The best 44 Simplify Podcast books

Quiet (2012) focuses on the strengths and needs of both introverts and extroverts. These blinks describe the situations in which both personality types feel comfortable and the ways in which each can use the potential of their personality to the fullest.

• People who want to better understand the introvert personality
• Team builders hoping to help introverts and extroverts collaborate
• Anyone interested in the benefits of being introverted

Trust Me, I’m Lying (2012) is an in-depth exposé of today’s news culture, which is primarily channeled through online media sites called blogs. By detailing his experiences with multimillion-dollar public relations campaigns, the author takes us behind the scenes of today’s most popular and influential blogs to paint an unsettling picture of why we shouldn’t believe everything that is labeled as news.

• Anyone interested in learning how blogs and other online news media work
• Anyone who wants to know why we should question what we read online
• Anyone looking to understand how blogs are affecting society

These blinks explain why traditional marketing no longer works, and why to be successful you need to build Purple Cows, remarkable products and services that stand out of the crowd. They also explain how you can reach your target market once you’ve found your own Purple Cow.

• Entrepreneurs
• Marketing professionals and executives who believe that they can survive by not standing out of the crowd
• Anyone interested in why traditional advertising no longer works

Using various experiments to uncover the hidden factors that drive us to cheat in everyday situations, author Dan Ariely finds that certain anticipated motivators – for example, money – actually don’t play a crucial role in our dishonesty. At the same time, other, quite unexpected forces influence us very strongly – for instance, the social acceptability of cheating, and even our altruistic tendencies.

• Anyone who considers themselves to be a good, honest and honorable person
• Anyone interested in the psychology of irrationality
• Anyone who wonders why people constantly cheat and lie

Eat to Live gives readers a comprehensive overview of human nutrition, a re-evaluation of conventional nutritional wisdom, personal case studies and a practical dietary program with lots of recommendations. The reader can expect to learn about a number of different nutritional studies as well as the health benefits and repercussions of basic foods such as meat, milk, fish, vegetables and fruits.

• Anyone interested in learning about the link between nutritional science, the modern diet and health
• Anyone looking for practical advice on losing weight and achieving optimal health

In this book, author Seth Godin reveals the most powerful unit of social organization: the “tribe,” or a group of people connected to a cause, a leader and each other, who together drive change in society. It shows us how we can harness the power of the internet to form and lead our own tribes. Tribes also advocates the universal need for change and leadership, so we can grow as a company or as a society.

• Anyone who wants to create a movement to change the status quo
• Anyone interested in the latest marketing concepts
• Anyone who wants to learn how to be a great leader

Chasing the Scream (2015) gives a riveting account of the first hundred years of the disastrously ineffective War on Drugs. Weaving together fascinating anecdotes, surprising statistics and passionate argumentation, Hari examines the history of the War on Drugs and explains why it’s time to rethink addiction, rehabilitation and drug enforcement.

• Anyone interested in drugs and drug enforcement
• People who know someone struggling with drug addiction
• Those considering moving to California just for the medical marijuana card

In This is Your Brain on Music (2006), musician and neuroscientist Dr. Daniel J. Levitin illuminates exactly what happens in the brain when people listen to rhythms, timbres and pitches, helping us understand why we’re so profoundly affected by music.

• People curious about what happens in their brain when they listen to music
• Anyone who wants to learn more about the relationship between psychology and music

I Know How She Does It (2015) reveals how career-minded women balance work, family and time for themselves. Based on extensive research covering time logs to interviews, these blinks provide practical advice on time management for the modern working mother.

• New mothers seeking advice on how to resume their professional life
• Working mothers who want to rebuild their careers
• Managers and employees seeking insight into the juggling act required of their female colleagues

All Marketers Are Liars explains how telling your customers authentic, meaningful stories about your business helps you sell your products and build a strong, long-lasting relationship with them.

• Marketers and marketing students
• Anyone who wants to connect with their customers
• Anyone who wants to know why wine tastes better in a Riedel glass

In The Upside of Irrationality (2011), Dan Ariely uses behavioral economics to show us why we behave irrationally, how it affects our decision-making processes, and what we can do to make better choices.

