💼 Love Vs Career

The modern tension between romantic fulfillment and professional ambition, exploring whether it's possible to have both without sacrificing the soul of either.

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 Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear

by Caitlin Friedman • 2008

A career playbook for women: chart your course, negotiate your salary, and build a real network.

3.34

146

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🧭 Career Planning 📣 Self-Promotion 🤝 Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear Summary

The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear 86%

A career playbook for women: chart your course, negotiate your salary, and build a real network.

by Caitlin Friedman 2008

3.34

146 ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🧭 Career Planning 📣 Self-Promotion 🤝 Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Baby Decision

by Merle Bombardieri • 1981

Deciding parenthood or childfree life: the classic guide for the choice no one discusses.

4.19

2k+

🌱 Childfree Living 📋 Family Planning ⚖️ Decision Making 🔍 Self Exploration 💬 Couples Communication

The Baby Decision 86%

Deciding parenthood or childfree life: the classic guide for the choice no one discusses.

by Merle Bombardieri 1981

4.19

2k+ ratings

🌱 Childfree Living 📋 Family Planning ⚖️ Decision Making 🔍 Self Exploration 💬 Couples Communication

Start.

by Jon Acuff • 2013

A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.

3.96

8k+

🛡️ Fear Management 💼 Career Fulfillment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🎯 Priority Setting 🗺️ Life Design

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

🛡️ Fear Management 💼 Career Fulfillment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🎯 Priority Setting 🗺️ Life Design

Start, Stay, or Leave

by Trey Gowdy • 2023

A prosecutor's method for life's crossroads: how to know when to begin, commit, or leave.

4.31

906

🔄 Career Transitions 🧭 Life Planning ⚖️ Decision Frameworks 🪞 Internal Validation ⚠️ Risk Assessment

Start, Stay, or Leave 85%

A prosecutor's method for life's crossroads: how to know when to begin, commit, or leave.

by Trey Gowdy 2023

4.31

906 ratings

🔄 Career Transitions 🧭 Life Planning ⚖️ Decision Frameworks 🪞 Internal Validation ⚠️ Risk Assessment

Beside Every Successful Man

by Megan Basham • 2008

Married men earn 20 to 50 percent more. A wife's guide to making that premium a strategy.

3.82

🫂 Spousal Partnerships 🎯 Career Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Networking Strategies ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Beside Every Successful Man 85%

Married men earn 20 to 50 percent more. A wife's guide to making that premium a strategy.

by Megan Basham 2008

3.82

51 ratings

🫂 Spousal Partnerships 🎯 Career Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Networking Strategies ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Existentialism and Romantic Love

by Skye Cleary • 2015

Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.

4.08

🧠 Existentialism 💕 Philosophy Of Love 🤝 Relationship Authenticity 💭 Romantic Realism ⚡ Constructive Conflict

Existentialism and Romantic Love Summary

Existentialism and Romantic Love 85%

Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.

by Skye Cleary 2015

4.08

74 ratings

🧠 Existentialism 💕 Philosophy Of Love 🤝 Relationship Authenticity 💭 Romantic Realism ⚡ Constructive Conflict

The Long View

by Brian Fetherstonhaugh • 2016

Career advice assumes a ten-year race. A forty-five-year career runs on different fuel.

3.75

298

🗺️ Career Planning 🎨 Career Design 🧗 Career Resilience 🛠️ Skill Development ⏳ Time Management

The Long View 85%

Career advice assumes a ten-year race. A forty-five-year career runs on different fuel.

by Brian Fetherstonhaugh 2016

3.75

298 ratings

🗺️ Career Planning 🎨 Career Design 🧗 Career Resilience 🛠️ Skill Development ⏳ Time Management

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+

🔧 Career Design 🔀 Non-Linear Careers 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🏗️ Engineering Passion 🌟 Fulfillment First

Dark Horse 85%

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

🔧 Career Design 🔀 Non-Linear Careers 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🏗️ Engineering Passion 🌟 Fulfillment First

Brazen Careerist

by Penelope Trunk • 2007

Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.

