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Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight
by Sharon Heller • 2002
Why tags, crowds, and noise feel unbearable: a body-based fix for sensory defensiveness.
3.90
866
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight Summary
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight 89%
Why tags, crowds, and noise feel unbearable: a body-based fix for sensory defensiveness.
by Sharon Heller 2002
3.90
866 ratings
Notes on a Nervous Planet
by Matt Haig • 2018
The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?
3.94
57k+
Notes on a Nervous Planet Summary
Notes on a Nervous Planet 88%
The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?
by Matt Haig 2018
3.94
57k+ ratings
Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron • 2010
One in five clients feels therapy more deeply; standard methods overwhelm them without adaptation.
4.11
337
Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person Summary
Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person 87%
One in five clients feels therapy more deeply; standard methods overwhelm them without adaptation.
by Elaine N. Aron 2010
4.11
337 ratings
The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron • 1996
Deeply sensitive and born that way: for the one in five, a guide beyond survival.
3.83
55k+
The Highly Sensitive Person Summary
The Highly Sensitive Person 87%
Deeply sensitive and born that way: for the one in five, a guide beyond survival.
by Elaine N. Aron 1996
3.83
55k+ ratings
The Highly Sensitive Parent
by Elaine N. Aron • 2020
For sensitive parents who absorb everything: how to thrive on your wiring instead of fighting it.
3.50
2k+
The Highly Sensitive Parent Summary
The Highly Sensitive Parent 87%
For sensitive parents who absorb everything: how to thrive on your wiring instead of fighting it.
by Elaine N. Aron 2020
3.50
2k+ ratings
I think too much - How to channel intrusive thoughts
by Christel Petitcollin • 2010
Overthinking is a neurological trait, not a flaw. Stop fighting your mind and start using it.
3.23
6k+
I think too much - How to channel intrusive thoughts Summary
I think too much - How to channel intrusive thoughts 86%
Overthinking is a neurological trait, not a flaw. Stop fighting your mind and start using it.
by Christel Petitcollin 2010
3.23
6k+ ratings
Hamlet's BlackBerry
by William Powers • 2010
Writing, print, telegraph: each sparked an overload crisis. The old solutions still work.
3.59
2k+
Hamlet's BlackBerry Summary
Hamlet's BlackBerry 86%
Writing, print, telegraph: each sparked an overload crisis. The old solutions still work.
by William Powers 2010
3.59
2k+ ratings
The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide
by Ted Zeff • 2004
For the easily overwhelmed: how to manage noise, time, and people without dulling your strengths.
3.49
1k+
The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide Summary
The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide 86%
For the easily overwhelmed: how to manage noise, time, and people without dulling your strengths.
by Ted Zeff 2004
3.49
1k+ ratings
How to Let Things Go
by Shunmyō Masuno • 2021
You can't manage everything: 99 Zen insights on loosening your grip and finding real peace.
3.49
2k+
How to Let Things Go Summary
How to Let Things Go 86%
You can't manage everything: 99 Zen insights on loosening your grip and finding real peace.
by Shunmyō Masuno 2021
3.49
2k+ ratings
Stop Reading the News
by Rolf Dobelli • 2019
You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.
3.71
4k+
Stop Reading the News Summary
Stop Reading the News 86%
You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.
by Rolf Dobelli 2019
3.71
4k+ ratings
The Power of Agency
by Paul Napper • 2019
34 gigabytes of daily data has you paralyzed. Seven principles to clear your head and act.
3.91
426
The Power of Agency Summary
The Power of Agency 86%
34 gigabytes of daily data has you paralyzed. Seven principles to clear your head and act.
by Paul Napper 2019
3.91
426 ratings
Faster
by James Gleick • 1999
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
3.52
2k+
Faster Summary
Faster 86%
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
by James Gleick 1999
3.52
2k+ ratings
The Sirens' Call
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2025
Attention is finite, information is not; that imbalance fuels a hidden war for your mind.
3.94
9k+
The Sirens' Call Summary
The Sirens' Call 86%
Attention is finite, information is not; that imbalance fuels a hidden war for your mind.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2025
3.94
9k+ ratings
Living Sensationally
by Winnie Dunn • 2007
Your sensory wiring dictates comfort with food, touch, and noise. Four patterns reveal why.
3.78
160
Living Sensationally Summary
Living Sensationally 86%
Your sensory wiring dictates comfort with food, touch, and noise. Four patterns reveal why.
by Winnie Dunn 2007
3.78
160 ratings
Reset Your Child's Brain
by Victoria Dunckley • 2015
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
4.08
823
Reset Your Child's Brain Summary
Reset Your Child's Brain 86%
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
by Victoria Dunckley 2015
4.08
823 ratings
Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!
by Julio Vincent Gambuto • 2023
The economy runs on your distraction. The plan for unsubscribing from everything that drains you.
3.47
1k+
Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! Summary
Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! 86%
The economy runs on your distraction. The plan for unsubscribing from everything that drains you.
by Julio Vincent Gambuto 2023
3.47
1k+ ratings
Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child
by James Williams • 2014
Why some children feel everything more deeply, and what they actually need.
