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Everything for stress
762 entries pulled from 62 stacks. Items are ordered by how many tracked people are on record about them, including discussion, use and recommendations.
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190 entries
Reset- Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.01
Deliberate cold exposure
Cold showers or ice baths used deliberately, usually a few minutes at a time
On record from 25 of 62 tracked people: 19 do it, 6 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost02
Daily meditation
10-20 minutes of formal practice, most days
On record from 21 of 62 tracked people: 17 do it, 1 recommends it, 3 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost03
Daily walking
A long walk most days, often without headphones
On record from 19 of 62 tracked people: 14 do it, 5 recommend it - Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.04
Sauna
Regular heat exposure, often 4 sessions a week at 20 minutes
On record from 17 of 62 tracked people: 11 do it, 3 recommend it, 3 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost05
Journaling
Writing to unload the mind, usually first thing or last thing
On record from 14 of 62 tracked people: 13 do it, 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost06
Gratitude practice
Writing down a few specific things you are grateful for, daily
On record from 13 of 62 tracked people: 11 do it, 1 recommends it, 1 has discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost07
Deliberate solitude
Regular time with your own thoughts and no other inputs
On record from 12 of 62 tracked people: 9 do it, 3 recommend it - Supplement$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.08
Magnesium (threonate or glycinate)
Taken 30-60 minutes before bed to help with sleep onset
On record from 11 of 62 tracked people: 8 do it, 1 recommends it, 2 have discussed it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.09
Yoga
Regular yoga practice for flexibility, strength and a calmer nervous system
On record from 8 of 62 tracked people: 8 do it - ProtocolFREE, no cost10
Breathwork
Structured breathing sessions to shift the nervous system up or down
On record from 7 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it, 2 recommend it, 1 has discussed it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.11
Running
Regular running, from a short daily loop up to ultramarathon distance
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 1 recommends it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.12
Swimming
Lap swimming as low-impact cardio and a reset for the head
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 6 do it - Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.13
Cold plunge tub
Chilled tub that holds cold water ready, instead of hauling bags of ice
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it - HabitFREE, no cost14
Daily prayer
A fixed time for prayer each morning, before the phone and before the day starts
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.15
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl on surviving the camps and choosing your response
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 2 recommend it, 2 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost16
Personal mantra
A quote kept where you will see it before you perform, taped up or written on your gear
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.17
The Daily Stoic
366 short Stoic passages with modern commentary, one per day
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 3 recommend it, 1 has discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost18
Time with family and friends
Protected off-hours with the people who knew you before the job did
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it - ProtocolFREE, no cost19
Workday shutdown ritual
A fixed end-of-day routine that closes open loops so work stops
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 1 has discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost20
Deliberate discomfort
Choosing the thing you do not want to do, daily, as its own training
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 2 recommend it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.21
Headspace
Guided meditation app built around ten-minute sessions, voiced by Andy Puddicombe
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 recommends it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.22
Low-cost index fund investing
A broad S&P 500 index fund bought on a schedule, through thick and thin, no stock picking
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost23
Quitting social media
Deleting the accounts rather than trying to use them less
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 has discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost24
Regular check-ins with friends
A standing group chat or text that asks how you actually are
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 recommends it - Supplement$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.25
Rhodiola rosea
Adaptogen taken before effort to blunt fatigue
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 recommends it - Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.26
Sports massage
Regular hands-on soft-tissue work from a trainer or therapist
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 has discussed it - Habit$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.27
Talk therapy
Regular sessions with a therapist, kept up long after the crisis passes
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.28
Tennis
Singles or doubles on court, played as a lifelong sport rather than a workout
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.29
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Collected thinking on wealth, specific knowledge and happiness
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 recommend it - HabitFREE, no cost30
Warm bath or shower before bed
Warm water an hour or two before sleep drops core temperature after
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 recommends it - Supplement$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.31
Ashwagandha
Adaptogen used short-term to lower cortisol during stressful stretches
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 recommends it - Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.32
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Grappling practice used as training, stress relief and humility
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.33
Calm
Meditation and sleep app with guided sessions, sleep stories and soundscapes
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.34
CBT-I (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia)
A structured sleep program; Matthew Walker and Andrew Huberman both point people to it
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 recommend it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.35
Digital Minimalism
A philosophy for using much less technology, on purpose
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it, 1 has discussed it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.36
Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday on the ways self-importance wrecks aspiring, succeeding and failing
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 recommend it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.37
Foam rolling
