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The 8 Best Books on Self-Improvement: Where to Start

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Every list of books on self-improvement: where to start recommends the same three titles and stops. This one starts from the whole shelf: 500 books distilled into lessons, examples and action steps. These 8 are the ones worth your week, and every one is free to read here, right now, in your language.

  • 1 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 →
  • 2 The Psychology of Money book cover The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel · 2020 · 11 min read Doing well with money is a soft skill: how you behave beats what you know. Every time. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 3 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck book cover The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson · 2016 · 9 min read The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. Choose your struggles instead of avoiding them. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 4 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People book cover The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey · 1989 · 9 min read Effectiveness isn't a technique - it's character. Win the private battle first, then the public one. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 5 Thinking, Fast and Slow book cover Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · 2011 · 8 min read Your fast, intuitive System 1 runs your life; your slow, rational System 2 mostly just approves its drafts. Know when to override. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 6 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 →
  • 7 Man's Search for Meaning book cover Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl · 1946 · 9 min read Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the freedom to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 8 The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book cover The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson · 2020 · 8 min read Seek wealth, not money: assets that earn while you sleep. And happiness is a skill you can learn, like coding. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
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