Self-help & Psychology

From the bestselling author of  The Accidental Creative  and  Die Empty  comes an inspirational guide that helps spark creative energy―day in and day out. Even if you don't think of yourself as creative, you'd probably be surprised by how many creative tools you use every day. You...

An essential grief guide and recovery workbook for those who have said, "I thought I'd feel better by now." Grief does not follow a timeline or a set path. It is nonlinear and messy, doubling back on itself just when you thought you were out of the woods. Those who have experienced the...

By a two-time debating world champion, a dazzling look at how arguing better can transform your life – and the world – for the better **Previously published as The Art of Disagreeing Well** Everyone debates, in some form, most days. Sometimes we do it to persuade; other times to learn,...

“What’s this you’re writing?… asked Pooh, climbing onto the writing table. “The Tao of Pooh,… I replied. “The how of Pooh?… asked Pooh, smudging one of the words I had just written. “The Tao of Pooh,… I replied, poking his paw away with my pencil. “It seems more like ow! of Pooh,… said Pooh,...

When we are baffled by the insanity of the “other side”—in our politics, at work, or at home—it’s because we aren’t seeing how the conflict itself has taken over. That’s what “high conflict” does. It’s the invisible hand of our time. And it’s different from the useful friction of healthy...

On Getting Better  is a thoughtful and compact book about self-improvement from Britain’s leading psychoanalyst, author of  Missing Out  and  On Kindness . To talk about getting better―about wanting to change in ways that we might choose and prefer―is to talk about pursuing the life we...