Boss of Busy

Stand Out

Alison Hill

Being busy has become a badge of honour – albeit a heavy, awkward, uncomfortable badge that doesn’t go with anything in your wardrobe. Using psychology, this book takes you deep into the key pillars for our happiness, health and sanity to help you live a life filled with purpose and progress.

Atomic Habits

James Clear

In this ground-breaking book, Clears reveals exactly how tiny changes can grow into such life-altering outcomes. He uncovers a handful of simple life hacks (the forgotten art of Habit Stacking, the unexpected power of the Two Minute Rule, or the trick to entering the Goldilocks Zone), and delves into cutting-edge psychology and neuroscience to explain why they matter.

Stolen Focus

Johann Hari

Hari learned how we can reclaim our focus--as individuals, and as a society--if we are determined to fight for it. Stolen Focus will transform the debate about attention and finally show us how to get it back.

The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control

Katherine Morgan Schafler

Morgan Schafler's book identifies five distinct types of perfectionist - Classic, Parisian, Messy, Intense, and Procrastinating. As you identify your unique perfectionist profile, you'll learn how to manage each form of perfectionism to work for you, not against you. Beyond managing it, you'll learn how to embrace and even enjoy your perfectionism.

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

Oliver Burkeman

Four Thousand Weeks is an uplifting, engrossing and deeply realistic exploration of this problem that draws on philosophy, literature and psychology to cover the past, present and future of our battles with time. It goes far beyond practical tips, and its many revelations will transform the reader's worldview.

The Busy Brain Cure

Dr Romie Mushtaq

An eye-opening guidebook for professionals looking to overcome their chronic stress, burnout and Busy Brain symptoms using a simple eight-week plan by Dr Romie Mushtaq.

Burnout: The Secret to Solving the Stress Cycle

Emily & Amelia Nagoski

Delivering cutting-edge science with energy, empathy and wit, this is the book all women need to take back control, end the cycle of overwhelm and live a more joyful life. This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men - and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimise stress, manage emotions and live a more joyful life.

Habit Revolution

Gina Cleo

The Habit Revolution is a science-backed guide to breaking unwanted patterns and creating lasting change by reprogramming your brain. Written by habit researcher Dr Gina Cleo, the book debunks the myth of willpower and instead offers practical, evidence-based techniques to help you form better habits, overcome setbacks, and reshape your lifestyle—no matter your starting point.

The Upside of Stress

Kelly McGonigal

The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal reveals how changing your mindset about stress can boost resilience, performance, and wellbeing. Backed by science, it shows that embracing stress—rather than avoiding it—can lead to greater growth and meaning in life.

Comfort Crisis

Michael Easter

The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter explores how modern life has become too comfortable—and how stepping outside your comfort zone can unlock resilience, focus, and true fulfilment. Backed by science and personal adventure, it’s a call to embrace discomfort for a stronger, more meaningful life.

The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg

Award-winning journalist Charles Duhigg takes us into the thrilling and surprising world of the scientific study of habits. He visits laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains.

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Cal Newport

Deep work' is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. Coined by author and professor Cal Newport on his popular blog Study Hacks, deep work will make you better at what you do, let you achieve more in less time and provide the sense of true fulfilment that comes from the mastery of a skill.