The philosopher Jordan Peterson says, "The best way to teach people critical thinking is to teach them to write... Because there is no difference between that and thinking... You need to learn to ...

Self-help books that reject toxic positivity and rebuild your mindset with realism, research, and calm self-awareness., Books ...

At the start of every year, millions of people around the world turn to self-improvement. And while many are looking to ...

If you’re a reader, and you’re on Instagram, chances are the algorithm has fed you posts promising that “this book will change your life” or touting “five books that made me successful.” These claims ...

Draw boundaries. Protect your peace. Worry less about pleasing others. The prevailing (and best-selling) wisdom of the day encourages an inward turn. By Emma Goldberg There’s a certain flavor of ...

Any book can spur us toward self-improvement. So can a song, a poem or a movie scene. And so we will change. We will resolve that with the turn of a calendar page we will make a new start, form a ...

Teaching students to write is no easy feat, and it’s a topic that has often been discussed on this blog. Penny Kittle teaches first-year writers at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. She was ...

Can you just think your way to success and prosperity? Yes, you can, if you believe Norman Vincent Peale, an American clergyman who wrote a bestselling self-help book that revolutionised how Americans ...

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Heaven helps those who help themselves.” So opens Samuel Smiles’ 1859 book Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct—an appropriately self-published work that birthed the modern genre.

It was hugely successful. People loved the stories ... It’s interesting because you started out pretty skeptical of self-help, going into writing this book. Do you still feel that way or have you ...

How a best-selling classic from 1992 helped me rediscover my creativity. By Jillian Steinhauer I have written about art my whole career. I find it and its creators endlessly fascinating, but I’ve ...