Work-Life Balance
Long hours can crowd out sleep, health and family. The books here show how to set limits at work, rest well and make real room for the life outside your job.
Work-Life Balance Library

5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There's Never Enough Time

168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think

Betting on You: How to Put Yourself First and (Finally) Take Control of Your Career

Being Boss: Take Control of Your Work and Live Life on Your Own Terms

Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving

Business for Bohemians: Live Well, Make Money

Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business

Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your Job

Dying for a Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance—and What We Can Do About It

Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less

Do Pause: You Are Not a To Do List

Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving

Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup

Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)

Excessively Obsessed: Find Your Passion, Build Your Business, Learn Your Limits, Love Your Life

Gentle: Rest More, Stress Less, and Live the Life You Actually Want

Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less

Focal Point: Simplify Life, Double Productivity, Achieve Your Goals

Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World

How to Live: What the Rule of St. Benedict Teaches Us About Happiness, Meaning, and Community

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change

Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living

It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work

In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult Of Speed

I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time

Lovely One: A Memoir

Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

Life Leverage: How to Get More Done in Less Time, Outsource Everything and Create Your Ideal Mobile Lifestyle

Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World's Top Performers

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future

Mind Shift: It Doesn't Take a Genius to Think Like One

Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace: A Practical Guide for Employers and Employees

Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative

Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time

Out of Office: Unlocking the Power and Potential of Hybrid Work

One Second Ahead: Enhance Your Performance at Work with Mindfulness

Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done

Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living

Personal Kanban: Mapping Work / Navigating Life

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

Remote: Office Not Required

Redefine Wealth for Yourself: How to Stop Chasing Money, Finally Live Your Life's Purpose and Find Fulfillment

Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention – and How to Think Deeply Again

Smarter: 10 Lessons for a More Productive and Less-Stressed Life

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout