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🚧 Help-Seeking Barriers

An unflinching look at what prevents people from reaching out for support—stigma, shame, systemic failures, and the invisible walls between suffering and aid.
The Heart To Start
by David Kadavy • 2017
Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.
4.16
1k+
🧱 Creative Blocks💯 Perfectionism⏳ Procrastination
The Heart To Start Summary
The Heart To Start 87%
Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.
by David Kadavy 2017
4.16
1k+ ratings
🧱 Creative Blocks💯 Perfectionism⏳ Procrastination
The Solution To Social Anxiety
by Aziz Gazipura • 2013
One belief drives most social anxiety. Rewrite it and the fear of rejection dissolves.
4.11
843
🫣 Social Anxiety💛 Self-Compassion🪜 Exposure Therapy
The Solution To Social Anxiety Summary
The Solution To Social Anxiety 87%
One belief drives most social anxiety. Rewrite it and the fear of rejection dissolves.
by Aziz Gazipura 2013
4.11
843 ratings
🫣 Social Anxiety💛 Self-Compassion🪜 Exposure Therapy
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 Summary
Procrastination 87%
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
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens
by Jennifer Shannon • 2012
The social anxiety plan that starts with embarrassing yourself on purpose.
4.02
164
😰 Social Anxiety🧠 Teen Mental Health🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens Summary
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens 87%
The social anxiety plan that starts with embarrassing yourself on purpose.
by Jennifer Shannon 2012
4.02
164 ratings
😰 Social Anxiety🧠 Teen Mental Health🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The Dance of Fear
by Harriet Lerner • 2004
Anxiety is a messenger, not a malfunction. Decode its signals and act before avoidance takes over.
3.99
2k+
😰 Anxiety Management😔 Overcoming Shame🦁 Facing Fear
The Dance of Fear Summary
The Dance of Fear 87%
Anxiety is a messenger, not a malfunction. Decode its signals and act before avoidance takes over.
by Harriet Lerner 2004
3.99
2k+ ratings
😰 Anxiety Management😔 Overcoming Shame🦁 Facing Fear
You Do You
by Sarah Knight • 2017
The permission slip for saying no, skipping the party, and finally putting yourself first.
3.62
8k+
🫂 Self-Acceptance🙃 Anti-Self-Help🚧 Boundary Setting
You Do You Summary
You Do You 87%
The permission slip for saying no, skipping the party, and finally putting yourself first.
by Sarah Knight 2017
3.62
8k+ ratings
🫂 Self-Acceptance🙃 Anti-Self-Help🚧 Boundary Setting
The Social Skills Guidebook
by Chris MacLeod • 2016
Real social confidence is quiet, earned, and built while the nerves are still firing.
3.71
735
😰 Social Anxiety💬 Conversation Skills🤝 Friendship Building
The Social Skills Guidebook Summary
The Social Skills Guidebook 87%
Real social confidence is quiet, earned, and built while the nerves are still firing.
by Chris MacLeod 2016
3.71
735 ratings
😰 Social Anxiety💬 Conversation Skills🤝 Friendship Building
The Anxious Truth
by Drew Linsalata • 2020
Anxiety feeds on resistance. The plan that reverses it: surrender and do the opposite.
4.50
306
🧠 Anxiety Disorders🏠 Agoraphobia🪜 Exposure Therapy
The Anxious Truth Summary
The Anxious Truth 87%
Anxiety feeds on resistance. The plan that reverses it: surrender and do the opposite.
by Drew Linsalata 2020
4.50
306 ratings
🧠 Anxiety Disorders🏠 Agoraphobia🪜 Exposure Therapy
Working with High-Risk Youth
by Peter Smyth • 2017
The framework that replaces punishment with trust, and why it works when nothing else does.
