Books as Decks - Beyond Blinkist

Books as Decks is not new, but it is definitely a growing category.

The reasons are simple. Short attention spans. We forget 80% of what we learn in 48 hours. We needs tools to help us anchor our learning. Most people don't finish business books, which in part explains the value of book summary services

We all know about book summary services like Blinkist, Headway etc. These all point to the value of short form media.

Best-Selling Books as Card Decks

Best-selling books have successfully been converted into card decks, offering interactive and accessible ways to engage with the book’s content. Here are some notable examples:

1. "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz
   The Four Agreements Card Deck takes the core principles from the best-selling book and distills them into daily practices through beautifully illustrated cards. The deck offers wisdom and reflections on how to implement the agreements into everyday life.
2. "The Universe Has Your Back" by Gabrielle Bernstein
   The card deck version of The Universe Has Your Back provides motivational quotes, affirmations, and insights from Bernstein’s book. Each card offers guidance on trust, spirituality, and manifestation, aligning with her core teachings.
3. "Miracles Now" by Gabrielle Bernstein
   Another deck by Bernstein, Miracles Now transforms key concepts from the book into bite-sized, actionable lessons on mindfulness, personal growth, and self-care through 62 illustrated cards.
4. "How to Love Yourself Cards" by Louise Hay
   Based on Hay’s self-help work, How to Love Yourself cards translate her teachings on self-empowerment and affirmations into a deck format. The deck provides daily inspirations for personal healing and emotional wellness.
5. "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle
   Tolle’s The Power of Now Inspiration Deck brings his teachings on mindfulness and presence into a set of cards designed to offer daily reminders of living in the moment. The deck features key principles from his book, making it a tool for meditation and self-reflection.
6. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne
   The Secret Daily Teachings deck helps users integrate the ideas of positive thinking, manifestation, and the law of attraction into their lives. Each card contains a quote or lesson from The Secret for users to reflect on throughout their day.
7. "Super Attractor" by Gabrielle Bernstein
   The Super Attractor Card Deck translates the principles of manifesting joy and abundance from her book into daily prompts. Each card provides an affirmation or thought to help users cultivate the mindset of a "super attractor."
8. "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey has been adapted into card decks that focus on reinforcing the timeless principles of personal and professional effectiveness. The cards help users practice the habits on a daily basis.
9. "Getting Things Done" by David Allen has a card deck that brings the popular productivity system to life in a more actionable format. The deck offers tips and methods for managing tasks, setting priorities, and reducing overwhelm.
10. "Hooked" by Nir Eyal has a card deck that focuses on habit formation and user engagement strategies, making the principles of building habit-forming products more digestible and practical.
11. "Indistractable" by Nir Eyal also has a deck that helps individuals stay focused and beat distractions, with cards offering strategies to implement in daily life to maintain attention and achieve goals.
12. "The Top Five Regrets of the Dying" by Bronnie Ware has a card deck that distills the deep life lessons about living authentically and without regret, offering reflective prompts to integrate into daily life.

These examples show how popular books can be transformed into card decks to give readers a more interactive and actionable experience with the content.

They also make the lessons and insights from the books more accessible/memorable in everyday life, turning reading into a habit-building too.