Book Recommendations for Time Intentional Readers

I regularly include book recommendations and reflections in Time Intentional. One of the best ways to create and build a life that feels value-driven and meaningful to you is to learn from others and understand different perspectives.

This page features a roundup of books I’ve read, enjoyed, and recommend across various topics and areas of interest related to living intentionally, as well as recommendations from the beloved Time Intentional community. I’ll add to it regularly!

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Books about Mortality & Grief

• When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 

• The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs

• You Only Die Once by Jodi Wellman

• The Measure by Nikki Erlick

• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

• Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

• Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

• Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

• The Last Time We Spoke by Jesse Mechanic

Books about Work & Intentional Career Design

• The Good Enough Job by Simone Stolzoff

• Slow Productivity by Cal Newport

• Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara (recommended by reader, John Muise, as “a great way to look at person-to-person interactions in any industry”)

• Today was Fun by Bree Groff

• The Pathless Path by Paul Millerd

Personal Development Books

• New Happy by Stephanie Harrison

• Hello, Fears by Michelle Poler

• Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani

• The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom

• The Well-Lived Life by Gladys McGarey

• Finding Focus by Dr. Zelana Montminy

• Time Management Essentials: The Tools You Need to Maximize Your Attention, Energy, and Productivity by Anna Dearmon Kornick

Other / Books That Make You Think

• Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

• The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig

• This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

• If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura