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Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as advice)
avg rating 4.14 — 146,486 ratings — published 2012
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as advice)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,199,059 ratings — published 1936
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as advice)
avg rating 3.88 — 400,661 ratings — published 2010
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as advice)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,494,889 ratings — published 2016
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 43 times as advice)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,433,322 ratings — published 2018
The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 39 times as advice)
avg rating 4.26 — 369,451 ratings — published 2008
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as advice)
avg rating 4.16 — 846,481 ratings — published 1989
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as advice)
avg rating 3.97 — 354,784 ratings — published 2012
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as advice)
avg rating 4.13 — 578,770 ratings — published 2012
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as advice)
avg rating 4.29 — 250,306 ratings — published 2012
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as advice)
avg rating 4.15 — 200,056 ratings — published 2016
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as advice)
avg rating 4.10 — 95,223 ratings — published 2012
How to Keep House While Drowning (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as advice)
avg rating 4.19 — 86,353 ratings — published 2022
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as advice)
avg rating 3.94 — 271,352 ratings — published
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as advice)
avg rating 4.27 — 493,804 ratings — published 1990
The Happiness Project (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as advice)
avg rating 3.65 — 183,998 ratings — published 2009
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as advice)
avg rating 4.07 — 486,751 ratings — published 2012
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as advice)
avg rating 4.34 — 328,954 ratings — published 2000
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as advice)
avg rating 4.36 — 427,352 ratings — published 2019
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as advice)
avg rating 3.90 — 278,543 ratings — published 2018
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 21 times as advice)
avg rating 4.01 — 166,594 ratings — published 2017
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as advice)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,776,168 ratings — published 1977
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money—That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as advice)
avg rating 4.08 — 765,789 ratings — published 1997
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as advice)
avg rating 4.16 — 142,479 ratings — published 2021
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as advice)
avg rating 4.37 — 944,587 ratings — published 1946
The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as advice)
avg rating 4.24 — 231,352 ratings — published 2010
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as advice)
avg rating 4.16 — 619,783 ratings — published 2011
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as advice)
avg rating 4.24 — 115,609 ratings — published 1994
How to Be a Person in the World: Ask Polly's Guide Through the Paradoxes of Modern Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as advice)
avg rating 3.84 — 4,542 ratings — published 2016
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as advice)
avg rating 4.19 — 553,366 ratings — published 1997
Think and Grow Rich (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as advice)
avg rating 4.16 — 396,861 ratings — published 1937
Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
by (shelved 17 times as advice)
avg rating 3.70 — 14,574 ratings — published 2013
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 17 times as advice)
avg rating 4.06 — 52,371 ratings — published 2012
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as advice)
avg rating 4.00 — 170,850 ratings — published 2001
How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships (ebook)
by (shelved 17 times as advice)
avg rating 3.66 — 47,605 ratings — published 1998
Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as advice)
avg rating 4.19 — 893,096 ratings — published 2008
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do (A No F*cks Given Guide)
by (shelved 16 times as advice)
avg rating 3.40 — 41,539 ratings — published 2015
He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as advice)
avg rating 3.66 — 67,607 ratings — published 2004
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as advice)
avg rating 4.05 — 99,554 ratings — published 2019
Everything I Know About Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as advice)
avg rating 3.92 — 553,679 ratings — published 2018
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as advice)
avg rating 4.33 — 229,489 ratings — published 2016
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as advice)
avg rating 3.95 — 297,508 ratings — published 2013
Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as advice)
avg rating 3.88 — 44,864 ratings — published 2012
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as advice)
avg rating 3.96 — 241,981 ratings — published 2015
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as advice)
avg rating 4.33 — 312,283 ratings — published 2014
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as advice)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,282,818 ratings — published 1997
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as advice)
avg rating 4.01 — 869,411 ratings — published 2000
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as advice)
avg rating 3.91 — 68,579 ratings — published 2019
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as advice)
avg rating 3.77 — 117,594 ratings — published 2016
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as advice)
avg rating 4.08 — 148,443 ratings — published 2016
“Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.”
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“Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.”
― The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.”
― The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents
