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RaderH2O OP t1_j518nqw wrote

Reply to comment by dawgfan19881 in Greetings everyone! A lot of people say reading books is beneficial for you, though... by RaderH2O

Well non-fiction stories happen in the real world, and could even be potentially pragmatic.

But then, we also have educational books (not books on a subject necessarily) and self-help books, which are to some extent beneficial

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ShadowDV t1_j56mm8c wrote

About the only thing most self-help books are beneficial for is lightening your wallet.

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RaderH2O OP t1_j56njlu wrote

Oh why?

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ShadowDV t1_j56os79 wrote

Because most are using 60,000 words to say “Take time for yourself, spend 30 minutes a day exercising, eat nutritious un-processed foods, limit your alcohol intake, get enough sleep, and be nice to people”. That’s 90% of self help in a nutshell. If you need more than this, you probably should be getting advice from a qualified professional, not a book.

Oh, and financial self help books are crap too. There is no credible advice there that you can’t get from the r/personalfinance wiki.

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