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The most-recommended self-improvement titles in our index, ranked by how many people recommend each.
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear · 2018
52 recommenders
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Timothy Ferriss · 2007
47 recommenders
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield · 2003
37 recommenders
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown · 2014
34 recommenders
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
Don Miguel Ruiz · 2001
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
Eric Ries · 2011
33 recommenders
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell · 2008
30 recommenders
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey · 2004
29 recommenders
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg · 2012
Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill · 2016
27 recommenders
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
Adam Grant · 2013
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain · 2012
26 recommenders
Tools Of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Timothy Ferriss · 2016
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Cal Newport · 2016
25 recommenders
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene · 2000
23 recommenders
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Eckhart Tolle · 2004
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Mark Manson · 2016
Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu · 1989
21 recommenders
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth · 2016
12 Rules for Life
Jordan B. Peterson · 2018
20 recommenders
The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi · 2019
The Magic of Thinking Big
David J. Schwartz · 1987
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen · 2002
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Adam Grant · 2016
19 recommenders
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Chip Heath and Dan Heath · 2007
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Michael A. Singer · 2007
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Ryan Holiday · 2014
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant · 2021
18 recommenders
Ego is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday · 2016
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
Eric Jorgenson · 2020
17 recommenders
The Richest Man in Babylon: Deluxe Hardbound Edition
George S. Clason · 2002
Stumbling on Happiness
Daniel Todd Gilbert · 2007
15 recommenders
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.
Daniel Coyle · 2009
14 recommenders
On the Shortness of Life
Lucius Seneca · 2005
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results
Gary Keller · 2013
Mastery
Robert Greene · 2012
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Cass Sunstein & Richard Thaler · 2009
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi · 1990
13 recommenders
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Chip Heath & Dan Heath · 2010
Moonwalking with Einstein
Joshua Foer · 2011
The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
Seth Godin · 2007
The Inner Game Of Tennis: The Classic Guide To The Mental Side Of Peak Performance
W. Timothy Gallwey · 1997
The 4-Hour Body
Timothy Ferriss · 2010
ReWork: (Vermilion Life Essentials)
Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson · 2010
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman · 2021
12 recommenders
Alchemy
Rory Sutherland · 2019
Everything is Figureoutable
Marie Forleo · 2019
Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
Reid Hoffman · 2018
The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
Julie Zhuo · 2019
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink · 2009
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)
Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D. · 2003
11 recommenders
The Artist's Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self
Julia Cameron · 2002
How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom
Matt Ridley · 2020
Stillness Is the Key
Ryan Holiday · 2019
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Cal Newport · 2019
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Pema Chodron · 2000
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
Cal Newport · 2012
10 recommenders
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Daring Greatly
Brene Brown · 2012
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
Maria Konnikova · 2020
The Seat of the Soul: 25th Anniversary Edition with a Study Guide
Gary Zukav · 2012
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Jonathan Haidt · 2006
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence
Gavin de Becker · 2000
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Johann Hari · 2022
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
Seth Godin · 2010
Where Good Ideas Come From
Steven Johnson · 2010
The Rise of Superman
Steven Kotler · 2014
Lying
Sam Harris · 2013
George Leonard · 1992
9 recommenders
Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence-and How You Can, Too!
Gary Vaynerchuk · 2018
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
Daniel Coyle · 2018
Letters From a Stoic
Lucius Annaeus Seneca · 2004
Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon · 2012
Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson · 2002
A New Earth
Eckhart Tolle · 2006
8 recommenders
Relentless
Shari Lesser Wenk & Tim Grover · 2014
Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way
Steven Pressfield · 2011
Blink
Malcolm Gladwell · 2007
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Daniel Goleman · 2006
The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
Julia Galef · 2021
Awaken the Giant Within
Tony Robbins · 1992
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Alex Hutchinson · 2018
Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club): How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Susan Cain · 2022
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
Douglas Stone · 2000
Your Money or Your Life
Vicki Robin · 1999
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It
Kamal Ravikant · 2012
7 recommenders
Dare to Lead
Brené Brown · 2018
The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley · 1998
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Dale Carnegie · 2004
The Blank Slate
Dr. Steven Pinker · 2003
MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom (Tony Robbins Financial Freedom Series)
Tony Robbins · 2014
Waking Up
Sam Harris · 2014
Net Work: Training the NBA's Best and Finding the Keys to Greatness
Rob McClanaghan · 2019
Awareness
Anthony de Mello · 1992
The Great Mental Models
Shane Parrish & Rhiannon Beaubien · 2020
6 recommenders
Turning Pro
Steven Pressfield · 2012
The Willpower Instinct
Kelly Mcgonigal · 2011
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
Chip & Dan Heath · 2013
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Matt Ridley · 2003
The Road to Character
David Brooks · 2015
