Stress Less

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Katherine May · 2020

Wintering

Wintering is not the absence of life. It is life gathering itself in the dark.

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S. J. Scott, Barrie Davenport

Declutter Your Mind

A clear mind is not an empty mind. It is a mind with space to think.

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Greg McKeown

Essentialism

Essentialism is not about how to get more things done; it's about how to get the right things done.

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Jon Kabat-Zinn · 1990

Full Catastrophe Living

You cannot step out of the full catastrophe, but you can learn to stand inside it with enough awareness to choose your next breath.

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K.C. Davis · 2022

How to Keep House While Drowning

Care tasks are morally neutral. They exist to serve you, not to measure you.

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Ingrid Fetell Lee

Joyful

Joy doesn't require a radical life change. It's already here — in color, in shape, in light.

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Austin Kleon · 2019

Keep Going

Creative momentum is not a mood; it is a place you can return to, one ordinary day at a time.

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Devon Price · 2021

Laziness Does Not Exist

The opposite of laziness is not productivity. It is a life where care, limits, and support make effort possible.

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Johann Hari · 2018

Lost Connections

You aren't a machine with broken parts. You are an animal whose needs are not being met.

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Byron Katie · 2002

Loving What Is

Peace is not waiting for reality to become lovable. It begins when the argument with reality is finally questioned.

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Martin Meadows

Self-Discipline in Difficult Times

Self-discipline is not punishment. It's the capacity to keep a promise to yourself — especially when no one is watching.

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Matt Haig · 2021

The Comfort Book

It is okay to be a work in progress and a miracle at the same time.

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Don Miguel Ruiz

The Four Agreements

Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive — the risk to be alive and express what we really are.

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Shawn Achor

The Happiness Advantage

Happiness is not the belief that we don't need to change; it is the realization that we can.

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Andy Puddicombe · 2011

The Headspace Guide to Meditation & Mindfulness

Meditation does not remove the weather. It teaches you how much sky was already there.

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William B. Irvine

A Guide to the Good Life

The good life is not a destination. It's a daily practice.

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Mel Robbins · 2024

The Let Them Theory

Let them do what they are going to do, so you can do what you are meant to do.

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Mark Manson

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Who you are is defined by what you're willing to struggle for.

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Haemin Sunim · 2012

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

When the mind slows down, life stops being a blur of demands and becomes a room full of quiet invitations.

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Kelly McGonigal

The Upside of Stress

Stress is not a sign that something is wrong with you. It is a sign that something you care about is at stake.

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Alan Watts · 1951

The Wisdom of Insecurity

The present is not a fragile bridge to a safer future. It is the only ground on which life can meet itself.

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Anne Lamott · 1994

Bird by Bird

Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.

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Gary John Bishop

Unf*ck Yourself

You have the life you're willing to put up with.

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Matthew Walker · 2017

Why We Sleep

Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day.

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Gabor Maté · 2003

When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress

The body often tells the truth before the schedule is willing to listen.

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Baek Se-hee · 2018

I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

Sometimes the smallest appetite is still a thread back to life.

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Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski · 2019

Burnout

You are not a machine with a productivity problem. You are a body asking for completion, connection, and proof that safety is real.

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Matt Haig · 2018

Notes on a Nervous Planet

A nervous planet does not require a nervous inner life as proof that you are paying attention.

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Thibaut Meurisse · 2018

Master Your Emotions

You do not master emotions by refusing them. You master the next move after they arrive.

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Judson Brewer · 2021

Unwinding Anxiety

Curiosity gives the anxious mind something better to do than rehearse danger.

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Sarah Knight · 2018

Calm the F*ck Down

Calm is not pretending nothing matters. Calm is spending energy where it can work.

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Celeste Headlee · 2020

Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving

Not every hour has to earn its right to exist.