18 must-read personal development books like Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus by Jesse Itzler

Cover of Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus by Jesse Itzler

Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus

By: Jesse Itzler

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Equal parts memoir and road map to living a less stressful and more vibrant life, bestselling autho…

"Every task is important. Every moment has purpose."

-Jesse Itzler, Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus

"If you’re surrounded by greatness – take notes, pay attention, and ask questions."

-Jesse Itzler, Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus

If you liked the personal development plot in Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus by Jesse Itzler , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

1. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

By: Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestseller Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Le… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • audiobook
Cover of About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior by Ward Just, David H. Hackworth, Julie Sherman

2. About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior

By: Ward Just , David H. Hackworth , Julie Sherman

4.36

Format: 875 pages, Hardcover

Called “everything a twentieth century war memoir could possibly be” by The New York Times, this na… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Tim S. Grover

3. Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable

By: Tim S. Grover

4.26

Format: 999 pages, Paperback

For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats--Michael Jordan, Kobe … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • self help
Cover of When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake by Tim Larkin

4. When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

By: Tim Larkin

3.95

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

In a civilized society, violence is rarely the answer. But when it is-it's the onlyanswer. The sou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • self help

5. Thinner Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female Body

By: Michael Matthews

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

If you want to be toned, lean, and strong as quickly as possible without crash dieting, "good genet… read more

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6. Fit for Life

By: Harvey Diamond , Marilyn Diamond

3.87

Format: None pages,

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7. Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual

By: Jocko Willink

4.30

Format: 373 pages,

FIND YOUR WILL, FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE - AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR FREEDOM Jocko Willink's methods for s… read more

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8. The Fall

By: James Preller

3.93

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

Through his journal a boy deals with the death of a classmate, who committed suicide as a result of… read more

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Cover of Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself by Tim  Kennedy

9. Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself

By: Tim Kennedy

4.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel

10. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self by Michael Easter

11. The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

By: Michael Easter

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and re… read more

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  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself by Rich Roll

12. Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

By: Rich Roll

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover for this edition can be found here. Finding Ultra is an incredible but true a… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I loved the pain, and the pain loved me back."

-Rich Roll, Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

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13. A Runner's High: My Life in Motion

By: Dean Karnazes

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

“A Runner’s High wakes up the appetite to run long distances. Dean takes us on a lifelong journey o… read more

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  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins

14. Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

By: David Goggins

4.32

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times Best SellerOver 5 million copies soldFor David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare --… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I don't stop when I'm tired. I stop when I'm done"

-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

"No one is going to come help you. No one's coming to save you."

-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

"You are stopping you, you are giving up instead of getting hard."

-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

"You can be born in a fucking sewer and still be the baddest motherfucker on earth."

-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

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15. Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control

By: Ryan Holiday

4.28

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case … read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • audiobook
"We must master ourselves unless we'd prefer to be mastered by someone or something else."

-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control

"We must practice temperance now, in times of plenty, because none of us know what the future holds- only that plenty never lasts."

-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control

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16. The Art of Resilience

By: Ross Edgley

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author and award-winning adventurer Ross Edgley has been studying the art of resilience… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Esteem needs. Maslow classified these into two categories: Esteem for oneself (dignity, achievement, mastery, independence). The desire for reputation or respect from others (e.g., status, prestige).…"

-Ross Edgley, The Art of Resilience

Cover of The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder by Sean McFate

17. The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder

By: Sean McFate

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"Stunning. Sean McFate is a new Sun Tzu." -Admiral James Stavridis (retired), former Supreme Al… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering by Cameron R. Hanes

18. Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering

By: Cameron R. Hanes

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

THE EXPLOSIVE NEW YORK TIMES AND NATIONAL BESTSELLERPush beyond your physical limits to improve you… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"This is about abolishing the ego and taking the first step toward becoming the real you!"

