Anonymous
9/6/2025, 6:38:04 PM
No.24702920
>>24702859
Yes, improving oneself is important, I agree. I also agree that genre fiction isn't really conducive to that except as a first step toward a reading habit. However, most self help books seem to be more about the treadmill of making you feel better about yourself, while asking minimal effort or thought from you. Or else it's "go to the gym eight hours a day and grind to make money and live a hedonistic life with lots of women and secks!" David Goggin fare. You need core beliefs first and a direction you want to improve in, before the concrete habits that self help books offer can be of any use to you.
Yes, improving oneself is important, I agree. I also agree that genre fiction isn't really conducive to that except as a first step toward a reading habit. However, most self help books seem to be more about the treadmill of making you feel better about yourself, while asking minimal effort or thought from you. Or else it's "go to the gym eight hours a day and grind to make money and live a hedonistic life with lots of women and secks!" David Goggin fare. You need core beliefs first and a direction you want to improve in, before the concrete habits that self help books offer can be of any use to you.