Unpopular Opinion: reading self help books would neither make you smart nor rich nor successful and not even intelligent sounding

Oct 19, 2026 · 11:14 AM UTC

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Replying to @elixir_art
they just exist to make you buy the next one
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Yessss it's marketing gimmick
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Replying to @elixir_art
Somehow I'm thinking of something else here😄😄😄
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Health and fitness genre books perhaps
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Replying to @elixir_art
If you are not changing..
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Only my vocabulary changed That' all
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Replying to @elixir_art
Those type books might require taking some notes for implementation
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Listening audio books 📚 is better
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Replying to @elixir_art
😻🤭 The authors do pretty well though 💰
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So true 😀😅
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Replying to @elixir_art
for the wandering opinion of someone who does not like to read
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You don't like to read?
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Replying to @elixir_art
So yeah, reading self help book won't make you rich. But reading nothing and doing nothing won't either. The book is never the transformation. It's just the receipt.
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Replying to @elixir_art
Reading gives you ideas. Applying them reveals whether you understood them.🐦‍⬛
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Replying to @elixir_art
I think they can be quite harmful, actually.
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Replying to @elixir_art
И непопулярное, и не вполне справедливое - кого-то сделает. Просто это не понацея
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Replying to @elixir_art
I think it depends on what you take from it. I’ve just published my first coaching book, which uses Film as a guide for learning and trying to understand yourself in the world. Hopefully that means it’s not too dull or too preachy.
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Replying to @elixir_art
I agree. Reading books alone won't. I think it's reading them and then actioning the ideas in the book that will make the difference
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Replying to @elixir_art
True. If they would help there wouldn't be that much of them in the market.
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Replying to @elixir_art
Books may not make you rich or successful, but they can make you a better human being. And that's worth more than money.
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Replying to @elixir_art
Truth. However, they can sometimes offer a few good one-liners
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Replying to @elixir_art
Why is this unpopular opinion? This is true prima facie.
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Replying to @elixir_art
Hmm 🤔, unpopular opinion became popular. Maybe you should write a unself help book.
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Replying to @elixir_art
Popular Opinion: those Levi’s rock!
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Replying to @elixir_art
Hips💥
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Replying to @elixir_art
I agree with you
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Replying to @elixir_art
Maybe so, but they seem to make those jeans fit so well…👌
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Replying to @elixir_art
The ultimate prize of my life is simply your love.
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