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Self help is a bit like fad diets. It's a painkiller for a burning problem. It works instantly, and often for a few months, but suddenly you're at a point where
by muzani 5y ago
Self help is a bit like fad diets. It's a painkiller for a burning problem. It works instantly, and often for a few months, but suddenly you're at a point where you're no better off than not following it.
It's still useful to have all the comments around to judge the pros and cons of a technique, but HN leans cynical, so it's often not that useful either.
- rg111 5y ago> It's a painkiller for a burning problem. Erm, not really. 1. Deep Work by Cal Newport has made a long-lasting effect in my life. My life is significantly better because I read it. 2. I got to know about The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa through HN. Literally changed my life. Self-help is too broad. There are master marketers with shallow content like Robin Sharma, blog-post-inflaters like Mark Manson, and genuinely helpful content like Prsgmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy Hunt. Like novels, movies, and anything else, there are many kinds of self-help.
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