⚖️ Lab And Life Balance

A candid look at the unique pressures facing scientists and researchers as they navigate grueling lab demands alongside the human need for rest, relationships, and meaning.

Mastering Your PhD

by Patricia A. Gosling • 2006

The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.

3.62

101

🎓 Doctoral Studies 🔬 Lab Dynamics ✍️ Thesis Writing 🗣️ Academic Communication 🧪 Experimental Design

Mastering Your PhD 88%

The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.

by Patricia A. Gosling 2006

3.62

101 ratings

🎓 Doctoral Studies 🔬 Lab Dynamics ✍️ Thesis Writing 🗣️ Academic Communication 🧪 Experimental Design

A Lab of One's Own

by Rita Colwell • 2020

Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.

4.24

719

🔬 Gender Bias In Science 👩‍🔬 Women In Stem 🔗 Interdisciplinary Research 📊 Data-Driven Advocacy 🤝 Mentorship In Science

A Lab of One's Own 88%

Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.

by Rita Colwell 2020

4.24

719 ratings

🔬 Gender Bias In Science 👩‍🔬 Women In Stem 🔗 Interdisciplinary Research 📊 Data-Driven Advocacy 🤝 Mentorship In Science

Pick Three

by Randi Zuckerberg • 2018

Stop chasing balance. Pick three things, do them well, swap tomorrow. Full life, zero guilt.

3.08

750

⚖️ Intentional Imbalance 🎯 Priority Setting 🧩 Work-Life Integration 💥 Anti-Perfectionism ⚙️ Modern Productivity

Pick Three 87%

Stop chasing balance. Pick three things, do them well, swap tomorrow. Full life, zero guilt.

by Randi Zuckerberg 2018

3.08

750 ratings

⚖️ Intentional Imbalance 🎯 Priority Setting 🧩 Work-Life Integration 💥 Anti-Perfectionism ⚙️ Modern Productivity

Overwhelmed

by Brigid Schulte • 2014

The overwhelmed life is a structural trap, not a personal failure: three myths keep you frantic.

3.83

8k+

🧘 Work-Life Balance 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 🌿 Leisure And Rest ⏰ Overwork Culture 🍼 Intensive Parenting

Overwhelmed 87%

The overwhelmed life is a structural trap, not a personal failure: three myths keep you frantic.

by Brigid Schulte 2014

3.83

8k+ ratings

🧘 Work-Life Balance 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 🌿 Leisure And Rest ⏰ Overwork Culture 🍼 Intensive Parenting

The Joy of Missing Out

by Tanya Dalton • 2019

The productivity fix that runs on rest and ruthless subtraction.

3.79

3k+

🏡 Intentional Living ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⚡ Energy Management ⏰ Time Management 🎯 Priority Setting

The Joy of Missing Out 87%

The productivity fix that runs on rest and ruthless subtraction.

by Tanya Dalton 2019

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏡 Intentional Living ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⚡ Energy Management ⏰ Time Management 🎯 Priority Setting

Time Management from the Inside Out

by Julie Morgenstern • 2000

A scheduling system built on what you want, not what your inbox demands.

3.95

3k+

🕐 Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Time Blocking 🐌 Procrastination

Time Management from the Inside Out Summary

Time Management from the Inside Out 87%

A scheduling system built on what you want, not what your inbox demands.

by Julie Morgenstern 2000

3.95

3k+ ratings

🕐 Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Time Blocking 🐌 Procrastination

168 Hours

by Laura Vanderkam • 2010

A week holds 168 hours. Focus on work only you can do, and everything important fits.

3.60

11k+

⏰ Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Intentional Living 📅 Time Blocking 💪 Strengths Focus

168 Hours 87%

A week holds 168 hours. Focus on work only you can do, and everything important fits.

by Laura Vanderkam 2010

3.60

11k+ ratings

⏰ Time Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Intentional Living 📅 Time Blocking 💪 Strengths Focus

Gene Machine

by Venki Ramakrishnan • 2018

A physicist entered biology's most cutthroat race, solved a million-atom machine, and won the Nobel.

