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Lifestyle

People in Nordic countries certainly know something about achieving happiness since the World Happiness Report consistently ranks them at the top. In 2023, for instance, Finland won the title of the happiest country in the world - for the sixth time. So, does this mean that moving to Finland increases your chance of becoming much happier? According to Katja Pantzar, the answer is: yes! Of course, the moving itself won’t make you happy, but embracing the centuries-old Finnish concept called sisu (pronounced see-su). Get ready to discover what it is about!


The Finnish Way

New products, new technologies. See the future with the eyes of ingenuity.

Technology & Innovation

Are you constantly checking your Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter feeds, so much so that you forget to live your life? Jaron Lanier presents 10 arguments for why you should delete your social media accounts, addiction being only one of them. Social media has been designed to spy on and manipulate people and has therefore rapidly changed what it means to be human in the current world of information technology.

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

Understanding the science behind your decision making and behavior is a great asset in the battle to a more fulfilled life.

Psychology

In “Stumbling on Happiness,” Daniel Gilbert looks at why it seems so difficult to plan for a happy future. Using insights from cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, he attempts to understand how the human brain makes predictions about the future and shows in the process that accurate predictions about the future are impossible.

Stumbling on Happiness

Test new diets, routines, workout regimens and see what best suits your body and mind

Health & Diet

An unusual self-help book on healthy aging, “The Telomere Effect” is a joint effort by respected psychiatrist Elissa Epel and Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Elizabeth Blackburn. Drawing from original research on cell replication, the book establishes a link between one’s lifespan and the length of their telomeres (the caps that protect our chromosomes). It also explores different ways on how to improve your telomeres’ health.

The Telomere Effect

“Ikigai” is a Japanese word which can be loosely translated into English as “a reason for living” but which also entails “the happiness of always being busy.” Spanish writers Héctor García and Francesc Miralles explain both senses in this brief and absorbing book, which nevertheless has a lofty goal – to discover the meaning of life itself. García and Miralles go to Okinawa for inspiration.

Ikigai

Get inspired, build great plans, reach your goals, live happier!

Self-Help & Motivation

The best microbooks on Emotional Intelligence to make you overcome obstacles in your personal and professional life.

Emotional Intelligence

In “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,” Mark Manson clears up some common misconceptions on how to live a successful and happy life. Through counterintuitive advice such as “don’t try,” he manages to convince us that we do not have to be famous to be immortal, and that we do not have to give a fuck about every little thing in life. This book teaches you how to take back control of your life in order to be truly happy.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

You may have heard of the Law of Attraction before and even tried to practice it yourself. But no matter what you have tried, you are still not closer to your dream life than you were at the start! “The Last Law of Attraction Book You’ll Ever Need To Read” finally provides the missing link to make your wildest dreams come true - all you need to do is bypass your ego.

The Last Law of Attraction Book You’ll Ever Need To Read

Danes enjoy the reputation of being the happiest people in the world. In ‘’The Little Book of Hygge,’’ the CEO of The Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen Meik Wiking introduces some simple Danish lifestyle habits that contribute to everyday happiness. Practicing these habits brings feelings of pleasure, peace, and coziness that are associated with hygge, the cornerstone of a happy life in Denmark.

The Little Book of Hygge

Explore the work-ethic of productive people and get a glimpse into the techniques that helped them reach a high level of success.

Productivity & Time Management

Have you ever struggled to concentrate on a task? Does your mind keep wandering off? Or do you let emotional events in your life distract you easily from what you’re supposed to be doing? “Focus” by Daniel Goleman explains why we struggle to concentrate, and the benefits of having more focus in our lives. Not only will you be more productive when you are able to focus your attention, but the improved focus is the way to achieve excellence. It also maintains successful relationships and helps solve and prevent global problems such as climate change and pandemics.

Focus

“The Joy of Less: A Minimalist Guide to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify” by Francine Jay is a book with easily actionable steps to help you declutter your home, and simplify your life in the process. Through the concepts of minimalism and the STREAMLINE method, Jay shows us how to categorize and organize our belongings in a way that best reflects who we are.

The Joy of Less

Based on exhaustive research and years of reports, “The Blue Zones Solution” reverse engineers a diet for better health and longevity from the diets of the world’s five longest-living communities. It then translates this diet into 10 food guidelines and further simplifies it into the “four always, four to avoid” rule of thumb.

The Blue Zones Solution

Take a sneak-peek into the private lives of people who left a mark in world history.

Biographies & Memoirs

“The Greater Freedom” is part memoir, part exploration of how life looks like for a caught-between-cultures Arab woman in the West. Written by Cairo-born, London-raised journalist Alya Mooro, “The Greater Freedom” combines personal experiences, meticulous research and countless interviews to give voice to Middle Eastern women living in the West, and examine some burning cross-cultural issues, such as beauty, sex, marriage and Islam.

The Greater Freedom

“Lady in Waiting” is the remarkable tell-all memoir of Anne Glenconner, a long-time confidante of Princess Margaret. An extraordinary first-hand account of royal life, the book chronicles Anne’s battle for survival amid heartbreaks, an unhappy marriage, and several family tragedies, whilst painting a warm, three-dimensional portrait of the controversial sister of Queen Elizabeth.

Lady in Waiting

“Zero Waste Home” by Bea Johnson is simultaneously an honest, down-to-earth chronicle of the author’s highly experimental years-long endeavor to simplify her life by reducing her waste, and a practical guide that should provide you with all the necessary tools, tips and tricks to achieve sustainable living, as well as a better future for yourself, your family, and the entire planet.

