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Atmamun
by Kapil Gupta • 2016
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
4.44
1k+
Atmamun Summary
Atmamun 89%
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
by Kapil Gupta 2016
4.44
1k+ ratings
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg
by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 1971
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
4.01
464
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg Summary
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg 89%
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971
4.01
464 ratings
The Power of Your Supermind
by Vernon Linwood Howard • 1967
The mind that creates your problems cannot fix them. A different kind of awareness can.
4.34
65
The Power of Your Supermind Summary
The Power of Your Supermind 88%
The mind that creates your problems cannot fix them. A different kind of awareness can.
by Vernon Linwood Howard 1967
4.34
65 ratings
As One Is
by J. Krishnamurti • 2007
Most of what you call thinking is society replaying itself. Freedom begins the moment you notice.
4.46
589
As One Is Summary
As One Is 88%
Most of what you call thinking is society replaying itself. Freedom begins the moment you notice.
by J. Krishnamurti 2007
4.46
589 ratings
Before You Know It
by John A. Bargh • 2017
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
4.02
2k+
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It 88%
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
by John A. Bargh 2017
4.02
2k+ ratings
Critical Thinking
by Harvey Segler • 2015
Marketing and the crowd shape your choices. A questioning method to take them back.
2.96
173
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 88%
Marketing and the crowd shape your choices. A questioning method to take them back.
by Harvey Segler 2015
2.96
173 ratings
Using Your Brain--For a Change
by Richard Bandler • 1985
Most people let their minds run on autopilot. Here are the tools to take the wheel.
3.98
742
Using Your Brain--For a Change Summary
Using Your Brain--For a Change 88%
Most people let their minds run on autopilot. Here are the tools to take the wheel.
by Richard Bandler 1985
3.98
742 ratings
Re-Create Your Life
by Morty Lefkoe • 1997
Most self-help teaches coping. This process eliminates the belief, so the problem never returns.
3.98
1k+
Re-Create Your Life Summary
Re-Create Your Life 88%
Most self-help teaches coping. This process eliminates the belief, so the problem never returns.
by Morty Lefkoe 1997
3.98
1k+ ratings
Prometheus Rising
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1983
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
4.25
8k+
Prometheus Rising Summary
Prometheus Rising 88%
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1983
4.25
8k+ ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 88%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology
by Stephen H. Wolinsky • 2000
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
3.95
39
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology Summary
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology 88%
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
by Stephen H. Wolinsky 2000
3.95
39 ratings
Black and White Thinking
by Kevin Dutton • 2021
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
3.57
489
Black and White Thinking Summary
Black and White Thinking 88%
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
by Kevin Dutton 2021
3.57
489 ratings
Total Freedom
by J. Krishnamurti • 1996
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
4.37
2k+
Total Freedom Summary
Total Freedom 88%
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
by J. Krishnamurti 1996
4.37
2k+ ratings
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living
by Linda Elder • 2006
Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.
3.80
465
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living Summary
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living 88%
Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.
by Linda Elder 2006
3.80
465 ratings
Determined
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2023
You chose nothing. Genes, upbringing, chemistry chose everything. The science that rewrites justice.
4.23
8k+
Determined Summary
Determined 88%
You chose nothing. Genes, upbringing, chemistry chose everything. The science that rewrites justice.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2023
4.23
8k+ ratings
The Power of Neuroplasticity
by Shad Helmstetter • 2014
Your inner voice is writing your brain's wiring. Take control and rewire it on purpose.
4.23
727
The Power of Neuroplasticity Summary
The Power of Neuroplasticity 88%
Your inner voice is writing your brain's wiring. Take control and rewire it on purpose.
by Shad Helmstetter 2014
4.23
727 ratings
Frogs Into Princes
by Richard Bandler • 1979
Read eye movements, anchor emotions, and rewrite the past: the live NLP workshop.
3.97
1k+
Frogs Into Princes Summary
Frogs Into Princes 88%
Read eye movements, anchor emotions, and rewrite the past: the live NLP workshop.
by Richard Bandler 1979
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Krishnamurti Reader
by J. Krishnamurti • 2011
Thought creates fear, psychological time is the trap, and freedom is seeing exactly what is.