4.00

2k+

🧪 Molecular Biology 🔬 Structural Biology 🧬 Genetic Code 🌍 Origin Of Life 🏁 Scientific Competition

Gene Machine 87%

A physicist entered biology's most cutthroat race, solved a million-atom machine, and won the Nobel.

by Venki Ramakrishnan 2018

4.00

2k+ ratings

🧪 Molecular Biology 🔬 Structural Biology 🧬 Genetic Code 🌍 Origin Of Life 🏁 Scientific Competition

Couples That Work

by Jennifer Petriglieri • 2019

Three transitions define every dual-career marriage. The couples who thrive navigate them as a team.

4.15

744

💼 Dual Career Couples ⚖️ Work Life Balance 🔄 Life Transitions 🔀 Career Reinvention 💬 Couples Communication

Couples That Work 87%

Three transitions define every dual-career marriage. The couples who thrive navigate them as a team.

by Jennifer Petriglieri 2019

4.15

744 ratings

💼 Dual Career Couples ⚖️ Work Life Balance 🔄 Life Transitions 🔀 Career Reinvention 💬 Couples Communication

The Distraction Addiction

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang • 2013

Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.

3.52

641

🧘 Digital Mindfulness ⚖️ Tech-Life Balance 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Extended Mind 🧹 Digital Minimalism

The Distraction Addiction 87%

Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang 2013

3.52

641 ratings

🧘 Digital Mindfulness ⚖️ Tech-Life Balance 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Extended Mind 🧹 Digital Minimalism

The Golem (Canto Classics)

by Harry Collins • 1992

Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.

3.77

341

🔬 Sociology Of Science 🤔 Philosophy Of Science 🧪 Scientific Method 🧫 Laboratory Studies 🌍 Science And Society

The Golem (Canto Classics) 87%

Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.

by Harry Collins 1992

3.77

341 ratings

🔬 Sociology Of Science 🤔 Philosophy Of Science 🧪 Scientific Method 🧫 Laboratory Studies 🌍 Science And Society

Just Enough

by Laura Nash • 2004

Exhausted by the chase for more? Set satisfying limits across career, contribution, and contentment.

3.54

🧘 Work-Life Balance 🌟 Holistic Success 🏆 Sustainable Achievement 🛡️ Burnout Prevention ☺️ Life Satisfaction

Just Enough 87%

Exhausted by the chase for more? Set satisfying limits across career, contribution, and contentment.

by Laura Nash 2004

3.54

74 ratings

🧘 Work-Life Balance 🌟 Holistic Success 🏆 Sustainable Achievement 🛡️ Burnout Prevention ☺️ Life Satisfaction

Your 168

by Harry M Kraemer • 2020

168 hours every week. Six categories. One question to ask yourself each night that prevents regret.

4.05

164

🕐 Time Management 🧭 Values-Based Living 🪞 Self-Reflection 🔄 Habit Formation ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Your 168 87%

168 hours every week. Six categories. One question to ask yourself each night that prevents regret.

by Harry M Kraemer 2020

4.05

164 ratings

🕐 Time Management 🧭 Values-Based Living 🪞 Self-Reflection 🔄 Habit Formation ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Total Leadership

by Stewart D. Friedman • 2008

Effective leadership and a full life grow from the same small experiments. A method from Wharton.

4.04

5k+

🧩 Work-Life Integration 💎 Values-Based Leadership 🗣️ Stakeholder Dialogue 🧪 Small Experiments 📖 Leadership Storytelling

Total Leadership 86%

Effective leadership and a full life grow from the same small experiments. A method from Wharton.

by Stewart D. Friedman 2008

4.04

5k+ ratings

🧩 Work-Life Integration 💎 Values-Based Leadership 🗣️ Stakeholder Dialogue 🧪 Small Experiments 📖 Leadership Storytelling

A Crack in Creation

by Jennifer A. Doudna • 2017

The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.

4.13

7k+

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology ⚡ Scientific Discovery ⚖️ Bioethics 💊 Future Of Medicine

A Crack in Creation 86%

The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.

by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017

4.13

7k+ ratings

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology ⚡ Scientific Discovery ⚖️ Bioethics 💊 Future Of Medicine

The Genesis Machine

by Amy Webb • 2022

Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.

