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The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch · 224 pages

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

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The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens

Sean Covey · 267 pages

Imagine you had a roadmap—a step-by-step guide to help you get from where you are now, to where you want to be in the future. Your goals, your dreams, your plans…they’re all within reach. You just need the tools to help you get there. That’s what Sean Covey’s landmark book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, has been to millions of teens: a handbook to self-esteem and success. Now updated

Personal DevelopmentSelf-HelpEducationProductivity
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The One Minute Manager

Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson · 111 pages

Details a simple, yet effective management system based on three fundamental strategies for earning raises, promotions, and power in business.

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10 Days to Faster Reading

The Princeton Language Institute, Abby Marks Beale · 224 pages

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The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything...Fast (Audiobook)

Josh Kaufman · 288 pages

In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition: how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you'll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well.

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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Greg McKeown · 272 pages

Essentialism isn't about getting more done in less time. It's about getting only the right things done. Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people's agendas? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the E

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

Marie Kondo · 208 pages

Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your house once, you'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting results. In fact, no

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Atomic Habits

James Clear

Read by the author. 5 hours, 35 minutes unabridged.

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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Charles Duhigg · 385 pages

A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed. Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new prod

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The 4-Hour Workweek

Timothy Ferriss · 308 pages

The New York Times bestselling how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success and replacing them with a whole new way of living Tim Ferriss has trouble defining what he does for a living. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:'I race motorcycles in Europe' 'I ski in the Andes' 'I scuba dive in Panama' 'I

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First Things First

Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill · 377 pages

An excellent book, following Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.". It is specifically geared to teach time management from a different perspective because it ties the use of time with the deeper aspects of character and life. A first class book by a highly motivated writer and speaker.

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Today Matters: 12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow's Success

John C. Maxwell · 336 pages

Most of us look at our days in the wrong way: We exaggerate yesterday. We overestimate tomorrow. We underestimate today. The truth is that the most important day you will ever experience is today. Today is the key to your success. Maxwell offers 12 decisions and disciplines-he calls it his daily dozen-that can be learned and mastered by any person to achieve success.

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Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success

Angela Duckworth · 344 pages

Pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed—be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people—that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.”

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The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage

Mel Robbins · 246 pages

The 5 Second Rule is the secret to changing anything about your life. You can use the Rule and its countdown method to break any bad habit, interrupt self-doubt and negative self-talk, and push yourself to take the actions that will change your life. If you struggle with motivation... If you are tired of doubting yourself... If you know what you want but can't make yourself go get it...

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