Ultimate Self-Improvement BOOK Tier List (BEST to WORST)

About this video

Kegley ranks 14 famous self-improvement books into tiers, using three filters: at least 10,000 Amazon reviews or five million copies sold, he has read it cover to cover, and it is widely known, giving his favorite idea from each. His S tier is Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, for being interested rather than interesting, and Tony Robbins’s Unlimited Power, for ‘where focus goes, energy flows’ and modeling success, which he credits with turning his life around while working as a janitor $30,000 in debt. A tier holds Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, James Clear’s Atomic Habits, and Michael Singer’s The Untethered Soul. B tier holds The Secret, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and Joe Dispenza’s Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself. C tier holds Think and Grow Rich, The Four Agreements, and The Power of Now. D tier, controversially, holds The Alchemist as inspirational but not tactical, The 48 Laws of Power as calculated and fake-making, and The 7 Habits as dated, arguing authentic approaches beat power games.

Key takeaways

• His S tier: How to Win Friends and Influence People and Unlimited Power
• His A tier: Subtle Art, Atomic Habits, and The Untethered Soul
• He ranks 48 Laws of Power D tier: calculated tactics attract fake interactions
• He ranks Think and Grow Rich only C tier despite 100 million copies claimed
• His filters: proven popularity, read cover to cover, and widely known

Episode details: published May 30, 2022 · 17:14 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Clark Kegley’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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