Books like The Power of Habit

If you liked The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.

  1. Think and Grow Rich

    Napoleon Hill · 1937

    Because shares tags: nonfiction, business, self help.

    Hill teaches desire, faith and autosuggestion, distilling lessons from Carnegie interviews into thirteen principles for success.

  2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

    Mark Manson · 2016

    Because shares tags: self help, psychology, habits.

    Blogger Mark Manson argues for fewer cares held better, through suffering, values, failure and saying no, with raw stories.

  3. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    Lori Gottlieb · 2019

    Because shares tags: nonfiction, psychology, self help.

    Therapist Lori Gottlieb counsels John, Julie and Rita while seeing her own therapist Wendell after a breakup.

  4. Who Moved My Cheese?

    Spencer Johnson · 1998

    Because shares tags: business, psychology, nonfiction.

    A tiny parable about two mice and two little people hunting cheese in a maze, and why adapting to change beats waiting for old days to…

  5. Quiet

    Susan Cain · 2012

    Because shares tags: psychology, nonfiction, self help.

    Cain traces the Extrovert Ideal from Harvard Business School to open offices and defends the power of quiet.

  6. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

    Malcolm Gladwell · 2000

    Because shares tags: psychology, business, nonfiction.

    How tiny shifts push ideas and products past a tipping point into epidemics.

  7. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    Stephen R. Covey · 1989

    Because shares tags: self help, habits, business.

    Covey's famous framework for living by principle: seven habits that move from private victory to working well with others.

  8. Outliers: The Story of Success

    Malcolm Gladwell · 2008

    Because shares tags: psychology, business, nonfiction.

    Success comes from practice, timing, and hidden chances more than talent alone.

  9. How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Dale Carnegie · 1936

    Because shares tags: self help, business, nonfiction.

    Carnegie's 1936 guide to getting along offers plain habits for listening, praise, and persuasion. This summary walks through its parts,…

  10. Atomic Habits

    James Clear · 2018

    Because shares tags: psychology, habits, nonfiction.

    A practical walkthrough of Atomic Habits: why tiny changes compound, how identity shapes behavior, and the four laws Clear uses to build…

  11. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

    Cal Newport · 2016

    Because shares tags: psychology, nonfiction, business.

    Cal Newport's Deep Work in full: what focused work actually is, why shallow busyness wins by default, and the four philosophies he…

  12. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

    Peter Thiel · 2014

    Because shares tags: business, nonfiction.

    Thiel argues monopolies create value through vertical progress, not by copying competition.

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