4.20
71
The Krishnamurti Reader Summary
The Krishnamurti Reader 88%
Thought creates fear, psychological time is the trap, and freedom is seeing exactly what is.
by J. Krishnamurti 2011
4.20
71 ratings
The Mind and the Brain
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz • 2001
Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.
4.10
7k+
The Mind and the Brain Summary
The Mind and the Brain 88%
Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001
4.10
7k+ ratings
A Brief History of Thought
by Luc Ferry • 2011
Life and death are one, chaos and peace are one, and self-help is the obstacle.
3.96
4k+
A Brief History of Thought Summary
A Brief History of Thought 88%
Life and death are one, chaos and peace are one, and self-help is the obstacle.
by Luc Ferry 2011
3.96
4k+ ratings
Minds, Brains and Science
by John Rogers Searle • 1984
Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.
3.76
626
Minds, Brains and Science Summary
Minds, Brains and Science 88%
Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.
by John Rogers Searle 1984
3.76
626 ratings
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind
by Vishen Lakhiani • 2016
You inherited rules you never chose. Swap them out, upgrade your mind, find goals worth chasing.
4.04
11k+
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind Summary
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind 88%
You inherited rules you never chose. Swap them out, upgrade your mind, find goals worth chasing.
by Vishen Lakhiani 2016
4.04
11k+ ratings
Handbook to Higher Consciousness
by Ken Keyes Jr. • 1973
You run on ancient code written by fear. Upgrade your operating system with twelve daily reminders.
4.21
674
Handbook to Higher Consciousness Summary
Handbook to Higher Consciousness 88%
You run on ancient code written by fear. Upgrade your operating system with twelve daily reminders.
by Ken Keyes Jr. 1973
4.21
674 ratings
Hypersanity
by Neel Burton • 2019
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
3.60
182
Hypersanity Summary
Hypersanity 88%
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
by Neel Burton 2019
3.60
182 ratings
Switch on Your Brain
by Caroline Leaf • 2007
How your thoughts physically reshape your brain, and a three-week system to take conscious control.
3.95
8k+
Switch on Your Brain Summary
Switch on Your Brain 87%
How your thoughts physically reshape your brain, and a three-week system to take conscious control.
by Caroline Leaf 2007
3.95
8k+ ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 87%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain
by Sharon Begley • 2007
The adult brain can rewire itself. The switch is focused attention; the master switch is meditation.
4.00
2k+
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain Summary
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain 87%
The adult brain can rewire itself. The switch is focused attention; the master switch is meditation.
by Sharon Begley 2007
4.00
2k+ ratings
Inside Out Revolution
by Michael Neill • 2013
Well-being is your default state. What if the way back isn't effort, but a single insight?
4.10
2k+
Inside Out Revolution Summary
Inside Out Revolution 87%
Well-being is your default state. What if the way back isn't effort, but a single insight?
by Michael Neill 2013
4.10
2k+ ratings
Freedom
by Osho • 2004
Real freedom isn't political. It's inner work: seeing through the beliefs society implanted in you.
4.09
4k+
Freedom Summary
Freedom 87%
Real freedom isn't political. It's inner work: seeing through the beliefs society implanted in you.
by Osho 2004
4.09
4k+ ratings
Freedom from the Known
by J. Krishnamurti • 1969
Your attempts to become free are movements of the same prison. Real freedom has no method.
4.29
12k+
Freedom from the Known Summary
Freedom from the Known 87%
Your attempts to become free are movements of the same prison. Real freedom has no method.
by J. Krishnamurti 1969
4.29
12k+ ratings
The User Illusion
by Tor Nørretranders • 1991
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
4.31
1k+
The User Illusion Summary
The User Illusion 87%
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
by Tor Nørretranders 1991
4.31
1k+ ratings
Psycho-Cybernetics and Self-Fulfillment
by Maxwell Maltz • 1970
Your self-image is an automatic guidance system. The classic manual for reprogramming it.
4.11
405
Psycho-Cybernetics and Self-Fulfillment Summary
Psycho-Cybernetics and Self-Fulfillment 87%
Your self-image is an automatic guidance system. The classic manual for reprogramming it.
by Maxwell Maltz 1970
4.11
405 ratings
Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion
by Émile Coué • 1920
Imagination always beats willpower, no exceptions. The method for aiming it at healing instead.
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1k+
Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion Summary
Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion 87%
Imagination always beats willpower, no exceptions. The method for aiming it at healing instead.
by Émile Coué 1920
3.84
1k+ ratings
SUPER BRAIN
by Deepak Chopra • 2012
The brain built itself, but you can rebuild it. A user's guide for conscious rewiring.
3.85
4k+
SUPER BRAIN Summary
SUPER BRAIN 87%
The brain built itself, but you can rebuild it. A user's guide for conscious rewiring.
by Deepak Chopra 2012
3.85
4k+ ratings
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment
by Chris Niebauer • 2014
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
4.18
61
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment Summary
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment 87%
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
by Chris Niebauer 2014
4.18
61 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 87%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
365 Days of Positive Self-Talk
by Shad Helmstetter • 2015
Self-talk is a programming language the brain obeys, not just pep. The protocol for rewriting yours.
4.44
187
365 Days of Positive Self-Talk Summary
365 Days of Positive Self-Talk 87%
Self-talk is a programming language the brain obeys, not just pep. The protocol for rewriting yours.
by Shad Helmstetter 2015
4.44
187 ratings
You May Also Like
by Tom Vanderbilt • 2016
Your tastes feel personal. The science of why they're mostly unconscious, borrowed, or made up.
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1k+
You May Also Like Summary
You May Also Like 87%
Your tastes feel personal. The science of why they're mostly unconscious, borrowed, or made up.
by Tom Vanderbilt 2016
3.29
1k+ ratings
No Self, No Problem
by Chris Niebauer • 2019
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
4.25
4k+
No Self, No Problem Summary
No Self, No Problem 87%
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
by Chris Niebauer 2019
4.25
4k+ ratings
Incognito
by David Eagleman • 2011
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
4.09
35k+
Incognito Summary
Incognito 87%
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
by David Eagleman 2011
4.09
35k+ ratings
The Art of Living
by William Hart • 1987
Your reaction to sensation, not the event, causes suffering. Watch without feeding it and it stops.
4.37
4k+
The Art of Living Summary
The Art of Living 87%
Your reaction to sensation, not the event, causes suffering. Watch without feeding it and it stops.
by William Hart 1987
4.37
4k+ ratings
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
by Gil Friedman • 2003
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
3.94
208
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide Summary
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide 87%
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
by Gil Friedman 2003
3.94
208 ratings
Quantum Psychology
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1990
Every perception is a wager, and one small word in English stacks the odds against you.
4.23
3k+
Quantum Psychology Summary
Quantum Psychology 87%
Every perception is a wager, and one small word in English stacks the odds against you.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1990
4.23
3k+ ratings
Book of Children
by Osho • 1996
Every child arrives a natural mystic. Then society gets to work. The damage is not permanent.
4.16
534
Book of Children Summary
Book of Children 87%
Every child arrives a natural mystic. Then society gets to work. The damage is not permanent.
by Osho 1996
4.16
534 ratings
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live
by Missy Vineyard • 2007
Posture is fixed not by effort, but by stopping the habits you cannot feel.
3.88
211
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live Summary
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live 87%
Posture is fixed not by effort, but by stopping the habits you cannot feel.
by Missy Vineyard 2007
3.88
211 ratings
The Mind Workout
by Mark Freeman • 2017
The mental fitness workout: why escaping anxiety is the worst thing you can do for it.
4.06
262
The Mind Workout Summary
The Mind Workout 87%
The mental fitness workout: why escaping anxiety is the worst thing you can do for it.
by Mark Freeman 2017
4.06
262 ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 87%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
Practical Guide to Self Hypnosis
by Melvin Powers • 1956
Learn a trance state that reprograms your subconscious: change habits, reduce pain, sharpen focus.
3.47
269
Practical Guide to Self Hypnosis Summary
Practical Guide to Self Hypnosis 87%
Learn a trance state that reprograms your subconscious: change habits, reduce pain, sharpen focus.
by Melvin Powers 1956
3.47
269 ratings
The Pyramid Mind
by Vlad Beliavsky • 2023
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
4.65
145
The Pyramid Mind Summary
The Pyramid Mind 87%
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
by Vlad Beliavsky 2023
4.65
145 ratings
Zen and the Art of Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2009
The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.
3.57
277
Zen and the Art of Consciousness Summary
Zen and the Art of Consciousness 87%
The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.
by Susan Blackmore 2009
3.57
277 ratings
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