The Inner Game of Tennis

This book by Timothy Gallwey was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Diary of a CEO. The people who vouched for it on air: James Clear. It comes up in conversations about motivation & discipline, productivity & performance. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Concentrates upon overcoming mental attitudes that adversely affect tennis performance, including learning to relax, effectively concentrating, and discarding bad habits.

• “there's a great book Inner Game of Tennis that came out many many years ago. it's basically all about this. It's about not getting in your head.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “there's a great book”
  James Clear · The Diary of a CEO · Dec 202501:58:10

  Said during "Discipline Expert: The Habit That Will Make Or Break Your Entire 2026!". The episode features James Clear: Author of Atomic Habits, one of the best-selling books in history with 25 million-plus copies sold, and writer of the popular 3-2-1 newsletter. He is one of the world's leading experts on habit formation. Habits author James Clear breaks down how to start small, build systems over goals, and stay consistent into 2026.