Pressing body weight into a dense foam cylinder to work through tight muscle
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 recommends it - Habit$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.38
Golf
Hours outdoors, walking, with a problem to solve that is not your own
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - ProtocolFREE, no cost39
Hiking
Trail walking with elevation, usually an hour or more at a talking pace
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - ProtocolFREE, no cost40
Inner scorecard
Judge yourself by your own standards rather than by how the world grades you
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 recommend it - Supplement$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.41
L-theanine
Amino acid from tea used for calm focus, or with caffeine
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - ProtocolFREE, no cost42
Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR)
10-20 minute guided body-scan rest, sometimes called yoga nidra
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 has discussed it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.43
Percussion massage gun
Handheld device (Theragun and similar) for sore muscles and recovery between massages
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - ProtocolFREE, no cost44
Physiological sigh
Two inhales through the nose, one long exhale; heart rate drops within seconds
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 recommends it - ProtocolFREE, no cost45
Shipping creative work
Publishing on a schedule rather than waiting for the work to feel ready
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.46
Slow Productivity
Do fewer things, work at a natural pace, obsess over quality
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it, 1 has discussed it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.47
The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt on what smartphones and social media did to childhood after 2010
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it, 1 has discussed it - Protocol$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.48
Transcendental Meditation
Silent mantra repetition, about 20 minutes twice a day, taught in a paid course
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - ProtocolFREE, no cost49
Vision setting
Write down a specific picture of who you are becoming, then filter decisions through it
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.50
Waking Up
Sam Harris's meditation course, heavy on the theory as well as practice
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 recommends it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.51
Weighted blanket
A blanket loaded with beads or pellets, usually near a tenth of body weight
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 has discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
4-7-8 breathing
Inhale for four counts, hold for seven, exhale for eight, repeated a few times
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
5 Second Rule countdown
Count 5-4-3-2-1 out loud and move before hesitation talks you out of it
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
A high savings rate
Bank a large share of income by spending well below what the income allows
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Accountability mirror
Telling yourself the blunt truth in the mirror every day, then fixing it
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Act on the thing causing stress
Make the first call or send the first email on whatever is nagging at you
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Acupressure mat
A mat covered in plastic spikes, used for 15 to 40 minutes before bed
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Acupuncture
Fine needles at set points, used by athletes for tight or sore muscle
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Asking for help
Four words, can you help me, used on purpose rather than as a last resort
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Automatic rules
Decide the behavior once, as a rule, so it is not decided in the moment
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Awareness
Anthony de Mello's talks on waking up, mostly about beliefs you never examined
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it
- ProtocolFREE, no cost
Box breathing
Inhale, hold, exhale, hold, each for a count of four, repeated for a few minutes
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Breath
James Nestor on nasal breathing, and what modern jaws lost
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 has discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Budget and deadline discipline
Treating the number and the date as hard limits that end the project
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Build the Life You Want
Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey on the science of getting happier
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Camping tent
Pitched shelter, used by a few people as a permanent outdoor bedroom
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Celebrating your flaws
Point at the thing you would rather hide instead of trying to cover it
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - App$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Centr
Chris Hemsworth's training, nutrition and meditation app, built with his own team
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Chess
Short games used as a mental reset between blocks of demanding work
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Clear Thinking
Parrish on the ordinary moments where a decision is really made
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Cookie jar
A mental store of past wins to draw on when you want to quit
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Cooking family dinner
Making the evening meal from scratch as the default, kids in the kitchen
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Dark chocolate
A square or two of high-cocoa chocolate, usually after dinner
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Day One
Journaling app for Apple platforms, Android and the web with encrypted sync
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Disagree and commit
State your objection once, then back the decision fully instead of relitigating it
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Effortless
Make the most essential activities the easiest ones to do
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Endurance
Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition, from the ship breaking up to the rescue
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Essentialism
The disciplined pursuit of less, applied to a career and a calendar
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Evening review
Going back over the day at night: what you did, said and could have handled better
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Extended sabbatical
A month or more entirely off work, announced well in advance
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
FBI feedback method
Say the feeling, then the behavior that caused it, then the impact it had
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Fear-setting
Write down the worst case, how to prevent it, and how to repair it
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman on time management for a finite life, roughly four thousand weeks long
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.
