Thinking of Mortimer Adler's How To Read A Book... Self Help is either a How To book or Philosophy? Both have quite a bit of value to the individual. Even as

Thinking of Mortimer Adler's How To Read A Book... Self Help is either a How To book or Philosophy? Both have quite a bit of value to the individual. Even as the author describes this as feeding the business machine, both self help and philosophy can make you aware when this is happening. I read these genres and can see clearly why my boss was told to repeat company statements. I sit back and witness corporate propaganda/marketing and am aware they are coming for my brain. Without self help and philosophy, would I be hacked into mindless compliance?