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Pub Date 27 Oct 2026 | Archive Date 1 Nov 2026


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This is a book about the questions worth asking. It's about meaning, time, life, death, love, fear, regret, and what to do when stranded on an island. It's written the way a smart friend would answer: with wisdom, honesty, and humor that opens you up inside. It's a self-help book for people who want more from self-help books. It will help you discover your own rules for life and how to put them into practice.

Scott Berkun has spent twenty years writing about how to figure out hard things. He uses psychology, philosophy, real life, and his own embarrassing decisions. The result is an inspiring book that's short enough to finish on a flight, sharp enough to quote to friends, and humble enough to admit what nobody really knows.

"I am smitten with How To Live. You'll love Berkun's hard-won lessons. I read all 26 rules in one sitting."

- Robert I. Sutton, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and NYTimes bestselling author of eight books including The No Asshole Rule


Timeless endorsements:

"I think, therefore I bought two copies." - Descartes

"Took a real weight off my shoulders." - Atlas

"I predicted this book would be brilliant but no one believed me." -Cassandra

"The only thing is that I know nothing - and this book has doubled my knowledge." -Socrates

"Worth reading over and over. Five stars. Same five stars tomorrow." -Sisyphus

"I opened it. No regrets." -Pandora

"I've been through a lot. This helped." - Job

"To buy or not to buy? That is the question. Mark me: five acts and eight funerals did my awakening require. Thine awaits in 200 pages." - Hamlet

"Not the best of all possible books, but it's pretty close." -Voltaire

This is a book about the questions worth asking. It's about meaning, time, life, death, love, fear, regret, and what to do when stranded on an island. It's written the way a smart friend would...


Advance Praise

"When you’re feeling lost, Berkun's twenty-six admirable rules nudge you toward introspection, resilience, and a more durable joy in the everyday." - Mason Currey, author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

“Grab a cup of tea, get cozy, and let Scott’s humor and hard-earned wisdom jostle you awake to your own life.” - Gina Ryan, Host, The Anxiety Coach’s Podcast

“I am smitten with How To Live. You’ll love Berkun’s hard-won lessons. I read all 26 rules in one sitting." - Robert I. Sutton, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and NYTimes bestselling author of eight books including The No Asshole Rule

"A practical, no-nonsense manual for navigating life on your own terms, proving that deep wisdom doesn't require dense prose to pack a punch.” - Christopher Phillips, Author and founder of the Socrate Cafe movement

"The only rulebook worth breaking the rules for. Short, funny, and it ends in a manifesto I wanted to steal." - Chris Guillebeau, Author of Time Anxiety and The $100 Startup

"Wonderfully irreverent, fun and profound. I wish most philosophy books were like this." - Derek Sivers, author of Anything You Want 

"When you’re feeling lost, Berkun's twenty-six admirable rules nudge you toward introspection, resilience, and a more durable joy in the everyday." - Mason Currey, author of Daily Rituals: How...


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