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Making Habits, Breaking Habits
by Jeremy Dean • 2012
66 days to automatic: the science of making habits stick and why willpower alone keeps failing.
3.69
3k+
Making Habits, Breaking Habits Summary
Making Habits, Breaking Habits 90%
66 days to automatic: the science of making habits stick and why willpower alone keeps failing.
by Jeremy Dean 2012
3.69
3k+ ratings
Hard to Break
by Russell A. Poldrack • 2021
Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.
3.57
169
Hard to Break Summary
Hard to Break 90%
Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.
by Russell A. Poldrack 2021
3.57
169 ratings
Good Habits, Bad Habits
by Wendy Wood • 2019
The best at self-control aren't trying harder. They outsourced their behavior to their surroundings.
3.73
4k+
Good Habits, Bad Habits Summary
Good Habits, Bad Habits 89%
The best at self-control aren't trying harder. They outsourced their behavior to their surroundings.
by Wendy Wood 2019
3.73
4k+ ratings
Before You Know It
by John A. Bargh • 2017
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
4.02
2k+
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It 89%
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
by John A. Bargh 2017
4.02
2k+ ratings
Smarter Faster Better, The Power of Habit
by Charles Duhigg • 2019
A brain loop runs your routines on autopilot. The single rule that lets you reprogram it.
4.27
269
Smarter Faster Better, The Power of Habit Summary
Smarter Faster Better, The Power of Habit 89%
A brain loop runs your routines on autopilot. The single rule that lets you reprogram it.
by Charles Duhigg 2019
4.27
269 ratings
Habits That Stick
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2016
Never skip twice in a row. Start with a habit so tiny that quitting feels absurd.
3.75
114
Habits That Stick Summary
Habits That Stick 89%
Never skip twice in a row. Start with a habit so tiny that quitting feels absurd.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2016
3.75
114 ratings
Small Habits Revolution
by Damon Zahariades • 2016
One pushup, five minutes reading, sixty seconds meditation: how tiny habits make change easy.
3.95
686
Small Habits Revolution Summary
Small Habits Revolution 88%
One pushup, five minutes reading, sixty seconds meditation: how tiny habits make change easy.
by Damon Zahariades 2016
3.95
686 ratings
Small Move, Big Change
by Caroline L. Arnold • 2014
Big resolutions fail. Micro commitments, precisely aimed at one behavior, retrain your autopilot.
3.82
1k+
Small Move, Big Change Summary
Small Move, Big Change 88%
Big resolutions fail. Micro commitments, precisely aimed at one behavior, retrain your autopilot.
by Caroline L. Arnold 2014
3.82
1k+ ratings
Atomic Habbits
by James Clear • 2018
The system that makes good habits automatic and bad ones impossible.
4.27
509
Atomic Habbits Summary
Atomic Habbits 88%
The system that makes good habits automatic and bad ones impossible.
by James Clear 2018
4.27
509 ratings
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live
by Missy Vineyard • 2007
Posture is fixed not by effort, but by stopping the habits you cannot feel.
3.88
211
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live Summary
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live 88%
Posture is fixed not by effort, but by stopping the habits you cannot feel.
by Missy Vineyard 2007
3.88
211 ratings
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past 88%
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998
3.77
115 ratings
Tiny Habits
by B.J. Fogg • 2019
Flossing one tooth beats a full routine: build habits from laughably small beginnings.
4.13
19k+
Tiny Habits Summary
Tiny Habits 88%
Flossing one tooth beats a full routine: build habits from laughably small beginnings.
by B.J. Fogg 2019
4.13
19k+ ratings
Ethics
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer • 2004
The problem isn't your discipline; it's the script in your head that reality never follows.
4.18
2k+
Ethics Summary
Ethics 88%
The problem isn't your discipline; it's the script in your head that reality never follows.
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 2004
4.18
2k+ ratings
Hábitos atómicos en acción
by James Clear • 2025
Systems beat motivation. A workbook that turns habit science into daily actions you can feel.
4.17
449
Hábitos atómicos en acción Summary
Hábitos atómicos en acción 88%
Systems beat motivation. A workbook that turns habit science into daily actions you can feel.
by James Clear 2025
4.17
449 ratings
Hello, Habits
by Fumio Sasaki • 2018
Willpower burns out by noon. Habits don't. How to build the routines that carry you.
3.62
4k+
Hello, Habits Summary
Hello, Habits 88%
Willpower burns out by noon. Habits don't. How to build the routines that carry you.
by Fumio Sasaki 2018
3.62
4k+ ratings
Subliminal
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2012
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
4.05
14k+
Subliminal Summary
Subliminal 88%
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2012
4.05
14k+ ratings
Summary of Atomic Habits
by Paul Mani • 2019
The four design principles that turn 1% daily gains into 37x yearly results.
3.00
1
Summary of Atomic Habits Summary
Summary of Atomic Habits 88%
The four design principles that turn 1% daily gains into 37x yearly results.
by Paul Mani 2019
3.00
1 ratings
Habit Stacking
by S.J. Scott • 2014
Pin new habits to routines you already follow. Five minutes each, building toward an automatic day.
