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Stuti's avatar

What an interesting analogy! Love it.

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Eric Ho's avatar

A great, unconventional take on self-help books. Thanks for sharing

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Akaash Preetham's avatar

I loved to dunk on self-help books, but after reading a few of them over the past couple years, I've enjoyed the little bursts of motivation that give me an illusion of control over my own life

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Trisha's avatar

Definitely! Whenever I've been really low, self help books have helped me get out of a rut. Now I'm avoiding them because they've kinda become a crutch. But will definitely pick one up if I get into a funk again (Hopefully not anytime soon)!

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Sreelakshmi S's avatar

To the point! I think it is the cheap dopamine you get when you read a self help book that you are solving the problem of your life when in reality it is not.

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