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Success Books Reviews Editorial Team

03
Apr
Book cover of The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday — Stoicism, resilience, adversity, and turning obstacles into opportunities.

The Obstacle Is the Way - Ryan Holiday (Review)

The Obstacle Is the Way applies Stoic philosophy to adversity, showing how perception, purposeful action, and resilience can help us respond more effectively to setbacks.
3 min read
27
Mar
Book cover of Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles — purpose, meaning, longevity, wellbeing, and Japanese approaches to living well.

Ikigai - Héctor García and Francesc Miralles (Review)

Ikigai explores purpose, longevity, community, and everyday habits, asking how meaningful activity and continued engagement can contribute to a longer and more fulfilling life.
3 min read
20
Mar
Book cover of The Art of Living by Epictetus, interpreted by Sharon Lebell — Stoicism, virtue, resilience, and living well.

The Art of Living - Epictetus / Sharon Lebell (Review)

The Art of Living brings the practical philosophy of Epictetus into modern language, exploring control, responsibility, adversity, character, and the principles of a well-lived life.
3 min read
13
Mar
Book cover of The Psychology of Stupidity edited by Jean-François Marmion — psychology, cognitive bias, irrationality, and human behaviour.

The Psychology of Stupidity - Jean-François Marmion (ed.) (Review)

The Psychology of Stupidity brings together leading thinkers to examine why intelligent people make irrational choices, hold mistaken beliefs, and repeatedly fall victim to faulty reasoning.
3 min read
06
Mar
Book cover of Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke — decision-making, uncertainty, probability, risk, and judgment.

Thinking in Bets - Annie Duke (Review)

Thinking in Bets explores how to make better decisions when outcomes are uncertain, showing why good choices can fail and poor choices can sometimes succeed.
3 min read
28
Feb

Success Books Reviews - February 28, 2026

A month of ideas on better thinking, resilience, recovery, and reconsidering the paths we take through work and life.
2 min read
27
Feb
Book cover of The Pathless Path by Paul Millerd — work, career, success, meaning, and alternative approaches to life.

The Pathless Path - Paul Millerd (Review)

The Pathless Path challenges conventional ideas about career and success, asking what becomes possible when we stop following a predetermined script for work and life.
3 min read
20
Feb
Book cover of Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker — sleep science, health, memory, performance, and dreams.

Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker (Review)

Why We Sleep explores the science of sleep and dreams, examining how sleep affects memory, mood, performance, health, and our ability to function well.
3 min read
13
Feb
Book cover of Do Hard Things by Steve Magness — resilience, mental toughness, performance, and overcoming difficulty.

Do Hard Things - Steve Magness (Review)

Do Hard Things challenges traditional ideas about mental toughness, arguing that genuine resilience comes from awareness, flexibility, purposeful action, and learning to navigate discomfort effectively.
3 min read
06
Feb
Book cover of The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 by Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien — critical thinking, mental models, and decision-making.

The Great Mental Models, Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts - Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien (Review)

The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 introduces practical frameworks from multiple disciplines to help readers examine assumptions, understand complexity, and make better decisions.
2 min read