3.36
3k+
Habit Stacking Summary
Habit Stacking 88%
Pin new habits to routines you already follow. Five minutes each, building toward an automatic day.
by S.J. Scott 2014
3.36
3k+ ratings
Incognito
by David Eagleman • 2011
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
4.09
35k+
Incognito Summary
Incognito 88%
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
by David Eagleman 2011
4.09
35k+ ratings
Atomic Habits
by James Clear • 2018
Small habits multiply. A method for making good ones automatic and bad ones impossible.
4.32
1.3M+
Atomic Habits Summary
Atomic Habits 87%
Small habits multiply. A method for making good ones automatic and bad ones impossible.
by James Clear 2018
4.32
1.3M+ ratings
Atomic Habits / I Will Teach You To Be Rich / Mindset / The One Thing
by James Clear • 2018
Systems beat goals, identity beats willpower. The method for habits that compound into 37x growth.
4.37
486
Atomic Habits / I Will Teach You To Be Rich / Mindset / The One Thing Summary
Atomic Habits / I Will Teach You To Be Rich / Mindset / The One Thing 87%
Systems beat goals, identity beats willpower. The method for habits that compound into 37x growth.
by James Clear 2018
4.37
486 ratings
The Science of Self-Discipline
by Peter Hollins • 2017
Willpower runs out. The fix is designing a world where the easiest choice is the right one.
4.09
2k+
The Science of Self-Discipline Summary
The Science of Self-Discipline 87%
Willpower runs out. The fix is designing a world where the easiest choice is the right one.
by Peter Hollins 2017
4.09
2k+ ratings
NeuroLogic
by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
4.26
848
NeuroLogic Summary
NeuroLogic 87%
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016
4.26
848 ratings
Determined
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2023
You chose nothing. Genes, upbringing, chemistry chose everything. The science that rewrites justice.
4.23
8k+
Determined Summary
Determined 87%
You chose nothing. Genes, upbringing, chemistry chose everything. The science that rewrites justice.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2023
4.23
8k+ ratings
The Power of Habit
by Charles Duhigg • 2012
Forty percent of your actions aren't choices. The hidden structure behind them can be reprogrammed.
4.13
566k+
The Power of Habit Summary
The Power of Habit 87%
Forty percent of your actions aren't choices. The hidden structure behind them can be reprogrammed.
by Charles Duhigg 2012
4.13
566k+ 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
Mini Habits
by Stephen Guise • 2013
One push-up a day: how to make habits so tiny your brain can't resist them.
4.00
8k+
Mini Habits Summary
Mini Habits 87%
One push-up a day: how to make habits so tiny your brain can't resist them.
by Stephen Guise 2013
4.00
8k+ ratings
Elastic Habits
by Stephen Guise • 2019
Rigid habits snap on bad days. This three-tier system bends, so your streak never breaks.
3.95
817
Elastic Habits Summary
Elastic Habits 87%
Rigid habits snap on bad days. This three-tier system bends, so your streak never breaks.
by Stephen Guise 2019
3.95
817 ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 87%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
Neuro-Discipline
by Peter Hollins • 2019
Your brain defaults to comfort and impulse. Ten research-backed ways to redesign the choice.
4.13
469
Neuro-Discipline Summary
Neuro-Discipline 87%
Your brain defaults to comfort and impulse. Ten research-backed ways to redesign the choice.
by Peter Hollins 2019
4.13
469 ratings
The Mind within the Brain
by A. David Redish • 2013
Your brain is a committee, not a CEO. That's why addiction and self-control are so hard.
3.94
112
The Mind within the Brain Summary
The Mind within the Brain 87%
Your brain is a committee, not a CEO. That's why addiction and self-control are so hard.
by A. David Redish 2013
3.94
112 ratings
Supernormal Stimuli
by Deirdre Barrett • 2010
Giant fake eggs fool geese. Junk food, screens, and porn pull the same trick on you.
3.69
391
Supernormal Stimuli Summary
Supernormal Stimuli 87%
Giant fake eggs fool geese. Junk food, screens, and porn pull the same trick on you.
by Deirdre Barrett 2010
3.69
391 ratings
23 Anti-Procrastination Habits
by S.J. Scott • 2013
A handful of simple daily habits that bypass the urge to delay, making productivity feel automatic.
3.62
1k+
23 Anti-Procrastination Habits Summary
23 Anti-Procrastination Habits 87%
A handful of simple daily habits that bypass the urge to delay, making productivity feel automatic.
by S.J. Scott 2013
3.62
1k+ ratings
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
by Gil Friedman • 2003
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
3.94
208
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide Summary
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide 87%
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
by Gil Friedman 2003
3.94
208 ratings
The Power of Discipline
by Daniel Walter • 2020
The brain science of self-control: why willpower tires, and how to build systems that don't.
4.12
8k+
The Power of Discipline Summary
The Power of Discipline 87%
The brain science of self-control: why willpower tires, and how to build systems that don't.
by Daniel Walter 2020
4.12
8k+ ratings
The User Illusion
by Tor Nørretranders • 1991
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
4.31
1k+
The User Illusion Summary
The User Illusion 87%
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
by Tor Nørretranders 1991
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Science of Overcoming Procrastination
by Patrick King • 2018
Why your brain chooses scrolling over working, and the specific tactics to flip the switch.
4.05
473
The Science of Overcoming Procrastination Summary
The Science of Overcoming Procrastination 87%
Why your brain chooses scrolling over working, and the specific tactics to flip the switch.
by Patrick King 2018
4.05
473 ratings
Rewire
by Richard O'Connor • 2014
Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.
3.82
2k+
Rewire Summary
Rewire 87%
Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.
by Richard O'Connor 2014
3.82
2k+ ratings
Free Will
by Sam Harris • 2012
Brain scans read your decision ten seconds before you make it. So who, exactly, is deciding?
3.86
38k+
Free Will Summary
Free Will 87%
Brain scans read your decision ten seconds before you make it. So who, exactly, is deciding?
by Sam Harris 2012
3.86
38k+ ratings
Self-Directed Behavior
by David L. Watson • 1974
Forget willpower: the behavioral method for observing, shaping, and maintaining your own habits.
4.00
5k+
Self-Directed Behavior Summary
Self-Directed Behavior 87%
Forget willpower: the behavioral method for observing, shaping, and maintaining your own habits.
by David L. Watson 1974
4.00
5k+ ratings
Habit Stacking
by S.J. Scott • 2017
127 small habits, bundled into a single daily routine. The sequence, not willpower, does the work.
3.63
2k+
Habit Stacking Summary
Habit Stacking 87%
127 small habits, bundled into a single daily routine. The sequence, not willpower, does the work.
by S.J. Scott 2017
3.63
2k+ ratings
Habits of a Happy Brain
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2015
Four mood chemicals evolved for survival, not happiness. The 45-day protocol to retrain them all.
4.01
6k+
Habits of a Happy Brain Summary
Habits of a Happy Brain 87%
Four mood chemicals evolved for survival, not happiness. The 45-day protocol to retrain them all.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015
4.01
6k+ ratings
Do It for a Day
by Mark Batterson • 2021
Faith meets habit science: a 30-day plan where one small daily act rewires automatic behavior.
4.25
351
Do It for a Day Summary
Do It for a Day 87%
Faith meets habit science: a 30-day plan where one small daily act rewires automatic behavior.
by Mark Batterson 2021
4.25
351 ratings
The Ego and the Id
by Sigmund Freud • 1923
The self is not the boss. It's the exhausted middleman between animal hunger and moral punishment.
3.81
13k+
The Ego and the Id Summary
The Ego and the Id 87%
The self is not the boss. It's the exhausted middleman between animal hunger and moral punishment.
by Sigmund Freud 1923
3.81
13k+ ratings
Unwinding Anxiety
by Judson Brewer MD PhD • 2020
Anxiety is a learned habit, not a broken brain. Rewire the loop with mindfulness, not willpower.
3.88
15k+
Unwinding Anxiety Summary
Unwinding Anxiety 87%
Anxiety is a learned habit, not a broken brain. Rewire the loop with mindfulness, not willpower.
by Judson Brewer MD PhD 2020
3.88
15k+ ratings
Concentration
by Kam Knight • 2020
Five hours of unbroken focus begins with exercises most productivity books skip: the internal ones.
4.00
116
Concentration Summary
Concentration 87%
Five hours of unbroken focus begins with exercises most productivity books skip: the internal ones.
by Kam Knight 2020
4.00
116 ratings
Willpower
by Roy F. Baumeister • 2011
Willpower depletes with every decision, runs on glucose, and strengthens with practice.
3.95
21k+
Willpower Summary
Willpower 87%
Willpower depletes with every decision, runs on glucose, and strengthens with practice.
by Roy F. Baumeister 2011
3.95
21k+ ratings
Workbook for James Clear's Atomic Habits
by Companion Works • 2021
A workbook that turns behavior-change principles into daily exercises, so tiny habits stick.
4.17
176
Workbook for James Clear's Atomic Habits Summary
Workbook for James Clear's Atomic Habits 87%
A workbook that turns behavior-change principles into daily exercises, so tiny habits stick.
by Companion Works 2021
4.17
176 ratings
Surfaces and Essences
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2011
Analogy isn't a language trick. It's the hidden engine of every thought, category, and insight.
3.83
1k+
Surfaces and Essences Summary
Surfaces and Essences 87%
Analogy isn't a language trick. It's the hidden engine of every thought, category, and insight.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2011
3.83
1k+ ratings
The Motivation Myth
by Jeff Haden • 2018
Motivation is a reward, not a prerequisite. A daily system for starting without it.
3.77
5k+
The Motivation Myth Summary
The Motivation Myth 87%
Motivation is a reward, not a prerequisite. A daily system for starting without it.
by Jeff Haden 2018
3.77
5k+ ratings
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