I can't help but wonder if we expect too much from reading "one book". It'd be amazing to see what happens when people read multiple books (high quality ones) on a given issue. I suspect that dosing/frequency are an important part of any meaningful changes that people experience.
I also don't think it's about the "self-help" books per se, hopefully, the change comes from gained insights and understanding of the issue at hand. Self help is one source of potentially useful insight, but it's better to supplement with other perspectives.
I can't help but wonder if we expect too much from reading "one book". It'd be amazing to see what happens when people read multiple books (high quality ones) on a given issue. I suspect that dosing/frequency are an important part of any meaningful changes that people experience.
I also don't think it's about the "self-help" books per se, hopefully, the change comes from gained insights and understanding of the issue at hand. Self help is one source of potentially useful insight, but it's better to supplement with other perspectives.
No doubt. Much more work needs to be done on what dosage of self-directed learning works and what type of quality is necessary.