Has /lit/ read any self-help books? What were they? Did they help?
i bought the peterson book. it was shit.
>>24989982They're probably all mediocre enough that an LLM summary of all the best could get you 99% of all ideas, without any loss. it's not like they'd contain any literary beauty or witty phrases
>>24989982>>24989982If you're a man read Nietzsche, The Underground Man, and Plutarch's Lives. >NietzscheEven if you don't agree with his conclusions the way he argues makes you think, 'huh... I've never approached it from that way..." This directly translates into your personal life in the ability to take a step back and evaluate how you're consciously, or subconsciously framing whatever situation you're in. He's one of the best ways to train yourself to be aware of your metacognition and challenge your presuppositions. >Underground ManWhat would UM do? Don't do that. >Plutarch's LivesInspires greatness. At the beginning of the work he said something like>It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write histories, but lives. And the most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virtue or vice in men; sometimes a matter of less moment, an expression or a jest, informs us better of their characters and inclinations than the most famous sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest battles whatsoever.Lastly please do not waste your time on Meditations. It's just repeating things you already know. If you're a woman you should start finger painting. That'd be more beneficial than Self-help slop.
I tried reading deep work once but after 10 pages I realized that instead of actually getting shit done I'm wasting time reading a 300 page book instead of actually doing whatever needs to be done, this is the first and last time that I read a self-help book.I don't dismiss the whole genre because of one bad book but I just don't see the appeal, most of the advice is something you would hear from your parents not to mention how there's actually so little practical advice hidden below layers upon layers of anectdotes and examples, one must be ruthless and just skip those parts entirely and get straight to the point.
This book helped with my OCD. I used to be pathologically afraid of having expired food in my refrigerator. I would check the expiration dates/do smell tests/visual checks several times per day and up to a dozen times per day on very bad days. Sometimes I would come home from work just to check what was in my fridge. After reading this book I was able to start visualizing that the food in my refrigerator was unexpired and it tricked my brain enough that I wouldn’t have to go check.