🏛️ Child Welfare🩹 Trauma-Informed Care🩺 Harm Reduction
Working with High-Risk Youth Summary
Working with High-Risk Youth 87%
The framework that replaces punishment with trust, and why it works when nothing else does.
by Peter Smyth 2017
🏛️ Child Welfare🩹 Trauma-Informed Care🩺 Harm Reduction
How to Feel Confident
by Leil Lowndes • 2009
Shyness can be unlearned. The body language, voice, and gradual exposure methods that actually work.
3.63
239
🦋 Overcoming Shyness💪 Social Confidence🧘 Anxiety Management
How to Feel Confident Summary
How to Feel Confident 87%
Shyness can be unlearned. The body language, voice, and gradual exposure methods that actually work.
by Leil Lowndes 2009
3.63
239 ratings
🦋 Overcoming Shyness💪 Social Confidence🧘 Anxiety Management
Stop People Pleasing
by Patrick King • 2018
You've trained people to expect your yes. Here is the retraining program, starting with two words.
3.84
1k+
🙇 People Pleasing🗣️ Assertiveness Training🧱 Boundary Setting
Stop People Pleasing Summary
Stop People Pleasing 87%
You've trained people to expect your yes. Here is the retraining program, starting with two words.
by Patrick King 2018
3.84
1k+ ratings
🙇 People Pleasing🗣️ Assertiveness Training🧱 Boundary Setting
Rejection Proof
by Jia Jiang • 2015
Fear of rejection held him back. So he spent 100 days getting rejected on purpose.
4.04
8k+
🧪 Exposure Therapy🗣️ Art Of Asking🔬 Self-Experimentation
Rejection Proof Summary
Rejection Proof 87%
Fear of rejection held him back. So he spent 100 days getting rejected on purpose.
by Jia Jiang 2015
4.04
8k+ ratings
🧪 Exposure Therapy🗣️ Art Of Asking🔬 Self-Experimentation
Mastering Creative Anxiety
by Eric Maisel • 2011
Anxiety comes with the job. Tools for managing it at every stage of the creative process.
3.93
240
🧱 Creative Block🎨 Artistic Practice🧠 Anxiety Management
Mastering Creative Anxiety Summary
Mastering Creative Anxiety 87%
Anxiety comes with the job. Tools for managing it at every stage of the creative process.
by Eric Maisel 2011
3.93
240 ratings
🧱 Creative Block🎨 Artistic Practice🧠 Anxiety Management
Party of One
by Anneli Rufus • 2003
Your preference for solitude isn't a disorder. Society just needs you to believe it is.
3.71
3k+
🫂 Solitude And Society🔇 Introversion Advocacy🧬 Temperament Psychology
Party of One Summary
Party of One 87%
Your preference for solitude isn't a disorder. Society just needs you to believe it is.
by Anneli Rufus 2003
3.71
3k+ ratings
🫂 Solitude And Society🔇 Introversion Advocacy🧬 Temperament Psychology
When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable
by Karen Ehman • 2021
Fear of rejection has hijacked your yes. The faith-based way back to a clean, honest no.
3.94
713
🙇 People Pleasing😰 Fear Of Rejection🧱 Boundary Setting
When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable Summary
When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable 87%
Fear of rejection has hijacked your yes. The faith-based way back to a clean, honest no.
by Karen Ehman 2021
3.94
713 ratings
🙇 People Pleasing😰 Fear Of Rejection🧱 Boundary Setting
Deep Writing
by Eric Maisel • 1999
A psychologist's method for quieting the inner critic and writing with real focus every day.
