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Consider adding these inspiring titles, recommended by leaders like Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Adam Grant, and Brené Brown, to your winter reading list.

1 tip for success: 'Procrastination is the thief of time'](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/20/bethenny-frankel-shares-her-no-1-tip-for-being-successful.html) Each chapter offers tips for how to re-frame a tense argument, whether it's at home or in the workplace, into an opportunity to enhance creativity, communication and connection. The secret to success lies in sometimes doing things that others might perceive as stupid, according to Norton. "For most of us, it's too easy to slip into self-criticism, which then inhibits our performance even more," he wrote on GatesNotes. And eventually, that knowledge becomes wisdom, it becomes second-nature." Finding the time, or motivation, to read a 300-plus page book after an exhausting workday is no easy feat. "There is so much valuable knowledge you can learn from books and put into practice in your own life …. [7 CEOs on the 'innovative' and 'timely' books everyone should read this winter](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/27/7-inspiring-books-ceos-think-everyone-should-read-this-winter.html) [3 books that will change your mindset about work and success, according to a career coach](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/05/the-3-best-books-to-read-to-transform-your-work-life-in-2022.html) [Bethenny Frankel shares her No. This classic title, first published in 1936, is one of the bestselling business books of all time, and one of Corcoran's "favorite" reads that she often goes back to for advice, she [writes on her website](https://brenebrown.com/articles/2013/04/15/books-on-the-blog-being-brave/), adding that the book got her attention "in the most uncomfortable way" and made her "re-examine some old gremlins." "It's a gripping book on how to resolve the conflicts in our lives," according to Grant. This 1974 title is "the best guide to getting out of your own way," according to Gates, who, in a