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Books like The Perfection Trap
The Perfection Trap by Thomas Curran is about perfectionism, mental health, self-compassion. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Willpower Instinct
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Kelly McGonigal · Self-help
The Willpower Instinct is based on Kelly McGonigal's popular ten-week science of willpower course at Stanford University's Continuing Studies program.
Read the summary → - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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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.
Read the summary → - Lost Connections
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Johann Hari · Health
Lost Connections is Johann Hari's argument that depression and anxiety are not primarily chemical imbalances in the brain but responses to social and environmental conditions — disconnection from meaningful work, close relationships, the natural world, a secure future, and status that feels deserved.
Read the summary → - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman · Self-help
Four Thousand Weeks is Oliver Burkeman's philosophical attack on the entire project of time management as it is usually practiced.
Read the summary → - 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
Susan Weinschenk · Psychology
Susan Weinschenk is a behavioral scientist and UX consultant, and this book is her translation of cognitive science research into practical guidance for designers.
Read the summary → - A General Theory of Love
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Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon · Psychology
A General Theory of Love is a 2000 book by three psychiatrists at the University of California, San Francisco — Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon — who set out to explain love scientifically without stripping it of its significance.
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