3.94

745

🧬 Synthetic Biology 📋 Science Policy ⚖️ Bioethics 🔮 Futurism 🧫 Reproductive Technology

The Genesis Machine 86%

Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.

by Amy Webb 2022

3.94

745 ratings

🧬 Synthetic Biology 📋 Science Policy ⚖️ Bioethics 🔮 Futurism 🧫 Reproductive Technology

Uptime

by Laura Mae Martin • 2024

Your calendar is lying to you. Here's how to redesign it around your natural energy peaks.

4.18

1k+

🌱 Sustainable Productivity ⚡ Energy Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔁 Habit Design 📵 Digital Detox

Uptime 86%

Your calendar is lying to you. Here's how to redesign it around your natural energy peaks.

by Laura Mae Martin 2024

4.18

1k+ ratings

🌱 Sustainable Productivity ⚡ Energy Management ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔁 Habit Design 📵 Digital Detox

Make Time

by Jake Knapp • 2018

One daily priority. A boring phone. Steady energy. Two designers rebuild your attention from scratch

4.07

26k+

🕐 Time Management 📱 Tech-Life Balance 🎯 Attention Management ☀️ Daily Focus Rituals 🧩 Behavioral Design

Make Time 86%

One daily priority. A boring phone. Steady energy. Two designers rebuild your attention from scratch

by Jake Knapp 2018

4.07

26k+ ratings

🕐 Time Management 📱 Tech-Life Balance 🎯 Attention Management ☀️ Daily Focus Rituals 🧩 Behavioral Design

Beyond Genetics

by Glenn McGee • 2004

DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.

3.60

🧬 Genomics ⚖️ Bioethics 🔬 Genetic Testing 💊 Personalized Medicine 🌽 Gmo Debate

Beyond Genetics 86%

DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.

by Glenn McGee 2004

3.60

5 ratings

🧬 Genomics ⚖️ Bioethics 🔬 Genetic Testing 💊 Personalized Medicine 🌽 Gmo Debate

Letters to a Young Scientist

by Edward O. Wilson • 2013

Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.

3.90

5k+

🧪 Scientific Careers 🔬 Field Biology 💡 Scientific Creativity 🍂 Natural History 🌍 Biodiversity

Letters to a Young Scientist 86%

Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.

by Edward O. Wilson 2013

3.90

5k+ ratings

🧪 Scientific Careers 🔬 Field Biology 💡 Scientific Creativity 🍂 Natural History 🌍 Biodiversity

The Code Breaker

by Walter Isaacson • 2021

How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.

4.28

42k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Molecular Biology ⚗️ Biotechnology ⚖️ Gene Editing Ethics 🏁 Scientific Rivalry

The Code Breaker 86%

How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.

by Walter Isaacson 2021

4.28

42k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Molecular Biology ⚗️ Biotechnology ⚖️ Gene Editing Ethics 🏁 Scientific Rivalry

Crash Test Girl

by Kari Byron • 2018

She tested myths with science. Then she used the same method on her own life.

3.91

1k+

👩‍🔬 Women In Science 🧪 Science Communication 🔬 Scientific Mindset 🔧 Maker Culture 💡 Creative Problem-Solving

Crash Test Girl 86%

She tested myths with science. Then she used the same method on her own life.

by Kari Byron 2018

3.91

1k+ ratings

👩‍🔬 Women In Science 🧪 Science Communication 🔬 Scientific Mindset 🔧 Maker Culture 💡 Creative Problem-Solving

Thrive

by Arianna Huffington • 2014

When success feels like failure: what high achievers measure after money and power stop working.

3.69

19k+

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Corporate Wellness 😴 Sleep Science 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Thrive 86%

When success feels like failure: what high achievers measure after money and power stop working.

by Arianna Huffington 2014

3.69

19k+ ratings

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Corporate Wellness 😴 Sleep Science 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Twelve Monotasks

by Thatcher Wine • 2021

Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.

3.31

686

🧠 Attention Management 📋 Single-Tasking 📱 Digital Distraction 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🐌 Slow Movement

The Twelve Monotasks 86%

Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.

by Thatcher Wine 2021

3.31

686 ratings

🧠 Attention Management 📋 Single-Tasking 📱 Digital Distraction 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🐌 Slow Movement

Altered Inheritance

by Françoise Baylis • 2019

We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.

