WHY MOST SELF-HELP BOOKS ARE NOT WORTH YOUR TIME.

A few days back I was in a bookstore looking to buy some novels. I was quite surprised to see that I couldn't find any novels instead saw a lot of self-help books. I was quite confused because I saw nearly a hundred books on self-help.

  So, basically I have a lot of problems with these "self-help" books. And it is totally based on my opinion. So, if you look closely self-help books are sold very easily nowadays. It's because it is actually easy to write any self-help book. If I tell you to write, you will be able to because these books include some random ideas which you and I can give easily. Let's take for an example: 

If you want to encourage your friend if he/she is not able to concentrate on any work you will tell to focus by starting meditation, doing some exercises, etc. My only point is to say that everyone can give these general suggestions. It's just that they write in a sophisticated way that when you read it gives you happiness for a second. You will notice the other day there is a chance that you will definitely forget these things. It's not worth it in itself to buy any self-help book and implementing it. These books give you generic ideas which is why you read it and then forget about it.

Reading articles about 'How to be passionate ', 'How to achieve success ', etc. It makes you feel like anything is possible. You read the solutions and you think that all you need is to follow the rules and you will achieve in doing the task. Your efficiency is increased and you start doing the work effectively. A couple of weeks later you are again miserable and start looking in the internet to buy another book that will fix the problem. In the end it only becomes a sort of crack which temporarily pulls you out only to let you fall back again.

Do you really need a book to tell you to start doing something that will help you, or to do something you are passionate about? No,you already know these things, it is easier to read something, to plan something  than to actually implement it. Does that mean not to totally read these types of books? No, being able to learn from others mistakes is an incredibly valuable thing. 

You should not be totally dependent on books to improve yourself. You know you have weaknesses in yourself, you have to just start confronting it. You know you are having some health issues, for that you absolutely don't need any books to motivate yourself. Don't just read to find happiness for some time but to implement otherwise it will remain as a source of cheap entertainment.