4.04
351
Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child Summary
Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child 86%
Why some children feel everything more deeply, and what they actually need.
by James Williams 2014
4.04
351 ratings
Future Minds
by Richard Watson • 2010
Every screen you own is quietly rewiring your brain. Deep thinking is the hidden casualty.
3.77
162
Future Minds Summary
Future Minds 86%
Every screen you own is quietly rewiring your brain. Deep thinking is the hidden casualty.
by Richard Watson 2010
3.77
162 ratings
Information Bombardment
by Nick Bontis • 2015
Every eleven hours the world's knowledge doubles. The rules for filtering what reaches your brain.
3.77
13
Information Bombardment Summary
Information Bombardment 86%
Every eleven hours the world's knowledge doubles. The rules for filtering what reaches your brain.
by Nick Bontis 2015
3.77
13 ratings
Noise
by Joseph McCormack • 2019
Noise is rewiring your brain and nobody is immune. The practical blueprint for reclaiming focus.
3.62
242
Noise Summary
Noise 86%
Noise is rewiring your brain and nobody is immune. The practical blueprint for reclaiming focus.
by Joseph McCormack 2019
3.62
242 ratings
Driven to Distraction at Work
by Edward M. Hallowell • 2015
You were not born distracted. Your environment did it. Six daily practices undo the damage.
3.63
746
Driven to Distraction at Work Summary
Driven to Distraction at Work 86%
You were not born distracted. Your environment did it. Six daily practices undo the damage.
by Edward M. Hallowell 2015
3.63
746 ratings
The End of Absence
by Michael Harris • 2014
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
3.63
2k+
The End of Absence Summary
The End of Absence 86%
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
by Michael Harris 2014
3.63
2k+ ratings
How to Thrive in the Digital Age
by Tom Chatfield • 2012
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
3.08
598
How to Thrive in the Digital Age Summary
How to Thrive in the Digital Age 86%
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
by Tom Chatfield 2012
3.08
598 ratings
The Out-of-Sync Child
by Carol Stock Kranowitz • 1998
The hidden senses that make a child's world chaotic. A guide to recognizing and calming them.
4.18
6k+
The Out-of-Sync Child Summary
The Out-of-Sync Child 86%
The hidden senses that make a child's world chaotic. A guide to recognizing and calming them.
by Carol Stock Kranowitz 1998
4.18
6k+ ratings
Sensitive
by Jenn Granneman • 2023
Your sensitive brain processes more deeply. Stop surviving the overload and start using that edge.
4.06
4k+
Sensitive Summary
Sensitive 86%
Your sensitive brain processes more deeply. Stop surviving the overload and start using that edge.
by Jenn Granneman 2023
4.06
4k+ 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
Volume Control
by David Owen • 2019
Modern noise severs ear nerves; the standard hearing test misses it. Inside a hidden epidemic.
4.05
626
Volume Control Summary
Volume Control 85%
Modern noise severs ear nerves; the standard hearing test misses it. Inside a hidden epidemic.
by David Owen 2019
4.05
626 ratings
Welcome to AuDHD
by Megan Griffith • 2025
Autism wants order; ADHD wants stimulation. Stop fighting your brain and start working with it.
4.05
256
Welcome to AuDHD Summary
Welcome to AuDHD 85%
Autism wants order; ADHD wants stimulation. Stop fighting your brain and start working with it.
by Megan Griffith 2025
4.05
256 ratings
Addicted to Drama
by Scott Lyons • 2023
Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.
3.90
250
Addicted to Drama Summary
Addicted to Drama 85%
Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.
by Scott Lyons 2023
3.90
250 ratings
The Overflowing Brain
by Torkel Klingberg • 2007
Your brain juggles about seven items. That bottleneck shapes everything from distraction to ADHD.
3.52
318
The Overflowing Brain Summary
The Overflowing Brain 85%
Your brain juggles about seven items. That bottleneck shapes everything from distraction to ADHD.
by Torkel Klingberg 2007
3.52
318 ratings
PDA by PDAers
by Sally Cat • 2018
PDA explained from the inside: why demands terrify, and how to survive them.
3.94
89
PDA by PDAers Summary
PDA by PDAers 85%
PDA explained from the inside: why demands terrify, and how to survive them.
by Sally Cat 2018
3.94
89 ratings
Solitude
by Michael Harris • 2017
Your phone checks you 150 times a day. Solitude is the lost art: reclaiming your attention.
3.66
2k+
Solitude Summary
Solitude 85%
Your phone checks you 150 times a day. Solitude is the lost art: reclaiming your attention.
by Michael Harris 2017
3.66
2k+ ratings
Quiet Your Mind
by John Selby • 2004
Chronic worry is a habit. Ten practices for rewiring the anxious brain and finding calm.
3.86
137
Quiet Your Mind Summary
Quiet Your Mind 85%
Chronic worry is a habit. Ten practices for rewiring the anxious brain and finding calm.
by John Selby 2004
3.86
137 ratings
The Distracted Mind
by Adam Gazzaley • 2016
Your brain treats information like food. Smartphones exploit that instinct relentlessly.
