15 best-selling psychology books like Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life by Tara Henley

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Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

By: Tara Henley

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Beautifully written, brimming with insight and reassurance--I'm so g…

If you liked the psychology plot in Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life by Tara Henley , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love.

By: Beth Kempton

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Do you feel stressed, exhausted and weighed down by responsibility? Are you itching to do something… read more

Similar categories in Beth Kempton's Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love. book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
"Freedom is found within."

-Beth Kempton, Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love.

"Escape is a process, not a pill."

-Beth Kempton, Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love.

"Live more. Worry less. Do what you love."

-Beth Kempton, Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love.

"We all have the innate capacity to feel free."

-Beth Kempton, Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love.

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2. Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World

By: Clara Parkes

3.83

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Knitting aficionado and notable artisan Clara Parkes delves into her storied travels with this insp… read more

Similar categories in Clara Parkes's Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"Knitting has a profound connective power. The culture and people and rituals around it, the values, they all contribute to an immediate and profound trust in one another. It's home. You belong and ar…"

-Clara Parkes, Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World

"A funny thing happens when more than one knitter gathers in a public place. A solo knitter, presuming she is a woman, quickly fades into the backdrop like a potted palm or a quietly nursing mother. .…"

-Clara Parkes, Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World

3. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

By: Denise Kiernan

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The incredible story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial r… read more

Similar categories in Denise Kiernan's The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

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4. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

By: David Brooks

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more

Similar categories in David Brooks's How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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5. Splinters

By: Leslie Jamison

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveti… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Jamison's Splinters book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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6. Troubled

By: Rob Henderson

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more

Similar categories in Rob Henderson's Troubled book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • audiobook
"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

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7. You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters

By: Kate Murphy

4.08

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

Who listens to you? New York Times contributor Kate Murphy asked people on five continents this … read more

Similar categories in Kate Murphy's You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
"You’re not listening!"

-Kate Murphy, You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters

"Silence is like white space in design, it surrounds what's important!"

-Kate Murphy, You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters

"If someone is dull or uninteresting, it’s on you. You’re not listening."

-Kate Murphy, You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters

"[E]verybody is interesting if you ask the right questions. If someone is dull or uninteresting, it's on you."

-Kate Murphy, You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters

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8. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

By: Katherine May

3.86

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knoc… read more

Similar categories in Katherine May's Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • audiobook
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"The problem with “everything"

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

"Much to my regret, I have yet to befriend a robin."

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

"The only thing breaking me was pretending to be like everyone else."

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

"You need to live a life that you can cope with, not the one that other people want."

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

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9. Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

By: Gabor Maté

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers r… read more

Similar categories in Gabor Maté's Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
"Sick and weak are not useful entries in the dictionary of self-understanding."

-Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

"Given their automatic tuning out, ADD children forever find themselves being told to “pay attention"

-Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

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10. Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving

By: Celeste Headlee

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Despite our constant search for new ways to 'hack' our bodies and minds for peak performance, human… read more

Similar categories in Celeste Headlee's Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
"In many ways I think we've lost the sight of the purpose of free time. We seem to immediately equate idleness with laziness but those two things are very different. "Leisure" is not a synonym for "in…"

-Celeste Headlee, Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving

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11. In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It

By: Lauren Graham

3.81

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Advice for graduates and reflections on staying true to yourself from t… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Graham's In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"Don't be perfect, just be DONE!"

-Lauren Graham, In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It

"Keep finding the JOY in what you're doing, especially when the joy is not finding you"

-Lauren Graham, In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It

"Your job doesn’t define you—your bravery and kindness and gratitude do. Even without any “big"

-Lauren Graham, In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It

"In conclusion, don’t worry about it. You already have The Most. And you’re already one of The Best."

-Lauren Graham, In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It

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12. The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life

By: Mike Rucker

3.72

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Discover the latest scientific evidence for the potent and revitalizing value of fun and how to mak… read more

Similar categories in Mike Rucker's The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
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13. Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age

By: Bruce Feiler

3.95

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

A New York Times bestseller!  A pioneering and timely study of how to navigate life's biggest tran… read more

Similar categories in Bruce Feiler's Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
"Primed to expect that our lives will follow a predictable path, we’re thrown when they don’t. We have linear expectations but nonlinear realities... We’re all comparing ourselves to an ideal that no …"

-Bruce Feiler, Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age

Cover of The Wealth Money Can't Buy: The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest Life by Robin S. Sharma

14. The Wealth Money Can't Buy: The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest Life

By: Robin S. Sharma

4.31

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking book redefining success to show readers how they can create truly abundant and ful… read more

Similar categories in Robin S. Sharma's The Wealth Money Can't Buy: The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest Life book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
Cover of Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down by Corey Keyes

15. Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down

By: Corey Keyes

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Emory University sociologist who coined the term languishing—low-grade mental weariness that af… read more

Similar categories in Corey Keyes's Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
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16. The Men

By: Sandra Newman

2.92

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The Heavens, a dazzling, mind-bending novel in which all men mysteriously disapp… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Newman's The Men book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • audiobook
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17. The Women Could Fly

By: Megan Giddings

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Reminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, and Octavia Butler, a biting social c… read more

Similar categories in Megan Giddings's The Women Could Fly book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • audiobook
Cover of How to Host a Viking Funeral: The Case for Burning Your Regrets, Chasing Your Crazy Ideas, and Becoming the Person You're Meant to Be by Kyle Scheele

18. How to Host a Viking Funeral: The Case for Burning Your Regrets, Chasing Your Crazy Ideas, and Becoming the Person You're Meant to Be

By: Kyle Scheele

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring speaker and artist asked 20,000 people around the world to share the regrets they want… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Scheele's How to Host a Viking Funeral: The Case for Burning Your Regrets, Chasing Your Crazy Ideas, and Becoming the Person You're Meant to Be book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • audiobook
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Build a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity by Kim Malone Scott

19. Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Build a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity

By: Kim Malone Scott

3.85

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From Kim Scott, author of the revolutionary New York Times bestseller Radical Candor, comes Just Wo… read more

Similar categories in Kim Malone Scott's Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Build a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
Cover of Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, & Self-Discipline by Peter Hollins

20. Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, & Self-Discipline

By: Peter Hollins

3.65

Format: 98 pages, Kindle Edition

Following through and finishing what you start- more valuable skills than you realize. They are a c… read more

Similar categories in Peter Hollins's Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, & Self-Discipline book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
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21. Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

By: Tara Henley

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Beautifully written, brimming with insight and reassurance--I'm so g… read more

Similar categories in Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life book and Tara Henley's Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life

  • self help
  • memoir
  • canada
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

18 Best audiobook books like Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life by Tara Henley

Transform Your Habits

Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World

Clara Parkes

3.83

Transform Your Habits

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Splinters

Leslie Jamison

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Troubled

Rob Henderson

4.26

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8 Best adult books like How to Host a Viking Funeral: The Case for Burning Your Regrets, Chasing Your Crazy Ideas, and Becoming the Person You're Meant to Be by Kyle Scheele

Transform Your Habits

Call You When I Land

Nikki Vargas

3.23

Transform Your Habits

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

Judi Dench

4.56

Transform Your Habits

The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor

Keegan-Michael Key

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future

Pete Buttigieg

4.20

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