Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenbergby Marshall Rosenberg
Shares rank 16 of 22 self-help books by recommenders
Recommended as a practical framework for handling arguments and conflicts, though some find it assumes you are always right.
Recommended as a practical framework for handling arguments and conflicts, though some find it assumes you are always right.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Useful in arguments and conflicts
“It got me out of a few pickles (arguments).”
Comment from 17 Jun 2026 in “Has AI already killed self-help nonfiction books?” “It's actually a pretty useful tool.”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “Chat Control proposal fails again after public opposition”
Other self-help books people recommend
The four most recommended other self-help books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How to Win Friends and Influence Peopleby Dale Carnegie | 67 | 25 | 73% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Atomic Habitsby James Clear | 20 | 2 | 91% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Easy Way to Stop Smokingby Allen Carr | 9 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Feeling Goodby David Burns | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Nonviolent Communicationby Marshall RosenbergThis page | 3 | 2 | 60% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's not a perfect book/framework, but I've yet to read a better framework.”
“absolutely terrible communication and workplace productivity habits”
“Just learning the 10 min. TL;DR of a good friend of mine who was well versed in it helped a ton. Later I read it twice.”
“It got me out of a few pickles (arguments).”
“is a philosophy that I find is rooted in the mentality that you are always right”
“in my experience, everyone who complained had not read the book, and almost all the complaints were semi-strawmen”
“It's actually a pretty useful tool.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.