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Self-Help

The best Self-Help books — new releases and enduring classics — each distilled to its core framework, 7 takeaways, and a practical plan. Tap any book to distill it live.

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New & notable — the past year

2022

The Mountain Is You

Brianna Wiest

A guide to identifying and overcoming the internal obstacles that hold you back, praised for its direct and practical approach to personal transformation.

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2021

How to Do the Work

Dr. Nicole LePera

A holistic framework for healing childhood wounds and building emotional resilience, highly regarded for merging psychology with actionable exercises.

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2023

Therapy Speak

Poorna Bell

An exploration of how therapy language can enhance self-awareness and communication, valued for demystifying psychological concepts for everyday life.

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2023

The Anxious Overachiever

Shahrzad Physician

A practical guide for high-achievers struggling with anxiety, combining neuroscience and wellness strategies to help readers perform without burnout.

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2021

Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Tawwab Nedra Glover

A compassionate handbook on establishing healthy boundaries in all relationships, praised for its accessible and culturally sensitive approach.

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2019

Permission to Feel

Marc Brackett

A science-based guide to understanding and managing emotions effectively, influential for its application of emotional intelligence to personal and professional growth.

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2023

Supercommunicators

Charles Duhigg

An exploration of how the best communicators master dialogue, drawing from research and real-world examples to improve how we connect with others.

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2018

The Courage to Be Disliked

Kishimi Ichiro and Koga Fumitake

A dialogue-based introduction to Adlerian psychology that challenges conventional self-help thinking, valued for its refreshing philosophical approach to personal freedom.

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2019

Tiny Habits

BJ Fogg

A behavioral science approach to building lasting change through small, incremental habits, highly respected for its evidence-based and practical methodology.

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2022

The Gap and the Gain

Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy

A guide to measuring progress by how far you've come rather than how far you have to go, praised for its simple yet transformative shift in perspective.

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The classics

1936

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

The foundational classic on communication and relationship-building, enduring for its timeless principles of connecting with others authentically.

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1946

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

A profound reflection on finding meaning through suffering, revered as one of the most influential self-help books for its existential depth and resilience lessons.

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1989

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

A comprehensive framework for personal and professional effectiveness, canonical for its principle-centered approach to character and habit formation.

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1980

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

David D. Burns

An accessible introduction to cognitive behavioral therapy, considered a classic for demystifying depression treatment through self-help applications.

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1997

The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle

A spiritual guide to living in the present moment and transcending ego, influential for bridging Eastern philosophy with Western self-improvement culture.

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1937

Think and Grow Rich

Napoleon Hill

A motivational classic on achieving wealth through positive thinking and goal-setting, enduring for its inspirational narrative and practical exercises.

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2018

Atomic Habits

James Clear

A modern guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones through tiny changes, lauded for combining research with clear, actionable frameworks.

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1991

Awaken the Giant Within

Tony Robbins

A comprehensive motivational guide to personal transformation and self-mastery, canonical for its energetic approach to goal-setting and emotional control.

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2001

The Self-Esteem Workbook

Glenn R. Schiraldi

A practical workbook grounded in psychology for building genuine self-worth, valued for its exercises that move beyond positive affirmations to real change.

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1997

When Things Fall Apart

Pema Chödrön

Buddhist-inspired wisdom on resilience and embracing life's difficulties, revered for offering spiritual depth alongside practical approaches to hardship.

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