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The 4-Hour Body
by Timothy Ferriss • 2000
Two workouts, one binge day, cold packs: the minimalist path to body change fitness rules miss.
3.71
38k+
The 4-Hour Body Summary
The 4-Hour Body 89%
Two workouts, one binge day, cold packs: the minimalist path to body change fitness rules miss.
by Timothy Ferriss 2000
3.71
38k+ ratings
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+
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come Summary
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come 88%
One introvert spent a year doing improv, stand-up, and talking to strangers to fight loneliness.
by Jessica Pan 2019
3.87
30k+ ratings
The Art of Focus
by Dan Koe • 2024
Your attention is stolen daily. The system for reclaiming it and building a one-person business.
3.81
801
The Art of Focus Summary
The Art of Focus 88%
Your attention is stolen daily. The system for reclaiming it and building a one-person business.
by Dan Koe 2024
3.81
801 ratings
Design Your Work
by Tiago Forte • 2017
Notes are for thinking, not storing. Tools that extend the mind give you the real edge.
4.04
194
Design Your Work Summary
Design Your Work 88%
Notes are for thinking, not storing. Tools that extend the mind give you the real edge.
by Tiago Forte 2017
4.04
194 ratings
The 2 AM Principle
by Jon Levy • 2016
Adventure is not for adrenaline junkies. It is a learnable skill, and here is the curriculum.
3.29
330
The 2 AM Principle Summary
The 2 AM Principle 88%
Adventure is not for adrenaline junkies. It is a learnable skill, and here is the curriculum.
by Jon Levy 2016
3.29
330 ratings
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
by Kenneth O. Stanley • 2015
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
3.98
1k+
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned 88%
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015
3.98
1k+ ratings
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+
The 4-Hour Chef Summary
The 4-Hour Chef 88%
Eighty seconds of tension beats an hour of cardio. Most fitness advice is equally backwards.
by Timothy Ferriss 2012
3.94
11k+ ratings
The Motivation Hacker
by Nick Winter • 2013
You do not need to feel motivated. You need to manipulate the four variables that produce action.
3.73
2k+
The Motivation Hacker Summary
The Motivation Hacker 88%
You do not need to feel motivated. You need to manipulate the four variables that produce action.
by Nick Winter 2013
3.73
2k+ ratings
How to Begin
by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2022
Your next big goal: thrilling to you, useful to the world, and just frightening enough.
3.65
880
How to Begin Summary
How to Begin 88%
Your next big goal: thrilling to you, useful to the world, and just frightening enough.
by Michael Bungay Stanier 2022
3.65
880 ratings
Designing Your Life
by Bill Burnett • 2016
Stop planning your life. Start prototyping it: experiments that reveal the work you actually want.
3.90
23k+
Designing Your Life Summary
Designing Your Life 88%
Stop planning your life. Start prototyping it: experiments that reveal the work you actually want.
by Bill Burnett 2016
3.90
23k+ ratings
The Big Book of 30-Day Challenges
by Rosanna Casper • 2017
Sixty 30-day programs that turn any goal into a daily ritual, from fitness to friendship.
3.44
909
The Big Book of 30-Day Challenges Summary
The Big Book of 30-Day Challenges 88%
Sixty 30-day programs that turn any goal into a daily ritual, from fitness to friendship.
by Rosanna Casper 2017
3.44
909 ratings
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
by Richard P. Feynman • 1985
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
4.26
219k+
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" 88%
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
by Richard P. Feynman 1985
4.26
219k+ ratings
The Art of Creative Thinking
by Rod Judkins • 2015
Why artistic breakthroughs come from doubt, inexperience, and happy accidents, not innate talent.
4.00
3k+
The Art of Creative Thinking Summary
The Art of Creative Thinking 88%
Why artistic breakthroughs come from doubt, inexperience, and happy accidents, not innate talent.
by Rod Judkins 2015
4.00
3k+ ratings
How to Not Know
by Simone Stolzoff • 2026
Certainty feels safe but leaves you fragile. Real resilience comes from learning to not know.
4.19
397
How to Not Know Summary
How to Not Know 88%
Certainty feels safe but leaves you fragile. Real resilience comes from learning to not know.
by Simone Stolzoff 2026
4.19
397 ratings
Designing Your Life
by Bill Burnett • 2016
Stop hunting for your passion. Build the life you want one prototype at a time.