• Psychology and behavioral economics students
• People who want to know why they act irrationally sometimes
• People curious about human behavior

The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership (2014) teaches you how to become a conscious leader – a leader who inspires positive change, creates a great work atmosphere and builds close relationships in their personal life. Because leading is about a lot more than just giving orders.

• Leaders who want to create a great work atmosphere
• People who want to be more productive
• Those wanting to strengthen their personal relationships

It Starts With Food (2012) gives you the inside scoop on the profound effects food can have on your body and well-being. Importantly, these blinks explain how you can alter your diet to both lose weight and feel better, body and soul.

• People interested in improving their overall health
• Dieters who have tried everything
• Busy executives seeking to eat more healthily

You Are a Badass (2013) is your guide to living life to the fullest. Sincero provides an analysis of exactly what’s holding you back and provides powerful strategies geared toward breaking bad habits so that you can truly live out your dreams.

Become the badass you always wanted to be.

• People stuck in jobs that they hate
• Readers looking for new strategies to tackle self-doubt
• Anyone seeking motivation to make a serious life change

Smarter Faster Better (2016) combines personal stories and business research to show that being productive isn’t just about managing your to-do list, but about making the right choices and maintaining the right mindset. These blinks offer advice on how to stay motivated, keep yourself on track and work in teams effectively to maximize your creativity, productivity and success.

• Leaders looking to motivate a team
• Business people who want to energize a company or employees
• Anyone with a serious, long-term goal

Weaponized Lies (2016) is a user’s manual for today’s news media. It teaches you various skills that will help you to analyze the vast amount of information you encounter when skimming the internet or watching the news. Take time to learn what’s real and what’s fake, so you won’t get duped.

• Any consumer of news media
• Media studies and journalism students
• Conspiracy theory aficionados

Quiet Power (2016) explains why adolescents struggle with introversion and explores how an aversion to socializing can make it challenging to form friendships, complete schoolwork and fulfill social obligations. These blinks offer a number of different techniques that introverts can use to make these situations bearable and turn their so-called weakness into a straightforward advantage.

• Teachers, students and parents
• Child psychologists
• Introverts

The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck (2015) is your definitive guide to freeing up your time, money and energy. These blinks teach you how to stop caring about the things that don’t serve you so you can focus your attention on the parts of life that bring you joy.  

• People tired of other people’s nonsense
• Anybody anxious or stressed out by everyday life
• Anyone who wants to be happier and healthier

You Are a Badass at Making Money (2017) offers a fresh and exciting perspective on what it takes to bring home the big bucks. Yes, you too can be a money-making maestro once you improve your mind-set and understand the energy of money. So stop making excuses and fooling yourself that only evil people are rich. Unlock your inner badass and open the door to success!

• The unemployed and underpaid
• Readers who want more badassery in their lives
• Anyone looking for motivation and inspiration

Perennial Seller (2017) explains how to ensure that great creative work also succeeds in the market. These blinks not only demonstrate how to generate success for a particular project, but also how to secure continued long-term success for yourself as a creative individual.

• Creative types
• Entrepreneurs
• Dreamers with high ambitions but low success rates

The Whole30 (2015) is a dietary program aimed at improving your health and general well-being. It’s based on the idea that, by cutting out certain harmful food groups and reintroducing others, you can find a diet that works for you.

• Nutritional therapists and health enthusiasts
• Anyone suffering from lifestyle diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure
• Cooks eager to experiment with healthier recipes

How Luck Happens (2018) debunks the myth that luck is something we have zero control over, revealing that we certainly can influence the level of luckiness in our lives. Packed with examples and practical advice, this book shows how luck can be improved in the workplace as well as the dating scene.

• Those who are tired of waiting for luck to find them
• People hoping to improve their success in work, love or family
• Anyone who wants to beat the competition

We use money every day to take care of bills and purchase the things we need to get by in life, yet rarely seem to think rationally about spending it. Dollars and Sense (2017) explores the irrational human nature that leads to bad spending habits, why we’re so bad at saving money and how to resolve this all too human shortcoming.

