# Afterpage

> Afterpage is a free seven-day email course for one nonfiction, business, or self-help book. A reader enters their email and picks a book; Afterpage emails a short summary on day 1, one small concrete action on each of days 2 to 7 (10 to 20 minutes each), and a recap on day 7.

## Key facts
- What it is: a 7-day email course per book. Summary (day 1), one action per day (days 2-7), recap (day 7).
- Who it's for: people who read business, self-help, psychology, and other practical nonfiction and want to apply it.
- Books: 30 nonfiction books with advice a reader can practice. Fiction is not supported. Each book has a public page listing its key ideas, the six daily actions, and a full sample day. Books not yet listed can be requested.
- You do not need to have finished the book.
- Everything happens over email. No app or account.
- Price: free for your first book. Planned later: clearly labeled affiliate links on books, occasional labeled sponsors, and a paid membership for more books. None will change what a summary says.
- Consent: day 1 is sent at signup and ends with a confirm button. Days 2 to 7 are sent only after confirming. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.
- Data: email address and chosen book only. Not sold or shared. See the privacy page.
- Who is behind it: David Lee, who buys a lot of books, never has time to read them, and made Afterpage as the week of small daily actions he wanted for himself. Replies to any email go to his inbox.
- Contact: reply to any Afterpage email.

## Pages
- [Home](https://getafterpage.com/): sign up, a sample email, what a week looks like, FAQ
- [All books](https://getafterpage.com/books): the full list of books
- [Privacy](https://getafterpage.com/privacy): what is collected and why

## Books
- [Atomic Habits by James Clear](https://getafterpage.com/books/atomic-habits): James Clear argues that lasting change comes from tiny habits repeated until they compound, not from big goals or bursts of motivation.
- [Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte](https://getafterpage.com/books/building-a-second-brain): Tiago Forte argues that our heads are for having ideas, not storing them.
- [Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins](https://getafterpage.com/books/cant-hurt-me): David Goggins describes going from a childhood of abuse and poverty to becoming a Navy SEAL and ultra-endurance athlete.
- [Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler](https://getafterpage.com/books/crucial-conversations): The authors define a crucial conversation as one where stakes are high, opinions differ, and emotions run strong.
- [Deep Work by Cal Newport](https://getafterpage.com/books/deep-work): Cal Newport's claim is that the ability to focus without distraction on hard work is becoming both rarer and more valuable.
- [Drive by Daniel H. Pink](https://getafterpage.com/books/drive): Daniel Pink argues that rewards and punishments work for simple, routine tasks but often fail or backfire for creative work.
- [Essentialism by Greg McKeown](https://getafterpage.com/books/essentialism): Greg McKeown argues that doing less, but better, is a discipline rather than a luxury.
- [Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman](https://getafterpage.com/books/four-thousand-weeks): Oliver Burkeman points out that an 80-year life is only about four thousand weeks.
- [Getting Things Done by David Allen](https://getafterpage.com/books/getting-things-done): David Allen argues that stress comes less from having too much to do than from keeping track of it in your head.
- [Grit by Angela Duckworth](https://getafterpage.com/books/grit): Angela Duckworth, a psychologist, argues that long-term achievement depends less on talent than on grit, a mix of passion and perseverance for long-term goals.
- [How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie](https://getafterpage.com/books/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people): Dale Carnegie's book, first published in 1936, argues that skill with people matters more than technical skill for most success.
- [Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles](https://getafterpage.com/books/ikigai): Héctor García and Francesc Miralles visited Ogimi, a village in Okinawa known for long-lived residents, to ask how they live.
- [Indistractable by Nir Eyal](https://getafterpage.com/books/indistractable): Nir Eyal, who previously wrote about building habit-forming products, argues that distraction starts inside us.
- [Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini](https://getafterpage.com/books/influence): Robert Cialdini, a social psychologist, spent years studying salespeople, fundraisers, and advertisers to find out why people say yes.
- [Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky](https://getafterpage.com/books/make-time): Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky, former Google designers, argue that the defaults of modern life, endless feeds and always-busy schedules, steal our time.
- [Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl](https://getafterpage.com/books/mans-search-for-meaning): Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist, survived several Nazi concentration camps and wrote about what helped people endure.
- [Mindset by Carol S. Dweck](https://getafterpage.com/books/mindset): Carol Dweck, a Stanford psychologist, argues that what you believe about ability shapes what you do with it.
- [Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz](https://getafterpage.com/books/never-split-the-difference): Chris Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator, argues that negotiation is about emotions more than logic.
- [Start With Why by Simon Sinek](https://getafterpage.com/books/start-with-why): Simon Sinek argues that organizations and leaders who inspire loyalty communicate from the inside out: they start with why they exist, then explain how and what.
- [The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss](https://getafterpage.com/books/the-4-hour-workweek): Tim Ferriss argues that you don't need to wait for retirement to live well.
- [The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey](https://getafterpage.com/books/the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people): Stephen Covey argues that lasting effectiveness comes from character and principles, not personality tricks.
- [The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson](https://getafterpage.com/books/the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant): Eric Jorgenson collected years of investor Naval Ravikant's posts and interviews into one short book on two topics: building wealth and being happy.
- [The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga](https://getafterpage.com/books/the-courage-to-be-disliked): Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga explain the ideas of psychologist Alfred Adler through a conversation between a philosopher and a skeptical youth.
- [The Lean Startup by Eric Ries](https://getafterpage.com/books/the-lean-startup): Eric Ries argues that startups fail less from bad execution than from building something nobody wants.
- [The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick](https://getafterpage.com/books/the-mom-test): Rob Fitzpatrick's point is that if you ask people whether your idea is good, they'll lie to be nice, even your mom.
- [The ONE Thing by Gary Keller with Jay Papasan](https://getafterpage.com/books/the-one-thing): Gary Keller, co-founder of the real estate company Keller Williams, argues that extraordinary results come from narrowing your focus to the one thing that matters most.
- [The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg](https://getafterpage.com/books/the-power-of-habit): Charles Duhigg, a journalist, explains how habits work in individuals, companies, and societies.
- [The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel](https://getafterpage.com/books/the-psychology-of-money): Morgan Housel argues that doing well with money depends less on what you know than on how you behave.
- [The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson](https://getafterpage.com/books/the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-fck): Mark Manson argues that the key to a better life is not caring about more things, but caring about fewer, better ones.
- [Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman](https://getafterpage.com/books/thinking-fast-and-slow): Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won the Nobel prize in economics, describes two modes of thinking: one fast and automatic, one slow and effortful.