Masha Finkelstein after having read 300 self-help books. Masha Finkelstein Many of the ideas I read in these books made sense to me, because when I was a child, I would become sick right before my ...

Especially if you, like me, read books to learn new things. Around 80% of the books on my reading list are non-fiction. And I have a simple system that I use to read more non-fiction books.

As I have spent a good part of the last year in and out of hospitals, ICUs, trauma treatment centers, and eating disorder treatment, I feel like I have read almost every self-help book under the sun.

Like the wisest people, I try to keep those resolutions modest. ... To spend the year reading self-help books. Can self-help help me? There’s only one way to find out. January 7, 2024.

Self-help books are seldom succinct. ... It feels like I’ve discovered the cheat codes for a life well lived. This ‘90s Yoga Book is Better Than Any Self-Help Book I've Ever Read ...

This is an ode to the genre of books that people never name-drop, like a New York Times best seller that the cultured casually slip into conversation, or boast about reading religiously from cover ...

Self-help books are extremely lucrative. The industry was worth around $13 billion back in 2022, according to NBC News, and “Atomic Habits” is just one of many self-help books on the market. But, ...

November: Bent on fomenting trouble, my crafty and mischievous editor emails me asking if I’d like to write about a self-help book called “The End of Procrastination,” by Petr Ludwig (St ...

In her new memoir, “The Secret to Superhuman Strength,” writer and graphic artist Alison Bechdel delves into her long-time obsession with fitness crazes, an often-comic self-examination that ...

I like to think I’m receptive, but I am also a critic — someone who prides herself on her discerning taste, at least in certain realms, including books. This was like a compendium of ...