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Motivation & Self-Improvement book summaries

The best motivational and self-improvement book summaries — grit, resilience, and lasting personal growth.

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones cover

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear

5-min read

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life cover

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Mark Manson

5-min read

Think and Grow Rich cover

Think and Grow Rich

Napoleon Hill

3-min read

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds cover

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

David Goggins

2-min read

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People cover

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

6-min read

The Power of Positive Thinking cover

The Power of Positive Thinking

Norman Vincent Peale

4-min read

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos cover

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

Jordan Peterson

4-min read

The Secret cover

The Secret

Rhonda Byrne

2-min read

The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery cover

The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery

Brianna Wiest

4-min read

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success cover

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Carol S. Dweck

2-min read

The Magic of Thinking Big cover

The Magic of Thinking Big

David J. Schwartz

5-min read

The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life cover

The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life

Robin S. Sharma

3-min read

Eat That Frog! cover

Eat That Frog!

Brian Tracy

5-min read

The Let Them Theory cover

The Let Them Theory

Mel Robbins

7-min read

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself cover

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

Joe Dispenza

5-min read

Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life cover

Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

Spencer Johnson

2-min read

Ego Is the Enemy cover

Ego Is the Enemy

Ryan Holiday

5-min read

As a Man Thinketh cover

As a Man Thinketh

James Allen

3-min read

You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life cover

You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

Jen Sincero

4-min read

The Compound Effect cover

The Compound Effect

Darren Hardy

4-min read

Psycho-Cybernetics: A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life cover

Psycho-Cybernetics: A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life

Maxwell Maltz

3-min read

The Obstacle Is the Way cover

The Obstacle Is the Way

Ryan Holiday

5-min read

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance cover

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth

2-min read

Master Your Emotions cover

Master Your Emotions

Thibaut Meurisse

3-min read

Make Your Bed cover

Make Your Bed

William H. McRaven

4-min read

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear cover

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

Elizabeth Gilbert

2-min read

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us cover

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Daniel H. Pink

3-min read

The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle cover

The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle

Steven Pressfield

3-min read

Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be cover

Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

Rachel Hollis

3-min read

The Last Lecture cover

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow

2-min read

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win cover

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

4-min read

Untamed cover

Untamed

Glennon Doyle

4-min read

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead cover

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Sheryl Sandberg

3-min read

Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life cover

Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life

Gary John Bishop

4-min read

Tribe Of Mentors cover

Tribe Of Mentors

Timothy Ferriss

18-min read

Chop Wood Carry Water cover

Chop Wood Carry Water

Joshua Medcalf

4-min read