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Scott Walker's book "Order out of Chaos" digs into the most complex aspect of psychology: negotiation psychology and tactics, building on the author's deep expertise in resolving high-stakes crises such as kidnappings and corporate negotiations. Walker explains the key principles of negotiating success through raw personal experiences and practical guidance, emphasizing emotional moderation, proactive listening, and conflict resolution. Based on contemporary approaches and neuropsychological insights, the book presents readers with strategies for ordinary encounters and complex, high-pressure environments. With a focus on human psychology and effective communication, it provides significant insights for negotiators of all levels of knowledge.

Order Out of Chaos

"Outlive" by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford dives into the science of aging, providing insights and solutions for increasing longevity and well-being. Addressing modern health issues such as cancer and diabetes, it emphasizes incompatibilities between our genes and our current lifestyle. From the ubiquity of harmful substances like fructose to sedentary habits and digital overload, the book emphasizes four pillars of health: exercise, nutrition, sleep, and emotional wellness. Rather than prescribing a rigid regimen, it advocates for personalized approaches, fostering resilience and adaptability. By embracing these principles, readers can aspire to live longer and thrive, crafting a fulfilling life across the decades.

Outlive

This book is about embracing the reality that life will never be fully sorted out, and that this is not a problem to be solved, but rather a truth that can lead to a more meaningful, fulfilling, and even magical existence. The author challenges the relentless pursuit of productivity, control, and self-improvement, arguing that our constant striving to “get on top of things” only fuels anxiety, burnout, and a sense of never being enough. Instead, the book advocates for “imperfectionism,” a philosophy that encourages individuals to accept their limitations and work with them rather than against them.

Meditations for Mortals

“Feel-Good Productivity” is about more than just getting things done—it’s about creating a life where work and personal growth are in harmony. Abdaal’s approach encourages readers to embrace productivity as a tool for enhancing happiness and well-being rather than a means of simply checking off tasks. In a world where productivity often feels synonymous with burnout, Abdaal’s message is a breath of fresh air: true productivity comes from a place of joy, clarity, and alignment with what truly matters. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to reclaim their energy, prioritize what’s important, and enjoy the journey of personal and professional growth.

Feel-Good Productivity

This book discusses how the human brain processes information alongside how we can organize ourselves to deal with the overwhelming life we live in the modern world. It elucidates scientific research and offers advice on how to better the mind, make decisions, and be more creative. From personal development to business management and even education, these ideas are relevant to anybody hoping to improve their wit and make decisions with greater accuracy and certainty in our world overflowing with information. So, no matter where these principles are applied, they always provide insight into the ways of improving one’s cognitive abilities.

The Organized Mind

Outwitting the Devil offers a provocative and unique examination of success, fear, and personal responsibility. The book is structured as an imagined interview between Hill and the Devil, wherein Hill uses this conversation to explore deep psychological and philosophical themes. At its core, Outwitting the Devil is not a conventional narrative of good versus evil. Instead, it presents a groundbreaking format where Hill engages in a Q&A with the Devil, who represents the internal and external obstacles that hinder personal success. The Devil's responses serve as a metaphor for the fears, doubts, and negative influences that people face.

Outwitting the Devil

"The Brain Sell" by Dr. David Lewis explores the realm of neuromarketing, where the latest insights from neuroscience are applied to influence consumer behavior. Lewis, a pioneering figure in neuromarketing, reveals how corporations utilize psychological triggers and advanced technologies to subtly persuade us to buy more. From the use of colors and scents to subliminal messaging, the book explores a wide array of tactics aimed at stimulating consumer spending without their conscious awareness. Despite the scientific veneer, the book questions whether neuroscience truly revolutionizes marketing or merely reinforces age-old strategies of emotional engagement and persuasion. Ultimately, it raises awareness about the ethical implications of manipulating consumer minds in the pursuit of profit.

The Brain Sell

Elrod shares his own inspiring story of overcoming severe setbacks, including financial struggles and a life-threatening illness, to emphasize that anyone can achieve their goals with the right mindset and daily habits. The book’s approach is more than just a morning routine; it is a comprehensive framework for personal development. By integrating these practices into daily life, readers can boost their productivity, improve relationships, enhance health, and foster a more positive outlook.

The Miracle Morning

This book by Shawn Achor offers a revolutionary perspective on how success and happiness are related. Achor contends that happiness both precedes and drives success, challenging the widely held notion that success inevitably leads to happiness. Achor shows how adopting a positive mentality may greatly improve motivation, productivity, resilience, and creativity, eventually leading to better success in both the personal and professional spheres. He bases this on his vast study in positive psychology.

The Happiness Advantage

The pandemic has fundamentally changed everyone's lives, and the author Julio Vincent Gambuto captures this shocking, stressful, and transformative period in his book "Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!". He shares practical advice on coping with these changes, recognizing that the pandemic has left many of us exhausted, lonely, and overwhelmed by the sudden upheaval in our daily lives. Gambuto discusses how many people were forced to leave their homes, change jobs, and adopt new lifestyles, integrating practical habits and focusing on what truly matters. He offers a radical perspective on everyday life, emphasizing the importance of considering what is valuable and meaningful.

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"How to Hug a Porcupine" offers innovative strategies to love, understand, and communicate with difficult people in various aspects of life, including at home, work, and within the community. Using the analogy of hugging a porcupine, the book breaks down complex interpersonal challenges into manageable tasks. It includes tips such as three easy ways to end an argument, methods to identify the porcupine traits in others and ourselves, and strategies to calm the quills of difficult parents, children, siblings, colleagues, and strangers. It suggests that many troublesome behaviors are not intentional and that new approaches can help in managing these interactions.

How to Hug a Porcupine

Ranganath, a psychology professor at UC Davis, thoroughly explores memory mechanics. He details how the prefrontal cortex manages brain activity, shaping what we remember, and how the hippocampus facilitates recall by reactivating neuronal connections. He discusses memory's susceptibility, citing Loftus' study revealing the formation of false memories. Ranganath simplifies neuroanatomy, uncovering surprising findings like how group settings hinder individual recall. Accessible and enlightening, this book redefines our understanding of memory's profound influence.

Why We Remember

In "The Holy Grail of Investing," Tony Robbins presents a wealth of knowledge and a practical roadmap to achieving total financial freedom, drawing from interviews with top investors like Warren Buffett and Ray Dalio. Released in 2024, this book simplifies complex economic concepts and offers practical tips for immediate implementation. Robbins emphasizes the role of mindset and psychology in investing, addressing common biases. With diverse perspectives and actionable strategies, it's an absolute must-read guide for anyone desiring to secure their financial future.

The Holy Grail of Investing

"Real Self-Care" by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin is a transformative book aiming to inspire everyone to devote their body, mind, and spirit to self-care, especially women struggling to balance their femininity in the chaos of modern life. The book offers practical guidance and activities for self-reflection. It explores the historical context of self-care, acknowledging its roots in marginalized communities and critiquing its commercialization in contemporary society. Dr. Lakshmin's compassionate approach blends scientific research with real-life anecdotes, making the book feel like a therapy session with a trusted professional. Moreover, the book addresses systemic issues that impact individuals' well-being, offering insights into approaching these challenges authentically and effectively.

Real Self-Care

"It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People" by Dr. Ramani Durvasula will help you understand and heal from narcissistic relationships. The book covers various aspects of narcissistic abuse, offering insights into its impact, understanding one's backstory, embracing radical acceptance, and becoming more resistant to narcissistic behavior. Dr. Durvasula combines professional expertise with a warm, relatable writing style, making the content engaging and easy to absorb. She also shares some practical strategies for setting boundaries, reclaiming one's identity, and fostering personal growth, emphasizing self-empowerment throughout the healing process.

It's Not You

"Supercommunicators" by Charles Duhigg explores the art and science of effective communication. Duhigg thinks that by understanding the principles of language, people can learn to connect more profoundly with others. He introduces the concept of "supercommunicators," who excel at building trust, persuading others, and forming relationships using refined skills like matching and looping. Duhigg not only explains good communication, but he also offers readers practical guidance and techniques they can use in their daily lives, whether professionally or personally.

