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Eric Zimmer's Book Recommendations

Eric Zimmer's Book Recommendations

Blinks on your quest to pursue the life you want for yourself

By Eric Zimmer

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ProductivityReligion & SpiritualityBiography & MemoirMindfulness & HappinessMotivation & Inspiration
Behavior coach, podcast host of The One You Feed, and author Eric Zimmer has had a whirlwind life—from experiencing homelessness and drug addiction, to hosting iTunes's Best Podcasts of the Year. In this collection, the Blinkist Shortcast host offers wisdom and practical tools on life’s complexity and challenges. Find out what books have inspired and left a lasting impression on Zimmer's life in this collection of his favorite Blinks.

Eric Zimmer's Book Recommendations

Blinks on your quest to pursue the life you want for yourself

Tiny Habits
Tiny Habits
BJ Fogg
The Small Changes That Change Everything
22 min4.6
Hardwiring Happiness
Hardwiring Happiness
Rick Hanson
The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
18 min4.4
Never Enough
Never Enough
Judith Grisel
The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
23 min4.3
Buddhism – Plain and Simple
Buddhism – Plain and Simple
Steve Hagen
The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
11 min4.2
The Four Noble Truths of Love
The Four Noble Truths of Love
Susan Piver
Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships
23 min4.6
Mindset
Mindset
Carol Dweck
The New Psychology of Success
15 min4.4
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
Dan Harris, Jeff Warren and Carlye Adler
A 10% Happier How-To-Book
20 min4.4
Born For This
Born For This
Chris Guillebeau
How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do
16 min4.1
The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron
A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
14 min4.2
Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
20 min4.1
How to Change
How to Change
Katy Milkman
The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
18 min4.3
Lost Connections
Lost Connections
Johann Hari
Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions
32 min4.6
My Grandmother's Hands
My Grandmother's Hands
Resmaa Menakem
Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
25 min4.5
Humankind
Humankind
Rutger Bregman
A Hopeful History
29 min4.6
How Emotions Are Made
How Emotions Are Made
Lisa Feldman Barrett
The Secret Life of the Brain
17 min4.1

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