Sam Sommers: Self-Help Is for Suckers
Are you looking to be a happier, more productive, more successful person? Are you in the market for self-help? Then the better advice is stop putting so much effort into finding your "authentic" self. Learn to embrace the self as flexible.
3 books on self-improvement
It’s a new year. The party hats and noisemakers have been packed away, and “Auld Lang Syne” is a distant echo. Haven’t made any resolutions yet? Not to worry. Here are three recent titles, just in time for the procrastinators of 2012. Read full article >>
Detox therapy death spurs questions on self-help group
A Quebec woman who died last summer after a reported spa detox treatment was actually a member of a self-improvement group practising risky therapy.
Self-reflection, action brings improvement to your life
When you look into the mirror, how do you feel about the person looking back at you?
John Walsh: Self-improvement is on the rise. At last, a true return to Victorian values
I've been pondering the legacy of Samuel Smiles, the Victorian social reformer born 200 years ago in 1812. He was an interesting cove – a former surgeon who became editor of a newspaper – and he published one of the most influential books of the age: Self-Help. It preached rugged individualism and encouraged people to find their own way in the world, rather than accept their lot. Get off your ...
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