NYT - Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous

1) Build the life you want: the art and science of getting happier

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#1 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-10-08. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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"Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey combine their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle to show readers how to improve their lives right now, instead of waiting for the outside world to change. They offer a research-based work plan that shows the reader how to manage their emotions so they no longer control their outlook and behavior; turn life's inevitable difficulties and challenges into opportunities for growth; strengthen their...

2) Atomic habits: tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones

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Clear, James

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#3 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-10-08. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 200 week(s).

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James Clear, an expert on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. He draws on proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible.

3) The creative act: a way of being

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Rubin, Rick

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#4 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-10-08. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 36 week(s).

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"From the legendary music producer, a savant at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book, many years in the making, that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. "I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be." -Rick Rubin. Many famed music producers, however brilliant, become known for a particular sound which...

4) The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse

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Mackesy, Charlie

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#6 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-10-08. Last week it was ranked 9. It has been on the list for 199 week(s).

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"A modern, illustrated fable for readers of all ages that explores life's universal lessons from beloved British illustrator Charlie Mackesy"--

5) The art of home

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McGee, Shea

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#8 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-10-08. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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Taking us through every room of the house, a leading innovator in the interior design industry pairs step-by-step guides with personal stories to help us transform the most important parts of our lives and how we live.