When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other tasks. Unless you deliberately fight a habit—unless you find new routines—the pattern will unfold automatically. However, simply understanding how habits work—learning to recognize the cues and rewards that drive them—makes them surprisingly easier to control. Once you break a habit into its components, you can fiddle with the gears.
Behavior change is not a mystery; it's actually quite predictable. When behavior change doesn't happen, it's typically because the person doesn't want to do it, doesn't know how to make it easy, or isn't prompted to do it. With the Tiny Habits method, you can sidestep these obstacles by creating habits that are small enough to succeed regardless of motivation, designing for simplicity, and anchoring new behaviors to existing routines in your life.
Seduction isn’t just for lovers, it’s a powerful tool used by leaders, artists, and influencers to win hearts and minds. In The Art of Seduction , Robert Greene reveals the timeless strategies of history’s greatest seducers, blending psychology, history, and strategy to show how anyone can master the art of allure, charm, and persuasive influence.
It’s not about faking charm or manipulating emotions, it’s about activating the natural human tendency to like those who make us feel safe, heard, and valued. In The Like Switch , former FBI agent Henryk Fiedorowicz reveals how to use respect, empathy, and validation to instantly build trust, influence decisions, and win people over, in business and in life.
You’ve been taught that negotiating is about compromise, but in reality, the best deals come from uncovering what the other side truly needs. By using tactical empathy, asking the right questions, and embracing silence, you can steer conversations in your favor without giving up ground. This isn’t theory—it’s field-tested strategy from life-or-death negotiations.
Good communication isn’t about being the loudest person in the room, it’s about being the most attentive. When you learn to listen actively, ask thoughtful questions, and respond with empathy, doors open in both your personal and professional life. This book gives you the tools to connect with anyone, anywhere, and turn everyday conversations into opportunities.
"You've heard people say 'She has a magnetic personality' or 'He lights up a room.' What exactly do these people do? What's their secret? They simply use their bodies to communicate 'I think you are wonderful and I'm very, very glad to be with you.' They stand up straight up with their shoulders back. They lean forward, genuinely interested in what you have to say. They look you right in the eye, and they don't let their eyes wander while you're speaking to them. They touch you appropriately.
I begin each day of my life with a ritual: I wake up at 5:30 A.M., put on my workout clothes, my leg warmers, my sweatshirts, and my hat. I walk outside my Manhattan home, hail a taxi, and tell the driver to take me to the Pumping Iron gym at 91st Street and First Avenue, where I work out for two hours. The ritual is not the stretching and weight training I put my body through each morning at the gym; the ritual is the cab. The moment I tell the driver where to go I have completed the...
Almost all of the people I look up to and try to steal from today, regardless of their profession, have built sharing into their routine. These people aren't schmoozing at cocktail parties; they're too busy for that. They're cranking away in their studios, their laboratories, or their offices, but instead of maintaining absolute secrecy and hoarding their work, they're open about what they're working on, and they're consistently posting bits and pieces of their work, their ideas, and what they're learning online.
Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. Have you ever brought home a treadmill and let it gather dust in the attic? Ever quit a diet, a course of yoga, a meditation practice? Have you ever bailed out on a call to embark upon a spiritual practice, dedicate yourself to a humanitarian calling, commit your life to the service of others? Have you ever wanted to be a mother, a doctor, an advocate for the weak and helpless; to run for office, crusade for the planet,...
Stop waiting for inspiration and start doing the work that matters. Steven Pressfield's Do the Work reveals why resistance grows stronger as you approach meaningful projects, and how to move through fear rather than around it. This powerful guide transforms procrastination into action, comparison into focus, and self-doubt into disciplined practice. Discover why the most successful creators don't wait for motivation but commit to daily work regardless of feelings. Your journey from resistance to results starts now. Summary powered by VariableTribe
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you.
Nothing is original. The writer Jonathan Lethem has said that when people call something 'original,' nine out of ten times they just don't know the references or the original sources involved. What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas. You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life. You are the sum of your influences.
Most of us have no idea of our real creative height. We are much more gifted than we know. My tools are simple. The time commitment is small. The results, in my experience, are large. The morning pages mapped in this book are the primary tool for the creative recovery. Every day, set your clock one-half hour early; then get up and write three pages of longhand, stream-of-consciousness morning writing. There is no wrong way to do morning pages. These daily morning meanderings are not meant to be art.
The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them. The hunt to discover those jewels—that's creative living. The courage to go on that hunt in the first place—that's what separates a mundane existence from a more enchanted one. The often surprising results of that hunt—that's what I call Big Magic. And Big Magic is not just my choice of a subject for this book; it's my choice of a life.
Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy. Some of this book—perhaps too much—has been about how I learned to do it. Much of it has been about how you can do it better.
Never again will I be satisfied with yesterday’s accomplishments nor will I indulge, anymore, in self-praise for deeds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge. I am done with the days of comparing myself to others. The grapes of envy are sour, and the vines they grow upon are rooted in insecurity. From this moment forward, I will recognize that I am nature’s greatest miracle. I am rare, and therefore I am valuable. I am the culmination of centuries of ancestral perseverance; my very existence is a triumph over odds beyond calculation. I will celebrate my uniqueness, for...
Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think. When I was told I had three to six months left, I asked the doctor: ‘What can I do to buy more time?’ He replied, ‘Get your affairs in order.’ That’s when I realized: We’re all terminal. The only difference is I have a clearer deadline. So here’s the question—are you spending your time on what truly matters? If not, stop. Because someday, you’ll run out of ‘somedays.’
Negative energy is like a virus - it spreads faster than you think and infects everything it touches. But here's the secret: positive energy is even more contagious. When you walk into a room radiating genuine enthusiasm and purpose, you don't just light up your own path - you illuminate possibilities for everyone around you. The Energy Bus isn't about fake smiles or forced optimism. It's about making a conscious choice every morning: Will I be dragged down by circumstances, or will I create my own weather system? Great leaders understand this fundamental truth - energy flows where attention goes....
Champions don’t wait for confidence to show up, they build it through deliberate practice. Every drill you perfect, every film session you study, every ounce of effort you give when no one is watching deposits into your mental toughness account. When the pressure is highest, you withdraw from that account. The difference between choking and thriving isn’t talent; it’s the thousands of invisible repetitions where you trained your mind to stay present. Next time you’re in a clutch moment, don’t think about winning. Think about your breathing. Focus on your form. Trust your training. The medal is just the confirmation...
