Books like How to Be a Stoic

How to Be a Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci reads as instructive, thoughtful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

Brianna Wiest · 2018

Both explore personal-growth

67% genome match

Everything is F*cked

Mark Manson · 2019

Same self-help feel

61% genome match

Lives of the Stoics

Ryan Holiday · 2020

Both explore stoicism

54% genome match

Tribe of Mentors

Timothy Ferriss · 2017

Same self-help feel

55% genome match

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Eric Jorgenson · 2020

Same self-help feel

48% genome match

Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings

Eric Robertson · 2019

Same self-help feel

61% genome match

Self-esteem

Matthew McKay · 1986

Both explore personal-growth

65% genome match

The Road to Character

David Brooks · 2015

Both explore ethics

65% genome match

Don't Believe Everything You Think

Joseph Nguyen · 2022

Same self-help feel

61% genome match

How good people make tough choices

Rushworth M. Kidder · 1995

Both explore ethics

67% genome match

Think Like a Monk

Jay Shetty · 2020

Same self-help feel

61% genome match

Outwitting the devil

Napoleon Hill · 2011

Same self-help feel

61% genome match