Supercommunicators

Why wait for opportunities to arise when you can actively seek them? In a world that highly values talent, it's absolutely necessary to recognize that particular triumphs demand more than innate abilities – they also require dedicated effort. Resist from falling to depression and self-doubt.
Adam Grant's book combines innovative research, intriguing concepts, and fascinating stories that carry readers through educational institutions, corporate landscapes, recreational domains, sports venues, and even the vast expanses of outer space. True success is found in your natural genius, perseverance, and character development. If you need the courage to pursue what you truly desire and deserve,  this book will guide you how to do it. 

Hidden Potential

How well do we know the human psyche? The human mind is said to be the most mysterious thing in the world. The strange thing is that we will never find out whether we control our mind or if it controls us. By forming deep relationships, we can feel truly valuable and enrich someone's life through support, love, compassion, tenderness, and comfort..To judge what kind of person someone is, look at their actions. This book will help you get to know a person before forming a close relationship, whether in the workplace, in everyday friendships, or as life mates.

How to Know a Person

Over the course of his life, Arnold Schwarzenegger developed the toolkit that enabled him to achieve memorable success in acting, bodybuilding, and politics. In ‘’Be Useful,’’ he shares those tools to help you discover what a happy, successful, and useful life means to you and how you can achieve it.

Be Useful

The New York Times bestseller ‘’Build the Life You Want’’ by Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks and a famous talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, draws on scientific research, personal experience, and decades-long work of making people happier to provide tools for managing emotions, responses to those emotions and handling challenges in relationships to build a life filled with of enjoyment, satisfaction, and purpose. 

Build the Life You Want

Being successful in business means being successful at problem-solving. However, things are not that simple - even experienced managers and executives at famous corporations, such as Dell and A&M Records, sometimes fail to solve problems effectively because they don’t follow a tested problem-solving method but rely on unquestioned assumptions and quickly jump to conclusions. In ‘’Cracked it!’’ you will learn how their mistakes could have been avoided and how to solve any problem you face - both in a business setting and in life.

Cracked it! 

When something stressful happens, many people want to repress the memory of it and move on. Even when they manage to do that, the painful emotions that are the result of the event stay and do us harm if they are not dealt with and expressed. One way to do that is through writing about them, and ‘’Opening Up by Writing It Down’’ is a guide that reveals how and why you should do it.

Opening Up by Writing It Down

Are you a perfectionist? You probably hesitate to answer this question affirmatively. Why? It is because our society generally frowns upon perfectionism, believing it is a burden and flaw that needs to be fixed. In ‘’Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control,’’ psychotherapist Katherine Morgan Schafler approaches perfectionism from an opposite perspective - treating it as a gift that can serve both an individual who possesses it and the world. So, get ready to learn how to get more of what you want by being who you really are.

The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control

According to Brianna Wiest, self-sabotage emerges when we refuse to meet our needs, and you can recognize it by common behavioral patterns such as resistance and perfectionism, and emotions such as anger, jealousy or guilt. In ‘’The Mountain Is You,’’ Brianna Wiest teaches us how to identify and deal with our unhealthy coping mechanisms and suppressed emotions and achieve life aligned with our deepest desires. 

The Mountain Is You

	 When we try to learn something, paradoxically, our brain often behaves as our worst enemy - it makes us act on impulse, choose things that seem to bring benefits but don’t or connect ideas linearly when our instructors expect us to connect them hierarchically. Therefore, if you want to become better at learning, the key is not to let your brain outsmart you, and Willingham’s guide on efficient learning teaches you how.

Outsmart Your Brain

Personal Development

“Atomic Habits,” by James Clear, breaks down the mechanics of habit creation, and translates the findings into four practical laws of behavior change that can help you shift from feeling stuck in life to achieving remarkable results through minuscule and almost effortless daily changes.

Atomic Habits

Based on her immensely popular 2011 TEDx talk, Mel Robbins’ bestselling book “The 5 Second Rule” distills years of personal experience and hundreds of real-world examples taken from the lives of others in a simple life-changing idea: the moment you have an instinct to act on a goal, you must launch yourself into action within five seconds or your brain will stop you.