3.53

🧬 Genome Editing ⚖️ Bioethics 🏛️ Science Policy 🌍 Genetic Justice 👶 Designer Babies

Altered Inheritance 86%

We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.

by Françoise Baylis 2019

3.53

94 ratings

🧬 Genome Editing ⚖️ Bioethics 🏛️ Science Policy 🌍 Genetic Justice 👶 Designer Babies

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

🧹 Minimalist Productivity 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚠️ Toxic Productivity

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 86%

Productivity redefined: do less, guard your time, and let Stoic wisdom cure your burnout.

by James Patterson

4.34

245 ratings

🧹 Minimalist Productivity 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚠️ Toxic Productivity

A Sense of the Mysterious

by Alan Lightman • 2005

The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.

3.82

671

🧠 Scientific Creativity 🎨 Science And Art 🧵 Two Cultures 📐 Mathematical Beauty 📚 Science Essays

A Sense of the Mysterious 86%

The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.

by Alan Lightman 2005

3.82

671 ratings

🧠 Scientific Creativity 🎨 Science And Art 🧵 Two Cultures 📐 Mathematical Beauty 📚 Science Essays

The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition

by Walter Isaacson • 2022

Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.

4.23

137

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology 👩‍🔬 Women In Science ⚖️ Bioethics 🏁 Scientific Rivalries

The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition Summary

The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition 86%

Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.

by Walter Isaacson 2022

4.23

137 ratings

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology 👩‍🔬 Women In Science ⚖️ Bioethics 🏁 Scientific Rivalries

Ignorance

by Stuart Firestein • 2012

Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.

3.86

1k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🎓 Science Education 🔬 Scientific Method 🔍 Research Practice 🗣️ Public Understanding Of Science

Ignorance 86%

Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.

by Stuart Firestein 2012

3.86

1k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🎓 Science Education 🔬 Scientific Method 🔍 Research Practice 🗣️ Public Understanding Of Science

How to Invest Your Time Like Money

by Elizabeth Grace Saunders • 2015

Your calendar is overdrawn. A method that calculates your real time budget and cuts the debt.

3.79

173

⏰ Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Habit Formation

How to Invest Your Time Like Money Summary

How to Invest Your Time Like Money 86%

Your calendar is overdrawn. A method that calculates your real time budget and cuts the debt.

by Elizabeth Grace Saunders 2015

3.79

173 ratings

⏰ Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Habit Formation

Happier Hour

by Cassie Holmes • 2022

Time poverty is subjective. Research on stretching your hours and spending them on real happiness.

3.81

5k+

⏳ Time Management 😊 Positive Psychology ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🕰️ Time Perception 👥 Social Connection

Happier Hour 86%

Time poverty is subjective. Research on stretching your hours and spending them on real happiness.

by Cassie Holmes 2022

3.81

5k+ ratings

⏳ Time Management 😊 Positive Psychology ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🕰️ Time Perception 👥 Social Connection

Happy as a Dane

by Malene Rydahl • 2014

Denmark wins at happiness. The reason isn't money or luck: it's ten learnable cultural habits.

3.46

705

🇩🇰 Danish Culture 🤝 Social Trust ⚖️ Work Life Balance 📊 Happiness Research 📈 Social Mobility

Happy as a Dane 86%

Denmark wins at happiness. The reason isn't money or luck: it's ten learnable cultural habits.

by Malene Rydahl 2014

3.46

705 ratings

🇩🇰 Danish Culture 🤝 Social Trust ⚖️ Work Life Balance 📊 Happiness Research 📈 Social Mobility

Age Later

by Nir Barzilai • 2020

Centenarians escape the diseases that catch everyone else. Targeting aging itself, not its symptoms.

3.66

482

🧬 Longevity Science 🎂 Centenarian Studies 🔬 Geroscience 🫀 Metabolic Health 🔋 Mitochondrial Health

Age Later 86%

Centenarians escape the diseases that catch everyone else. Targeting aging itself, not its symptoms.

by Nir Barzilai 2020

3.66

482 ratings

🧬 Longevity Science 🎂 Centenarian Studies 🔬 Geroscience 🫀 Metabolic Health 🔋 Mitochondrial Health

Fantastic Voyage

by Ray Kurzweil • 2004

Stay healthy long enough for biotechnology and nanotech to make death optional.

