33 Life-Changing Books Summarized in 20 Minutes

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I’ve read over 1,000 non-fiction books in my lifetime and today I’ve summarized 33 of the most impactful ones I’ve ever come across.

We’ve got everything from my favorite relationship book to the book that inspired me to go on a transformative fitness journey at 40—so books that have saved not just my marriage but probably my life.

Here are 33 fast, quick, speedy, get-in-get-out 1-min summaries… that could do big things for you too.

Go get ‘em.

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The Books:

0:10 - Atomic Habits by James Clear (https://amzn.to/3UKRPdX)
0:52 - The Expectation Effect by David Robson (https://amzn.to/42IMmGs)
1:26 - The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal (https://amzn.to/49BFU6o)
2:15 - So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport (https://amzn.to/3wnHzyh)
2:45 - The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen (https://amzn.to/3UFsPos)
3:31 - Influence by Robert Cialdini (https://amzn.to/3SLrlWX)
4:09 - The Four-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss (https://amzn.to/3SGGby9)
4:41 - Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke (https://amzn.to/3I0rukC)
5:25 - The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker (https://amzn.to/3OOi0wm)
5:54 - The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz (https://amzn.to/3T3tbnx)
6:30 - Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (https://amzn.to/3T01mMS)
7:05 - Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (https://amzn.to/3uuTIkr)
7:52 - How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (https://amzn.to/4bH0AM8)
8:29 - Start With Why by Simon Sinek (https://amzn.to/49vv69Y)
8:55 - Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff (https://amzn.to/3wmw9uC)
9:55 - The Revolt of the Public by Martin Gurri (https://amzn.to/48kBJuH)
11:00 - Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix (https://amzn.to/49EXmH7)
11:56 - The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel (https://amzn.to/49zw8Se)
13:49 - Outlive by Peter Attia (https://amzn.to/49F2xH7)
14:25 - Stumbling on Happiness by Dan Gilbert (https://amzn.to/49gQvnB)
15:10 - Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke (https://amzn.to/3uJQOrS)
15:45 - Mindset by Carol Dweck (https://amzn.to/3T0qiUC)
16:08 - Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (https://amzn.to/49gvjyb)
17:07 - On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche (https://amzn.to/3SHANL3)
17:58 - Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shinryu Suzuki (https://amzn.to/3wiwoXn)
18:57 - Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker (https://amzn.to/48mjS6s)
19:37 - Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard (https://amzn.to/3uEufVC)
20:20 - Deep Work by Cal Newport (https://amzn.to/3wsS7fi)
20:50 - The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (https://amzn.to/3UKSI6h)
21:13 - The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker (https://amzn.to/3uA3SQL)
21:51 - Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb (https://amzn.to/48kCowb)
22:17 - Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work by John Gottman (https://amzn.to/3wklDnJ)
22:53 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson (https://amzn.to/4bSSMHo)



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