3.60
171
🧱 Writer'S Block👹 Inner Critic⚔️ Creative Resistance
Deep Writing Summary
Deep Writing 87%
A psychologist's method for quieting the inner critic and writing with real focus every day.
by Eric Maisel 1999
3.60
171 ratings
🧱 Writer'S Block👹 Inner Critic⚔️ Creative Resistance
The Van Gogh Blues
by Eric Maisel • 2002
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
3.99
455
🧠 Existential Psychology🎨 Artistic Depression✨ Meaning Making
The Van Gogh Blues Summary
The Van Gogh Blues 87%
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
by Eric Maisel 2002
3.99
455 ratings
🧠 Existential Psychology🎨 Artistic Depression✨ Meaning Making
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+
🔄 Career Change🎯 Life Purpose🧱 Internal Barriers
What Should I Do with My Life? Summary
What Should I Do with My Life? 87%
Fifty people found their calling. Their secret had nothing to do with five-year plans.
by Po Bronson 2002
3.69
9k+ ratings
🔄 Career Change🎯 Life Purpose🧱 Internal Barriers
Life Is Hard
by Kieran Setiya • 2022
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
3.54
2k+
🧠 Practical Philosophy🤕 Living With Pain🖤 Grief And Loss
Life Is Hard Summary
Life Is Hard 87%
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
by Kieran Setiya 2022
3.54
2k+ ratings
🧠 Practical Philosophy🤕 Living With Pain🖤 Grief And Loss
12 Commandments
by Hanzi Freinacht • 2022
The problem isn't you, it's the pursuit of excellence. Here's how to thrive in mediocrity.
4.40
42
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🌑 Shadow Work🛑 Anti-Perfectionism
12 Commandments Summary
12 Commandments 87%
The problem isn't you, it's the pursuit of excellence. Here's how to thrive in mediocrity.
by Hanzi Freinacht 2022
4.40
42 ratings
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🌑 Shadow Work🛑 Anti-Perfectionism
Just Another Kid
by Torey L. Hayden • 1988
271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.
4.24
6k+
🏫 Special Education💔 Childhood Trauma🤐 Selective Mutism
Just Another Kid Summary
Just Another Kid 87%
271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.
by Torey L. Hayden 1988
4.24
6k+ ratings
🏫 Special Education💔 Childhood Trauma🤐 Selective Mutism
Psicotrampas
by Giorgio Nardone • 2013
Your best coping strategy is likely your worst enemy. The real fix is paradoxical.
3.44
453
🎯 Strategic Therapy🧠 Cognitive Distortions🔄 Paradoxical Interventions
Psicotrampas Summary
Psicotrampas 87%
Your best coping strategy is likely your worst enemy. The real fix is paradoxical.
by Giorgio Nardone 2013
3.44
453 ratings
🎯 Strategic Therapy🧠 Cognitive Distortions🔄 Paradoxical Interventions
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Self-help Course
by Gillian Butler • 1999
Why talking to one stranger can rewire your social fears faster than years of avoiding them.
3.79
832
😰 Social Anxiety🫣 Shyness🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Self-help Course Summary
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Self-help Course 87%
Why talking to one stranger can rewire your social fears faster than years of avoiding them.
by Gillian Butler 1999
3.79
832 ratings
😰 Social Anxiety🫣 Shyness🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
How to Be an Imperfectionist
by Stephen Guise • 2015
Perfectionism is paralysis disguised as standards. The cure: make a win so small it is undeniable.
4.09
4k+
🧠 Perfectionism Recovery🔁 Habit Design🚪 Low-Bar Action
How to Be an Imperfectionist Summary
How to Be an Imperfectionist 87%
Perfectionism is paralysis disguised as standards. The cure: make a win so small it is undeniable.
by Stephen Guise 2015
4.09
4k+ ratings
🧠 Perfectionism Recovery🔁 Habit Design🚪 Low-Bar Action
Hear & Beyond
by Shari Eberts • 2022
The four-step method and daily workarounds that turn hearing loss from a barrier into a skill.
4.23
100
🦻 Hearing Loss🗣️ Self-Advocacy Skills💬 Adaptive Communication
Hear & Beyond Summary
Hear & Beyond 87%
The four-step method and daily workarounds that turn hearing loss from a barrier into a skill.
by Shari Eberts 2022
4.23
100 ratings
🦻 Hearing Loss🗣️ Self-Advocacy Skills💬 Adaptive Communication
Social Anxiety Relief for Teens
by Bridget Flynn Walker • 2021
Social anxiety traps teens in avoidance. A CBT program that breaks the cycle with gradual exposure.
