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The Secret Pulse of Time
by Stefan Klein • 2006
Your brain decides how fast time moves, and you can learn to set the pace.
3.88
712
The Secret Pulse of Time Summary
The Secret Pulse of Time 89%
Your brain decides how fast time moves, and you can learn to set the pace.
by Stefan Klein 2006
3.88
712 ratings
Social Acceleration
by Hartmut Rosa • 2005
Faster tech, faster change, faster lives: three engines locked in a spiral that defines modernity.
4.33
354
Social Acceleration Summary
Social Acceleration 88%
Faster tech, faster change, faster lives: three engines locked in a spiral that defines modernity.
by Hartmut Rosa 2005
4.33
354 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 88%
Never safer, never richer, never more anxious. The culprit: how we now eat, post, and parent.
by Jen Lancaster 2020
3.37
6k+ 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 87%
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
by James Gleick 1999
3.52
2k+ ratings
Four Thousand Weeks
by Oliver Burkeman • 2021
Four thousand weeks. Efficiency steals what little time you have. Start by accepting the limit.
4.17
131k+
Four Thousand Weeks Summary
Four Thousand Weeks 87%
Four thousand weeks. Efficiency steals what little time you have. Start by accepting the limit.
by Oliver Burkeman 2021
4.17
131k+ ratings
The Clock Mirage
by Joseph Mazur • 2020
Physics says time is relative. Biology says it's a cellular rhythm. The clock is a mirage.
3.42
118
The Clock Mirage Summary
The Clock Mirage 87%
Physics says time is relative. Biology says it's a cellular rhythm. The clock is a mirage.
by Joseph Mazur 2020
3.42
118 ratings
Stop Overthinking
by Nick Trenton • 2021
Overthinking is anxiety in disguise. Use its own playbook to break the spiral.
3.73
9k+
Stop Overthinking Summary
Stop Overthinking 87%
Overthinking is anxiety in disguise. Use its own playbook to break the spiral.
by Nick Trenton 2021
3.73
9k+ ratings
Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety
by Sally M. Winston • 2022
Anxiety about the future is a habit, not a prophecy. The protocol is acceptance, not struggle.
3.99
657
Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety Summary
Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety 87%
Anxiety about the future is a habit, not a prophecy. The protocol is acceptance, not struggle.
by Sally M. Winston 2022
3.99
657 ratings
The Worry Trick
by David A. Carbonell • 2016
Your mind's alarm system has been tricked. The counterintuitive way to disarm chronic worry.
3.78
3k+
The Worry Trick Summary
The Worry Trick 87%
Your mind's alarm system has been tricked. The counterintuitive way to disarm chronic worry.
by David A. Carbonell 2016
3.78
3k+ ratings
Hope and Help for Your Nerves
by Claire Weekes • 1969
Your symptoms aren't the problem. The fear of them is, and that fear can be unlearned.
4.24
3k+
Hope and Help for Your Nerves Summary
Hope and Help for Your Nerves 87%
Your symptoms aren't the problem. The fear of them is, and that fear can be unlearned.
by Claire Weekes 1969
4.24
3k+ ratings
Dare
by Barry McDonagh • 2015
Panic hits: don't fight it, demand the full attack. Four steps to break the anxiety cycle.
4.30
6k+
Dare Summary
Dare 87%
Panic hits: don't fight it, demand the full attack. Four steps to break the anxiety cycle.
by Barry McDonagh 2015
4.30
6k+ ratings
The Once and Future Me
by Melissa Pace • 2025
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
3.55
3k+
The Once and Future Me Summary
The Once and Future Me 87%
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
by Melissa Pace 2025
3.55
3k+ ratings
Happier Hour
by Cassie Holmes • 2022
Time poverty is subjective. Research on stretching your hours and spending them on real happiness.
3.81
5k+
Happier Hour Summary
Happier Hour 87%
Time poverty is subjective. Research on stretching your hours and spending them on real happiness.
by Cassie Holmes 2022
3.81
5k+ ratings
Your Brain Is a Time Machine
by Dean Buonomano • 2017
Your brain is a simulator of futures; physics suggests time may not flow at all.
