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The best Big Ideas from 10 most life-changing books distilled into inspiring and super practical quick reads.
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LESSONS FOR LIVING

What Only Adversity Can Teach You
by Phil Stutz

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DEEP WORK

Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
by Cal Newport

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HAPPY TOGETHER

Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts
by Suzie & James Pawelski

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ATOMIC HABITS

An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear

Grit

GRIT

The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth

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MINDSET

The New Psychology of Success
by Carol Dweck

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
by Stephen Covey

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THE DAILY STOIC

366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman

Building a Life Worth Living

BUILDING A LIFE WORTH LIVING

A Memoir
by Marsha Linehan

Rethinking Positive Thinking

RETHINKING POSITIVE THINKING

Inside the New Science of Motivation
by Gabriele Oettingen

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Pilar Gerasimo
Founding Editor of Experience Life magazine, host of The Living Experiment podcast, and author of The Healthy Deviant

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BRIAN JOHNSON
Heroic Chairman + Philosopher in Residence

Brian Johnson is the Founder, Chairman, and Philosopher in Residence at Heroic and the author of Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. He’s spent half of the last 25 years as a Founder/CEO and the other half as a Philosopher. (In the process, creating 700+ Philosopher's Notes.) Brian loves integrating ancient wisdom and modern science to help YOU become the best, most heroic version of yourself so we can create a world in which 51% of humanity is flourishing by 2051.

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Michael Balchan

President + Head Coach of Heroic

Over the last five years, Michael has led the creation of everything from the Heroic Coach program to our social training platform. A Harvard-trained behavioral economist, he leads our team in forging excellence and activating our Heroic potential.

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