3.41

236

🎯 Career Strategy 🌱 Early Career 🔍 Job Hunting 💰 Salary Negotiation 📈 Managing Up

Brazen Careerist 85%

Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.

by Penelope Trunk 2007

3.41

236 ratings

🎯 Career Strategy 🌱 Early Career 🔍 Job Hunting 💰 Salary Negotiation 📈 Managing Up

Why Love Hurts

by Eva Illouz • 2011

Romantic misery has a blueprint. Markets and technology designed it long before you ever swiped.

3.99

2k+

💕 Sociology Of Love 🔀 Paradox Of Choice 📱 Online Dating 💍 Mate Selection 🪞 Self-Worth And Love

Why Love Hurts 85%

Romantic misery has a blueprint. Markets and technology designed it long before you ever swiped.

by Eva Illouz 2011

3.99

2k+ ratings

💕 Sociology Of Love 🔀 Paradox Of Choice 📱 Online Dating 💍 Mate Selection 🪞 Self-Worth And Love

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

🧭 Career Strategy 🔄 Career Transitions 👤 Mentorship 🌐 Professional Networking 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Runnin' Down a Dream 85%

Why fascination beats passion, place still matters, and late bloomers often win the career game.

by Bill Gurley 2026

4.16

938 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🔄 Career Transitions 👤 Mentorship 🌐 Professional Networking 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Hustle

by Neil Patel • 2016

Turn constant motion into self-made luck, hidden opportunities, and a career you actually own.

3.49

459

📋 Career Strategy 💼 Side Hustles 🚪 Opportunity Creation 🍀 Manufacturing Luck 🏷️ Personal Branding

Hustle 85%

Turn constant motion into self-made luck, hidden opportunities, and a career you actually own.

by Neil Patel 2016

3.49

459 ratings

📋 Career Strategy 💼 Side Hustles 🚪 Opportunity Creation 🍀 Manufacturing Luck 🏷️ Personal Branding

The Unspoken Rules

by Gorick Ng • 2021

Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.

4.24

1k+

🌱 Early Career 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧭 Career Navigation 💼 Professional Presence 🔄 Feedback Culture

The Unspoken Rules 85%

Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.

by Gorick Ng 2021

4.24

1k+ ratings

🌱 Early Career 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧭 Career Navigation 💼 Professional Presence 🔄 Feedback Culture

Catalyst

by Chandramouli Venkatesan • 2018

Most careers stall after the first half. A method for converting time into genuine growth.

4.25

2k+

🚀 Career Development 📚 Experiential Learning 🎯 Attention Management 🪜 Career Stages 🏛️ Values-Based Leadership

Catalyst 85%

Most careers stall after the first half. A method for converting time into genuine growth.

by Chandramouli Venkatesan 2018

4.25

2k+ ratings

🚀 Career Development 📚 Experiential Learning 🎯 Attention Management 🪜 Career Stages 🏛️ Values-Based Leadership

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 85%

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

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 📞 Finding Calling 💼 Meaningful Work

What Should I Do with My Life? 85%

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 📞 Finding Calling 💼 Meaningful Work

Career Development All-in-One For Dummies

by John Wiley & Sons • 2017

Find your career's 20% lever. Block it into your calendar. Stop letting busywork win.

3.80

⏳ Time Management 💼 Career Development ⚡ Productivity Methods 🔝 Priority Setting ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Career Development All-in-One For Dummies Summary

Career Development All-in-One For Dummies 85%

Find your career's 20% lever. Block it into your calendar. Stop letting busywork win.

by John Wiley & Sons 2017

3.80

5 ratings

⏳ Time Management 💼 Career Development ⚡ Productivity Methods 🔝 Priority Setting ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

80,000 Hours

by Benjamin Todd • 2016

The counterintuitive math of doing good: why a corporate paycheck often beats a charity job.