• People who struggle to manage their money
• Bargain hunters
• Young people thinking about saving

The Icarus Deception (2012) takes aim at a myth as old as the ancient Greeks – that aiming high is bound to end in tears. Icarus might have flown too close to the sun, but we usually forget that he was also warned not to fly too low. Why does that matter? Well, we’re living in a new economy in which maintaining altitude on cruise control just won’t cut it. The new, global and connected economy is here to stay, and once “safe” jobs are being automated. Those who want to thrive better set their sights high. And that means one thing above all: living and working creatively.

• Entrepreneurs
• Dreamers
• Artists

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics (2017) is a down-to-earth beginner’s guide to meditation – especially for those skeptics among us who think that meditation is a lot of new age hooey. Dan Harris presents readers with a firsthand account of how even people with restless minds and no time to spare can start experiencing the scientifically proven benefits of meditation.

• Professionals seeking serenity
• Anyone pursuing happiness
• Amateur meditators

I’m Judging You (2016) provides a uniquely humorous take on all the ways modern society can produce annoying, absurd and downright terrible people. Whether it’s misusing hashtags on social media or being an unbearable sexist monster, author Luvvie Ajayi is ready to call out their awfulness and provide readers with some pointers on how to avoid her judgemental wrath.

• Anyone looking to get more woke
• People fed up with racism and sexism
• Readers who want a humorous take on American society

Outer Order, Inner Calm (2019) explains how you can declutter your home and keep it neat and beautiful. Exploring the reasons why orderly surroundings are so important for our wellbeing, these blinks offer practical tips and advice on how to overcome messiness for good.

• Anyone wanting to take back control of their life
• Neat freaks looking for new tips
• Homeowners hoping to organize their homes better

The Dip (2007) is about the common struggle we all face when we undertake an ambitious project or embark on a new career. As author Seth Godin points out, we can greatly increase our chances of success by preparing for the inevitable dip into difficult and trying times. By making tough choices, avoiding distractions and setting priorities, you can be well-equipped to persevere and come out stronger than you were before.

• Entrepreneurs
• Ambitious people
• People who have trouble finishing projects

Joyful (2018) embraces aspects of color, shape, playfulness and whimsy that surround us in everyday life. These blinks make a positive case for the role that design and architecture can play in making lives more happy and joyful.

• Designers 
• DIY enthusiasts
• New homeowners or renters

Successful Aging (2020) turns the idea that old age is a time of inevitable decline and discomfort on its head. Daniel J. Levitin gives us insight into the neuroscience of aging and, along the way, a bunch of tips about how we can not only cope with aging, but actually appreciate it as a unique life phase.

• Anyone who plans on aging
• Friends, partners, and family of an aging loved one
• Neuroscience buffs

With the End Mind (2017) provides a powerful antidote to the fear, ignorance and misunderstanding that surrounds death in contemporary culture. Through observations and personal reflections, it tells the poignant stories of some terminally ill patients with whom the author has worked over her three-decade career as a palliative care doctor. 

• Friends and family members of people with terminal illnesses
• Fans of emotionally moving medical stories 
• Anyone with a fear of death

The Power of Showing Up (2020) is a guide to doing one of the most essential things when it comes to raising well-adjusted children – being fully present for them. From providing a safe haven to helping cope with life’s hurdles, parents and caregivers can learn how to build strong bonds with their children that will encourage them to feel confident and secure as they step out into the world.

• Hands-on parents who want to feel empowered and connected to their children
• Teachers and caregivers looking to become better equipped to support children
• Students and educators in the field of child psychology

Free Prize Inside (2004) provides practical answers to one of the most pressing questions facing marketers, entrepreneurs, and business owners today: In a world where people no longer pay attention to traditional advertising, how can you stand out from the crowd and reach your audience? Seth Godin shows that by tapping into the power of small-scale innovations, you can make your product, service, or company so remarkable, it will generate enough buzz to break through the noise of modern life. 

• Entrepreneurs seeking their next big idea  
• Marketers searching for alternatives to traditional advertising 
• Business owners wanting to give their product or service an edge

You Do You (2017) is part broadside against the enforcers of silly norms and part invitation to rethink our relationships with ourselves. Packed with no-nonsense truth-telling, these blinks suggest that whatever you’ve been told to the contrary, there’s nothing wrong with being you – warts and all. In fact, Sarah Knight argues, embracing your true self is the surest path to getting what you want out of life. 

