# The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey 4 Hacker News commenters recommended The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months. **Verdict:** People recommend it for changing how readers think about their own minds, and some reread it every so often. Commenters also cite it as background for discussions of effort and thinking. ## Why people recommend it - Often referenced in HN discussions (2 comments): "this post kind of makes a lot more sense if you've read The Inner Game of Tennis" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46286066)) "The Inner Game of Tennis has entered the chat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46282621)) - Shaped how readers think about minds (1 comments): "It had a big influence on how I think about my own mind." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50119966)) - Reread every once in a while (1 comments): "Its one of the book i read every once in a while" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50119434)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/courage-to-be-disliked.md): 7 recommend - [Influence by Robert Cialdini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/influence.md): 7 recommend - [The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/happiness-hypothesis.md): 3 recommend - [Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stumbling-on-happiness.md): 3 recommend - [The Authoritarians by Bob Altemeyer](https://hackerapproved.com/p/authoritarians.md): 3 recommend ## Where to get it - [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553273728?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link) - [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780553273724) (affiliate link) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey", https://hackerapproved.com/p/inner-game-of-tennis/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).