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1) Atomic habits: an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones

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#2 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-12-17. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 210 week(s).

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A leading expert on habit formation reveals practical strategies to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

2) How to know a person: the art of seeing others deeply and being deeply seen

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Brooks, David

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#3 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-12-17. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 6 week(s).

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Drawing from the fields of psychology and neuroscience and from the worlds of theater, philosophy, history and education, one of the nation's leading writers and commentators helps us become more understanding considerate toward others, and to find the joy that comes from being seen.

3) The creative act: a way of being

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Rubin, Rick

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#5 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-12-17. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 46 week(s).

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"From the legendary music producer, a savant at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book, many years in the making, that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. "I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be." -Rick Rubin. Many famed music producers, however brilliant, become known for a particular sound which...

4) Build the life you want: the art and science of getting happier

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Brooks, Arthur C

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#6 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-12-17. It has been on the list for 9 week(s).

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"Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey combine their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle to show readers how to improve their lives right now, instead of waiting for the outside world to change. They offer a research-based work plan that shows the reader how to manage their emotions so they no longer control their outlook and behavior; turn life's inevitable difficulties and challenges into opportunities for growth; strengthen their...

5) Hidden potential: the science of achieving greater things

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Grant, Adam

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#7 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-12-17. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 6 week(s).

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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights. We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and...

6) Be useful: seven tools for life

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Schwarzenegger, Arnold

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#9 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-12-17. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 8 week(s).

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"The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life--distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone. The world's greatest bodybuilder. The world's highest paid movie star. The leader of the world's sixth largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke. But this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And...