Are self help and inspirational books worth reading?
By wahishaji
@wahishaji (52)
Singapore
April 2, 2008 10:21am CST
There are self help books on How to lose weight in blah blah days... secrets to getting rich... parenting for dummies etc... Are they really helpful? I have read a few and had the feeling of a spiritual being while at it. However, it faded with time. What are your opinions?
If you truly believe in this, what are some of the books you would recommend?
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5 responses
@headhunter525 (3548)
• India
2 Apr 08
I don't normally read self help books now... I think they are a waste of time and money. I think the authors also wrote the books to make some money and not really because they have some really good new formula.
@idowrite72 (2213)
• United States
2 Apr 08
These books are no good if you don't have it in you to make the changes that the book is promoting!!
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
23 Feb 09
Self help books never really helped me much. If anything they made me feel worse. I have tried to read the Purpose Driven Life and I haven't made it very far with it because I just got bored and thats how it is with other books.
@djmarion (4898)
• Philippines
2 Apr 08
self-help books are good. they were designed to uplift the spirit of every individual especially the self-esteem. these books can teach us the right attitude we should possess in order to gain success in life, a lot of tips are there that could help us improve our personality and living standard. they are really very helpful ONLY if we will follow them, what is right to the author may not be applicable to every reader so we are still the one to direct our path and these books are just a reference.
@runner0369 (641)
• United States
13 Sep 09
I found Louis Hay's books really inspiring, if you want a sample of what they are like her movie "You can heal your life" is on youtube, she has some other videos on youtube too. If you like it she has tons of books and CDs and other materials that you can buy on amazon or her website. Of course it takes some work on your part too, she cannot make the changes for you but I found listening to her really helps motivate me. Hope this helps!
