About our rating
Every year, thousands of self-development books, courses, movies, products, and tools created and published. How does Thinking Toolbox select the best ones?
We use three criteria: number of recommendations from influencers and people in this niche (goal-setting, productivity, etc.), combined star rating (1-5) from top review and shopping sites, and popularity – the number of reviews on top review and shopping sites.
On top of these three ratings, we provide an overall weighted score for each book/movie/tool/course/product where references from influencers have the highest weight.
Number of Recommendations
Key Question: How many influencers and people in the niche referring to this book/movie/tool/course/product and recommend it? We gather these recommendations from the books, blogs, courses, lists, communities and discussion forums relevant to the niche/category.
Criteria:
- At least two recommendations from different people
- Without an affiliate link
- Not from creators or marketers of this book/movie/tool/course/product
Rating
“A+” – Highest number of recommendations in this category.
“A-” – High number of recommendations in this category.
“B+” – Average number of recommendations in this category.
“B-“ – Below average number of recommendations in this category.
Star Rating
Key Question: How many stars users and readers gave to this book/movie/tool/course/product?
Criteria:
- We use combined average star rating from the top review and shopping sites.
- Book/movie/tool/course/product is on sale for at least one year (to gather enougth star ratings).
Rating
“A+” – Highest number of stars in this category.
“A-” – High number of stars in this category.
“B+” – Average number of stars in this category.
“B-“ – Below average number of stars in this category.
Number of reviews
Key Question: How popular is this book/movie/tool/course/product? How many users rated it?
Criteria:
- We use combined average number of reviews from the top review and shopping sites.
- Book/movie/tool/course/product is on sale for at least one year (to gather reviews).
Rating
“A+” – Highest number of reviews in this category.
“A-” – High number of reviews in this category.
“B+” – Average number of reviews in this category.
“B-“ – Below average number of reviews in this category.
Overall Rating
This rating evaluates the books/movies/tools/courses/products as a whole. It is based on the combined number of references, star ratings and a number of reviews where a number of references and recommendations from influencers have the highest importance.
Rating
“A+” – “Must Read” in this category.
“A-” – “Great to Read” in this category.
“B+” – “Good to Read” in this category.
“B-“ – “OK to Read” in this category.
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