Sorrows of Work
by The School of Life • 2019
Work fulfillment is nearly impossible by design. The reasons are structural, not personal.
3.84
505
The Sorrows of Work Summary
The Sorrows of Work 88%
Work fulfillment is nearly impossible by design. The reasons are structural, not personal.
by The School of Life 2019
3.84
505 ratings
What Should I Do with My Life?
by Po Bronson • 2002
Fifty people found their calling. Their secret had nothing to do with five-year plans.
3.69
9k+
What Should I Do with My Life? Summary
What Should I Do with My Life? 88%
Fifty people found their calling. Their secret had nothing to do with five-year plans.
by Po Bronson 2002
3.69
9k+ ratings
Monkey Business
by John Rolfe • 2000
Private jets, $209,000 bonuses, and a copy center that could destroy you. Two bankers tell all.
3.97
6k+
Monkey Business Summary
Monkey Business 87%
Private jets, $209,000 bonuses, and a copy center that could destroy you. Two bankers tell all.
by John Rolfe 2000
3.97
6k+ ratings
Dark Horse
by Todd Rose • 2018
Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.
3.83
1k+
Dark Horse Summary
Dark Horse 87%
Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.
by Todd Rose 2018
3.83
1k+ ratings
I Moved Your Cheese
by Deepak Malhotra • 2011
Change isn't inevitable. It's designed. Learn who designed it, and you can redesign it yourself.
3.52
3k+
I Moved Your Cheese Summary
I Moved Your Cheese 87%
Change isn't inevitable. It's designed. Learn who designed it, and you can redesign it yourself.
by Deepak Malhotra 2011
3.52
3k+ 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 87%
Your dream job might be the one you have. Transform it through ownership, not escape.
by Aaron McHugh 2020
4.10
39 ratings
Socrate au pays des process
by Julia Funès (de) • 2017
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
3.50
22
Socrate au pays des process Summary
Socrate au pays des process 87%
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
by Julia Funès (de) 2017
3.50
22 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 87%
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 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 87%
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
by Tessa White 2023
4.26
550 ratings
How to Think More About Sex
by Alain de Botton • 2012
Career advice has it backward. Fulfilling work gets found by trying things, not by introspection.
3.47
6k+
How to Think More About Sex Summary
How to Think More About Sex 87%
Career advice has it backward. Fulfilling work gets found by trying things, not by introspection.
by Alain de Botton 2012
3.47
6k+ 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 87%
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal 2019
4.21
34 ratings
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness
by Miya Tokumitsu • 2015
Loving your job is what your boss wants. It is also making you tired, compliant, and broke.
3.91
501
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness Summary
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness 87%
Loving your job is what your boss wants. It is also making you tired, compliant, and broke.
by Miya Tokumitsu 2015
3.91
501 ratings
The Success Myth
by Emma Gannon • 2023
Productivity, the dream job, the finish line: what if the whole success script was wrong?
3.99
686
The Success Myth Summary
The Success Myth 87%
Productivity, the dream job, the finish line: what if the whole success script was wrong?
by Emma Gannon 2023
3.99
686 ratings
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
by Alain de Botton • 2008
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
3.62
6k+
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Summary
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work 87%
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
by Alain de Botton 2008
3.62
6k+ 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 87%
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
The Corrosion of Character
by Richard Sennett • 1996
Flexible work promised freedom. It delivered the slow erosion of loyalty, trust, and a stable self.
3.94
2k+
The Corrosion of Character Summary
The Corrosion of Character 87%
Flexible work promised freedom. It delivered the slow erosion of loyalty, trust, and a stable self.
by Richard Sennett 1996
3.94
2k+ ratings
Leadership BS
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
3.86
1k+
Leadership BS Summary
Leadership BS 87%
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015
3.86
1k+ 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 87%
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
Happen to Your Career
by Scott Anthony Barlow • 2022
Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.
4.08
107
Happen to Your Career Summary
Happen to Your Career 87%
Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.
by Scott Anthony Barlow 2022
4.08
107 ratings
Worthless
by Aaron Clarey • 2011
The labor market's college report card: which majors earn and which are a $40,000 mistake.
3.99
339
Worthless Summary
Worthless 87%
The labor market's college report card: which majors earn and which are a $40,000 mistake.
by Aaron Clarey 2011
3.99
339 ratings
The Art of Work
by Jeff Goins • 2015
Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.
3.89
4k+
The Art of Work Summary
The Art of Work 86%
Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.
by Jeff Goins 2015
3.89
4k+ ratings
Working Identity
by Herminia Ibarra • 2002
Find your passion is backward: new careers are built through doing, not through knowing.
4.03
2k+
Working Identity Summary
Working Identity 86%
Find your passion is backward: new careers are built through doing, not through knowing.
by Herminia Ibarra 2002
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Monk and the Riddle
by Randy Komisar • 2000
Defer your dreams and you risk never living them; build a career that pulls, not pushes.
