BEST BOOKS ON HIGH PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY (THAT ACTUALLY WORK)

THE ULTIMATE HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND SELF-OPTIMIZATION BOOK LIST

“One has to investigate the principle in one thing or one event exhaustively...Things and the self are governed by the same principle. If you understand one, you understand the other, for the truth within and the truth without are identical.” - Er Cheng Yishu, 11th Century

Don Juan said in Tales of Power, that “The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary man takes everything either as a blessing or a curse.”

The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a shell of static, safe mediocrity.

Usually, growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety.

Become so well rounded that you are limitless.

To Your Success!

  • The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin
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  • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
  • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss
  • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Tim Ferriss
  • Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When you Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke
  • How To Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices by Annie Duke
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  • Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by Jim Kwik
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  • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
  • Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny by Tony Robbins
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  • Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson
  • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You don't Know by Adam Grant
  • The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
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  • The Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
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  • Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday
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  • The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter Drucker
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  • Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
  • Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, The Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by Steven Kotler
  • The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance by Steven Kotler
  • The Only Way to Win: How Building Character Drives Higher Achievement and Greater Fulfillment in Business and Life by Jim Loehr
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  • The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr
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  • The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey
  • The 7 Habits of High Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey
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  • The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms by Vishen Lakhiani
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  • The Buddha and the Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work by Vishen Lakhiani
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  • Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
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  • Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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  • The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won’t Work and What To Do Instead by Kristen Ulmer
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  • Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack
  • The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence by Tom Peters
  • Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiosity Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson
  • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
  • Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
  • Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaler
  • Training: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else by Jon Gordon
  • As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
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  • Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court by John Wooden
  • Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization by John Wooden

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