3.91

2k+

🧭 Career Strategy 🌍 Social Impact Careers 🎓 Effective Altruism 🌐 Global Problems 🧪 Career Experiments

80,000 Hours 85%

The counterintuitive math of doing good: why a corporate paycheck often beats a charity job.

by Benjamin Todd 2016

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🌍 Social Impact Careers 🎓 Effective Altruism 🌐 Global Problems 🧪 Career Experiments

The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match

by Sonya Rhodes • 2014

Why accomplished women struggle in love, and the partner choice that changes everything.

3.51

170

💪 Assertive Women 👩‍💼 High-Achieving Women 🎭 Personality Spectrum 📱 Modern Dating 🔍 Partner Selection

The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match 85%

Why accomplished women struggle in love, and the partner choice that changes everything.

by Sonya Rhodes 2014

3.51

170 ratings

💪 Assertive Women 👩‍💼 High-Achieving Women 🎭 Personality Spectrum 📱 Modern Dating 🔍 Partner Selection

Small Actions

by Eric Sim • 2021

Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.

4.25

🧭 Career Development 🧱 Skill Stacking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Social Capital 💼 Intrapreneurship

Small Actions 85%

Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.

by Eric Sim 2021

4.25

68 ratings

🧭 Career Development 🧱 Skill Stacking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Social Capital 💼 Intrapreneurship

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+

🔄 Career Change 💼 Meaningful Work 🌊 Flow States 🧠 Positive Psychology 🏢 Modern Work Culture

How to Find Fulfilling Work 85%

How to stumble into work you love: the experimental method for finding fulfillment without a plan.

by Roman Krznaric 2012

3.90

3k+ ratings

🔄 Career Change 💼 Meaningful Work 🌊 Flow States 🧠 Positive Psychology 🏢 Modern Work Culture

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 85%

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

The Introvert's Complete Career Guide

by Jane Finkle • 2019

The career playbook for quiet people: land, negotiate, rise, no acting outgoing required.

3.25

191

🪜 Career Development 🌿 Introvert Strengths 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Networking Strategies

The Introvert's Complete Career Guide Summary

The Introvert's Complete Career Guide 85%

The career playbook for quiet people: land, negotiate, rise, no acting outgoing required.

by Jane Finkle 2019

3.25

191 ratings

🪜 Career Development 🌿 Introvert Strengths 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Networking Strategies

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+

🛠️ Meaningful Work 🚀 Startup Culture 💎 Values Alignment 🎨 Life Design 🏢 Purpose-Driven Work

The Monk and the Riddle 85%

Defer your dreams and you risk never living them; build a career that pulls, not pushes.

by Randy Komisar 2000

3.87

3k+ ratings

🛠️ Meaningful Work 🚀 Startup Culture 💎 Values Alignment 🎨 Life Design 🏢 Purpose-Driven Work

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

🧭 Career Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 📢 Self-Advocacy 🗣️ Feedback Culture 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Unspoken Truths for Career Success Summary

The Unspoken Truths for Career Success 85%

What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.

by Tessa White 2023

4.26

550 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 📢 Self-Advocacy 🗣️ Feedback Culture 💰 Salary Negotiation

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+

🧳 Portfolio Careers 🧭 Vocation Discernment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 📉 Failure As Teacher 🪜 Small Steps Change

The Art of Work 85%

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

🧳 Portfolio Careers 🧭 Vocation Discernment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 📉 Failure As Teacher 🪜 Small Steps Change

Remember Who You Are

by Paula Brown Stafford • 2018

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

4.58

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 📋 Priority Management

Remember Who You Are 85%

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

by Paula Brown Stafford 2018

4.58

48 ratings

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 📋 Priority Management

Stay or Leave

by The School of Life • 2021

Sex problems are usually connection problems in disguise. The stay-or-leave question rethought.

4.34

436

🧩 Relationship Indecision 🛋️ Couples Therapy 💔 Breakup Decisions 👨‍👩‍👧 Co-Parenting 📚 Practical Philosophy

Stay or Leave 85%

Sex problems are usually connection problems in disguise. The stay-or-leave question rethought.

by The School of Life 2021

4.34

436 ratings

🧩 Relationship Indecision 🛋️ Couples Therapy 💔 Breakup Decisions 👨‍👩‍👧 Co-Parenting 📚 Practical Philosophy

The Proximity Principle

by Ken Coleman • 2019

The fastest route to the career you want is getting close to the people already doing it.

