I am researching self help books to write an article, and I need some help from people who have read such books and they have worked, cases that havent and people who do not have opinions etc.. This is for reference purposes and no-one will be identified by name etc... Thankyou
2007-03-19 07:46:54 · 10 answers · asked by Richard B 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
they work wonderfully, especially if your building a house , a wall, repairing pluming and etc. it also keeps you from making really bad mistakes too
2007-03-19 07:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh sure... If anything you will have a keener understanding of people with similar situations as perhaps yourself have done about a given situation and to what success. But when I try to self help fix an issue within me I use more than one self help book. I want to assure two or more writers are on the same page without giving conflicting advice. If this advice doesn't hit the mark you always have the professionals.
2007-03-19 07:52:32 · answer #2 · answered by Kill_Me_Now! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tend to think of them as a short-term fix. If it takes me 6 hours to read one, it will keep me motivated for, say, 6 minutes. Some of the "classic" self-help books such as those written by Dale Carnegie do tend to stay in mind for a bit longer, but you do have to read them quite often to remind yourself of the pep-talks contained in it.
2007-03-19 08:24:40 · answer #3 · answered by villafan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on the individual. Just reading them probably won't have much impact but if people do the tasks/exercises that many self-help books have they may find there is some benefit. However it may just be that doing anything is better than doing nothint
2007-03-19 08:07:21 · answer #4 · answered by ************* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they work if one works with the book instead of just reading them.
I've started many a book saying that I would come back to it.
One book,Core Transformation seemed to be pretty good,but I would have to really get in deep with it to get to the core of my issues.
Which I have been able to do through other avenues of self-help.
2007-03-19 07:51:37 · answer #5 · answered by starrdevine 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my experience self help books only help when coupled with experience.
2007-03-19 08:17:52 · answer #6 · answered by Bob N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can be helpful, depending on both the content matter and the reader.
2007-03-19 07:54:59 · answer #7 · answered by peskylisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a library and would help if you want.
2007-03-19 08:06:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They point you in the right direction, it's up to you whether you want to take it.
2007-03-19 16:53:14 · answer #9 · answered by barnowl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a self fulfilling prophecy. if you go into excited and dedicated it will wrok, if you go into skeptical then it probably wont...
2007-03-19 07:54:33 · answer #10 · answered by al e. c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