The 5 Second Rule

Examples and tips on how to build a better and more satisfying routine into your life!

Lifestyle

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

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

Psychology

Being able to get other people may sometimes seem like a superpower. In “Read People Like a Book,” Patrick King explains that it’s actually just another skill that can be learned and mastered. Throughout the book, he examines all the areas necessary for one to become a better people-reader, from motivation and body language to personality types and lie detection.

Read People Like a Book

Imagine you broke up with your old self and became a new and improved version. Author Joe Dispenza will take you on this remodeling journey, provided that you grasp some basic understanding of quantum physics and neurobiology. In short, reality is spread between several parallel universes, each containing a different image of you; by using your three brains, you could alter your genes, thus altering your destiny.

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

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

“Mini Habits” by Stephen Guise explains why most of the popular personal growth strategies don’t work while offering an alternative that does. Unlike other habit formation programs, Guise’s strategy isn’t rooted in motivation and volume, but in willpower and guaranteed consistency. Discover why what’s between you and the person that you want to be might be just one “stupid small action” per day!

Mini Habits

Healthy mind, healthy body. Take some moments of tranquility amid the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Spirituality & Mindfulness

Drawing from a variety of spiritual traditions and the depths of a personally experienced “inner transformation,” “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle is, self-professedly, a guide to spiritual enlightenment. The book advocates severing the ties with your incessantly wandering pain-addicted mind to access the power of the present moment – the only place where life is actually happening.

The Power of Now

Build a solid career, learn how to run your business and inspire other people to do the same.

Career & Business

It’s time to start making good investments and learn how to manage your money better. 

Investing & Finance

Part memoir, part financial guide – “Rich Dad Poor Dad” is arguably the most popular personal business book of all time. In it, Robert Kiyosaki contrasts the instruction he received from his real dad with the ones from his mentor, explains the differences between the mindsets of the poor and the rich, and champions the importance of financial literacy and financial independence.

Rich Dad Poor Dad

One of the most famous self-published books of all time, “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron is an exploration of the religious nature of the artistic experience, as well as a 12-week course to find or recover it.

The Artist's Way

“Tools of Titans” is a collection of interviews with some of the most successful and powerful people of our time. They give insights into their lives, tips to their success and recall funny stories of past mishaps. Whether you’re looking to become wealthy, healthy, or wise, or you just want help dealing with a difficult situation or person, “Tools of Titans” is sure to hold the answer to your problems.

Tools of Titans

 Learn the methods of effective communication, and understand what drives corporate culture. 

Corporate Culture & Communication

Have you ever bought something you neither wanted nor needed? Robert B. Cialdini’s “Influence” explains why that happens, and why our brains are so susceptible to be influenced by others. Whether you want to use the power of influence on others, or you want to escape manipulation, “Influence” will provide you with the right knowledge to do just that.

Influence

Organized into four “information-packed sections,” “Declutter Your Mind” offers numerous pieces of step-by-step advice on how you can declutter your thoughts, life obligations, relationships and surroundings. Actionable and filled with exercises and bulleted lists, Scott and Davenport’s book is an easy-to-follow, easy-to-digest manual to “a simplified, calm mental life.”

Declutter Your Mind

Whether you’re a world-renowned painter or merely a student writing his debut novel, we’re pretty sure that you can’t help being anxious whenever you’re starting a new project. 
Also, regardless of your background, it’s probably a safe guess that you’ve been on one or two barren runs, and that at least one or two of your most promising ideas were, more than one time, stalled by the proverbial creative block.
Twyla Tharp, the author of The Creative Habit, is a New York-based dancer, and one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century. Winner of two Emmy awards and a Tony, she is also (ever since 1997), an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
In other words, she knows more than just a little something about the beauty and the misery of the creative process, and she is not afraid to share everything she knows about it, warts and all.
Drawing on her own experiences with creative hurdles and the methods of overcoming them, in The Creative Habit, Tharp offers a plethora of good pieces of advice which you will find to be both thought-provoking and applicable.
Moreover, if you are an artist (for the book can be used by engineers, businesspeople, parents and many other types of people as well), you will find both the analogies and the great creative geniuses mentioned in this book rousing and encouraging. 
And we guarantee you that you’ll want to try at least one or two of Tharp’s organizational techniques!
Stuck in a creative rut? Having trouble with discipline whenever you want to turn a big idea of yours into an even bigger project?
The Creative Habit is just the book for you. And, needless to add, for the very same reason, this summary is a must-read.


