> To be honest I always thought that these kind of books
> (i.e personal growth / motivational) were BS
I feel I've had a huge amount in my life out of self-help books, on a real variety of subjects. There's a lot of obvious bullshit out there (like The Secret), but also plenty of gold. Scanning through my notes, and in no particular order, I have extensive notes from (and thus enjoyed):
* 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
* Beyond Chocolate
* Driven From Within (Michael Jordan biography)
* Get Altitude
* How To Make Friends and Influence People
* Iron John (Robert Bly)
* Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
* Never Eat Lunch Alone
* Psychocybernetics
* Pulling Your Own Strings
* Ready For Anything (same author as GTD)
* The Dip
* Ten Days to Self Discipline
* The Power of Now
* Personal Power (Tony Robbins)
* Warrior King Magician Lover
Some were easier reads than others, and I suspect I am unusual in that I have a pretty rigorous system for making sure I regularly review my notes, and implement exercises and ideas in the books, but I feel I'd be a very different person for the worse without the value these books have added to my life.
* 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
* Beyond Chocolate
* Driven From Within (Michael Jordan biography)
* Get Altitude
* How To Make Friends and Influence People
* Iron John (Robert Bly)
* Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
* Never Eat Lunch Alone
* Psychocybernetics
* Pulling Your Own Strings
* Ready For Anything (same author as GTD)
* The Dip
* Ten Days to Self Discipline
* The Power of Now
* Personal Power (Tony Robbins)
* Warrior King Magician Lover
Some were easier reads than others, and I suspect I am unusual in that I have a pretty rigorous system for making sure I regularly review my notes, and implement exercises and ideas in the books, but I feel I'd be a very different person for the worse without the value these books have added to my life.