{"id":299,"date":"2025-02-09T09:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T09:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taysidemarketingltd.com\/selfhelp\/?p=299"},"modified":"2025-02-09T09:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T09:54:13","slug":"why-self-help-books-are-overrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taysidemarketingltd.com\/selfhelp\/?p=299","title":{"rendered":"Why Self-Help Books are Overrated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hQB3viVFhPA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Self-help books help, but probably not as much as you think. <\/p>\n<p>Like. Subscribe. 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