Welcome to the era noise. Our lives are in constant tether to phones, to email, and to social media. In this age of distraction, the ability to experience and be present is often lost, as is our capacity to think and to see and to listen. Advice columnist Rob Walker’s The Art Of Noticing will awaken you senses. And, most important, it will help you see the world anew. Through a series of p…
The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind, one of the most beloved and bestselling inspirational guides of all time, shows how changing your thought patterns can produce dramatic improvements and turnarounds in your life.
Is happiness something you choose for yourself? The Courage To Be Disliked presents a simple and straightforward answer. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of nineteenth-century psychology alongside Freud and Jung, this book follows an illuminating dialogue between a philosopher and a young man. Over the course of five conversations, the philosopher helps his student to…
Discover the Secret to Results That Last Packed with evidence-based self-improvement strategies, Atomic Habits will teach you how to design habits that work for you rather than against you. No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for getting 1% better every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, reveal practical strategies that wil…
Since its publication a decade ago, Jack Canfield’s practical and inspiring guide has become a classic that has helped hundreds of thousands of people achieve success. This fully revised and updated edition of The Success PrinciplesTM features one hundred pages of additional material, including a new section that offer a comprehensive guide to “Success in the Digital Age.” The Success …
Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy theories, principles, and figures of philosophy into tedious discourse that even Plato would reject. Philosophy 101 cuts out the boring details and exhausting philosophical methodology and instead gives you a lesson in philosophy that keeps you engaged as you explore the fascinating history of human thought and inquisition. From Aristotle and Heidegge…
Our personal code of ethics dictates every choice we make, and the study of right versus wrong makes for a fascinating debate. Yet all too often, books about the study of ethics are so boring that the moral dilemma becomes whether to use them as doorstops or as paperweights. Ethics 101 cuts out the tedious details and overwhelming ethical concepts and instead looks into the history of moral …
According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai—a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai—the place where passion, mission, vocation, and profession intersect—means that each day is infused with meaning. It’s the reason we get …
Learn to make every moment a once-in-a-lifetime experience with this definitive guide to the Japanese art of ichigo ichie Each moment in our life happens only once, and if we let it slip away, we lose it forever—an idea captured by the Japanese phrase ichigi ichie (pronounced itchy-Go itchy-A). Often spoken in Japan when greeting someone or saying goodbye, to convey that the encounter is uni…
Is there a psychopath working alongside you or living in your home? Charming and charismatic? Or manipulative and cunning? Psychopaths are both and that’s exactly what make them dangerous. Bestselling author of the international phenomenon Surrounded by Idiots, Thomas Erikson reveals how to identify the psychopaths in your life and combat their efforts to control and manipulate. Surrounde…