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Books to help you change habits and gain control of your life.

Region of Waterloo Library

18 items

  • Atomic Habits

    Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results : An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

    Clear, James
    The author, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
    BookNew York : Avery, [2018] — 152.33 Cle
  • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

    a Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

    Manson, Mark
    In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.
    BookNew York, NY : HarperOne, [2016] — 158.1 Man
  • With the practical techniques outlined in this book, you can energize your life—and give yourself the initiative needed to carry out your ambitions and hopes.
    BookNew York ; Toronto : Simon & Schuster, 2003, c1980. — 248.4 Pea
  • Carnegie's first book taught us the fundamental techniques of handling people. Carnegie's advice in THIS book does the same while showing us how to optimize the power of digital tools.
    BookNew York ; Toronto : Simon & Schuster, 2011. — 158.2 How
  • The volume and complexity of knowledge today has exceeded our ability as individuals to properly deliver it to people. This book reveals what checklists can do to bring about striking improvements in a variety of businesses and professions.
    BookNew York : Henry Holt, 2010. — 610.28 Gaw
  • The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up

    the Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

    Kondō, Marie
    Purge your living space and feel a sense of relief. This book is for anyone who struggles with material excess and the pressures of living in a society consumed with having and keeping stuff.
    BookBerkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2014] — 648 Kon
  • The Happiness of Pursuit

    Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life

    Guillebeau, Chris
    A remarkable guide to the quests that give our lives meaning—and how to find your own.
    BookNew York : Harmony, c2014. — 158.1 Gui
  • The Willpower Instinct

    How Self-control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

    McGonigal, Kelly
    This book explains the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity.
    BookNew York : Avery, c2012. — 153.8 McGo
  • The Power of Pause

    Becoming More by Doing Less

    Hershey, Terry
    Powerful stories, meditations and inspiring quotes, help us understand the profound value of slowing down in our daily lives. We learn how to take time for the truly important things, and to let go of the things that keep getting in our…
    BookChicago : Loyola Press, c2009. — 248.4 Her
  • Drive

    the Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

    Pink, Daniel H.
    The secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.
    BookNew York : Penguin, 2009. — 153.1534 Pin
  • Full of procedures and actions that solves a problem, simplifies a task, reduces frustration in our everyday lives.
    BookAvon, MA : Adams Media, [2014] — 640 Bra
  • Why We Sleep

    Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

    Walker, Matthew P.
    Preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker, provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being.
    BookNew York : Scribner, 2017. — 612.821 Wal
  • The Power of Full Engagement

    Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

    Loehr, Jim
    Managing power, not time, is the key to high performance and personal renewal
    BookNew York ; Toronto : Free Press, c2003.
  • The techniques in this book have been used successfully many times to propel the average person’s creative ability to unprecedented heights.
    BookNew York : Dell Publishing, c1998.
  • The way we see the world is based entirely on our own unique perceptions. In order to change a given situation, we must change ourselves, and in order to change ourselves, we must be able to change our perceptions. These are the habits…
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2020 — 158 Cov 2020
  • The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up

    the Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

    Kondō, Marie
    Purge your living space and feel a sense of relief. This book is for anyone who struggles with material excess and the pressures of living in a society consumed with having and keeping stuff.
    Preloaded AudiobookSolon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2015] — PAN 648 Kondo
  • Carnegie's first book taught us the fundamental techniques of handling people. You will find that Carnegie's advice while you listen to THIS book does the same while showing us how to optimize the power of digital tools.
    Audiobook CDNew York : Simon & Schuster Audio, p2011. — BCAN 158.2 How
  • The way we see the world is based entirely on our own unique perceptions. In order to change a given situation, we must change ourselves, and in order to change ourselves, we must be able to change our perceptions. These are the habits…
    Audiobook CDNew York : Simon & Schuster Audio, p1999.