3.90
2k+
Your Brain Is a Time Machine Summary
Your Brain Is a Time Machine 87%
Your brain is a simulator of futures; physics suggests time may not flow at all.
by Dean Buonomano 2017
3.90
2k+ ratings
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook
by Melisa Robichaud • 2015
You're not a worrier: you're allergic to uncertainty. A CBT workbook that rewires the reaction.
4.06
259
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook Summary
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook 87%
You're not a worrier: you're allergic to uncertainty. A CBT workbook that rewires the reaction.
by Melisa Robichaud 2015
4.06
259 ratings
Calm The Fuck Down
by Sarah Knight • 2018
One question tells you what matters. Then a five-point scale sorts the rest.
3.41
11k+
Calm The Fuck Down Summary
Calm The Fuck Down 87%
One question tells you what matters. Then a five-point scale sorts the rest.
by Sarah Knight 2018
3.41
11k+ ratings
Anxiety Free
by Robert L. Leahy • 2009
Anxiety isn't a flaw; it's an outdated survival program. The clinical guide to updating it.
4.22
661
Anxiety Free Summary
Anxiety Free 87%
Anxiety isn't a flaw; it's an outdated survival program. The clinical guide to updating it.
by Robert L. Leahy 2009
4.22
661 ratings
Overcoming Anxiety
by Gill Hasson • 2015
Three things feed anxiety: body, thoughts, actions. Break the loop at any of the three.
3.66
149
Overcoming Anxiety Summary
Overcoming Anxiety 87%
Three things feed anxiety: body, thoughts, actions. Break the loop at any of the three.
by Gill Hasson 2015
3.66
149 ratings
Walking on Custard & the Meaning of Life
by Neil Hughes • 2015
Exhausted from sprinting to stay in place? For anxiety, the exit is the opposite of effort.
4.21
107
Walking on Custard & the Meaning of Life Summary
Walking on Custard & the Meaning of Life 87%
Exhausted from sprinting to stay in place? For anxiety, the exit is the opposite of effort.
by Neil Hughes 2015
4.21
107 ratings
Can't Stop Thinking
by Nancy Colier • 2021
Sixty thousand thoughts a day, mostly negative reruns: freedom isn't found by thinking your way out.
3.73
747
Can't Stop Thinking Summary
Can't Stop Thinking 86%
Sixty thousand thoughts a day, mostly negative reruns: freedom isn't found by thinking your way out.
by Nancy Colier 2021
3.73
747 ratings
The Gone World
by Tom Sweterlitsch • 2018
A murdered family. A missing child. An agent who visits futures where humanity is always dead.
3.91
30k+
The Gone World Summary
The Gone World 86%
A murdered family. A missing child. An agent who visits futures where humanity is always dead.
by Tom Sweterlitsch 2018
3.91
30k+ ratings
The Happiness Trap
by Russ Harris • 2007
Thoughts aren't facts. Feelings aren't enemies. A clinical path to living well without the struggle.
4.13
21k+
The Happiness Trap Summary
The Happiness Trap 86%
Thoughts aren't facts. Feelings aren't enemies. A clinical path to living well without the struggle.
by Russ Harris 2007
4.13
21k+ ratings
Departure 37
by Scott Carson • 2025
Voices of the dead warn every pilot. Then a B-52 missing since 1962 lands.
3.82
2k+
Departure 37 Summary
Departure 37 86%
Voices of the dead warn every pilot. Then a B-52 missing since 1962 lands.
by Scott Carson 2025
3.82
2k+ ratings
Anxiety
by Samir Chopra • 2024
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
3.91
522
Anxiety Summary
Anxiety 86%
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
by Samir Chopra 2024
3.91
522 ratings
Painfully Shy
by Barbara G. Markway • 2001
Why severe shyness is a common, treatable condition, and the gradual plan to overcome it.
