# Endure by Alex Hutchinson

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Endure by Alex Hutchinson and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for asking whether human endurance limits are physical or psychological, and for anyone interested in human performance.

## Why people recommend it

- Explores whether endurance limits are physical or psychological (1 comments): "Fascinating (to me) book, basically setting up the question, is human endurance limiting factor physical or psychological" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49905970))
- Recommended for anyone interested in human performance (1 comments): "which I highly recommend to anyone ever slightly interested in human performance" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46396145))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250279291?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781250279293) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Endure by Alex Hutchinson", https://hackerapproved.com/p/endure/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).