3.87
3k+
The Monk and the Riddle Summary
The Monk and the Riddle 86%
Defer your dreams and you risk never living them; build a career that pulls, not pushes.
by Randy Komisar 2000
3.87
3k+ ratings
Designing Your New Work Life
by Bill Burnett • 2020
You don't have to quit: a designer's method to reframe any job into one you want.
3.79
2k+
Designing Your New Work Life Summary
Designing Your New Work Life 86%
You don't have to quit: a designer's method to reframe any job into one you want.
by Bill Burnett 2020
3.79
2k+ ratings
Company
by Max Barry • 2006
His new company has no clients and no product. Asking why is a firing offense.
3.76
7k+
Company Summary
Company 86%
His new company has no clients and no product. Asking why is a firing offense.
by Max Barry 2006
3.76
7k+ ratings
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
82
Is Your Work Worth It? Summary
Is Your Work Worth It? 86%
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
White Collar
by C. Wright Mills • 1951
Shop to office: the middle class got a salary, borrowed status, and a personality for sale.
4.04
269
White Collar Summary
White Collar 86%
Shop to office: the middle class got a salary, borrowed status, and a personality for sale.
by C. Wright Mills 1951
4.04
269 ratings
The Pathless Path
by Paul Millerd • 2022
Your burnout isn't your fault. It's a sign your life script needs a rewrite.
3.98
6k+
The Pathless Path Summary
The Pathless Path 86%
Your burnout isn't your fault. It's a sign your life script needs a rewrite.
by Paul Millerd 2022
3.98
6k+ 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 86%
Amazon promised a meritocracy. For women, ambition demanded a second full-time job: survival.
by Kristi Coulter 2023
4.14
7k+ ratings
A Job to Love
by The School of Life • 2017
What career tests miss: how to find work you love by understanding your own pleasures first.
4.02
2k+
A Job to Love Summary
A Job to Love 86%
What career tests miss: how to find work you love by understanding your own pleasures first.
by The School of Life 2017
4.02
2k+ 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 86%
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
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada • 2010
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
3.30
12k+
The Factory Summary
The Factory 86%
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010
3.30
12k+ ratings
The Elephant And The Flea
by Charles B. Handy • 2001
The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.
4.04
196
The Elephant And The Flea Summary
The Elephant And The Flea 86%
The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.
by Charles B. Handy 2001
4.04
196 ratings
Shop Class as Soulcraft
by Matthew B. Crawford • 2009
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
3.74
11k+
Shop Class as Soulcraft Summary
Shop Class as Soulcraft 86%
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
by Matthew B. Crawford 2009
3.74
11k+ ratings
What Motivates Me
by Adrian Gostick • 2014
A handful of core motivators determine your work happiness; find them and mold your job to fit.
3.72
229
What Motivates Me Summary
What Motivates Me 86%
A handful of core motivators determine your work happiness; find them and mold your job to fit.
by Adrian Gostick 2014
3.72
229 ratings
Start.
by Jon Acuff • 2013
A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.
3.96
8k+
Start. Summary
Start. 86%
A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.
by Jon Acuff 2013
3.96
8k+ 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 86%
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
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 86%
A step-by-step path from a job you tolerate to work you actually care about.
by Ken Coleman 2021
3.98
1k+ ratings
Embracing Your Limitations
by Lawrence Mooney • 2022
Self-help feeds on your dissatisfaction. The exit: stop chasing dreams and accept your limits.
3.29
82
Embracing Your Limitations Summary
Embracing Your Limitations 86%
Self-help feeds on your dissatisfaction. The exit: stop chasing dreams and accept your limits.
by Lawrence Mooney 2022
3.29
82 ratings
The Dip
by Seth Godin • 2007
The secret to winning isn't persistence. It's knowing exactly when to walk away.
3.78
38k+
The Dip Summary
The Dip 86%
The secret to winning isn't persistence. It's knowing exactly when to walk away.
by Seth Godin 2007
3.78
38k+ ratings
The Unspoken Rules
by Gorick Ng • 2021
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
4.24
1k+
The Unspoken Rules Summary
The Unspoken Rules 86%
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
by Gorick Ng 2021
4.24
1k+ ratings
Runnin' Down a Dream
by Bill Gurley • 2026
Why fascination beats passion, place still matters, and late bloomers often win the career game.
4.16
938
Runnin' Down a Dream Summary
Runnin' Down a Dream 86%
Why fascination beats passion, place still matters, and late bloomers often win the career game.
by Bill Gurley 2026
4.16
938 ratings
Bullshit Jobs
by David Graeber • 2018
Up to 40 percent of workers believe their jobs are pointless. They are probably right.
4.02
35k+
Bullshit Jobs Summary
Bullshit Jobs 86%
Up to 40 percent of workers believe their jobs are pointless. They are probably right.
by David Graeber 2018
4.02
35k+ 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 86%
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
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 86%
Exhausted by the chase for more? Set satisfying limits across career, contribution, and contentment.
by Laura Nash 2004
3.54
74 ratings
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