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A tight mindset and performance shortlist - built for quick decisions, not endless scrolling.

Last refreshed 2026-02-27. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

1. Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway
Susan Jeffers
Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway: Dynamic Techniques for Turning Fear, Indecision, and Anger into Power, Action, and Love
2. ADHD for Smart Ass Women
Tracy Otsuka
ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain
3. ADHD is Awesome
Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness
ADHD is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD
4. Stop Walking on Eggshells for Partners
Randi Kreger
Stop Walking on Eggshells for Partners: What to Do When Your Partner Has Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder
5. The Secret Language of the Body
Jennifer Mann, Karden Rabin
The Secret Language of the Body: Regulate Your Nervous System, Heal Your Body, Free Your Mind
6. The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
Edmund J. Bourne
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook: Revised & Updated 8th Edition
7. The Road Less Traveled, Timeless Edition
M. Scott Peck
The Road Less Traveled, Timeless Edition: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
8. Children of the Self-Absorbed
Nina W. Brown
Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents
9. Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Weeks
Seth J. Gillihan
Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Weeks: A Workbook for Managing Depression and Anxiety
10. Happier Hour
Cassie Holmes
Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most
11. Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss, Tahl Raz
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
12. The Gift of Therapy
Irvin D. Yalom
The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
13. The Defining Decade
Meg Jay
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now
14. The Vagus Nerve Reset
Anna Ferguson
The Vagus Nerve Reset: Train Your Body to Heal Stress, Trauma, and Anxiety
15. Die With Zero
Bill Perkins
Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
16. How Women Rise
Sally Helgesen, Marshall Goldsmith
How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job
17. The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook
Daniel J. Fox
The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD
18. ADHD 2.0
Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey
ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood
19. Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition
Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
20. The Happiness Project, Tenth Anniversary Edition
Gretchen Rubin
The Happiness Project, Tenth Anniversary Edition: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
21. The Autoimmune Cure
Sara Szal Gottfried M.D., Sara Gottfried
The Autoimmune Cure: Healing the Trauma and Other Triggers That Have Turned Your Body Against You
22. Facing Love Addiction
Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller
Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love
23. The Antianxiety Food Solution
Trudy Scott, James Lake
The Antianxiety Food Solution: How the Foods You Eat Can Help You Calm Your Anxious Mind, Improve Your Mood, and End Cravings
24. Decluttering at the Speed of Life
Dana K. White
Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

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