4 Important Things Self-Help Books Are Too Nice to Tell You — cracked.com

Back in the day, I was in the habit of reading quite a lot of how-to guides. What? Don't look at me like that. It was a hobby, all right? A strange trend I noticed is that no matter what the subject is, when you strip them of all the buzzwords, most of these guides tend to follow the same rough arc: figure out what you want, work tirelessly to get to that level, and then maybe a few pointers to keep you at the top of your game. And that's bullshit. No matter what gimmicks a guide employs, chances are you're unable to live up to the soulless bullet points at its core unless you're a robot, in which case your ultimate dream is world domination, and I have no intention of helping you, X-357.

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