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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this and not because I'm a self-help junkie or because I'm unhappy, but because she is relatable and honest. It's a thinking book. I rolled my eyes at some of the things she did and some of her book choices. It was worth it.
adventurous
funny
inspiring
reflective
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
I read this book in one sitting and it’s the first time in ages I’ve thought you know what it’s okay to be me? A little bit messed up but working on it
I’m so glad this book was written and the author for putting her story out there it helped a lot!
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This book was enlightening, refreshing and fun to read. Marianne takes us on a journey through her experience through 12 different self help books, and shows us how she changes after reading them.
I appreciated her honesty about the selfishness of the self help world, and about a lot of the ridiculous things she put herself through. Her writing was funny and frank and I loved hearing about her experiences.
I appreciated her honesty about the selfishness of the self help world, and about a lot of the ridiculous things she put herself through. Her writing was funny and frank and I loved hearing about her experiences.
The initial premise of road testing a new self help book each month gets derailed when some of the advice causes the author to behave in ways that were detrimental to her. Then follows a more exploratory look at mental health and why you might be looking at self help books in the first place.
A friend recommended this book because I’m interested in personal development and I’m glad that she did. A certain part of me felt smug reading this, compared to Marianne I had my life together. But like Marianne I had to work to get there. Perhaps I don’t push myself out of my comfort zone often enough but sometimes every day things will scare me and I keep going.
Marianne planned to read one self-help book a month, for a year. But life got in the way, momentum was hard to maintain, and it stretched out to 16 months. She did read those 12 books with varying degrees of success. She would seem to find what she was looking for in one book then lose it when she turned to the next. I think to make these really successful you need to stick to the philosophy of one book or idea instead of trying several potentially conflicting ones.
She narrowly misses reading a book I read and loved; Get Rich, Lucky Bitch by Denise Duffield Thomas. – I’ve even done the online course that’s attached to it. Come to think of it, I’ve done an online course on dating too, perhaps online courses are my self-hep books. – I think she could have really got into Denise’s work which is all about having earning good money while living a good life rooted in self love.
Some of Marianne’s experiences are universal, like that crazy voice in your head and trying so hard to make things better that you just make them worse. She had some great epiphanies as her year(ish) progressed including that “we think we want to change but we don’t really…it’s too scary” alongside worries she was a “spoilt brat” and the whole thing was “self-indulgent nonsense.” Perhaps the most relatable moment was when she ran into someone more enlightened and she “couldn’t tell if (she) wanted to punch her or be her.” Marianne also discovered therapy, something I think everyone should do, and her therapist pointed out that all the self-help books in the world won’t help as you’re still reading them from the same brain.
At the core of this book is a real person. Brenè Brown talks about the importance of vulnerability and writing this book was an act of vulnerability. I’m so invested in her life now, I want to know how she is, is she doing ok?
Marianne planned to read one self-help book a month, for a year. But life got in the way, momentum was hard to maintain, and it stretched out to 16 months. She did read those 12 books with varying degrees of success. She would seem to find what she was looking for in one book then lose it when she turned to the next. I think to make these really successful you need to stick to the philosophy of one book or idea instead of trying several potentially conflicting ones.
She narrowly misses reading a book I read and loved; Get Rich, Lucky Bitch by Denise Duffield Thomas. – I’ve even done the online course that’s attached to it. Come to think of it, I’ve done an online course on dating too, perhaps online courses are my self-hep books. – I think she could have really got into Denise’s work which is all about having earning good money while living a good life rooted in self love.
Some of Marianne’s experiences are universal, like that crazy voice in your head and trying so hard to make things better that you just make them worse. She had some great epiphanies as her year(ish) progressed including that “we think we want to change but we don’t really…it’s too scary” alongside worries she was a “spoilt brat” and the whole thing was “self-indulgent nonsense.” Perhaps the most relatable moment was when she ran into someone more enlightened and she “couldn’t tell if (she) wanted to punch her or be her.” Marianne also discovered therapy, something I think everyone should do, and her therapist pointed out that all the self-help books in the world won’t help as you’re still reading them from the same brain.
At the core of this book is a real person. Brenè Brown talks about the importance of vulnerability and writing this book was an act of vulnerability. I’m so invested in her life now, I want to know how she is, is she doing ok?
Really enjoyed this book. It was easy to read and I found her emotions and thoughts very relatable. I also loved her takeaways from the whole experience.
I dont read self help books as my some friends say I like the dark murder stuff and i dont think there is a market for that 😀But I was intrigued about this having read a piece in newspaper. I went through all emotions with the writer. I laughed, wanted to give her a big hug, at times a good slap but most of all I wanted everything to turn out okay for her. One thing is certain I will never read a self help book after this