Zero Waste Home

“The 4-Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss is a how-to guide for living life large and doing away with the commonly accepted deferred-life plan in which people work from 9 to 5, take one vacation a year, and save money to relax after retirement. The alternative? Creating a luxury lifestyle in the present using the currency of the “New Rich”: time and mobility.

The 4 Hour Workweek

Personal Development

Love and friendship are the backbone of happiness, and no one could argue otherwise.

Sex & Relationships

In his debut book, “The Rational Male,” Rollo Tomassi introduces readers to the fundamental concepts of the unofficial Gospel of Meninism (everything from “ONEitis” to the plate theory of seduction), while outlining the nature of the feminine imperative and advocating for an environment of positive masculinity. The author is one of the leading voices of the loose agglomeration of male-focused websites and blogs known as the “Manosphere.”

The Rational Male

A new breed of men has emerged, or Nice Guys, as referred to by author Robert A. Glover. In “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” he defines this new specimen as an approval-seeking giver who rejects no one. Sounds like anyone you know? This book explains why Mr. Nice Guy is an entirely flawed person, and eventually offers concise guidelines to becoming an integrated male.

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Kat Duff employs an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing everything from myths and literature to psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience to study sleep. “The Secret Life of Sleep” raises the right questions about sleep’s nature, structure, and objective while delivering some forgotten insights and surprising conclusions.

The Secret Life of Sleep.

How to create a magical and peaceful home is the main theme in “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”? Marie Kondo may have the answer and presents the best way to organize your life, simplifying processes like cleaning and rearranging clothes, books, papers, mementos, and everything else. Her methods are effortless - room-by-room, little-by-little.

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

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Society & Politics

“Joyful” is a study of the effect of colors on people’s behavior. In this book, Ingrid Fetell Lee uncovers several unsuspected findings that can lead to a more vibrant, appreciative, and abundant life. All of the tones, hues, shapes, shades, and patterns in the immediate environment can play a vital role in people's general outlook on life.

 Joyful

In “Brain Maker” Dr. David Perlmutter and Kristin Loberg discuss the anatomy, the performance, and the health of your brain as related to the general condition of the human microbiome – the useful bacteria in the intestinal flora. Described as potential holders of “many traditionally unsuspected functions,” the gut and diet may have the key to the health of the brain.

Brain Maker

“The Power of When” reveals when is the best time for you to do practically everything, from drinking your morning coffee, to having sex or going to bed. According to Dr. Michael Breus, discovering your chronotype and synchronizing it with your daily schedule can help you change your life and achieve your goals. But first, take Dr. Breus’ quiz online and find out your chronotype.

The Power of When

In “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning,” Margareta Magnusson shares with the world the decluttering action taken by many Swedes known as “Döständning,” one last sweep before you die. It starts with getting rid of furniture, toys, books, jewelry, and the like but ends as a meditation on coming to terms with aging by clearing your conscience.

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

In this update to the original classic book on habits by Stephen R. Covey, titled “The 8th Habit,” he provides an addendum that is adequate to the new Knowledge Worker Age. The focus is on finding your voice, or the things that inspire you innately, followed by the tools to effectively express it.

The 8th Habit

In “The Upside of Stress,” health psychologist Kelly McGonigal argues the long-held beliefs about stress, revealing how stress can make us stronger, smarter, and happier. This empowering guide contains surveys, data, and practical techniques for getting better at stress – by understanding, embracing, and using it to your benefit.


The Upside of Stress

This straightforward and comprehensive self-help classic, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey, supplants the personality ethic with an interdependence-based “character ethic.” Effective people align themselves with fundamental principles and universal values when making decisions or taking action. Search the win-win scenarios by understanding your partner first.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

How many people close to you spend hundreds of dollars in gyms? In today’s appearance-obsessed society, the image of a handsome man is one with shiny muscles, a man who has spent hours working hard on these muscles. “Bigger Leaner Stronger” is on a mission to unveil the lies told in bodybuilding magazines and persuade you to turn to the scientific explanations of weight loss and proper calorie intake.

Bigger Leaner Stronger

Have you felt paralyzed by the inability to choose between several proposed options? “The Paradox of Choice,” by Barry Schwartz, looks into the mechanics of analysis paralysis in the decision-making process when faced with an extreme variety of options. We are wrong to equate choice with freedom, and we are wrong to expect that comparing possible choices will give us any satisfaction.

The Paradox of Choice

Have you ever allowed the fear of failure, doubt or procrastination to stop you from doing something creative? In “The War of Art,” Steven Pressfield emphasizes how resistance is sometimes the main cause for a lack of creativity and usually what keeps us down. The cure? - Find the territory in which you can work hard, constantly commit, and learn about what you do.

The War Of Art 

In “The Universe Has Your Back,” Gabrielle Bernstein explores the reasons behind the gap between material wealth and lack of spiritual connection. She not only shares her personal story of dealing with depression but also provides guidance: the courage to detach from emotions is a prerequisite to strengthening your connection with the divine.

The Universe Has Your Back

If you are rarely the host of a gathering and think you can’t do it, don’t worry – “The Art of Gathering” is all about equipping you with the desired organizational skills. Author Priya Parker reveals how to transform your gathering into something that would light up the entire room – from identifying the true purpose to time management, to meeting your guests’ expectations.

The Art of Gathering 

'Steal like an artist' is a guide for anyone who wants to develop their creativity. In it, Austin Kleon assumes that, nowadays, no one else has 100% original ideas. Copying your favorite artists and getting inspired by them to start your works is cool and advantageous. The point here is to learn to combine ideas that already exist, thus creating a "new" thing! Have good influences and copy those you admire, but also learn to develop over time your own identity and originality. Could you copy some of Austin's ideas to our minds in this microbook?

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