Books like Fluent in 3 Months

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Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

Gabriel Wyner · Language

Fluent Forever is Gabriel Wyner's system for teaching yourself a foreign language and, crucially, retaining it.

Both dig into language learning.

02

Ultralearning

Scott Young · Self-help

Ultralearning is Scott Young's synthesis of principles drawn from his own extreme learning projects — completing MIT's four-year computer science curriculum in one year, learning four languages in a year, and other aggressive self-directed learning experiments — and from the academic research on skill acquisition and deliberate practice.

A kindred language read.

03

The First 20 Hours

Josh Kaufman · Self-help

The First 20 Hours makes a sharp distinction that most books on learning quietly ignore: the difference between becoming competent at a skill and becoming world-class at one.

A kindred language read.

04

Make It Stick

Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger and Mark A. McDaniel · Science

Make It Stick is a book about how memory actually works, and why the study techniques most people rely on — re-reading, highlighting, massed practice — are among the least effective ways to learn.

A kindred language read.

05

Awaken the Giant Within

Tony Robbins · Self-help

Awaken the Giant Within is Tony Robbins' comprehensive manual for personal transformation, built on the premise that most people operate at a fraction of their potential because they have never taken control of the forces that shape their behavior: their beliefs, values, emotions, and the questions they habitually ask themselves.

Both dig into motivation.

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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Daniel H. Pink · Psychology

Drive is Daniel Pink's argument that the motivational model most organizations still run on — reward the behavior you want, punish the behavior you don't — is badly mismatched to the kind of work that matters most in a modern economy.

Both dig into motivation.

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth · Psychology

Duckworth's central claim is that talent is overrated.

Both dig into motivation.

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Management of Organizational Behavior

Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard · Business

Management of Organizational Behavior is the textbook that introduced Situational Leadership Theory, the model that argues there is no single best leadership style — only styles that are more or less appropriate to the development level of the person being led.

Both dig into motivation.

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Carol S. Dweck · Psychology

Carol Dweck's central claim is simple but far-reaching: people hold one of two basic beliefs about their own abilities.

Both dig into motivation.

10

Mini Habits

Stephen Guise · Self-help

Mini Habits is Stephen Guise's case for starting habits so small they are almost impossible to fail.

Both dig into motivation.

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Smarter Faster Better

Charles Duhigg · Self-help

Smarter Faster Better is Duhigg's follow-up to The Power of Habit, turning from habitual behavior to the science of productive decision-making and sustained motivation.

Both dig into motivation.

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Start with Why

Simon Sinek · Business

Start with Why is Simon Sinek's argument that the most influential leaders and organizations in history didn't succeed because they made better products or ran smarter campaigns.

Both dig into motivation.