The Creative Habit

Do you struggle to get out of bed in the mornings? Do you feel like you have so much to do that you never have time for the important things in life? Laura Vanderkam has the solution to these predicaments. In “What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast,” she explains how you can make the most of your mornings and live a healthier, happier, and more successful life.

What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast

The result of countless hours of discussions between the Dalai Lama and American psychologist Howard C. Cutler, “The Art of Happiness” deftly combines the Buddhist understanding of the issues pertaining to mental health and human wellbeing and the current scientific perspective on the same matters. A perennial bestseller, the book is both a wide-ranging analysis of happiness and a self-help guide to attaining it.

The Art of Happiness

Successful networking is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects to leading a successful career. It is also one of the hardest things to do. “Never Eat Alone” provides you with an amazing array of practical tips and useful advice to create your own functional networks and to achieve your dreams, whatever these might be.

Never Eat Alone

Have you ever felt like your thoughts were too loud and out of your control? In “Winning the War in Your Mind,” American pastor Craig Groeschel rummages through the Bible to teach you how to quiet and restrain them. “Our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts,” he claims. “What we think shapes who we are.”

Winning the War in Your Mind

Stand up straight, set clear rules for your children, be truthful, become a listener, put your house in order, be precise with your speech, don’t do overprotective parenting, are some of the “12 Rules For Life” by Jordan Peterson. This book gives guidance to pursue what is meaningful in life.

12 Rules For Life

“The Daily Stoic” provides 366 mediation exercises for every day of the year. While many people associate the word “stoic” with emotionlessness, Stoicism is actually a philosophy that guides you to live an actionable, good life. Struggling with your job or relationships? The Stoics definitely have some pearls of wisdom that can help you navigate life successfully.

The Daily Stoic

Watch your thoughts – claims a famous saying – for they become your actions, which, in turn, become your character and destiny. In “Switch On Your Brain,” Dr. Caroline Leaf uses Bible verses and scientific studies to demonstrate that this link between thoughts and destiny isn’t far-fetched. In addition, she gives a 21-day prescription for a detoxed thought life!

Switch On Your Brain

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

Sex & Relationships

“Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus” was the highest ranking work of nonfiction in the 1990s and continues to hold readers around the world enthralled. Gray argues that men and women are inherently different and gives relationship advice on how to overcome these differences and have a happy partnership. Based on years of relationship counseling, this advice is bound to help you to understand yourself and the opposite sex!

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

“The 5 AM Club” is a self-help book wrapped inside a parable-like story about an entrepreneur and an artist who, quite by accident, become dedicated students of an eccentric billionaire, Mr. Riley. Under his mentorship, they discover the value of waking up early, the four focuses of history-makers, and the importance of mastering the four internal empires – among other exciting and noteworthy things.

The 5 AM Club

If you have ever wondered if there is an easy way to success, look no further. Grant Cardone, bestselling author and successful sales training expert, has come up with the 10X Rule, which offers a simple formula for anyone to achieve more than they ever dreamed. 
Leading a successful life has nothing to do with your education, your character traits or your background, but everything to do with how much work you are willing to put into becoming successful. Commitment, obsession, and the right mindset will get you where you want to be. And “The 10X Rule” will help you along the way.

The 10X Rule

British purpose coach Jay Shetty spent three years living a Vedic monk lifestyle at an ashram in Mumbai, India. “Think Like a Monk” shares everything he learned there. In his own words, the book posits another way of viewing and approaching life – a way of rebellion, detachment, rediscovery, purpose, focus, discipline, and service. The monk way.

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