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Success Books Reviews Editorial Team

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
31
Jan

Success Books Reviews - January 31, 2026

A month of ideas on resilience, meaning, clearer thinking, and the value of challenge.
2 min read
30
Jan
Book cover of The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter — resilience, discomfort, and modern life.

The Comfort Crisis - Michael Easter (Review)

The Comfort Crisis examines whether modern convenience has made us less comfortable with challenge — and what deliberately engaging with difficulty may teach us about resilience.
2 min read
23
Jan
Book cover of Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish — decision-making, judgment, and mental models.

Clear Thinking - Shane Parrish (Review)

Clear Thinking shows how better decisions come not from higher intelligence, but from recognising emotional triggers, slowing down reactions, and developing disciplined thinking habits.
2 min read
16
Jan
Book cover of Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday — Stoicism, clarity, and focus.

Stillness Is the Key - Ryan Holiday (Review)

Stillness Is the Key explores how reducing mental noise and cultivating inner calm leads to clearer thinking, better decisions, and greater resilience.
1 min read
09
Jan
Book cover of Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl — philosophy, logotherapy, and purpose.

Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl (Review)

Frankl’s Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning expands on logotherapy, exploring deeper philosophical questions about purpose, responsibility, and human existence.
1 min read
02
Jan
Book cover of The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga — Adlerian psychology and personal freedom.

The Courage to Be Disliked - Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga (Review)

The Courage to Be Disliked challenges the need for approval and argues that freedom and happiness arise from personal responsibility.
1 min read
15
Dec
Book cover of Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman — time, productivity, and limitation.

Four Thousand Weeks — Oliver Burkeman (Review)

Four Thousand Weeks challenges the productivity obsession by reframing time as finite and meaning as rooted in choice and limitation.
1 min read
14
Dec

Success Books Reviews – December 14, 2025

This week’s highlights: The Confidence Code, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, Outliers, and The Art of War — confidence, long-term thinking, hidden success factors, and timeless strategy.
1 min read
12
Dec
Book cover of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson — philosophy of wealth, learning, and happiness.

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness — Eric Jorgenson (Review)

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant presents concise philosophical insights on long-term thinking, leverage, and the pursuit of happiness.
1 min read