4.21
33
🧠 Social Anxiety🧒 Teen Mental Health🪜 Exposure Therapy
Social Anxiety Relief for Teens Summary
Social Anxiety Relief for Teens 86%
Social anxiety traps teens in avoidance. A CBT program that breaks the cycle with gradual exposure.
by Bridget Flynn Walker 2021
4.21
33 ratings
🧠 Social Anxiety🧒 Teen Mental Health🪜 Exposure Therapy
Why Do I Keep Doing This?
by Kati Morton • 2025
The habits keeping you stuck began as childhood armor. A therapist's guide to putting them down.
3.69
347
🌀 Self-Sabotage🎯 Perfectionism Recovery🙇 People Pleasing
Why Do I Keep Doing This? Summary
Why Do I Keep Doing This? 86%
The habits keeping you stuck began as childhood armor. A therapist's guide to putting them down.
by Kati Morton 2025
3.69
347 ratings
🌀 Self-Sabotage🎯 Perfectionism Recovery🙇 People Pleasing
PDA by PDAers
by Sally Cat • 2018
A survival guide for demand avoidance: why instructions feel like attacks, and what actually helps.
4.00
1
🚫 Demand Avoidance🎭 Autistic Masking👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Neurodivergent Parenting
PDA by PDAers Summary
PDA by PDAers 86%
A survival guide for demand avoidance: why instructions feel like attacks, and what actually helps.
by Sally Cat 2018
4.00
1 ratings
🚫 Demand Avoidance🎭 Autistic Masking👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Neurodivergent Parenting
The Courage to Be Disliked
by Ichiro Kishimi • 2013
Five nights with a philosopher who insists your problems serve you. Change that, change everything.
3.91
146k+
🧠 Adlerian Psychology🗾 Japanese Self-Help💬 Socratic Dialogue
The Courage to Be Disliked Summary
The Courage to Be Disliked 86%
Five nights with a philosopher who insists your problems serve you. Change that, change everything.
by Ichiro Kishimi 2013
3.91
146k+ ratings
🧠 Adlerian Psychology🗾 Japanese Self-Help💬 Socratic Dialogue
The First Rule of Mastery
by Michael Gervais • 2023
What caps your potential more than failure? Fear of what others think. The fix isn't thicker skin.
4.08
2k+
🔍 Fear Of Judgment🙇 People Pleasing🧠 Performance Psychology
The First Rule of Mastery Summary
The First Rule of Mastery 86%
What caps your potential more than failure? Fear of what others think. The fix isn't thicker skin.
by Michael Gervais 2023
4.08
2k+ ratings
🔍 Fear Of Judgment🙇 People Pleasing🧠 Performance Psychology
Let's Talk About Hard Things
by Anna Sale • 2021
The five conversations you keep dodging, and the skills that finally get you through.
3.65
4k+
💬 Difficult Conversations🤫 Taboo Topics🚧 Boundary Setting
Let's Talk About Hard Things Summary
Let's Talk About Hard Things 86%
The five conversations you keep dodging, and the skills that finally get you through.
by Anna Sale 2021
3.65
4k+ ratings
💬 Difficult Conversations🤫 Taboo Topics🚧 Boundary Setting
Daring Greatly
by Brené Brown • 2012
Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.
4.29
245k+
🧠 Shame Psychology💔 Vulnerability🪑 Scarcity Mindset
Daring Greatly Summary
Daring Greatly 86%
Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.
by Brené Brown 2012
4.29
245k+ ratings
🧠 Shame Psychology💔 Vulnerability🪑 Scarcity Mindset
Do the Hard Things First
by Scott Allan • 2021
Procrastination is learned, not inborn. A system for facing fear and doing the hardest work first.
