And so it begins. I have a huge amount of books I have not read and it's about time I did.
So one book finished per week for a year. That should take a decent chunk out of the backlog for me.
Book One: 59 Seconds by Richard Wiseman.
It's a book that looks at the popular theories or facts (supposed facts) of Self Help and re-examines them based on actual scientific experimentation and either proves, disproves or upsets the apple cart all together.
It's a great read because there's no "believe" or "suggest" or anything else fluffy. Just cold hard science. And a good sense of humour.
Among my favourites were how to act in a job interview that will get you remembered positively, how to persuade people to come round to your point of view and how to praise your kids without setting unreal expectations (spoiler alert: praise the effort not the result).
I recommend it to anyone who is addicted to self help books and is not getting results. It will not make you feel better, but it will help you understand how it works. The rest as they say is up to the reader.
NEXT WEEK: The Empty Mile by Matt Stokoe.
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