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Comment author: AspiringRationalist 23 August 2015 02:42:51AM 1 point [-]

Looking back on when I have improved the most, I've noticed that I have tended to read a lot of self-help books around those times. I'm not sure about the causality, but it seems worthwhile to see if I get a similar effect again.

What books in the general category of self-help would people recommend?

Comment author: Elo 23 August 2015 11:05:16PM 1 point [-]

I wonder if intention to improve is just as valuable (if thought hard about) as reading a book in self help.

If you are talking about being motivated to change; plenty of motivation exists; but if you can self-motivate that would be worth even more than all the value from all the motivational speakers you can ever listen to.