3.70
1k+
The Distracted Mind Summary
The Distracted Mind 85%
Your brain treats information like food. Smartphones exploit that instinct relentlessly.
by Adam Gazzaley 2016
3.70
1k+ ratings
Overthinking
by Robert Leary • 2019
Overthinking is a habit, not a personality trait. Practical techniques to break the cycle.
3.09
130
Overthinking Summary
Overthinking 85%
Overthinking is a habit, not a personality trait. Practical techniques to break the cycle.
by Robert Leary 2019
3.09
130 ratings
The Handbook for Highly Sensitive People
by Mel Collins • 2019
For the twenty percent who absorb everything: strategies and spiritual tools to stop burning out.
3.52
747
The Handbook for Highly Sensitive People Summary
The Handbook for Highly Sensitive People 85%
For the twenty percent who absorb everything: strategies and spiritual tools to stop burning out.
by Mel Collins 2019
3.52
747 ratings
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person
by Barrie Jaeger • 2004
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
3.76
414
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person Summary
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person 85%
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
by Barrie Jaeger 2004
3.76
414 ratings
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
PDA by PDAers Summary
PDA by PDAers 85%
A survival guide for demand avoidance: why instructions feel like attacks, and what actually helps.
by Sally Cat 2018
4.00
1 ratings
Explaining AuDHD
by Khurram Sadiq • 2025
Autism and ADHD mask each other, creating an internal paradox that most clinicians overlook.
3.44
376
Explaining AuDHD Summary
Explaining AuDHD 85%
Autism and ADHD mask each other, creating an internal paradox that most clinicians overlook.
by Khurram Sadiq 2025
3.44
376 ratings
Attention
by Casey Schwartz • 2020
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
3.12
394
Attention Summary
Attention 85%
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
by Casey Schwartz 2020
3.12
394 ratings
In Emergency, Break Glass
by Nate Anderson • 2022
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
3.91
323
In Emergency, Break Glass Summary
In Emergency, Break Glass 85%
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
by Nate Anderson 2022
3.91
323 ratings
Relax.
by Timothy Caulfield • 2020
Never been safer, yet drowning in health anxiety. The evidence for what to actually worry about.
3.71
998
Relax. Summary
Relax. 85%
Never been safer, yet drowning in health anxiety. The evidence for what to actually worry about.
by Timothy Caulfield 2020
3.71
998 ratings
The Organized Mind
by Daniel J. Levitin • 2014
Attention bandwidth: 120 bits per second. Two conversations fill it. Defend the rest.
3.65
15k+
The Organized Mind Summary
The Organized Mind 85%
Attention bandwidth: 120 bits per second. Two conversations fill it. Defend the rest.
by Daniel J. Levitin 2014
3.65
15k+ ratings
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety
by Jen Lancaster • 2020
Never safer, never richer, never more anxious. The culprit: how we now eat, post, and parent.
3.37
6k+
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety Summary
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety 85%
Never safer, never richer, never more anxious. The culprit: how we now eat, post, and parent.
by Jen Lancaster 2020
3.37
6k+ ratings
The Ghost in My Brain
by Clark Elliott • 2015
His identity vanished after a minor crash. Eight years later, two therapists reassembled it.
3.82
938
The Ghost in My Brain Summary
The Ghost in My Brain 85%
His identity vanished after a minor crash. Eight years later, two therapists reassembled it.
by Clark Elliott 2015
3.82
938 ratings
The Great Acceleration
by Robert Colvile • 2016
Why everything from politics to dinner is getting faster, and why the middle ground is disappearing.
3.56
165
The Great Acceleration Summary
The Great Acceleration 85%
Why everything from politics to dinner is getting faster, and why the middle ground is disappearing.
by Robert Colvile 2016
3.56
165 ratings
Heal Your Nervous System
by Linnea Passaler • 2024
Five stages to rewire a dysregulated nervous system, starting where talk therapy cannot reach.
3.84
976
Heal Your Nervous System Summary
Heal Your Nervous System 85%
Five stages to rewire a dysregulated nervous system, starting where talk therapy cannot reach.
by Linnea Passaler 2024
3.84
976 ratings
Captivology
by Ben Parr • 2015
Your audience is scrolling. Seven psychological triggers that stop thumbs and earn real minutes.
3.79
391
Captivology Summary
Captivology 85%
Your audience is scrolling. Seven psychological triggers that stop thumbs and earn real minutes.
by Ben Parr 2015
3.79
391 ratings
Mindful Tech
by David M. Levy • 2016
Turn screen time into noticing time: a mindfulness method for unscrolling your life.
3.41
153
Mindful Tech Summary
Mindful Tech 85%
Turn screen time into noticing time: a mindfulness method for unscrolling your life.
by David M. Levy 2016
3.41
153 ratings
Stolen Focus
by Johann Hari • 2022
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
4.22
80k+
Stolen Focus Summary
Stolen Focus 85%
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
by Johann Hari 2022
4.22
80k+ ratings
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