3.73

3k+

🧭 Career Transitions 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🕸️ Networking Advice 🚀 Career Acceleration 🎓 Early Career Professionals

The Proximity Principle 85%

The fastest route to the career you want is getting close to the people already doing it.

by Ken Coleman 2019

3.73

3k+ ratings

🧭 Career Transitions 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🕸️ Networking Advice 🚀 Career Acceleration 🎓 Early Career Professionals

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

🗂️ Task Management 📈 Sales Productivity 🛑 Boundary Setting 🤝 Delegation Skills 📱 Technology Distraction

Time Traps 85%

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

🗂️ Task Management 📈 Sales Productivity 🛑 Boundary Setting 🤝 Delegation Skills 📱 Technology Distraction

Rise

by Patty Azzarello • 2012

Hard work won't get you promoted. Three moves to stand out, lead, and love your life.

4.42

1k+

🚀 Career Advancement 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Prioritization 🤝 Delegation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding

Rise 85%

Hard work won't get you promoted. Three moves to stand out, lead, and love your life.

by Patty Azzarello 2012

4.42

1k+ ratings

🚀 Career Advancement 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Prioritization 🤝 Delegation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding

Do Over

by Jon Acuff • 2015

Before you need a new job, stockpile four things no resume can list.

4.04

4k+

🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Career Advancement 🤝 Professional Networking 🛠️ Skill Building 💪 Work Ethic

Do Over 85%

Before you need a new job, stockpile four things no resume can list.

by Jon Acuff 2015

4.04

4k+ ratings

🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Career Advancement 🤝 Professional Networking 🛠️ Skill Building 💪 Work Ethic

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 84%

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

Pivot

by Jenny Blake • 2016

A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.

3.74

2k+

💼 Career Transitions 🔄 Lean Methodology 🧪 Small Experiments 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Strategic Networking

Pivot 84%

A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.

by Jenny Blake 2016

3.74

2k+ ratings

💼 Career Transitions 🔄 Lean Methodology 🧪 Small Experiments 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Strategic Networking

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization

by Jeffrey J. Fox • 1998

A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.

3.82

2k+

🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization Summary

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization 84%

A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.

by Jeffrey J. Fox 1998

3.82

2k+ ratings

🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

Beyond Mars and Venus

by John Gray • 2016

Men and women run on different stress chemicals, and equality forgot to account for biology.

3.81

894

🗣️ Couples Communication ⚧️ Gender Dynamics ☯️ Masculine Feminine Balance 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🧠 Stress Biology

Beyond Mars and Venus 84%

Men and women run on different stress chemicals, and equality forgot to account for biology.

by John Gray 2016

3.81

894 ratings

🗣️ Couples Communication ⚧️ Gender Dynamics ☯️ Masculine Feminine Balance 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🧠 Stress Biology

The 5 Love Languages Military Edition

by Gary Chapman • 2013

Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.

4.33

2k+

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🪖 Military Spouses 💧 Emotional Needs 🗣️ Marital Communication ❤️‍🔥 Choosing To Love

The 5 Love Languages Military Edition Summary

The 5 Love Languages Military Edition 84%

Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.

by Gary Chapman 2013

4.33

2k+ ratings

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🪖 Military Spouses 💧 Emotional Needs 🗣️ Marital Communication ❤️‍🔥 Choosing To Love

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

🧭 Career Change 💡 Meaningful Work 🎨 Life Design 🧪 Career Experiments 💪 Strengths-Based Work

Happen to Your Career 84%

Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.

by Scott Anthony Barlow 2022

4.08

107 ratings

🧭 Career Change 💡 Meaningful Work 🎨 Life Design 🧪 Career Experiments 💪 Strengths-Based Work

