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Four Thousand Weeks
by Oliver Burkeman
Read it if you finish every day with a longer to-do list than you started with.
Talking to Strangers
by Malcolm Gladwell
Read it if you've ever trusted someone completely and later wondered how you missed the signs.
The Mountain Is You
by Brianna Wiest
Read it if you keep getting close to what you want, then somehow pull back.
Stolen Focus
by Johann Hari
Read it if you can't read a few pages or finish a task without reaching for your phone.
Eat That Frog!
by Brian Tracy
Read it if you keep putting off the one task you know matters most.
Essentialism
by Greg McKeown
Read it if you're always busy but rarely feel you're getting anywhere that matters.
Spark
by John J. Ratey
Read it if you know exercise is good for you but can't get yourself moving.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
Read it if you've made a decision that felt obviously right, then wondered what you were thinking.
Breath
by James Nestor
Read it if you often wake up tired, snore or breathe through your mouth at night.
Deep Work
by Cal Newport
Read it if you finish busy days with emails answered but your most important work untouched.
The Molecule of More
by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
Read it if you chase things you want, then feel strangely flat once you have them.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey
Read it if you're busy all the time but rarely feel you're getting the important things done.
The 4-Hour Workweek
by Tim Ferriss
Read it if you feel stuck in a 9 to 5 and want a real plan to change how you work.
The Chimp Paradox
by Prof Steve Peters
Read it if you react in the moment, then wonder afterwards why on earth you said or did that.
The Comfort Crisis
by Michael Easter
Read it if you feel restless or flat even though life is comfortable on paper.
Glucose Revolution
by Jessie Inchauspé
Read it if you hit an energy slump every afternoon and can't work out why.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
Read it if you were put off science at school but still wonder how the world really works.
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
by Dr Julie Smith
Read it if you want simple, practical tools for the days your mood, worries or stress get on top of you.
Rich Dad Poor Dad
by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Read it if you were never taught about money at school and feel like you're playing catch-up.
Dopamine Nation
by Dr Anna Lembke
Read it if you reach for your phone, snacks or a scroll far more often than you'd like.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
Read it if you want people to like you, trust you and listen to you, at work and at home.
Make Time
by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
Read it if you get to the end of busy days and wonder where the time went.
Can't Hurt Me
by David Goggins
Read it if you know you're capable of more but keep finding reasons to stop.
The ONE Thing
by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Read it if you end most days busy but can't name one thing that really moved forward.
The Let Them Theory
by Mel Robbins
Read it if you spend too much energy worrying about what other people think of you.
The Power of Habit
by Charles Duhigg
Read it if you keep trying to change a habit and keep slipping back into it.
The Psychology of Money
by Morgan Housel
Read it if you earn decent money but never seem to feel any richer.
Why We Sleep
by Matthew Walker
Read it if you cut sleep first whenever life gets busy.
Atomic Habits
by James Clear
Read it if you keep starting new routines with big plans, then drop them within a few weeks.
Start With Why
by Simon Sinek
Read it if you run a business or team and struggle to say why it exists beyond making money.
The DOSE Effect
by TJ Power
Read it if you spend more time on your phone than you'd like to admit.
The Anxious Generation
by Jonathan Haidt
Read it if you're deciding when to give your child a phone and want a clear line to hold.
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