About
We build apps that train the mind.
An independent studio in Alberta, Canada.
- Apps
- 6
- Focus
- One area each
- Roots
- Sport and performance psychology
- Home
- Alberta, Canada
How we build
Built the same way, every time.
- 01
One area, done properly
Each app goes deep on a single skill.
- 02
Private by design
Your practice stays on your phone.
- 03
Premium, never noisy
No ads, no feeds, no dark patterns.
- 04
Honest about practice
No promises we cannot keep.
The apps
Six areas of development.
Reading
The shelf behind Mindima.
114 books that shaped how we think about training the mind.
Habits & behaviour change
- Atomic HabitsJames Clear
- The Power of HabitCharles Duhigg
- Tiny HabitsBJ Fogg
- HookedNir Eyal
- IndistractableNir Eyal
- The Willpower InstinctKelly McGonigal
- WillpowerRoy F. Baumeister & John Tierney
- NudgeRichard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein
- SwitchChip Heath & Dan Heath
- Better Than BeforeGretchen Rubin
- Habit StackingS. J. Scott
- The Compound EffectDarren Hardy
Focus & attention
- Deep WorkCal Newport
- Digital MinimalismCal Newport
- HyperfocusChris Bailey
- Stolen FocusJohann Hari
- FocusDaniel Goleman
- The Distracted MindAdam Gazzaley & Larry D. Rosen
- RaptWinifred Gallagher
- The ShallowsNicholas Carr
- Attention SpanGloria Mark
Learning & memory
- Make It StickPeter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III & Mark A. McDaniel
- Moonwalking with EinsteinJoshua Foer
- PeakAnders Ericsson & Robert Pool
- UltralearningScott H. Young
- LimitlessJim Kwik
- A Mind for NumbersBarbara Oakley
- How We LearnBenedict Carey
- Why We SleepMatthew Walker
- The Talent CodeDaniel Coyle
- Learn BetterUlrich Boser
- Unlimited MemoryKevin Horsley
- The Art of MemoryFrances A. Yates
Motivation & drive
- DriveDaniel H. Pink
- GritAngela Duckworth
- MindsetCarol S. Dweck
- Why We Do What We DoEdward L. Deci
- Punished by RewardsAlfie Kohn
- The Motivation MythJeff Haden
- FlowMihaly Csikszentmihalyi
How the mind works
- Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman
- Predictably IrrationalDan Ariely
- The Organized MindDaniel J. Levitin
- IncognitoDavid Eagleman
- The Brain That Changes ItselfNorman Doidge
- How Emotions Are MadeLisa Feldman Barrett
- BehaveRobert M. Sapolsky
- The Undoing ProjectMichael Lewis
- SuperforecastingPhilip E. Tetlock & Dan Gardner
- The Marshmallow TestWalter Mischel
- Phantoms in the BrainV. S. Ramachandran & Sandra Blakeslee
- Descartes' ErrorAntonio Damasio
- RangeDavid Epstein
Games & gamification
- Reality Is BrokenJane McGonigal
- SuperBetterJane McGonigal
- Actionable GamificationYu-kai Chou
- For the WinKevin Werbach & Dan Hunter
- The Art of Game DesignJesse Schell
- Rules of PlayKatie Salen & Eric Zimmerman
- A Theory of Fun for Game DesignRaph Koster
- Gamification by DesignGabe Zichermann & Christopher Cunningham
- Game FeelSteve Swink
- The Gamification of Learning and InstructionKarl M. Kapp
- Glued to GamesScott Rigby & Richard M. Ryan
- Homo LudensJohan Huizinga
- The GrasshopperBernard Suits
Deep work & productivity
- Getting Things DoneDavid Allen
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. Covey
- EssentialismGreg McKeown
- Four Thousand WeeksOliver Burkeman
- The One ThingGary Keller & Jay Papasan
- Make TimeJake Knapp & John Zeratsky
- The Effective ExecutivePeter F. Drucker
- Eat That Frog!Brian Tracy
Emotion & resilience
- Emotional IntelligenceDaniel Goleman
- The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der Kolk
- Option BSheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant
- ResilientRick Hanson
- The Upside of StressKelly McGonigal
- Emotional AgilitySusan David
- Self-CompassionKristin Neff
- Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl
- Learned OptimismMartin E. P. Seligman
- FlourishMartin E. P. Seligman
Mindfulness & calm
- Wherever You Go, There You AreJon Kabat-Zinn
- Full Catastrophe LivingJon Kabat-Zinn
- The Miracle of MindfulnessThich Nhat Hanh
- 10% HappierDan Harris
- Why Buddhism Is TrueRobert Wright
- Altered TraitsDaniel Goleman & Richard J. Davidson
- BreathJames Nestor
- The Relaxation ResponseHerbert Benson
Mastery & performance
- MasteryRobert Greene
- BounceMatthew Syed
- The Rise of SupermanSteven Kotler
- Stealing FireSteven Kotler & Jamie Wheal
- The Art of LearningJosh Waitzkin
- With Winning in MindLanny Bassham
- The Inner Game of TennisW. Timothy Gallwey
- Talent Is OverratedGeoff Colvin
- OutliersMalcolm Gladwell
- Peak PerformanceBrad Stulberg & Steve Magness
- The Practicing MindThomas M. Sterner
- So Good They Can't Ignore YouCal Newport
Character & the classics
- How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie
- Think and Grow RichNapoleon Hill
- The Power of NowEckhart Tolle
- Awaken the Giant WithinAnthony Robbins
- The Slight EdgeJeff Olson
- Can't Hurt MeDavid Goggins
- Ego Is the EnemyRyan Holiday
- The Obstacle Is the WayRyan Holiday
- MeditationsMarcus Aurelius
- The Practice of GroundednessBrad Stulberg
Questions or feedback: support@mindima.com