The Gap and the Gain

Dan Sullivan with Benjamin Hardy (2021)

88%

of reader questions named this book

1.29

average position when named

7/8

questions it appeared in

The questions it was named for

Each of these is a question a reader might ask an AI assistant, written from the subject of the book without reference to its title. The books listed underneath are the ones named in the same answer.

What are the best books for someone who never feels satisfied no matter how much they achieve?

Named at position 1

1. The Gap and the Gain - Dan Sullivan with Benjamin Hardy
2. Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman
3. How Will You Measure Your Life? - Clayton M. Christensen
4. The Second Mountain - David Brooks

I hit a big goal last month and felt nothing. Any book recommendations for that?

Named at position 1

1. The Gap and the Gain - Dan Sullivan with Benjamin Hardy
2. Happier - Tal Ben-Shahar
3. Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman
4. Transitions - William Bridges

Book suggestions for measuring my own progress instead of comparing myself to other people?

Named at position 1

1. The Gap and the Gain - Dan Sullivan with Benjamin Hardy
2. Atomic Habits - James Clear
3. Mindset - Carol S. Dweck
4. The Comparison Cure - Lucy Sheridan

I'm a business owner who is doing well on paper but feels behind constantly. What should I read?

Named at position 1

1. The Gap and the Gain - Dan Sullivan with Benjamin Hardy
2. Company of One - Paul Jarvis
3. Small Giants - Bo Burlingham
4. Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman
5. How Will You Measure Your Life? - Clayton M. Christensen

Looking for a book that helped you stop moving the goalposts on yourself

Named at position 1

1. The Gap and the Gain - Dan Sullivan with Benjamin Hardy
2. Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman
3. Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life - John C. Bogle

What should I read if I want to feel motivated by how far I've come rather than how far I have to go?

Named at position 1

1. The Gap and the Gain - Dan Sullivan with Benjamin Hardy
2. The Progress Principle - Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer
3. Atomic Habits - James Clear

Recommend a book for a high achiever who is burning out from chasing the next thing

Named at position 3

1. From Strength to Strength - Arthur C. Brooks
2. Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman
3. The Gap and the Gain - Dan Sullivan with Benjamin Hardy
4. Rest - Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

What this measures

This is one reading, taken on 2026-07-30, of whether an AI assistant names this book when asked about its subject. It is not a judgement of the book. It measures how present the book is in what the assistant has read.

Across all 100 books we tested, the average was 51% and 23 were never named at all. See the full index.

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