Glowforge laser cutter
Desktop laser cutter that cuts and engraves wood, acrylic and card
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Grounding (earthing)
Bare skin on grass, sand or soil, or a conductive mat wired to earth
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Hallow
Catholic prayer and meditation app with guided sessions, Lent challenges and sleep prayers
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Heavily Meditated
Dave Asprey on shortcuts to deep meditative states with breath, feedback and pain
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Here is New York
E.B. White's 1949 essay on the city, short enough to read in an hour
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
High five in the mirror
A silent high five to your own reflection after brushing your teeth
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Hold Me Tight
Sue Johnson on the conversations that repair an adult relationship
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish's 1980 parenting manual on listening
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
HRV biofeedback training
Paced breathing against a live heart rate variability readout, a few minutes a day
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Inbox zero
Empty the inbox by deciding once where every message goes
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Infinite mindset
Play for staying in the game rather than for beating this quarter's number
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Insight
Tasha Eurich on self-awareness and the blind spots you cannot see
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - AppFREE, no cost
Insight Timer
Meditation app built around a configurable timer and interval bells
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Jigsaw puzzles
Thousand-piece puzzles as a screen-free way to switch the mind off
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Keep Going
Austin Kleon's ten rules for staying creative once the work stops being new
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Killing the ANTs
Writing down automatic negative thoughts and putting each one on trial
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Leaders Eat Last
Why some teams pull together and others fall apart
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Lenten fasting
Forty days of giving something up, plus fast and meat-free days, in the Christian calendar
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Let them, let me
Two words to stop managing other people, then two more to decide what you do
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Linchpin
Godin's 2010 argument for doing work nobody else could have handed in
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Lion's breath
One deep breath in, then a big loud exhale, used to break a spiral of frustration
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Living without debt
No mortgage, no loans, no balances, chosen for the flexibility not the interest
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Long-term games with long-term people
Picking work, partners and industries where you keep meeting the same people
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Mastery hobbies
Recovering through a demanding hobby rather than through rest
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius writing to himself, the founding text of practical Stoicism
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Memento mori reminder
A daily, deliberate reminder that you are going to die
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Morning puttering
A slow, unscheduled first hour or two: coffee, the paper, breakfast, no meetings
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Naming your inner critic
Give the voice in your head a name so you can hear it as separate from you
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Never Finished
Goggins's second book: what he did after the first one made him famous
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo's console, played in the hand or dropped into a dock for the television
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
No phone calls after 10 p.m.
A hard stop on calls and conversations late in the evening so the brain can wind down
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
No-phone zones
Named rooms, hours and events where the phone is not allowed at all
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Notifications turned off
No alerts, no badges and no social apps, so the phone only interrupts when you let it
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Obituary test
Decide what you want your obituary to say, then live so as to deserve it
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Option B
Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on resilience after loss
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Othership
Guided breathwork app with sessions sorted by the state you want to reach
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.
Pacojet
Swiss kitchen machine that shaves frozen mixes into ice cream to order
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Phone away in conversation
Put the phone out of sight when someone starts talking to you
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Pickleball
Paddle sport on a small court, easy to learn, played by whole families across generations
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Positive framing
State the outcome you want instead of the one you are trying to avoid
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Printed guided journal
A prompted paper journal with the same short questions every morning and evening
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Progressive muscle relaxation
Tensing and releasing muscle groups in order to find and drop held tension
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Psych
Judd Biasiotto on the mental training behind record-setting powerlifting
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Public speaking course
A structured class in speaking to a room, taken to get past the fear of doing it
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Quiet
Susan Cain on introverts in a culture built for talkers
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Quitting the news
Dropping the daily news cycle rather than trying to follow it more carefully
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Reading history
Put the reading hours into what already happened rather than into forecasts
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Reading philosophy before bed
Ending the day on a page or two of philosophy, then thinking it over before sleep
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Reflected Best Self Exercise
Ask twenty people for a story of you at your best, then find the pattern
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Regret minimization framework
Picture yourself at 80 looking back, then pick the option you would regret least
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Reveri
Self-hypnosis sessions for sleep, stress and pain
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Supplement$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Saffron
The spice taken as a standardized extract rather than a pinch in the pan
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Same as Ever
Twenty three short stories about the parts of human behavior that never change
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Saying I don't know
Admit uncertainty out loud instead of producing a plausible answer
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Saying I get to instead of I have to
Swap one verb in your self-talk and the daily grind reads as a privilege
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Saying I love you to friends
End calls with close friends the way family would, and mean it
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Saying No Gracefully
A three step script for declining without wrecking the relationship
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Silent meditation retreat
Ten residential days of silence and long sitting, no reading or phone
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Spotting scope
High-magnification scope on a tripod for watching birds and wildlife
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Staying put
Not switching jobs, fields or cities, so skills and trust keep compounding
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Stillness Is the Key
The third of Ryan Holiday's Stoic books, on the mind, spirit and body at rest
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Strategic quitting
Setting your quit conditions in advance, then quitting without drama
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Surfing
Paddling, pop-ups and turns as conditioning, plus hours away from a phone
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - App$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Talkspace
Online therapy by messaging and video with a licensed therapist
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Teleprompter beam splitter
Angled glass over a screen so the camera sits where the other face is
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
The 5 Types of Wealth
Bloom's 2025 book on measuring wealth as time, social, mental, physical and financial
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
The 85 percent rule
Working at about 85 percent effort so relaxation and form do the rest
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho's short novel about a shepherd following his personal legend
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
The Art of Possibility
Twelve practices from a conductor and a therapist for changing how you see things
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
The Art of Spending Money
On using money rather than accumulating it, and why no formula fits everyone
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
The Book of Awakening
Mark Nepo's page-a-day reflections, read one morning at a time
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
The Brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky's last novel: faith, doubt, and what people owe each other
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Book$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
The Dip
When to quit and when to push through the hard middle of a project
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The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz's short 1997 book on four rules for living, rooted in Toltec tradition
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The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness
Andy Puddicombe's plain-language introduction to a ten-minute daily practice
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The High 5 Habit
Mel Robbins on a daily high five in the mirror and the self-talk behind it
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The Infinite Game
Business as a game with no finish line, built on James Carse's idea
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The Inner Game of Tennis
Timothy Gallwey's 1974 classic on quieting self-criticism to perform under pressure
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The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham's 1949 classic on value investing and the moods of Mr. Market
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The Let Them Theory
Mel Robbins on releasing control over other people and reclaiming your own attention
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
John Bogle's short case for owning the whole market cheaply and leaving it alone
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The Obstacle Is the Way
Ryan Holiday's first Stoic book, on turning problems into the way forward
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The Overstory
Richard Powers's Pulitzer-winning novel in which trees turn out to be the main character
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The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle on stepping out of the running commentary in your head
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The Productivity Field Guide
MacSparky
Video course and book that builds a personal system from your roles, not your tasks
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The Psychology of Money
Nineteen short chapters on how people behave with money, not on what to buy
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The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro's novel of an English butler looking back on a life of duty and regret
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The Second Mountain
David Brooks on the commitments that follow the first climb of career and status
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The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead's novel of Cora's escape from a Georgia plantation
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The Untethered Soul
Michael Singer on the voice in your head, and what changes when you stop believing it
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The Wisdom of Sundays
Super Soul Sunday conversations excerpted, with Winfrey's own commentary
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This Is Water
The Kenyon commencement speech by the author of Infinite Jest, about a 15-minute read
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Time in nature
Deliberate time outdoors among trees, water or open sky, most days
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Together is Better
An illustrated fable about asking for help, made to be given away
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Two-way door decisions
Sort choices by how reversible they are, then move fast on the reversible ones
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Uncomfortable conversations
Say out loud that the conversation will be hard before you start it
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Vegetable gardening
Growing food you then cook, on a plot, a raised bed or a balcony
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Visualization
Rehearsing a performance in your head before you do it for real
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Washing the dishes
Doing the dishes by hand after dinner as a fixed, screen-free end to the day
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Weekly cheat meal
Six days of measured eating, then one planned meal with nothing off the menu
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What I Know For Sure
Oprah Winfrey's collected O magazine columns, grouped by theme
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When Breath Becomes Air
A neurosurgeon's memoir, written while he was dying of lung cancer at 36
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Where Are the Customers' Yachts?
Fred Schwed's 1940 comedy about Wall Street, still accurate about fees and forecasts
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WHY discovery exercise
Ask a close friend why you are friends, then listen for what they say about themselves
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Work-life harmony
Treat work and home as feeding each other rather than as a strict trade-off
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Working with a life coach
Regular sessions with a coach who sets priorities and holds you to them
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