Job Wellness

Books on wellness in the workplace, including navigating burnout, work-life balance, and getting along with co-workers.

Updated December 16, 2024
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Over Work : Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life
Paper Book
"Brigid Schulte is a vital voice on the future of work, and her carefully researched book lights the way to fewer hours, less stress, and more meaning." ―Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the...
Work won't love you back : how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited, exhausted, and alone
Jaffe, Sarah
Paper Book
A deeply-reported examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives. You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in...
SLOW PRODUCTIVITY
NEWPORT, CAL
Paper Book
A New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and IndieBound bestseller "Brilliant and timely" -- Oliver Burkeman ~ Do Fewer Things. Work at a Natural Pace. Obsess over Quality. ~ From the New York Times bestselling...
Good Enough Job : Reclaiming Life from Work.
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Paper Book
"Superb."--Oliver Burkeman A challenge to the tyranny of work and a call to reclaim our lives from its clutches. From the moment we ask children what they want to "be" when they grow up, we exalt the dream job as if it were life's ultimate objective. Many entangle...
Jerks at work : toxic coworkers and what to do about them /
West, Tessa V.
Paper Book
A practical and hilarious guide to getting difficult people off your back, for anyone pulling their hair out over an irritating colleague who's not technically breaking any rules From open floor plans and Zoom calls to Slack channels, the workplace has changed a lot over the years...
Joy at work : organizing your professional life
Kondo, Marie
Paper Book
Declutter your desk and brighten up your business with this transformative guide from an organizational psychologist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The workplace is a magnet for...
The pleasures and sorrows of work
De Botton, Alain.
Paper Book
Combining narrative virtuosity, a scholar's grasp of history, an intellectual intrepidness, and a dazzling ability to reveal the extraordinary in the ordinary (and vice versa), Alain de Botton has created his own ever-surprising genre into which The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work fits brilliantly. In...
The three signs of a miserable job : a fable for managers (and their employees)
Lencioni, Patrick, 1965-
Paper Book
A bestselling author and business guru tells how to improve your job satisfaction and performance. In his sixth fable, bestselling author Patrick Lencioni takes on a topic that almost everyone can relate to: the causes of a miserable job. Millions of workers, even those who have carefully chosen...
Is work killing you? : a doctor's prescription for treating workplace stress /
Posen, David B.
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Authenticity and The Little Book of Stress Relief comes the definitive guide to treating -- and eliminating -- excessive stress in the workplace. Dr. David Posen, a popular speaker and a leading expert on stress mastery, identifies the...

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