• Individualists and contrarians 
• Conformists tired of living by the rules
• Freedom fighters in search of happiness

The Advice Trap (2020) is a practical guide to taming your inner Advice Monster. Many of us give advice compulsively because we’re insecure and want to control the situations we’re in. But that comes at the cost of alienating ourselves from other people, and stifling innovation in the workplace. Instead of jumping in with solutions, we need to cultivate a deep sense of curiosity and really learn to listen to other people.

• Mansplainers hoping to learn how to stop giving unsolicited lectures
• Innovative leaders who want to learn new methods to inspire their teams
• People interested in how coaching techniques can be used in daily life

168 Hours (2010) provides a revolutionary strategy to manage your time. Author Laura Vanderkam has discovered that successful people have a unique mindset, one that helps them fit everything they value into their week. By learning to time-manage like they do, you can free yourself from the daily grind and focus on what really matters. 

• Employees trapped in demanding and unfulfilling jobs
• Parents who want more quality time with their kids
• Creatives struggling to pursue their dreams

Ready Aim Fire! (2014) is a step-by-step guide to setting and achieving personal and professional goals. If you want to accomplish more in life but aren’t sure where to begin, it provides an accessible starting point for learning the art of turning dreams into realities.

• Newcomers to goal setting 
• High achievers who want to go back to the basics
• Anyone who could use some more direction in life

The Dreamer and the Fantasy Relationship (2012) is aimed at women who expect too much from unavailable, unreliable men, and want to change their ways. By examining the reasons that women delude themselves about men, as well as the specific lies they believe, it ultimately points the way toward happier relationships and more realistic dreams.

• Women tired of kidding themselves about undeserving men
• Amateur agony aunts who love giving relationship advice
• Unreliable men willing to mend their ways

Mr Unavailable & the Fallback Girl (2008) provides a lifeline for anyone who keeps getting messed around by emotionally unavailable partners. With searing personal insights, tough love, and a large dose of humor, Mr Unavailable is an essential guide to breaking destructive relationship patterns and finding love.

• Anyone who feels chronically unlucky in love but can’t seem to break the cycle
• Women who want to get to know themselves better and develop their self-esteem
• Men recovering from bad relationships who want to avoid becoming “Mr. Unavailable”

Digital Body Language (2021) is your rulebook to clear online communication. Combining cutting-edge research with personal know-how, it demystifies the digital signals that so often stand in for traditional body language.

• Leaders and employees seeking more streamlined digital collaborations
• Virtual workers who want to improve their online tone and clarity
• Anyone who’s struggled to convey what they really mean from behind a screen

Badass Habits (2020) is a lighthearted guide to developing positive habits. This manual lays out a step-by-step approach to breaking old patterns and creating new ones.

• Stubborn people looking to drop old behaviors
• Apathetic folks looking for some motivation
• Anyone aiming to build better habits

Smart Brevity (2022) offers a guide to effective communication in an age of information overload. It emphasizes the importance of conveying ideas succinctly and clearly and provides practical strategies to streamline communication across various platforms, from emails and meetings to presentations and social media.

• Professionals seeking effective communication skills
• Entrepreneurs in digital media and journalism
• Anyone interested in concise writing techniques

Soulful Simplicity (2017) is a compassionate guide to living with less in order to live more. Applying mindful minimalism to the domains of love, time, space, and yourself, it illustrates how removing excess physical and emotional clutter can lead to deeper connections, enhanced well-being, and an authentic sense of purpose. 

• Aspiring minimalists seeking clear, compassionate, and practical guidance 
• Overworked parents or professionals overwhelmed by clutter and stress 
• Anyone wanting more from life 

Nobody Wants Your Sh*t (2023) delivers a profanity-laced wake-up call about clearing out possessions while you still can. It blends irreverent humor alongside actionable decluttering advice, aiming to help you simplify your daily existence and spare loved ones from the burden of your possessions.

• Overwhelmed homeowners facing decades of accumulation
• Those who’ve tried decluttering but keep reaccumulating
• Anyone seeking mental clarity beyond just tidy spaces