> To be honest I always thought that these kind of books > (i.e personal growth / motivational) were BS I feel I've had a huge amount in my life out of s

> To be honest I always thought that these kind of books > (i.e personal growth / motivational) were BS I feel I've had a huge amount in my life out of self-help books, on a real variety of subjects. There's a lot of obvious bullshit out there (like The Secret), but also plenty of gold. Scanning through my notes, and in no particular order, I have extensive notes from (and thus enjoyed): * 7 Habits of Highly Effective People * Beyond Chocolate * Driven From Within (Michael Jordan biography) * Get Altitude * How To Make Friends and Influence People * Iron John (Robert Bly) * Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) * Never Eat Lunch Alone * Psychocybernetics * Pulling Your Own Strings * Ready For Anything (same author as GTD) * The Dip * Ten Days to Self Discipline * The Power of Now * Personal Power (Tony Robbins) * Warrior King Magician Lover Some were easier reads than others, and I suspect I am unusual in that I have a pretty rigorous system for making sure I regularly review my notes, and implement exercises and ideas in the books, but I feel I'd be a very different person for the worse without the value these books have added to my life.