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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,406,433 ratings — published 2018
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 930,443 ratings — published 1946
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,478,182 ratings — published 2016
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,187,920 ratings — published 1936
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 4.29 — 248,901 ratings — published 2012
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 4.16 — 840,847 ratings — published 1989
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 4.17 — 224,571 ratings — published 2005
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 484,351 ratings — published 2012
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The 4-Hour Workweek The 4-Hour Workweek (ebook)
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avg rating 3.90 — 341,825 ratings — published 2007
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 197,712 ratings — published 2016
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 575,199 ratings — published 2012
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 240,216 ratings — published 2015
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 377,551 ratings — published 180
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 612,773 ratings — published 2011
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 91,105 ratings — published 1990
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 910,511 ratings — published 1922
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 187,387 ratings — published -350
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 139,125 ratings — published 2021
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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 51,919 ratings — published 2012
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The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 33,752 ratings — published 2011
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 471,517 ratings — published 1997
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,728,525 ratings — published 1988
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You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 295,958 ratings — published 2013
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 229,604 ratings — published 2010
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 67,489 ratings — published 1996
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The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 4.15 — 104,178 ratings — published 2014
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 181,766 ratings — published 2006
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 280,046 ratings — published 2009
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Dare to Lead Dare to Lead (ebook)
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avg rating 4.17 — 132,204 ratings — published 2018
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 4.33 — 306,051 ratings — published 2014
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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 27,992 ratings — published 2008
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Ego Is the Enemy Ego Is the Enemy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 92,088 ratings — published 2016
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The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 54,655 ratings — published 2016
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Mastery Mastery (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 51,051 ratings — published 2012
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 153,032 ratings — published 2007
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Women Who Run With the Wolves Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 101,968 ratings — published 1992
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 887,499 ratings — published 2008
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What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 3.69 — 8,728 ratings — published 2002
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The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 3.86 — 19,143 ratings — published 2009
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The Marriage Plot The Marriage Plot (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.48 — 125,567 ratings — published 2011
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 546,534 ratings — published 1997
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Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 4.56 — 1,642 ratings — published 2023
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Untamed Untamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 3.97 — 526,571 ratings — published 2020
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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 4.00 — 343,546 ratings — published 2019
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 276,496 ratings — published 2018
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Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as self-actualization)
avg rating 3.83 — 84,661 ratings — published 2016
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The War of Art The War of Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 123,148 ratings — published 2002
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The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 117,050 ratings — published 2016
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 123,368 ratings — published 2002
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The Happiness Project The Happiness Project (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 183,560 ratings — published 2009
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Don DeLillo
“It was only after two years' work that it occurred to me that I was a writer. I had no particular expectation that the novel would ever be published, because it was sort of a mess. It was only when I found myself writing things I didn't realise I knew that I said, 'I'm a writer now.' The novel had become an incentive to deeper thinking. That's really what writing is—an intense form of thought.”
Don DeLillo

Max Stirner
“It is possible I can make very little of myself; but this little is everything, and better than what I allow to be made out of me by the might of others, by the training of custom, religion, the laws, the State.”
Max Stirner, The Ego and Its Own

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