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The Marshmallow Test
by Walter Mischel • 2014
Willpower isn't character; it's a cognitive skill. A four-year-old with a marshmallow proved it.
3.72
10k+
The Marshmallow Test Summary
The Marshmallow Test 91%
Willpower isn't character; it's a cognitive skill. A four-year-old with a marshmallow proved it.
by Walter Mischel 2014
3.72
10k+ ratings
The Anger Control Workbook
by Matthew McKay • 2000
Anger feeds on pain, blame, and pent-up tension. The techniques that starve it at every stage.
4.01
130
The Anger Control Workbook Summary
The Anger Control Workbook 90%
Anger feeds on pain, blame, and pent-up tension. The techniques that starve it at every stage.
by Matthew McKay 2000
4.01
130 ratings
The Good News About Bad Behavior
by Katherine Reynolds Lewis • 2018
Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.
3.92
724
The Good News About Bad Behavior Summary
The Good News About Bad Behavior 90%
Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.
by Katherine Reynolds Lewis 2018
3.92
724 ratings
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anger
by Alexander L. Chapman • 2015
Anger passes. Its wreckage stays. DBT skills for making sure only the anger leaves the room.
4.22
90
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anger Summary
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anger 90%
Anger passes. Its wreckage stays. DBT skills for making sure only the anger leaves the room.
by Alexander L. Chapman 2015
4.22
90 ratings
Calming the Emotional Storm
by Sheri Van Dijk • 2012
The DBT skills that let you ride out intense emotions instead of being swept away.
4.15
885
Calming the Emotional Storm Summary
Calming the Emotional Storm 90%
The DBT skills that let you ride out intense emotions instead of being swept away.
by Sheri Van Dijk 2012
4.15
885 ratings
Mindfulness for Anger Management
by Stephen Dansiger • 2018
Anger is a messenger, not a monster. Mindfulness practices to read its signals before you react.
4.03
120
Mindfulness for Anger Management Summary
Mindfulness for Anger Management 90%
Anger is a messenger, not a monster. Mindfulness practices to read its signals before you react.
by Stephen Dansiger 2018
4.03
120 ratings
Instant Anger Management
by Aaron Karmin LCPC • 2021
Anger floods your body in seconds. The CBT countermove that works just as fast.
3.75
164
Instant Anger Management Summary
Instant Anger Management 90%
Anger floods your body in seconds. The CBT countermove that works just as fast.
by Aaron Karmin LCPC 2021
3.75
164 ratings
The Willpower Instinct
by Kelly McGonigal • 2011
Self-control is biological, not moral. Stress disables it, guilt backfires, it trains like a muscle.
4.13
33k+
The Willpower Instinct Summary
The Willpower Instinct 90%
Self-control is biological, not moral. Stress disables it, guilt backfires, it trains like a muscle.
by Kelly McGonigal 2011
4.13
33k+ ratings
How To Do Things You Hate
by Peter Hollins • 2023
Bypass the emotional resistance that stops you from hard tasks, without waiting for motivation.
3.78
334
How To Do Things You Hate Summary
How To Do Things You Hate 90%
Bypass the emotional resistance that stops you from hard tasks, without waiting for motivation.
by Peter Hollins 2023
3.78
334 ratings
How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Kids
by Carla Naumburg • 2019
Your temper is biology, not failure. The fix starts with noticing the moment before you snap.
4.06
5k+
How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Kids Summary
How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Kids 90%
Your temper is biology, not failure. The fix starts with noticing the moment before you snap.
by Carla Naumburg 2019
4.06
5k+ ratings
Self-Reg
by Stuart Shanker • 2016
Tantrums aren't disobedience. They're a stressed nervous system. How your calm becomes their calm.
4.16
2k+
Self-Reg Summary
Self-Reg 90%
Tantrums aren't disobedience. They're a stressed nervous system. How your calm becomes their calm.
by Stuart Shanker 2016
4.16
2k+ ratings
Sitting Still Like a Frog
by Eline Snel • 2010
Playful exercises that help children calm down, focus, and handle big feelings, no lotus needed.
4.17
2k+
Sitting Still Like a Frog Summary
Sitting Still Like a Frog 90%
Playful exercises that help children calm down, focus, and handle big feelings, no lotus needed.
by Eline Snel 2010
4.17
2k+ ratings
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens
by Sheri Van Dijk • 2011
Handle big emotions without burning bridges or numbing out. DBT skills built for the teen brain.
4.13
335
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens Summary
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens 90%
Handle big emotions without burning bridges or numbing out. DBT skills built for the teen brain.
by Sheri Van Dijk 2011
4.13
335 ratings
The Secret Language of Feelings A Rational Approach to Emotional Mastery
by Calvin D. Banyan • 2002
Small triggers, huge reactions: old pain echoing into today. A method for breaking the cycle.
3.91
152
The Secret Language of Feelings A Rational Approach to Emotional Mastery Summary
The Secret Language of Feelings A Rational Approach to Emotional Mastery 90%
Small triggers, huge reactions: old pain echoing into today. A method for breaking the cycle.
by Calvin D. Banyan 2002
3.91
152 ratings
Mind Hacking Happiness Volume I
by Sean Webb • 2017
Most suffering is a math problem your mind gets wrong. The correction is simpler than you expect.
4.43
260
Mind Hacking Happiness Volume I Summary
Mind Hacking Happiness Volume I 90%
Most suffering is a math problem your mind gets wrong. The correction is simpler than you expect.
by Sean Webb 2017
4.43
260 ratings
The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success
by Peg Dawson • 2016
Twelve brain skills drive your daily success. Map your weak spots and fix or bypass them.
4.10
729
The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success Summary
The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success 90%
Twelve brain skills drive your daily success. Map your weak spots and fix or bypass them.
by Peg Dawson 2016
4.10
729 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 90%
Why willpower alone fails, and what to do instead: a discipline system built on awareness.
by Giovanni Dienstmann 2021
4.29
313 ratings
The Chimp Paradox
by Steve Peters • 2012
The three-part mental model that puts your rational brain back in charge when emotions take over.
3.99
24k+
The Chimp Paradox Summary
The Chimp Paradox 90%
The three-part mental model that puts your rational brain back in charge when emotions take over.
by Steve Peters 2012
3.99
24k+ ratings
Brain Hacks
by Lara Honos-Webb • 2018
Focus, planning, impulse control: these brain skills can be built with simple daily exercises.
3.78
426
Brain Hacks Summary
Brain Hacks 90%
Focus, planning, impulse control: these brain skills can be built with simple daily exercises.
by Lara Honos-Webb 2018
3.78
426 ratings
Do Hard Things
by Steve Magness • 2022
The grind is making you brittle. Real toughness requires feeling your discomfort, not ignoring it.
3.81
10k+
Do Hard Things Summary
Do Hard Things 90%
The grind is making you brittle. Real toughness requires feeling your discomfort, not ignoring it.
by Steve Magness 2022
3.81
10k+ ratings
Smart but Scattered
by Peg Dawson • 2009
Build the brain skills that turn a bright, disorganized kid into a focused, self-sufficient teen.
4.01
4k+
Smart but Scattered Summary
Smart but Scattered 90%
Build the brain skills that turn a bright, disorganized kid into a focused, self-sufficient teen.
by Peg Dawson 2009
4.01
4k+ ratings
Never Get Angry Again
by David J. Lieberman • 2018
How to stop managing your anger and start outgrowing it, one perspective shift at a time.
3.77
2k+
Never Get Angry Again Summary
Never Get Angry Again 90%
How to stop managing your anger and start outgrowing it, one perspective shift at a time.
by David J. Lieberman 2018
3.77
2k+ ratings
Master Your Emotions
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2018
Your ego and survival brain keep you stuck in negativity. The mechanics of breaking the loop.
4.12
19k+
Master Your Emotions Summary
Master Your Emotions 90%
Your ego and survival brain keep you stuck in negativity. The mechanics of breaking the loop.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2018
4.12
19k+ ratings
Reclaim Your Brain
by Joseph A. Annibali • 2015
Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.
3.65
539
Reclaim Your Brain Summary
Reclaim Your Brain 90%
Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.
by Joseph A. Annibali 2015
3.65
539 ratings
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder
by Rebecca Branstetter • 2013
The brain skills that control planning, focus, and self-control: how to build them in your child.