3.92
4k+
Designing Your Life Summary
Designing Your Life 88%
Stop hunting for your passion. Build the life you want one prototype at a time.
by Bill Burnett 2016
3.92
4k+ ratings
Never Play It Safe
by Chase Jarvis • 2024
Why the safe route is the biggest gamble, and how to build a life you actually want.
3.86
406
Never Play It Safe Summary
Never Play It Safe 88%
Why the safe route is the biggest gamble, and how to build a life you actually want.
by Chase Jarvis 2024
3.86
406 ratings
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+
A Crack in Creation Summary
A Crack in Creation 88%
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
Hell Yeah or No
by Derek Sivers • 2020
If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.
4.17
5k+
Hell Yeah or No Summary
Hell Yeah or No 88%
If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.
by Derek Sivers 2020
4.17
5k+ ratings
How to Be Fine
by Jolenta Greenberg • 2020
Fifty self-help books, road-tested by two friends. The dozen lessons that actually worked.
3.51
5k+
How to Be Fine Summary
How to Be Fine 88%
Fifty self-help books, road-tested by two friends. The dozen lessons that actually worked.
by Jolenta Greenberg 2020
3.51
5k+ ratings
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments
by Patrick King • 2020
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
3.84
101
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments Summary
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments 88%
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
by Patrick King 2020
3.84
101 ratings
The Path of Least Resistance
by Robert Fritz • 1989
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
4.06
2k+
The Path of Least Resistance Summary
The Path of Least Resistance 88%
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
by Robert Fritz 1989
4.06
2k+ ratings
Living with the Monks
by Jesse Itzler • 2018
Fifteen days with monks, no phone: the small rituals that delivered more happiness than any deal.
3.84
3k+
Living with the Monks Summary
Living with the Monks 88%
Fifteen days with monks, no phone: the small rituals that delivered more happiness than any deal.
by Jesse Itzler 2018
3.84
3k+ ratings
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
3.86
1k+
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance 88%
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
by Stuart Firestein 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
4.18
143
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man 88%
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
4.18
143 ratings
How to Live
by Derek Sivers • 2021
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
4.16
3k+
How to Live Summary
How to Live 87%
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
by Derek Sivers 2021
4.16
3k+ ratings
How to Think Like Einstein
by Daniel Smith • 2014
The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.
3.57
282
How to Think Like Einstein Summary
How to Think Like Einstein 87%
The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.
by Daniel Smith 2014
3.57
282 ratings
Refuse to Choose!
by Barbara Sher • 2006
You're not scattered. You're wired for variety, and there's a career model that actually fits.
3.97
5k+
Refuse to Choose! Summary
Refuse to Choose! 87%
You're not scattered. You're wired for variety, and there's a career model that actually fits.
by Barbara Sher 2006
3.97
5k+ ratings
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
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD 87%
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
by Patricia A. Gosling 2006
3.62
101 ratings
How to Think More About Sex
by Alain de Botton • 2012
Career advice has it backward. Fulfilling work gets found by trying things, not by introspection.
3.47
6k+
How to Think More About Sex Summary
How to Think More About Sex 87%
Career advice has it backward. Fulfilling work gets found by trying things, not by introspection.
by Alain de Botton 2012
3.47
6k+ ratings
Unbelievable
by Stacy Horn • 2009
The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.
3.27
512
Unbelievable Summary
Unbelievable 87%
The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.
by Stacy Horn 2009
3.27
512 ratings
The First 20 Hours
by Josh Kaufman • 2013
The 10,000-hour rule is for mastery. Twenty focused hours gets you good enough to enjoy it.
3.46
8k+
The First 20 Hours Summary
The First 20 Hours 87%
The 10,000-hour rule is for mastery. Twenty focused hours gets you good enough to enjoy it.
by Josh Kaufman 2013
3.46
8k+ ratings
Better Than Before
by Gretchen Rubin • 2015
Your friend's perfect habit system may be useless for you. The personality-based way to find yours.
3.82
43k+
Better Than Before Summary
Better Than Before 87%
Your friend's perfect habit system may be useless for you. The personality-based way to find yours.
by Gretchen Rubin 2015
3.82
43k+ ratings
Awaken Your Genius
by Ozan Varol • 2023
Conformity buried your genius. Here is the shovel, the map, and permission to stand apart.
4.23
851
Awaken Your Genius Summary
Awaken Your Genius 87%
Conformity buried your genius. Here is the shovel, the map, and permission to stand apart.
by Ozan Varol 2023
4.23
851 ratings
Mindful Self-Discipline
by Giovanni Dienstmann • 2021
Why willpower alone fails, and what to do instead: a discipline system built on awareness.
