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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The myth of making it : a workplace reckoning
Mukhopadhyay, Samhita
Paper Book
We can bury the girlboss, but what comes next? The former executive editor of Teen Vogue tells the story of her personal workplace reckoning and argues for collective responsibility to reimagine work as we know it. "One of the smartest voices we have on gender, power,...
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: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
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...
Anxiety at work : 8 strategies to help teams build resilience, handle uncertaint
Gostick, Adrian Robert.
Paper Book
Axiom Award Bronze Medalist for Leadership Executive coaches and #1 bestselling authors of All In and The Carrot Principle offer insight and advice in this practical eight-step guide both managers and employees can use to reduce work anxiety in the office and at home.
Exit Interview : The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career
Paper Book
A candid, intensely funny memoir of ambition, gender, and a grueling decade inside Amazon.com, from the author of Nothing Good Can Come from This."A unique and brilliant book." --Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand WeeksWhat would you sacrifice for your career? All your free time? Your sense of...
Curating your life : ending the struggle for work-life balance /
Golden, Gail, 1952-
Paper Book
Choosing the things you keep in your life and where you focus your energy is doable, and Gail Golden shows you how. Curating your life means selecting those activities that are most important, meaningful, and joyful for you and fiercely focusing your energy on those...
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...
Workparent : thrive in your career while raising happy children
Dowling, Daisy
Paper Book
Should you ever have to put your career on hold to have a family? How do you have difficult conversations with your partner about childcare? How do you deal with guilt if you have to leave your child to work? Or leave work to care for your child? Workparent is the...
Joy at work : organizing your professional life
Kondō, 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...
Your time to thrive : end burnout, increase well-being, and unlock your full potential with the new science of microsteps
Khidekel, Marina
Paper Book
Live the life you want, not the life you settle for. Helping people build healthy new habits that improve their lives is more important than ever. Arianna Huffington launched Thrive Global to do just that - Thrive's specific mission is to end the...
Solo : how to work alone (and not lose your mind) /
Seal, Rebecca
Paper Book
"Kind, realistic, and genuinely helpful...Install a copy on whatever surface is functioning as your desk, and you may even feel a little bit less alone." --The Observer (London) A practical, accessible, and charming guide for finding joy while navigating your...
The culture question : how to create a workplace where people like to work /
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Paper Book
Unfortunately, far too many people don't like where they work. Some organizations are unhealthy and full of disrespectful behavior. Other workplaces are simply uninspiring. For various reasons, countless people feel trapped, indifferent, or bored at work. The authors...
The happiness advantage : how a positive brain fuels success in work and life
Achor, Shawn
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * An engaging, deeply researched guide to flourishing in a world of increasing stress and negativity--the inspiration for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time "Powerful [and] charming . . . A book for just about anyone . . . The...
Do nothing : how to break away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving
Headlee, Celeste Anne
Paper Book
"A welcome antidote to our toxic hustle culture of burnout."--Arianna Huffington "This book is so important and could truly save lives."--Elizabeth Gilbert "A clarion call to work smarter [and] accomplish more by doing less."--Adam Grant   ...
How to have a good day : harnessing the power of behavioral science to transform
Webb, Caroline, 1971-
Paper Book
In How to Have a Good Day, economist and former McKinsey partner Caroline Webb shows readers how to use recent findings from behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience to transform our approach to everyday working life.   Advances in behavioral sciences are...
The weekend effect : the life-changing benefits of taking time off and challenging the cult of overwork
Onstad, Katrina
Paper Book
Encroaching work demands--coupled with domestic chores, overbooked schedules, and the incessant pinging of our devices--have taken a toll on what used to be our free time: the weekend. With no space to tune out and recharge, every aspect of our lives is suffering: our health is deteriorating, our...
The pleasures and sorrows of work
De Botton, Alain
Paper Book
We spend most of our waking lives at work - but surprisingly little gets written about what makes work both one of the most exciting and most painful of all our activities. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Workis an exploration of the joys and perils of the modern workplace...
Laziness does not exist : a defense of the exhausted, exploited, and overworked
Price, Devon
Paper Book
From social psychologist Dr. Devon Price, a conversational, stirring call to "a better, more human way to live" (Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author) that examines the "laziness lie"--which falsely tells us we are not working or learning hard enough. Extra...

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