3.86
742
⏰ Procrastination🔄 Habit Formation😨 Fear And Avoidance
Do the Hard Things First Summary
Do the Hard Things First 86%
Procrastination is learned, not inborn. A system for facing fear and doing the hardest work first.
by Scott Allan 2021
3.86
742 ratings
⏰ Procrastination🔄 Habit Formation😨 Fear And Avoidance
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
by Nathan Filer • 2019
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
4.28
3k+
🔍 Psychiatric Critique💔 Trauma And Psychosis🏘️ Social Determinants
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health 86%
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
3k+ ratings
🔍 Psychiatric Critique💔 Trauma And Psychosis🏘️ Social Determinants
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk
by Danielle Krysa • 2016
Ten mental blocks that keep you from creating, and the illustrated, pocket-sized ways around them.
3.68
2k+
🧱 Creative Blocks🗣️ Inner Critic💪 Creative Confidence
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk Summary
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk 86%
Ten mental blocks that keep you from creating, and the illustrated, pocket-sized ways around them.
by Danielle Krysa 2016
3.68
2k+ ratings
🧱 Creative Blocks🗣️ Inner Critic💪 Creative Confidence
This Is How
by Augusten Burroughs • 2012
Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.
3.68
13k+
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🎯 Radical Honesty🌊 Emotional Acceptance
This Is How Summary
This Is How 86%
Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.
by Augusten Burroughs 2012
3.68
13k+ ratings
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🎯 Radical Honesty🌊 Emotional Acceptance
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
4.12
50
🧩 Narrative Identity📜 Narrative Ethics✊ Counter Storytelling
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 86%
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001
4.12
50 ratings
🧩 Narrative Identity📜 Narrative Ethics✊ Counter Storytelling
Still Procrastinating
by Joseph R. Ferrari • 2010
Working best under pressure is a myth. The habit is learned, and unlearning it is teachable.
3.32
288
🧠 Anti-Procrastination🧘 Self-Regulation🎯 Perfectionism
Still Procrastinating Summary
Still Procrastinating 86%
Working best under pressure is a myth. The habit is learned, and unlearning it is teachable.
by Joseph R. Ferrari 2010
3.32
288 ratings
🧠 Anti-Procrastination🧘 Self-Regulation🎯 Perfectionism
Do the Work
by Steven Pressfield • 2011
Identify the enemy that stops you from starting, then follow a battle plan to finish.
3.97
21k+
🧱 Creative Blocks⏳ Beating Procrastination🎯 Perfectionism Traps
Do the Work Summary
Do the Work 86%
Identify the enemy that stops you from starting, then follow a battle plan to finish.
by Steven Pressfield 2011
3.97
21k+ ratings
🧱 Creative Blocks⏳ Beating Procrastination🎯 Perfectionism Traps
One Nation Under Therapy
by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
3.60
376
🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture🏛️ Cultural Criticism⚖️ Personal Accountability
One Nation Under Therapy Summary
One Nation Under Therapy 86%
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005
3.60
376 ratings
🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture🏛️ Cultural Criticism⚖️ Personal Accountability
Unlearning Shame
by Devon Price • 2024
Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.
4.19
1k+
🛡️ Shame Resilience🔗 Internalized Oppression💗 Self-Compassion
Unlearning Shame Summary
Unlearning Shame 86%
Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.
by Devon Price 2024
4.19
1k+ ratings
🛡️ Shame Resilience🔗 Internalized Oppression💗 Self-Compassion
The 5 Second Rule
by Mel Robbins • 2017
A single five-second countdown can interrupt hesitation before your brain talks you out of action.
3.85
49k+
⚡ Behavioral Activation🧠 Cognitive Reframing⏳ Beating Procrastination
The 5 Second Rule Summary
The 5 Second Rule 86%
A single five-second countdown can interrupt hesitation before your brain talks you out of action.
by Mel Robbins 2017
3.85
49k+ ratings
⚡ Behavioral Activation🧠 Cognitive Reframing⏳ Beating Procrastination
Stuck
by Anneli Rufus • 2008
More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.
