Have people actually gotten long term benefits from self help books?
I feel like self help books ALL pretty much have the same spiel- think happy, be positive, say nice things to yourself, have the right mindset, etc etc.
I also feel like most ppl get short term benefits- they feel good and motivated at first, but in the long term, nothing changes. Ppl go back to the way they were before, even if it was a “really good book” or a “really motivating seminar.”
I mean, has anyone here really had a life- changing self-help book or seminar or video? That actually changed your mindset and caused lasting changes in your life?
Am currently reading some self help books I got last year that I procrastinated and didn’t read till now. Yeah, even takes 1 year for me to finally read these self help books that I got the month I was “motivated.”
I had the interest and drive to get the books but no motivation to read them once I got them. Or read beyond a few pages. -_-
Is that normal? I started off in earnest, then it quickly waned.
Or maybe it’s all the same crap in all these books. Idk.
Is it me? Maybe nothing in a book or video will get through to me beyond the initial hmm…interesting…
Should I just give up on self help books and videos?
But if I do nothing, that also leads to nowhere…