4.29
313
Mindful Self-Discipline Summary
Mindful Self-Discipline 87%
Why willpower alone fails, and what to do instead: a discipline system built on awareness.
by Giovanni Dienstmann 2021
4.29
313 ratings
The Energy Formula
by Shawn Wells • 2021
Your body is a chemistry lab, not a cookbook: a system for dialing in what actually fuels you.
4.31
118
The Energy Formula Summary
The Energy Formula 87%
Your body is a chemistry lab, not a cookbook: a system for dialing in what actually fuels you.
by Shawn Wells 2021
4.31
118 ratings
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
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious 87%
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
by Alan Lightman 2005
3.82
671 ratings
The Life Brief
by Bonnie Wan • 2024
A brand strategist turns the ad world's sharpest tool onto the fog of personal desire.
3.77
429
The Life Brief Summary
The Life Brief 87%
A brand strategist turns the ad world's sharpest tool onto the fog of personal desire.
by Bonnie Wan 2024
3.77
429 ratings
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mental Models
by Peter Hollins • 2024
Da Vinci's cognitive toolkit, decoded into eleven practices any curious mind can steal.
4.05
21
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mental Models Summary
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mental Models 87%
Da Vinci's cognitive toolkit, decoded into eleven practices any curious mind can steal.
by Peter Hollins 2024
4.05
21 ratings
Productivity Is For Robots
by Corey McComb • 2020
Productivity culture is making you a robot. The antidote: play, nature, and intuition.
3.80
112
Productivity Is For Robots Summary
Productivity Is For Robots 87%
Productivity culture is making you a robot. The antidote: play, nature, and intuition.
by Corey McComb 2020
3.80
112 ratings
Where Research Begins
by Thomas S. Mullaney • 2022
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
3.86
157
Where Research Begins Summary
Where Research Begins 87%
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022
3.86
157 ratings
The Quantum Rules
by Kunal K. Das • 2013
Quantum laws don't just govern particles: they explain why relationships fail and time speeds up.
3.61
256
The Quantum Rules Summary
The Quantum Rules 87%
Quantum laws don't just govern particles: they explain why relationships fail and time speeds up.
by Kunal K. Das 2013
3.61
256 ratings
The Genius Zone
by Gay Hendricks • 2021
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
3.71
841
The Genius Zone Summary
The Genius Zone 87%
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
by Gay Hendricks 2021
3.71
841 ratings
The Happiness Project
by Gretchen Rubin • 2009
One woman's year-long resolution experiment: can happiness be built one month at a time?
3.65
182k+
The Happiness Project Summary
The Happiness Project 87%
One woman's year-long resolution experiment: can happiness be built one month at a time?
by Gretchen Rubin 2009
3.65
182k+ ratings
The Secret Principles of Genius
by I.C. Robledo • 2016
Genius leaves clues: 27 thinking patterns from da Vinci and Einstein that anyone can adopt.
3.98
335
The Secret Principles of Genius Summary
The Secret Principles of Genius 87%
Genius leaves clues: 27 thinking patterns from da Vinci and Einstein that anyone can adopt.
by I.C. Robledo 2016
3.98
335 ratings
Your Life As Art
by Robert Fritz • 2002
Forget fixing beliefs. Change comes from the gap between what you want and what you have.
4.21
131
Your Life As Art Summary
Your Life As Art 87%
Forget fixing beliefs. Change comes from the gap between what you want and what you have.
by Robert Fritz 2002
4.21
131 ratings
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
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
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
How to Dunk a Doughnut
by Len Fisher • 2002
A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.
3.34
277
How to Dunk a Doughnut Summary
How to Dunk a Doughnut 87%
A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.
by Len Fisher 2002
3.34
277 ratings
Start Finishing
by Charlie Gilkey • 2019
Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.
3.94
956
Start Finishing Summary
Start Finishing 87%
Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.
by Charlie Gilkey 2019
3.94
956 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 87%
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
by Nate Anderson 2022
3.91
323 ratings
Zig Zag
by R. Keith Sawyer • 2013
Creativity is trainable, not magic. Eight habits that turn scattered ideas into finished work.
3.90
375
Zig Zag Summary
Zig Zag 87%
Creativity is trainable, not magic. Eight habits that turn scattered ideas into finished work.
by R. Keith Sawyer 2013
3.90
375 ratings
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