We all have that stack of books, maybe on the nightstand by the bed, or the shelf in the living room, that mysteriously grows instead of shrinks.

You’ll find any number of books-you-should-read lists and what I’ve noticed is that they start to sound the same when you’re thinking about productivity or self-betterment.

I’m here to dish up five books that are probably not in your reading stack or list.

Wander around enough productivity articles and you’ll be told to eat a frog.

This is a prime way to devote your energy up front to tackling something you identify as challenging. However, for some like myself, this process may be ineffective. Some of us need to accomplish smaller, less-challenging tasks in order to get in the zone. Simply put, sometimes you can’t eat the frog until you’ve generated some productivity confidence.

If this resonates with you, let’s spit the frog out and instead snowball our way to a productive state.