3.03
386
🧱 Personal Stagnation🏛️ Cultural Critique🚪 Life Transitions
Stuck Summary
Stuck 86%
More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.
by Anneli Rufus 2008
3.03
386 ratings
🧱 Personal Stagnation🏛️ Cultural Critique🚪 Life Transitions
Stop Avoiding Stuff
by Matthew S. Boone • 2020
25 microskills from acceptance therapy: act on what matters when every instinct says hide.
3.84
190
🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy🚫 Avoidance Patterns💗 Emotional Acceptance
Stop Avoiding Stuff Summary
Stop Avoiding Stuff 86%
25 microskills from acceptance therapy: act on what matters when every instinct says hide.
by Matthew S. Boone 2020
3.84
190 ratings
🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy🚫 Avoidance Patterns💗 Emotional Acceptance
The Art of Everyday Assertiveness
by Patrick King • 2018
Counter-moves for emotional blackmail, guilt, and the daily drills that make saying no feel natural.
3.94
540
🗣️ Assertiveness Training🚧 Boundary Setting🙅 Saying No
The Art of Everyday Assertiveness Summary
The Art of Everyday Assertiveness 86%
Counter-moves for emotional blackmail, guilt, and the daily drills that make saying no feel natural.
by Patrick King 2018
3.94
540 ratings
🗣️ Assertiveness Training🚧 Boundary Setting🙅 Saying No
When It Is Darkest
by Rory O'Connor • 2022
Unbearable pain, not a death wish, drives suicide. The pain has a shape we can interrupt.
4.36
493
🛡️ Suicide Prevention🆘 Suicide Intervention🖤 Suicide Loss
When It Is Darkest Summary
When It Is Darkest 86%
Unbearable pain, not a death wish, drives suicide. The pain has a shape we can interrupt.
by Rory O'Connor 2022
4.36
493 ratings
🛡️ Suicide Prevention🆘 Suicide Intervention🖤 Suicide Loss
Boundaries
by Henry Cloud • 1992
Your guilt reflex lies. Here is how to say no and own your life anyway.
4.21
88k+
🧱 Boundary Setting🪢 Codependency Recovery🛑 Saying No
Boundaries Summary
Boundaries 86%
Your guilt reflex lies. Here is how to say no and own your life anyway.
by Henry Cloud 1992
4.21
88k+ ratings
🧱 Boundary Setting🪢 Codependency Recovery🛑 Saying No
Quarterlife Crisis
by Alexandra Robbins • 2001
The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.
3.19
1k+
🌱 Early Adulthood🎓 Post-Grad Life💼 Career Anxiety
Quarterlife Crisis Summary
Quarterlife Crisis 86%
The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.
by Alexandra Robbins 2001
3.19
1k+ ratings
🌱 Early Adulthood🎓 Post-Grad Life💼 Career Anxiety
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come
by Jessica Pan • 2019
One introvert spent a year doing improv, stand-up, and talking to strangers to fight loneliness.
3.87
30k+
📆 Yearlong Experiments🐢 Introversion😰 Social Anxiety
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come Summary
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come 86%
One introvert spent a year doing improv, stand-up, and talking to strangers to fight loneliness.
by Jessica Pan 2019
3.87
30k+ ratings
📆 Yearlong Experiments🐢 Introversion😰 Social Anxiety
You Have More Influence Than You Think
by Vanessa Bohns • 2021
People want to say yes to you. Research shows you underestimate your persuasive power by half.
3.84
521
🧲 Social Influence🪞 Self-Perception⚡ Power Dynamics
You Have More Influence Than You Think Summary
You Have More Influence Than You Think 86%
People want to say yes to you. Research shows you underestimate your persuasive power by half.
by Vanessa Bohns 2021
3.84
521 ratings
🧲 Social Influence🪞 Self-Perception⚡ Power Dynamics
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