Supercommunicators
Every conversation is one of three kinds: practical, emotional or social. Connect by matching the right one.
The library
Every book here has an original analysis: the central message, key ideas, an honest critique and a plan to put it into practice.
- 150 books
- 163 authors
- 16 categories
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Direct the rider, motivate the elephant, shape the path: a simple framework for change.
The 5 Love Languages
Learn how your partner feels loved, and speak their language.
The Alchemist
A fable about following your dream, and what you learn along the way.
The Artist's Way
A 12-week programme to recover your creativity through morning pages and artist dates.
The Body Keeps the Score
How stress and trauma live in the body, and the many paths to healing.
The Book of Joy
Two spiritual leaders discuss finding joy despite suffering, with warmth, humour and practical wisdom.
The Confidence Gap
Confidence isn't the absence of fear; it's acting well alongside it. Skills from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
The Courage to Be Disliked
Stop living for other people's approval. A philosophical dialogue introducing Alfred Adler's psychology.
The Creative Act
A legendary music producer's meditation on creativity as a way of being.
The Culture Code
Great groups build safety, share vulnerability and establish purpose. How strong team culture really works.
The Daily Stoic
One page of Stoic wisdom for every day of the year.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
A business fable that explains the five problems that hold teams back, and how to fix them.
The Gifts of Imperfection
Let go of who you think you should be and embrace who you are. Ten guideposts for wholehearted living.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Honest advice on the hardest parts of running a company: layoffs, crises and leading when there are no easy answers.
The Intelligent Investor
The classic on investing with discipline and a margin of safety. Demanding but foundational.
The Millionaire Next Door
Most millionaires don't look rich, and that's why they are. Research on how ordinary people build wealth.
The Miracle of Mindfulness
A gentle classic on mindful living, from washing dishes to breathing, by the Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.
The Now Habit
Procrastination is a way of coping with fear. Learn to start without anxiety, and make time for guilt-free play.
The Obstacle Is the Way
What stands in your way can become the way forward. Stoicism applied to setbacks.
The ONE Thing
Find the one task that makes everything else easier or unnecessary, and do it first.
The Power of Habit
Understand the cue, routine and reward behind every habit, and learn how to rewrite the ones that hold you back.
The Richest Man in Babylon
Ancient parables with money rules that still work today: pay yourself first and make your money work.
The Road Less Traveled
Life is difficult, and accepting that is the start of growth. A classic on discipline, love and spiritual development.