3.87

920

⏳ Longevity Science 🤖 Transhumanism 🩺 Future Of Medicine 🩸 Metabolic Health 🧪 Biohacking

Fantastic Voyage 86%

Stay healthy long enough for biotechnology and nanotech to make death optional.

by Ray Kurzweil 2004

3.87

920 ratings

⏳ Longevity Science 🤖 Transhumanism 🩺 Future Of Medicine 🩸 Metabolic Health 🧪 Biohacking

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

🕒 Time Management 😌 Stress Reduction 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📌 Prioritization

Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress Summary

Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress 86%

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

🕒 Time Management 😌 Stress Reduction 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📌 Prioritization

Productividad personal

by José Miguel Bolívar • 2015

Cómo vaciar la mente, aclarar cada tarea y ejecutar sin estrés con hábitos probados.

4.13

257

⚙️ Productividad Personal 📋 GestióN De Tareas 💻 Trabajo Del Conocimiento 😌 ReduccióN Del EstréS 🔄 FormacióN De HáBitos

Productividad personal 86%

Cómo vaciar la mente, aclarar cada tarea y ejecutar sin estrés con hábitos probados.

by José Miguel Bolívar 2015

4.13

257 ratings

⚙️ Productividad Personal 📋 GestióN De Tareas 💻 Trabajo Del Conocimiento 😌 ReduccióN Del EstréS 🔄 FormacióN De HáBitos

Off Balance

by Matthew Kelly • 2011

Balance asked you to separate work from life. Satisfaction builds one system for both.

3.83

1k+

🧩 Work-Life Integration ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness ⚡ Energy Management 🔧 Personal Systems 🏛️ Character Development

Off Balance 86%

Balance asked you to separate work from life. Satisfaction builds one system for both.

by Matthew Kelly 2011

3.83

1k+ ratings

🧩 Work-Life Integration ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness ⚡ Energy Management 🔧 Personal Systems 🏛️ Character Development

The 4-Hour Chef

by Timothy Ferriss • 2012

Eighty seconds of tension beats an hour of cardio. Most fitness advice is equally backwards.

3.94

11k+

🧬 Biohacking ⏱️ Time-Efficient Fitness 🔬 Self-Experimentation 🍽️ Carb-Conscious Eating 💤 Sleep Engineering

The 4-Hour Chef 86%

Eighty seconds of tension beats an hour of cardio. Most fitness advice is equally backwards.

by Timothy Ferriss 2012

3.94

11k+ ratings

🧬 Biohacking ⏱️ Time-Efficient Fitness 🔬 Self-Experimentation 🍽️ Carb-Conscious Eating 💤 Sleep Engineering

Lab Girl

by Hope Jahren • 2016

Bipolar, broke, with an oddball lab partner: a geobiologist's devotion to what plants know.

3.98

72k+

👩‍🔬 Women In STEM 🌿 Botanical Writing 🔬 Science Memoirs 🧠 Mental Health Memoirs 📚 Academic Life

Lab Girl 86%

Bipolar, broke, with an oddball lab partner: a geobiologist's devotion to what plants know.

by Hope Jahren 2016

3.98

72k+ ratings

👩‍🔬 Women In STEM 🌿 Botanical Writing 🔬 Science Memoirs 🧠 Mental Health Memoirs 📚 Academic Life

The Double Helix

by James D. Watson • 1968

A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.

3.84

20k+

🧬 Molecular Biology 📜 History Of Genetics ⚔️ Scientific Rivalry 🔍 Structural Biology 💡 Scientific Discovery

The Double Helix 86%

A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.

by James D. Watson 1968

3.84

20k+ ratings

🧬 Molecular Biology 📜 History Of Genetics ⚔️ Scientific Rivalry 🔍 Structural Biology 💡 Scientific Discovery

Candace Pert

by Pamela Ryckman • 2023

She discovered the opiate receptor. The prize went to her male mentor. She never forgave science.

3.88

👩‍🔬 Women In Science 🧠 Neuroscience History 🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Opioid Crisis 🚺 Gender Bias In Science

Candace Pert 86%

She discovered the opiate receptor. The prize went to her male mentor. She never forgave science.

by Pamela Ryckman 2023

3.88

68 ratings

👩‍🔬 Women In Science 🧠 Neuroscience History 🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Opioid Crisis 🚺 Gender Bias In Science

Time Magic

by Melissa Ambrosini • 2023

Your phone, inbox, and calendar are stealing sixteen years. The blueprint to steal them back.