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

🛠️ Career Design 🎓 New Graduates 🧠 Personality Alignment 💪 Talent Assessment 🧱 Limiting Beliefs

Now What? 84%

Most grads stumble into jobs they hate. A career design method starting with your natural wiring.

by Nicholas Lore 2008

3.85

134 ratings

🛠️ Career Design 🎓 New Graduates 🧠 Personality Alignment 💪 Talent Assessment 🧱 Limiting Beliefs

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+

🛠️ Career Design 💡 Design Thinking 🏢 Office Politics 🏠 Hybrid Work 💼 Gig Economy

Designing Your New Work Life 84%

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

🛠️ Career Design 💡 Design Thinking 🏢 Office Politics 🏠 Hybrid Work 💼 Gig Economy

Unfinished Business

by Anne-Marie Slaughter • 2015

Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.

3.91

3k+

🏢 Workplace Equality 🧱 Care Infrastructure 🔄 Career Reentry 🏠 Flexible Work 💼 Working Mothers

Unfinished Business 84%

Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.

by Anne-Marie Slaughter 2015

3.91

3k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Equality 🧱 Care Infrastructure 🔄 Career Reentry 🏠 Flexible Work 💼 Working Mothers

What Do You Want Out of Life?

by Valerie Tiberius • 2023

Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.

3.19

373

🏛️ Practical Philosophy ⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution 🎯 Values Identification 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🧠 Moral Psychology

What Do You Want Out of Life? 84%

Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.

by Valerie Tiberius 2023

3.19

373 ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy ⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution 🎯 Values Identification 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🧠 Moral Psychology

Fire Your Boss

by Aaron McHugh • 2020

Your dream job might be the one you have. Transform it through ownership, not escape.

4.10

💼 Career Fulfillment 🔑 Workplace Ownership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🎮 Play At Work

Fire Your Boss 84%

Your dream job might be the one you have. Transform it through ownership, not escape.

by Aaron McHugh 2020

4.10

39 ratings

💼 Career Fulfillment 🔑 Workplace Ownership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🎮 Play At Work

Leap

by Tess Vigeland • 2015

Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.

3.48

544

🚪 Career Transitions 🏷️ Work Identity 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🪞 Identity Beyond Work 💡 Meaningful Work

Leap 84%

Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.

by Tess Vigeland 2015

3.48

544 ratings

🚪 Career Transitions 🏷️ Work Identity 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🪞 Identity Beyond Work 💡 Meaningful Work

Business Model You

by Timothy Clark • 2022

One-page career canvas: spot the pain, prototype the fix, and earn the leap.

4.00

🗺️ Career Design 📊 Personal Business Models 👁️ Visual Thinking 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Career Transitions

Business Model You 84%

One-page career canvas: spot the pain, prototype the fix, and earn the leap.

by Timothy Clark 2022

4.00

13 ratings

🗺️ Career Design 📊 Personal Business Models 👁️ Visual Thinking 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Career Transitions

The Power Pause

by Neha Ruch • 2025

A career break isn't a résumé gap; it's a power move. The plan to come back better.

4.16

2k+

⏸️ Career Breaks 👩‍👧 Working Motherhood 🔁 Career Reentry 🪪 Career Identity 🔄 Work Life Integration

The Power Pause 84%

A career break isn't a résumé gap; it's a power move. The plan to come back better.

by Neha Ruch 2025

4.16

2k+ ratings

⏸️ Career Breaks 👩‍👧 Working Motherhood 🔁 Career Reentry 🪪 Career Identity 🔄 Work Life Integration

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

💼 Portfolio Careers 📦 Gig Economy ✨ Meaningful Work 📚 Lifelong Learning ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

The Elephant And The Flea 84%

The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.

by Charles B. Handy 2001

4.04

196 ratings

💼 Portfolio Careers 📦 Gig Economy ✨ Meaningful Work 📚 Lifelong Learning ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

Drop the Ball

by Tiffany Dufu • 2017

A shared home spreadsheet, a real partner, and the surprising career gains of doing less.

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An outsider at Harvard Business School mastered the skills and rejected the life.

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