Library · Persistence
Persistence books for founders.
“I'm tired, stuck, or doubting myself.” — 14 hand-picked books for the Persistence stage of the 7P Framework. Every book personally read. Every summary ends with a Practice Card.
Hover a stage to see the founder problem it covers. Books are grouped by their primary stage; many also support a secondary stage.
Persistence
14 booksPersistence
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Carol Dweck
For when every setback starts feeling like proof you are not good enough.
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Atomic Habits
James Clear
For when discipline keeps depending on motivation that keeps disappearing.
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The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
For when you keep promising yourself you'll change a behavior — and keep not doing it.
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
For when the mind itself is the obstacle.
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The Obstacle Is the Way
Ryan Holiday
For when the next step looks like a wall — and you've forgotten that walls are paths.
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Mark Manson
For when caring about everything is making you incapable of caring about anything.
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Essentialism
Greg McKeown
For when your week is full and your progress is empty.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
For when your gut keeps making decisions your spreadsheet would have stopped.
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Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke
For when you keep judging decisions by outcomes instead of by quality of bet.
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Decisive
Chip & Dan Heath
For when the four villains of decision-making keep ambushing you in the same week.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
For when nothing else helps — and the loneliness of the hard week is what you actually need named.
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The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
For when the future you can't control is preventing you from doing what you can.
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Switch
Chip & Dan Heath
For when you know what to change but can't make it stick.
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The Dip
Seth Godin
For when 'should I quit?' is the only question that matters this week.
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