Editors Reads

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Self Help

130 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.

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Where to Start with Anders Ericsson: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Anders Ericsson — how to approach Peak, his essential book on deliberate practice and expertise. A complete reading guide to the expert performance researcher.

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Where to Start with Angela Duckworth: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Angela Duckworth — how to approach Grit, her essential book on perseverance and passion as the foundation of achievement. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Anna Lembke: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Anna Lembke — how to approach Dopamine Nation, her essential book on addiction and pleasure in the modern world. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Anne Lamott: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Anne Lamott — whether to begin with Bird by Bird, Traveling Mercies, or Help Thanks Wow. A complete reading guide to the American writer.

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Where to Start with Barry Schwartz: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Barry Schwartz — how to approach The Paradox of Choice, his essential book on how too much choice makes us worse off. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Bill Perkins: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Bill Perkins — how to approach Die with Zero, his provocative argument for spending wealth on experiences rather than accumulating it. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Brianna Wiest: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Brianna Wiest — how to approach The Mountain Is You, her essential exploration of self-sabotage and the psychology of self-defeat. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Byron Katie: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Byron Katie — how to approach Loving What Is, her transcript-based guide to The Work, a four-question inquiry method for dismantling stressful thoughts. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Carol Dweck: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Carol Dweck — how to approach Mindset, her essential book on the psychology of success. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Charles Duhigg: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Charles Duhigg — whether to begin with The Power of Habit or Supercommunicators. A complete reading guide to the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

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Where to Start with Cheryl Strayed: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Cheryl Strayed — whether to begin with Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things, or Brave Enough. A complete reading guide to the memoirist and essayist.

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Where to Start with Chip Heath: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Chip Heath — how to approach Decisive, his essential guide to better decision-making. A complete reading guide to Chip and Dan Heath's work.

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Where to Start with Chris Guillebeau: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Chris Guillebeau — how to approach The $100 Startup, his practical guide to building a profitable small business with minimal startup capital. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Chris Voss: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Chris Voss — how to approach Never Split the Difference, his essential book on FBI hostage negotiation techniques. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with the Dalai Lama: A Reading Guide

Where to start with the Dalai Lama — how to approach The Book of Joy, his essential conversation with Desmond Tutu on lasting happiness. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Dale Carnegie: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Dale Carnegie — whether to begin with How to Win Friends and Influence People or How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. A complete guide.

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Where to Start with Dan Ariely: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Dan Ariely — whether to begin with Predictably Irrational or The Upside of Irrationality. A complete reading guide to the behavioural economist.

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Where to Start with Daniel Coyle: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Daniel Coyle — whether to begin with The Talent Code or The Culture Code. A complete reading guide to the sports writer and author.

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Where to Start with Daniel Goleman: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Daniel Goleman — how to approach Emotional Intelligence, the book that introduced EQ to mainstream audiences. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Darren Hardy: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Darren Hardy — how to approach The Compound Effect, his essential book on how small choices accumulate into life outcomes. A complete reading guide.

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