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24 alternatives to The Practicing Mind

Developing focus and discipline in your life

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Practicing Mind launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Happiness▲69

   A guide to developing life's most important skill

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Science of Practice▲119

   How to rewire your brain for performance, from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Thinking Outside The Box▲62

   How to Think Creatively By Applying Critical Thinking

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Effective Thinking▲127

   Become more successful through better thinking

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Organized Mind▲70

   Thinking straight in the age of information overload

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Organized Mind▲65

   Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Brain Fog Fix▲73

   Reclaim your focus

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind▲66

   Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Art of Learning▲91

    An inner journey to optimal performance

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    How to Stop Worrying and Start Living▲59

    Time tested methods for conquering worrying

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Mind Club▲67

    Who thinks, what feels and why it matters

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Deep Work▲69

    Rules for focused success in a distracted world

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Thinkertoys▲76

    A handbook of creative thinking techniques

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking▲77

    Solve problems by thinking more effectively

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mindset▲75

    The New Psychology of Success

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Deep Work ▲71

    Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Subliminal▲64

    How your unconscious mind rules your behavior

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Excellence Habit▲64

    How small changes in our mindset can make a big difference

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Search Inside Yourself▲68

    A Google engineer's guide to mindfulness and meditation

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Art of Possibility▲58

    Transforming Professional and Personal Life

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Reclaim Your Brain▲67

    How to calm your thoughts, heal your mind

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Wandering Mind▲71

    What the brain does when you're not looking

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →