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Personal Development

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2012–2025
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274pages
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  1. The Personal MBA

    10 / 10Rated 10 out of 10 · Josh Kaufman

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  2. The One Thing

    9.5 / 10Rated 9.5 out of 10 · Gary Keller

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  3. How To Win Friends and Influence People

    9 / 10Rated 9 out of 10 · Dale Carnegie

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  4. The Practicing Mind

    9 / 10Rated 9 out of 10 · Thomas M. Sterner

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  5. The Inner Game of Tennis

    9 / 10Rated 9 out of 10 · W. Timothy Gallwey

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  6. Models

    9 / 10Rated 9 out of 10 · Mark Manson

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  7. Psycho-Cybernetics

    9 / 10Rated 9 out of 10 · Maxwell Maltz

  8. The 48 Laws of Power

    9 / 10Rated 9 out of 10 · Robert Greene

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  9. The Little Book of Talent

    9 / 10Rated 9 out of 10 · Daniel Coyle

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  10. Deep Work

    8.5 / 10Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Cal Newport

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  11. On the Shortness of Life

    8.5 / 10Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Seneca

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  12. The Art of Learning

    8.5 / 10Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Josh Waitzkin

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  13. Emotional Intelligence

    8.5 / 10Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Daniel Goleman

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  14. The Time Paradox

    8.5 / 10Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Philip G. Zimbardo

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  15. So Good They Can't Ignore You

    8.5 / 10Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Cal Newport

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  16. The Value of Others

    8.5 / 10Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Orion Taraban

  17. The Power of Now

    8.5 / 10Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Eckhart Tolle

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  18. Essentialism

    8 / 10Rated 8 out of 10 · Greg McKeown

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  19. Meditations

    8 / 10Rated 8 out of 10 · Marcus Aurelius

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  20. The 50th Law

    8 / 10Rated 8 out of 10 · Robert Greene, 50 Cent

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  21. Quiet

    8 / 10Rated 8 out of 10 · Susan Cain

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  22. Confessions of a Public Speaker

    8 / 10Rated 8 out of 10 · Scott Berkun

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  23. 10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management

    8 / 10Rated 8 out of 10 · Hyrum W. Smith

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  24. How to Read a Book

    8 / 10Rated 8 out of 10 · Mortimer J. Adler

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  25. The Poetry Pharmacy

    8 / 10Rated 8 out of 10 · William Sieghart

  26. A Mind for Numbers

    8 / 10Rated 8 out of 10 · Barbara Oakley

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  27. Choose Yourself

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · James Altucher

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  28. Decisive

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Chip & Dan Heath

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  29. Willpower

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Roy F. Baumeister

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  30. Ego Is the Enemy

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Ryan Holiday

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  31. The Power of Full Engagement

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  32. How Will You Measure Your Life?

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Clayton M. Christensen

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  33. Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Carol Tavris

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  34. Radical Acceptance

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Tara Brach

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  35. Anything You Want

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Derek Sivers

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  36. Personal Development for Smart People

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Steve Pavlina

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  37. How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big

    7.5 / 10Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Scott Adams

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  38. The Obstacle Is the Way

    7 / 10Rated 7 out of 10 · Ryan Holiday

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  39. The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking

    7 / 10Rated 7 out of 10 · Edward B. Burger

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  40. One Small Step Can Change Your Life

    7 / 10Rated 7 out of 10 · Robert Maurer

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  41. The Willpower Instinct

    7 / 10Rated 7 out of 10 · Kelly McGonigal

    Staying power: Passing influence

  42. Stumbling on Happiness

    7 / 10Rated 7 out of 10 · Daniel Todd Gilbert

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  43. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

    7 / 10Rated 7 out of 10 · Shunryu Suzuki

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  44. The War of Art

    6.5 / 10Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Steven Pressfield

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  45. The Start-Up of You

    6.5 / 10Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Reid Hoffman

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  46. The Power of Habit

    6.5 / 10Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Charles Duhigg

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  47. Switch

    6.5 / 10Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Chip Heath, Dan Heath

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  48. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

    6.5 / 10Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Mark Manson

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  49. Mindset

    6.5 / 10Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Carol S. Dweck

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  50. Managing Oneself

    6 / 10Rated 6 out of 10 · Peter F. Drucker

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  51. Focus

    6 / 10Rated 6 out of 10 · Daniel Goleman

    Staying power: Passing influence

  52. Poke the Box

    6 / 10Rated 6 out of 10 · Seth Godin

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  53. Six Thinking Hats

    6 / 10Rated 6 out of 10 · Edware De Bono

    Staying power: Passing influence

  54. The Family Board Meeting

    6 / 10Rated 6 out of 10 · Jim Sheils

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  55. Getting Real

    6 / 10Rated 6 out of 10 · Susan Campbell Ph.D.

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  56. F*ck Feelings

    5.5 / 10Rated 5.5 out of 10 · Michael Bennett

    Staying power: Lingering influence