Books about learning
Everyone learns in a different way, so if you like reading, these books are about learning, memory, and personal development that will help you to learn more effectively.
| Title | Author | Short Description | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
Ultralearning | Scott H. Young | Presents a strategy for self-directed learning to master hard skills and accelerate your career. | Self-improvement / Education |
The First 20 Hours | Josh Kaufman | Debunks the 10,000-hour rule, showing how to learn anything quickly with focused practice. | Skill Acquisition |
Moonwalking with Einstein | Joshua Foer | Explores the art and science of memory through the author's participation in the U.S. Memory Championship. | Self-help / Personal Development |
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World | David Epstein | Understand the both sides of being specialized or generalists with examples. | Self-help / Personal Development |
The Art of Learning | Josh Waitzkin | Waitzkin discusses his methods for achieving excellence and offers insights into the learning process. | Self-help / Educational |
| Deep Work | Cal Newport | Advocates for focused and uninterrupted work to achieve success in a world full of distractions. | Business / Self-help |
| So Good They Can't Ignore You | Cal Newport | Argues that skills and mastery are the keys to finding work you love, not necessarily following your passion. | Business / Career Development |
| Smartcuts | Shane Snow | Investigates how certain individuals and businesses achieve rapid success by defying conventional wisdom. | Business / Innovation |
| The Dip | Seth Godin | Teaches readers when to quit on ideas, and when to stick with them until they become successful. | Business / Self-help |
| Mastery | Robert Greene | Examines the lives of great historical figures to reveal the secrets to their success. | Self-help / Psychology |
The Obstacle Is the Way | Ryan Holiday | Offers advice on how to turn trials into triumphs in business and personal life. | Self-help / Philosophy |
| Eat That Frog! | Brian Tracy | This book offers 21 great ways to stop procrastinating and get more done in less time. | Time Management / Self-help |
| How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big | Scott Adams | Shares the strategy of Adams' journey of failures and successes, offering insights into resilience. | Self-help / Business |
| Drive | Daniel H. Pink | Explores the truth about what motivates us, debunking myths and examining the science of motivation. | Psychology / Motivation |
| How the Mind Works | Steven Pinker | Dives into cognitive science and evolutionary psychology to explain the mind's workings. | Cognitive Science |
| Make It Stick | Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel | Challenges conventional learning techniques with strategies backed by cognitive neuroscience. | Education / Learning |
| Unlimited Memory | Grandmaster Kevin Horsley | Provides techniques to use advanced learning strategies to learn faster and be more productive. | Memory Improvement |
| Mindset | Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. | Discusses the psychology of success and the impact of approaching goals with a fixed or growth mindset. | Psychology / Self-help |
| One Small Step Can Change Your Life | Robert Maurer, Ph.D. | Introduces the Kaizen way, showing how small steps can lead to significant life changes. | Personal Development |
| Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise | Anders Ericsson, Robert Pool | Explores the science of expertise and the secrets of top performers in various fields. | Self-help / Psychology |
| Thinking Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | Explores the two systems that drive the way we think and make decisions. | Psychology |
| Power of Habit | Charles Duhigg | Examines the science of habit formation and how habits can be changed. | Psychology / Self-help |