{"id":1636,"date":"2026-05-30T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taysidemarketingltd.com\/selfhelp\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2026-05-30T07:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T07:00:21","slug":"why-you-should-read-self-help-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taysidemarketingltd.com\/selfhelp\/?p=1636","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Read Self-help Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z2tlif59E1E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re often encouraged to be dismissive of the idea of self-help books, but reading in order to grow emotionally is one of the most serious and important of all literary tasks. <\/p>\n<p>Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https:\/\/t.ly\/9tnij <\/p>\n<p>Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https:\/\/t.ly\/KS8Ei<\/p>\n<p>FURTHER READING<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no more ridiculed genre than the self-help book. Intellectually-minded people universally scorn the idea of them. Self-help books don\u2019t appear on reading lists at any prestigious university, they\u2019re not reviewed by highbrow journals and it\u2019s inconceivable that a major literary prize could ever be awarded to one of their authors. This concerted attack on the entire genre of self help is a symptom of a Romantic prejudice against the idea of Emotional Education. Offering explicit Emotional Education is regarded as beneath the dignity of any serious writer. 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