4.05
102
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder 90%
The brain skills that control planning, focus, and self-control: how to build them in your child.
by Rebecca Branstetter 2013
4.05
102 ratings
The Pyramid Mind
by Vlad Beliavsky • 2023
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
4.65
145
The Pyramid Mind Summary
The Pyramid Mind 90%
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
by Vlad Beliavsky 2023
4.65
145 ratings
How To Control Your Anger Before It Controls You
by Albert Ellis • 1997
Other people don't make you angry. Your rigid rules for how they must behave do.
3.62
413
How To Control Your Anger Before It Controls You Summary
How To Control Your Anger Before It Controls You 90%
Other people don't make you angry. Your rigid rules for how they must behave do.
by Albert Ellis 1997
3.62
413 ratings
Emotional Intelligence
by Gill Hasson • 2014
Read your emotions before they run you. Skills for anxiety, anger, disappointment, and being heard.
3.46
966
Emotional Intelligence Summary
Emotional Intelligence 90%
Read your emotions before they run you. Skills for anxiety, anger, disappointment, and being heard.
by Gill Hasson 2014
3.46
966 ratings
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD
by Lidia Zylowska • 2012
A mindfulness path for ADHD that builds focus and calms emotions, one pause at a time.
4.12
497
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD Summary
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD 90%
A mindfulness path for ADHD that builds focus and calms emotions, one pause at a time.
by Lidia Zylowska 2012
4.12
497 ratings
CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents
by Lisa Phifer • 2017
Two hundred CBT worksheets, one book, six conditions: the photocopy-and-go clinical toolkit.
4.34
199
CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents Summary
CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents 90%
Two hundred CBT worksheets, one book, six conditions: the photocopy-and-go clinical toolkit.
by Lisa Phifer 2017
4.34
199 ratings
Search Inside Yourself
by Chade-Meng Tan • 2012
Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.
4.04
9k+
Search Inside Yourself Summary
Search Inside Yourself 90%
Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.
by Chade-Meng Tan 2012
4.04
9k+ 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 90%
Turn screen time into noticing time: a mindfulness method for unscrolling your life.
by David M. Levy 2016
3.41
153 ratings
Stress Resets
by Jennifer L. Taitz PsyD ABPP • 2024
Rapid, body-based ways to stop stress in minutes, from a psychologist who rewired her own anxiety.
3.98
479
Stress Resets Summary
Stress Resets 90%
Rapid, body-based ways to stop stress in minutes, from a psychologist who rewired her own anxiety.
by Jennifer L. Taitz PsyD ABPP 2024
3.98
479 ratings
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens
by Joseph V. Ciarrochi • 2012
Your mind scans for threats, not happiness. Skills for ending the war with your own feelings.
3.85
207
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens Summary
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens 90%
Your mind scans for threats, not happiness. Skills for ending the war with your own feelings.
by Joseph V. Ciarrochi 2012
3.85
207 ratings
Permission to Feel
by Marc Brackett • 2019
Emotions carry information. A five-step framework to make sense of them and use them to thrive.
4.16
12k+
Permission to Feel Summary
Permission to Feel 90%
Emotions carry information. A five-step framework to make sense of them and use them to thrive.
by Marc Brackett 2019
4.16
12k+ ratings
Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids
by Kelli Miller • 2018
Sixty play-based tools to help kids channel their fast minds into focus, calm, and confidence.
4.26
311
Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids Summary
Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids 90%
Sixty play-based tools to help kids channel their fast minds into focus, calm, and confidence.
by Kelli Miller 2018
4.26
311 ratings
The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]
by Ross W.Greene • 2021
Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.
4.19
2k+
The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] Summary
The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] 89%
Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.
by Ross W.Greene 2021
4.19
2k+ ratings
The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children
by Korrel W. Kanoy • 2013
Eight emotional skills children need: how to teach them in everyday moments.
3.47
19
The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children 89%
Eight emotional skills children need: how to teach them in everyday moments.
by Korrel W. Kanoy 2013
3.47
19 ratings
Shift
by Ethan Kross • 2025
An emotion arrives unbidden. The science of what you can do in the seconds after.
3.83
3k+
Shift Summary
Shift 89%
An emotion arrives unbidden. The science of what you can do in the seconds after.
by Ethan Kross 2025
3.83
3k+ ratings
Transforming Stress
by Doc Childre • 2005
Your heartbeat broadcasts stress to everyone nearby. Reverse the signal and the whole room changes.
3.88
134
Transforming Stress Summary
Transforming Stress 89%
Your heartbeat broadcasts stress to everyone nearby. Reverse the signal and the whole room changes.
by Doc Childre 2005
3.88
134 ratings
The Mindful Place of Calm
by A. Paul Miller • 2019
Most reactions happen before you notice them. The practice for inserting a choice into that gap.
3.72
18
The Mindful Place of Calm Summary
The Mindful Place of Calm 89%
Most reactions happen before you notice them. The practice for inserting a choice into that gap.
by A. Paul Miller 2019
3.72
18 ratings
Raising Good Humans
by Hunter Clarke-Fields • 2019
Ten minutes a day to stop yelling: the mindfulness method that actually works for parents.
3.90
19k+
Raising Good Humans Summary
Raising Good Humans 89%
Ten minutes a day to stop yelling: the mindfulness method that actually works for parents.
by Hunter Clarke-Fields 2019
3.90
19k+ ratings
Emotional Intelligence
by Brenda Roberts • 2016
Read body language, pause before reacting, and take charge of your emotions: a practical EQ primer.
2.00
1
Emotional Intelligence Summary
Emotional Intelligence 89%
Read body language, pause before reacting, and take charge of your emotions: a practical EQ primer.
by Brenda Roberts 2016
2.00
1 ratings
A Toolkit for Modern Life
by Emma Hepburn • 2020
Fifty-three ways to manage your emotional capacity: spot the drains, build the reserves.
4.20
342
A Toolkit for Modern Life Summary
A Toolkit for Modern Life 89%
Fifty-three ways to manage your emotional capacity: spot the drains, build the reserves.
by Emma Hepburn 2020
4.20
342 ratings
Self-Care for People with ADHD
by Sasha Hamdani • 2023
Over a hundred self-care strategies designed for the ADHD brain, not the neurotypical one.
3.75
2k+
Self-Care for People with ADHD Summary
Self-Care for People with ADHD 89%
Over a hundred self-care strategies designed for the ADHD brain, not the neurotypical one.
by Sasha Hamdani 2023
3.75
2k+ ratings
Energy Rising
by Julia Digangi • 2023
Bad feelings aren't bugs: they're conserved brain energy pointing toward what you actually want.
4.36
296
Energy Rising Summary
Energy Rising 89%
Bad feelings aren't bugs: they're conserved brain energy pointing toward what you actually want.
by Julia Digangi 2023
4.36
296 ratings
Unfuck Your Anger
by Faith G. Harper • 2020
Anger that protects you, rage that wrecks you, and the neuroscience that tells them apart.
3.70
1k+
Unfuck Your Anger Summary
Unfuck Your Anger 89%
Anger that protects you, rage that wrecks you, and the neuroscience that tells them apart.
by Faith G. Harper 2020
3.70
1k+ ratings
The Sensory-Sensitive Child
by Karen A. Smith • 2004
When defiance is really sensory overload: a framework for parents who have tried everything.
4.11
275
The Sensory-Sensitive Child Summary
The Sensory-Sensitive Child 89%
When defiance is really sensory overload: a framework for parents who have tried everything.
by Karen A. Smith 2004
4.11
275 ratings
Building a Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Classroom
by Jennifer Bashant • 2020
What defiance and withdrawal actually mean: a neuroscience-based guide for teachers.
3.89
45
Building a Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Classroom Summary
Building a Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Classroom 89%
What defiance and withdrawal actually mean: a neuroscience-based guide for teachers.
by Jennifer Bashant 2020
3.89
45 ratings
Just Listen
by Mark Goulston • 2009
Most communication fails because nobody feels understood. A psychiatrist shows what to do about it.
4.06
10k+
Just Listen Summary
Just Listen 89%
Most communication fails because nobody feels understood. A psychiatrist shows what to do about it.
by Mark Goulston 2009
4.06
10k+ ratings
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