10 books to build 10 vital skills today

1. Negotiation:

Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

(4.4/5 ⭐️)

Summarizes actionable tactics for resolving conflicts through effective communication and strategic deal-making.

2. Financial literacy:

Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

(4.4/5 ⭐️)

Illustrates counterintuitive money management insights people rarely grasp, leveraging psychology and economic principles to spend sensibly, invest profitably, and attain life-enhancing prosperity.

3. Social intelligence:

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

(4.2/5 ⭐️)

Provides fundamental techniques based on principles of courtesy, supportiveness, authentic appreciation and rapport building to achieve interpersonal effectiveness and social aptitude.

4. Decision making:

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

(4.2/5 ⭐️)

Dive into the complexities of human decision-making, exploring the interplay between instinctive reactions and deliberate analysis, uncovering biases, and refining the art of thoughtful choice.

5. Critical thinking:

Think Again by Adam Grant

(4.2/5 ⭐️)

Analyzes cognitive biases and articulates mental models to overcome them by broadening perspectives, opening one’s mind to counterarguments, and reasoning more objectively.

6. Time management:

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

(4.1/5 ⭐️)

Prescribes focused productivity strategies based on discerning and doing only the things that really matter, eliminating nonessentials that distract from meaningful objectives. 

7. Emotional intelligence:

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

(4.0/5 ⭐️)

Elucidates the foundations of emotional intelligence through neural explanations and social evidence, enabling skill-building in self-understanding, self-regulation, empathy and relating harmoniously to others.

8. Stress management:

Burnout by Emily Nagoski

(4.0/5 ⭐️)

Demystifies the psychology of exhaustion, anxiety, and overload by exploring evidence-based coping mechanisms that mitigate distress through regulating nervous system activity and channeling energy more sustainably. 

9. Creative thinking:

Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley and David Kelley

(4.0/5 ⭐️)

Unlock your creative potential in a journey of self-discovery, as barriers to creativity are dismantled, fostering the belief that creativity resides within everyone; armed with practical tools, nurture creative confidence and turn challenges into opportunities.

10. Adaptability:

Who Moved My Cheese? by Dr. Spencer Johnson

(3.9/5 ⭐️)

Explores adaptability through a compelling tale where characters navigate change, urging readers to embrace uncertainty, remain flexible, and proactively seek new opportunities.

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