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The 6 Best Books on Discipline and Self-Control

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Every list of books on discipline and self-control recommends the same three titles and stops. This one starts from the whole shelf: 500 books distilled into lessons, examples and action steps. These 6 are the ones worth your week, and every one is free to read here, right now, in your language.

  • 1 The War of Art book cover The War of Art by Steven Pressfield · 2002 · 8 min read There's a force whose sole mission is to stop you from doing your work. Naming it - Resistance - is half the war. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 2 Eat That Frog! book cover Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy · 2001 · 8 min read Your 'frog' is the biggest, most important task you're most likely to procrastinate on. Eat it first, every morning, and the day is won. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 3 Atomic Habits book cover Atomic Habits by James Clear · 2018 · 11 min read Getting 1% better every day compounds into a completely different life. Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 4 Grit book cover Grit by Angela Duckworth · 2016 · 8 min read Talent × effort = skill. Skill × effort = achievement. Effort counts twice - and grit, not genius, predicts who finishes. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 5 Deep Work book cover Deep Work by Cal Newport · 2016 · 9 min read Deep work is rare exactly when it's most valuable. Master focus, and you're competing against almost nobody. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 6 Turning Pro book cover Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield · 2012 · 7 min read The amateur waits for inspiration and organizes life around fear; the professional shows up daily, plays hurt, and structures life around the work. Turning pro is a decision, not a talent. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
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