3.56

280

⏳ Time Management 📱 Digital Detox ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Priority Setting 🧘 Attention Management

Time Magic 86%

Your phone, inbox, and calendar are stealing sixteen years. The blueprint to steal them back.

by Melissa Ambrosini 2023

3.56

280 ratings

⏳ Time Management 📱 Digital Detox ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Priority Setting 🧘 Attention Management

Sitting Kills, Moving Heals

by Joan Vernikos • 2011

Astronauts deteriorate in space. Your chair causes the same damage. More gym time won't fix it.

3.69

245

🪑 Sedentary Lifestyle 🚶 Everyday Movement 🔬 Movement Science 🔄 Non-Exercise Activity 🦴 Bone Health

Sitting Kills, Moving Heals 86%

Astronauts deteriorate in space. Your chair causes the same damage. More gym time won't fix it.

by Joan Vernikos 2011

3.69

245 ratings

🪑 Sedentary Lifestyle 🚶 Everyday Movement 🔬 Movement Science 🔄 Non-Exercise Activity 🦴 Bone Health

Attention Span

by Gloria Mark • 2023

Screen attention spans dropped from 150 seconds to 47. Why, and how to restore them.

3.52

2k+

🖥️ Digital Attention ⚡ Interruption Management 📱 Screen Habits 💰 Attention Economics 💼 Knowledge Workers

Attention Span 86%

Screen attention spans dropped from 150 seconds to 47. Why, and how to restore them.

by Gloria Mark 2023

3.52

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Attention ⚡ Interruption Management 📱 Screen Habits 💰 Attention Economics 💼 Knowledge Workers

The Myth of Multitasking

by Dave Crenshaw • 2007

Multitasking steals 28% of your day. Stop the mental switching and reclaim the hours.

3.81

1k+

⏰ Time Management 💼 Workplace Productivity 🎯 Personal Effectiveness 🧠 Attention Management 1️⃣ Single Tasking

The Myth of Multitasking 86%

Multitasking steals 28% of your day. Stop the mental switching and reclaim the hours.

by Dave Crenshaw 2007

3.81

1k+ ratings

⏰ Time Management 💼 Workplace Productivity 🎯 Personal Effectiveness 🧠 Attention Management 1️⃣ Single Tasking

Eat Sleep Work Repeat

by Bruce Daisley • 2020

Why the most productive people guard their mornings, take real lunch breaks, and work less.

3.64

572

🏢 Workplace Culture 🎧 Attention Management 🧘 Burnout Prevention ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Eat Sleep Work Repeat 86%

Why the most productive people guard their mornings, take real lunch breaks, and work less.

by Bruce Daisley 2020

3.64

572 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🎧 Attention Management 🧘 Burnout Prevention ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Sleep Revolution

by Arianna Huffington • 2016

We traded sleep for productivity and got neither. The science finally explains why.

3.44

8k+

🔬 Sleep Science 🛏️ Sleep Hygiene 🌙 Circadian Rhythms 📱 Digital Detox 🔥 Burnout Prevention

The Sleep Revolution 86%

We traded sleep for productivity and got neither. The science finally explains why.

by Arianna Huffington 2016

3.44

8k+ ratings

🔬 Sleep Science 🛏️ Sleep Hygiene 🌙 Circadian Rhythms 📱 Digital Detox 🔥 Burnout Prevention

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

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 👥 Leadership Culture 😴 Rest And Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle 🧯 Workplace Burnout

Win at Work and Succeed at Life 86%

Overwork stopped working. The alternative: constraints, real rest, and a life that succeeds.

by Michael Hyatt 2021

4.03

700 ratings

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 👥 Leadership Culture 😴 Rest And Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle 🧯 Workplace Burnout

Pasteur's Quadrant

by Donald E. Stokes • 1997

The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.

3.82

150

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Pasteur's Quadrant 86%

The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.

by Donald E. Stokes 1997

3.82

150 ratings

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Good Enough Is the New Perfect

by Becky Beaupre Gillespie • 2011

Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.

3.40

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Good Enough Is the New Perfect 86%

Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.

by Becky Beaupre Gillespie 2011

3.40

191 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 😔 Mom Guilt ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion

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