Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily

Blinkist plays in a similar space to Headway, but while the latter focuses on habit-building, Blinkist offers a deeper, more extensive catalog of podcasts and guides. It provides 15-minute “blinks” that distill the essential ideas from thousands of nonfiction books and even popular podcasts.

The app organizes everything into categories like psychology, philosophy, science, creativity, and productivity, and you can either follow recommended lists or build your own private library. If you’re the type who likes to “speedrun” a bunch of different topics, Blinkist gives you an easy way to do it.

Like Headway, this isn’t a full replacement for reading entire books, but it is a fantastic filter. You can get the gist of a title, decide whether it’s relevant, and only invest time in the ones that genuinely matter to your life or work.