3.68
194
Painfully Shy Summary
Painfully Shy 86%
Why severe shyness is a common, treatable condition, and the gradual plan to overcome it.
by Barbara G. Markway 2001
3.68
194 ratings
The Van Gogh Blues
by Eric Maisel • 2002
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
3.99
455
The Van Gogh Blues Summary
The Van Gogh Blues 86%
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
by Eric Maisel 2002
3.99
455 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 86%
Overthinking is a habit, not a personality trait. Practical techniques to break the cycle.
by Robert Leary 2019
3.09
130 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 86%
The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?
by Matt Haig 2018
3.94
57k+ ratings
About Time
by Adam Frank • 2011
Time is a human invention, rebuilt every era. Our cosmology just catches up.
3.88
484
About Time Summary
About Time 86%
Time is a human invention, rebuilt every era. Our cosmology just catches up.
by Adam Frank 2011
3.88
484 ratings
The Midnight Knock
by John Fram • 2025
Stranded at a desert motel, guests relive the same night until they solve a murder.
3.34
2k+
The Midnight Knock Summary
The Midnight Knock 86%
Stranded at a desert motel, guests relive the same night until they solve a murder.
by John Fram 2025
3.34
2k+ ratings
The Power of Self-Coaching
by Joseph J. Luciani • 2004
The root of unhappiness is one habit. Five steps to end the control spiral yourself.
3.81
317
The Power of Self-Coaching Summary
The Power of Self-Coaching 86%
The root of unhappiness is one habit. Five steps to end the control spiral yourself.
by Joseph J. Luciani 2004
3.81
317 ratings
Me vs Brain
by Hayley Morris • 2023
Her anxiety has a name, a personality, and terrible timing. These are its greatest hits.
3.84
10k+
Me vs Brain Summary
Me vs Brain 86%
Her anxiety has a name, a personality, and terrible timing. These are its greatest hits.
by Hayley Morris 2023
3.84
10k+ ratings
The Anxious Truth
by Drew Linsalata • 2020
Anxiety feeds on resistance. The plan that reverses it: surrender and do the opposite.
4.50
306
The Anxious Truth Summary
The Anxious Truth 86%
Anxiety feeds on resistance. The plan that reverses it: surrender and do the opposite.
by Drew Linsalata 2020
4.50
306 ratings
Don't Feed the Monkey Mind
by Jennifer Shannon • 2017
Your go-to anxiety fixes are its fuel. How to starve the loop for good.
4.07
2k+
Don't Feed the Monkey Mind Summary
Don't Feed the Monkey Mind 86%
Your go-to anxiety fixes are its fuel. How to starve the loop for good.
by Jennifer Shannon 2017
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Pomodoro Technique
by Francesco Cirillo • 2006
One kitchen timer. 25 minutes. The work rhythm that ends procrastination and sharpens focus.
3.70
2k+
The Pomodoro Technique Summary
The Pomodoro Technique 86%
One kitchen timer. 25 minutes. The work rhythm that ends procrastination and sharpens focus.
by Francesco Cirillo 2006
3.70
2k+ ratings
Stopping the Noise in Your Head
by R. Reid Wilson • 2016
Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.
4.02
496
Stopping the Noise in Your Head Summary
Stopping the Noise in Your Head 86%
Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.
by R. Reid Wilson 2016
4.02
496 ratings
Fear Less
by Dean Sluyter • 2018
Fear lives in the body. These techniques dissolve it before your mind can argue.
3.73
145
Fear Less Summary
Fear Less 86%
Fear lives in the body. These techniques dissolve it before your mind can argue.
by Dean Sluyter 2018
3.73
145 ratings
How to Stop Overthinking
by Chase Hill • 2019
A daily worry window and a simple decision rule: the plan that breaks the overthinking habit.
3.75
1k+
How to Stop Overthinking Summary
How to Stop Overthinking 86%
A daily worry window and a simple decision rule: the plan that breaks the overthinking habit.
by Chase Hill 2019
3.75
1k+ ratings
Complete Self Help for Your Nerves
by Claire Weekes • 1997
Four shifts that stop the fear-of-fear loop by working with your nerves, not against them.
4.14
208
Complete Self Help for Your Nerves Summary
Complete Self Help for Your Nerves 86%
Four shifts that stop the fear-of-fear loop by working with your nerves, not against them.
by Claire Weekes 1997
4.14
208 ratings
Time Warped
by Claudia Hammond • 2012
Your brain builds time from emotion and memory. That is why life accelerates and accidents crawl.
3.53
1k+
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped 86%
Your brain builds time from emotion and memory. That is why life accelerates and accidents crawl.
by Claudia Hammond 2012
3.53
1k+ ratings
Needing to Know for Sure
by Martin N. Seif • 2019
Reassurance feeds the anxiety it promises to cure. Here is how to end the cycle.
4.34
1k+
Needing to Know for Sure Summary
Needing to Know for Sure 86%
Reassurance feeds the anxiety it promises to cure. Here is how to end the cycle.
by Martin N. Seif 2019
4.34
1k+ ratings
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka • 2023
Kafka's diaries: the body hatred, the office dread, the nights his fiction tried to escape.
4.28
577
The Diaries of Franz Kafka Summary
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 86%
Kafka's diaries: the body hatred, the office dread, the nights his fiction tried to escape.
by Franz Kafka 2023
4.28
577 ratings
Why Smart People Hurt
by Eric Maisel • 2013
For bright minds who overthink everything: meaning is not found. It is made.
3.26
1k+
Why Smart People Hurt Summary
Why Smart People Hurt 86%
For bright minds who overthink everything: meaning is not found. It is made.
by Eric Maisel 2013
3.26
1k+ ratings
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
by Edmund J. Bourne • 1990
Relaxation, exercise, exposure, and cognitive work: the complete system for unwinding anxiety.
4.07
5k+
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook Summary
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook 86%
Relaxation, exercise, exposure, and cognitive work: the complete system for unwinding anxiety.
by Edmund J. Bourne 1990
4.07
5k+ ratings
Self-Help for Your Nerves
by Claire Weekes • 1981
Stop fighting your anxiety. The doctor's method that taught millions to let their nerves heal.
4.22
921
Self-Help for Your Nerves Summary
Self-Help for Your Nerves 86%
Stop fighting your anxiety. The doctor's method that taught millions to let their nerves heal.
by Claire Weekes 1981
4.22
921 ratings
The Procrastinator's Handbook
by Rita Emmett • 2000
Why your perfectionism feeds your procrastination, and how to aim for done instead of flawless.
3.60
669
The Procrastinator's Handbook Summary
The Procrastinator's Handbook 86%
Why your perfectionism feeds your procrastination, and how to aim for done instead of flawless.
by Rita Emmett 2000
3.60
669 ratings
The Time Paradox
by Philip G. Zimbardo • 2008
A hidden time bias shapes every choice. Find yours, balance it, and change your life.
3.75
3k+
The Time Paradox Summary
The Time Paradox 86%
A hidden time bias shapes every choice. Find yours, balance it, and change your life.
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2008
3.75
3k+ ratings
The Overthinking Cure
by Nick Trenton • 2021
Cognitive distance plus committed action: the two-part formula that breaks the overthinking habit.
3.73
923
The Overthinking Cure Summary
The Overthinking Cure 86%
Cognitive distance plus committed action: the two-part formula that breaks the overthinking habit.
by Nick Trenton 2021
3.73
923 ratings
The Worry Trap
by Chad Lejeune • 2007
Stop wrestling with your worries. The acceptance-based method for stepping out of the trap.
3.97
233
The Worry Trap Summary
The Worry Trap 86%
Stop wrestling with your worries. The acceptance-based method for stepping out of the trap.
by Chad Lejeune 2007
3.97
233 ratings
Time and the Soul
by Jacob Needleman • 1997
Chronic hurry is a symptom, not a scheduling problem: you're living a life that isn't yours.
3.92
119
Time and the Soul Summary
Time and the Soul 86%
Chronic hurry is a symptom, not a scheduling problem: you're living a life that isn't yours.
by Jacob Needleman 1997
3.92
119 ratings
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