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Book Summaries & Audiobooks

PerformanceOpti is a library of book summaries and hand-picked podcasts for performance optimization — in business and in health. Everything beyond the three core books lives here, organized by category, and unlocked with your subscription as it's added.

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Audiobooks

Free samples are up now on every book page — full audiobook narration is in production, recorded in a premium voice, coming soon to every purchase and subscription.

Built to Move — Audiobook Built to Move — Audiobook Coming soon Eat Like You Mean It — Audiobook Eat Like You Mean It — Audiobook Coming soon The Lighter Table — Audiobook The Lighter Table — Audiobook Coming soon Business Classics — Audiobook Business Classics — Audiobook Coming soon Leadership Classics — Audiobook Leadership Classics — Audiobook Coming soon Modern Classics — Audiobook Modern Classics — Audiobook Coming soon

Book Summaries

Business Classics — 10 public-domain books on wealth, work, and getting things done, condensed and made practical. Original PerformanceOpti commentary, never a substitute for in-copyright books, always credited to PerformanceOpti as publisher. Sold as one bundle, or included free with a subscription.

The Way to Wealth — Benjamin Franklin The Way to Wealth — Benjamin Franklin Available now The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Available now Self-Reliance — Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-Reliance — Ralph Waldo Emerson Available now The Art of War — Sun Tzu The Art of War — Sun Tzu Available now Acres of Diamonds — Russell H. Conwell Acres of Diamonds — Russell H. Conwell Available now Pushing to the Front — Orison Swett Marden Pushing to the Front — Orison Swett Marden Available now An Iron Will — Orison Swett Marden An Iron Will — Orison Swett Marden Available now As a Man Thinketh — James Allen As a Man Thinketh — James Allen Available now The Science of Getting Rich — Wallace D. Wattles The Science of Getting Rich — Wallace D. Wattles Available now How to Live on 24 Hours a Day — Arnold Bennett How to Live on 24 Hours a Day — Arnold Bennett Available now

Leadership Summaries

Leadership Classics — 5 public-domain books on power, character, and leading others, condensed and made practical. Original PerformanceOpti commentary. Sold as one bundle, or included free with a subscription.

The Prince — Niccolò Machiavelli The Prince — Niccolò Machiavelli Available now Up From Slavery — Booker T. Washington Up From Slavery — Booker T. Washington Available now Meditations — Marcus Aurelius Meditations — Marcus Aurelius Available now The Strenuous Life — Theodore Roosevelt The Strenuous Life — Theodore Roosevelt Available now Self-Help — Samuel Smiles Self-Help — Samuel Smiles Available now

Modern Summaries

Modern Classics — 5 of today's most talked-about business & productivity books, condensed and made practical. Original, independent PerformanceOpti commentary — never the books' own text, and not affiliated with or endorsed by their authors. Sold as one bundle, or included free with a subscription.

Atomic Habits — James Clear Atomic Habits — James Clear Available now Deep Work — Cal Newport Deep Work — Cal Newport Available now Getting Things Done — David Allen Getting Things Done — David Allen Available now The 5 Types of Wealth — Sahil Bloom The 5 Types of Wealth — Sahil Bloom Available now Die with Zero — Bill Perkins Die with Zero — Bill Perkins Available now

Podcasts We Recommend

We don't produce these — they're well-established, independent shows on YouTube we think a performance-minded reader is well served by. Curated, not affiliated.

Tools & Trackers

Practical worksheets and trackers that pair with the books — no app, no login.

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