-Cameron R. Hanes, Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering

Cover of Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within by David Goggins

19. Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

By: David Goggins

4.44

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

This is not a self-help book. It's a wake-up call! Can't Hurt Me, David Goggins' smash hit memoi… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Whatever it takes for you to believe that you're better than good enough to achieve your dreams is what you must do. And remember, your greatness is not tied to any outcome. It is found in the valian…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"We all owe it ourselves to stand for something. Principles give us a foundation — solid ground we can trust and build on as we continue to redefine what's possible in our own lives. Sure, some will b…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"Back in SEAL training, I loved when people froze up and quit. I felt it elevated me in some way, but that was ego-driven immaturity and poor leadership. These days, I consider my business to make eve…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

Cover of The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win by Jocko Willink

20. The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

By: Jocko Willink

4.38

Format: 320 pages, ebook

THE INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Extreme Owner… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • audiobook
Cover of The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance by Matt Frazier

21. The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance

By: Matt Frazier

3.89

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT  NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER  The only research-based guide for connecting a plant-based die… read more

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  • health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios by Mike Glover

22. Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios

By: Mike Glover

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A former Green Beret’s indispensable course in preparedness, teaching the keys… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • audiobook
Cover of MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls by Steve Rinella

23. MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls

By: Steve Rinella

4.32

Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio

* 6 hours * Gather around for campfire stories with the MeatEater crew as they share 16 harrowi… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage by Dan Crenshaw

24. Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

By: Dan Crenshaw

4.42

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Jordan Peterson's Twelve Rules for Life meets Jocko Willink and Leif Babin's Extreme Ownership in t… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"A shallow reading of a problem begets outrage; a detailed approach to a problem encourages moderation."

-Dan Crenshaw, Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

"As John Adams said, ‘Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

-Dan Crenshaw, Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

"Acceptance for what you truly can’t control, but responsibility for what you can control. The Stoic does not believe in categorizing so many things as ‘outside your control’ that you simply become a …"

-Dan Crenshaw, Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

"We are a nation, unique in world history, that is built upon purpose rather than geography or ethnicity. America exists because of a proposition about the nature of humankind—that our nature is not t…"

-Dan Crenshaw, Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

Cover of Thank You for My Service by Mat Best

25. Thank You for My Service

By: Mat Best

4.17

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

In this hilarious and personal memoir, readers ride shotgun alongside former Army Ranger, private m… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus by Jesse Itzler

26. Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus

By: Jesse Itzler

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Equal parts memoir and road map to living a less stressful and more vibrant life, bestselling autho… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
"Every task is important. Every moment has purpose."

-Jesse Itzler, Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus

"If you’re surrounded by greatness – take notes, pay attention, and ask questions."

-Jesse Itzler, Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus

Cover of Final Spin by Jocko Willink

27. Final Spin

By: Jocko Willink

3.62

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 New York Times bestselling author Jocko Willink’s fast-paced thriller F… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Unafraid: Staring Down Terror as a Navy SEAL and Single Dad by Eddie Penney

28. Unafraid: Staring Down Terror as a Navy SEAL and Single Dad

By: Eddie Penney

4.58

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

Hot Wash The review held after military training and real-world operations facilitating growth an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The World's Fittest Book: How to Train for Anything and Everything, Anywhere and Everywhere by Ross Edgley

29. The World's Fittest Book: How to Train for Anything and Everything, Anywhere and Everywhere

By: Ross Edgley

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The World's Fittest Book is set to become every fitness enthusiast's bible. Dubbed "the body's comp… read more

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  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life by Brent Gleeson

30. Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life

By: Brent Gleeson

4.17

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Get into the Navy SEAL mindset with this raw, brutally honest, in-your-face self-help guide that wi… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • audiobook
Cover of 25 Hours a Day: Going One More to Get What You Want by Nick Bare

31. 25 Hours a Day: Going One More to Get What You Want

By: Nick Bare

3.85

Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition

You have big dreams that fire you up, and yet a fear of failure is holding you back. You see the su… read more

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  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • self help

23 must-read audiobook books like Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus by Jesse Itzler

Transform Your Habits

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself

Tim Kennedy

4.57

Transform Your Habits

Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

Transform Your Habits

The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

Michael Easter

4.29

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18 best-selling audiobook books like MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls by Steve Rinella

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Alone Against the North: An Expedition into the Unknown

Adam Shoalts

3.93

Transform Your Habits

One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey

None , None , Sam Keith , Richard L. Proenneke

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter

Steven Rinella

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

Dan Flores

3.41

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