slo’s FRIDAY 2/27 poll - Self Help Books 📚

[slo]

Self help books are very popular and many people read them. My boss is one of those people - he is always reading a new self help book. The ones he reads are about health - sleeping, breathing, eating and etc. The breathing one he reads seems interesting, and I may see if I can get it for Kindle at the library. There’s a bazillion self help books - something for everybody and about everything. Do you read them? We’ll find out soon. If you’ve never heard of self help books, here’s something about them….



I’m sure like anything, there’s some really great self help books out there (ones that truly help people) and some bad ones (ones that make someone worse instead of better). I hope the ones you all read are good ones. Speaking of reading them, I now want to know who’ve read self help books. So tell us today……


Have you read any self help books?
If yes…..how many?
If yes…..when looking at the 4 types discussed above, what type(s) did you read)?
(multiple choice)

*Please post any self help books you read and especially ones you would recommend for others to read.



For Me……I have read one self help book in the 90s and it was Stop the Insanity by Susan Powter. My boss keeps telling me how I should read the ones he has read, but I know I would find them boring. I told him he can explain the books to me in 10 minutes or less and then I’m good Self help books are just not for me.

 

[Kitty 34]

I can't recall reading any except for some books to help me understand parenting when my sons were babies.

 

[Meriweather]

Never read one.

 

[soccerdad72]

I’ve read one or two in my life. I started, but haven’t finished one, a title which would be censored by the DIS filters

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I’ve read a few I had a parenting book a baby book those were fine I had a book recommended to me for my counselor about 40 years ago I could not get through that book it was too painful it was more to help me from issues stemming from my childhood just too painful to get through the book I never finished it which is something I normally do not do I usually always finish a book but not that one just couldn’t do it I did continue with the counseling just could not do the book
I have done a few others lately to help with things I do find them for the most part to be beneficial

 

[Wood Nymph]

I have a lot of self-help books. I have benefitted greatly from some of them.

 

[NannyBeBe]

When I was a new mother, I mentioned to my pediatrician that I was reading Dr. Spock's book on baby care. He told me to throw the book away because my natural instincts will teach me how to care for my babies. He was right.

 

[Micca]

This is as close as I've come

 

[GAN]

I don't read specifically "self-help" books, but I do read historical biographies and autobiographies ...in a sense, those are helpful to every day practical life/work situations.

 

[Kitty 34]

I don't read specifically "self-help" books, but I do read historical biographies and autobiographies ...in a sense, those are helpful to every day practical life/work situations.

......and these are the kind of books I read especially going back to the 1800's.

 

[ronandannette]

For personal improvement? No. Professionally I’m required to participate weekly in a little after-hours ordeal called “Management Book Club”, where our VP chooses the titles. Let’s just say covering this material not my favorite use of free time.

 

[Dan Murphy]

No self help books here that I can recall. In my younger years, I did read a lot of learning how to do things books, fix things books, many Time-Life various series educational books.

 

[sarahann77]

besides the many diet books, The Four Agreements was one of my favorite books. A mentor had suggested it. The don't stress over things that you can't control spoke to me a lot. Still one I struggle with but it's something I think about a lot.

 

[amcnj]

I believe only writings that were required for school or work. Oh, I guess I might have read some investment guide type books way back when.

 

[disney212]

For work we have been required to read two. Who Moved My Cheese and Fish. Self help books are not for me!

 

[clappyclaps]

Never read any self help books, they're not really my thing. I prefer to escape the real world and read fiction!

 

[disneychrista]

I have read & listened to many self help books on various topics.

 

[hardcorestitch]

Google is the new self help book… that is if you review it carefully…

 

[Kitty 34]

Google is the new self help book… that is if you review it carefully…

Agreed. I bolded what is VERY true!!!

 

[hardcorestitch]

For personal improvement? No. Professionally I’m required to participate weekly in a little after-hours ordeal called “Management Book Club”, where our VP chooses the titles. Let’s just say covering this material not my favorite use of free time.

It’s not really free time at that point if it’s required…