Great Reads

Some books I have read have been life changing. If you are interested in learning and personal growth, here is a starter kit for fabulous non-fiction books and films by the authors.

A spreadsheet at the TED Talk Book Discussion page includes links to many talks and Amazon affiliate links to the books which provide a small commission to the Daily PlanIt that helps to maintain the website. Learn skills for twelve BE MEASURING practices that have been shown to increase happiness and well-being in four life areas with the following books and TED Talks.

PURPOSE | mind

• Aspire “Getting Things Done” by David Allen | TED The art of stress free productivity
• Notice “Insight” by Tasha Eurich | TED Increase your awareness with one simple fix
• Inspire flow “Hidden Potential” by Adam Grant | TED How to stop languishing and start finding flow

POWER UP | body

• Breathe “The Happiness Track” by Emma Seppala | TED Breathing happiness
• Exercise “Healthy Brain, Happy Life” by Wendy Suzuki | TED The brain changing effects of exercise
• Uplift “10% Happier” by Dan Harris | TED the benefits of not being a jerk to yourself

PEOPLE | heart

• Relate “Supercommunicators” by Charles Duhigg | TED The science behind dramatically better conversations and “The First Minute” by Chris Fenning | TED The 60 seconds that make or break a conversation
• EQ “Emotional Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman | TED Why aren’t we more compassionate? and “Emotional Agility” by Susan David | TED The gift and power of emotional courage
• Share “Happy Money” by Elizabeth Dunn | TED Helping others makes us happier, but how we do it matters

PAUSE | soul

• Spirituality “How to be Perfect” by Michael Schur | TED How ethics can help you make better decisions
• Gratitude “A Good Day” by Brother David Steindl-Rast | TED Want to be happy? Be grateful and Louie Schwartzberg | TED Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.
• Meditate “The emotional life of our brain” by Richard J Davidson | TED How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains

More books and videos for making good shift happen:

1. “Your Brain at Work” by David Rock | TED talk Learning about the brain changes everything (14:54)
2. “How of Happiness” by Sonja Lyubomirsky | Video: How of Happiness (38:49) [discussion guide]
3. “Atomic Habits” by James Clear | Video: 1% Better Every Day (24:36)
4. “Indistractable” by Nir Eyal | Video: Indistractable (23:38)
5. “Drive” by Dan Pink | TED talk: The Puzzle of Motivation (18:36)
6. “First Things First” by Stephen R Covey | Videos: book summary (11:28) time matrix ( 3:05) weekly planning (7:11)
7. “18 Minutes” by Peter Bregman | TED talk The work buffet
8. “The Six Pillars of Self-esteem” by Nathaniel Brandon | Video: Jim Carrey Speech (4:15) (2:10), Brene Brown TED talk (20:52)
9. “How to Know a Person” by David Brooks | Video (50)
10. “Life on Purpose” by Victor Strecher | TED Talk (26:00)
11. “Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way” by Dan Buettner | TED Talk How to Live to be 100+ (22:11)
12. “How to Begin” by Michael Bungay Stanier| Video: How to Begin (30:22)

Learn more about Great Reads at Screen and Page and find discussion questions for any non-fiction book at A Keep It Super Simple Book Discussion. Download a printable Core Great Reads Booklist. Find ideas for more at the Great Reads Pinterest board and see more Books for a Year of Personal Growth.

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I seek to create order from the chaos of complex information. Join me at the Daily PlanIt to gain insights, inspiration, and information to increase skills for a better life. I unlock the power of teaching reading with phonics in the pursuit of literacy at www.phonicspow.com. In my spare time I explore books and movies, often choosing titles available on both screen and page.