Lessons:
Accepting a situation means acknowledging the reality of what's here, including any negative feelings. It does not mean resignation.

The real benefit isn't eradicating something, but becoming more conscious of what you let in.

Recognise bad moods generally arise from HALT (Hungry, angry, lonel

Whilst often very funny, this is not as good as Burkeman's other book The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking due to its format - it reproduces his brief Guardian columns, meaning that each section is brief and tends to finish just as it gets interesting. Also, whilst he

I just love, love, love Oliver Burkeman. It's like he is writing just for me. There are about 80 two-page chapters, each analyzing a different part of the self-help industry. Everything from "How to be interesting" to "Change your life in 7 days," which are hilarious and absurd, to the evidence-base

I mostly read this book because it was so hilarious. It's full of making fun of the self-help industry, while also give some self-helpy tips on the way, just in case you we're interested. I guess it's audience is really we who happens to read a lot of self-help, but are really sceptical at the same

El libro de autoayuda definitivo. El autor examina todos los clichés modernos de la autoayuda sobre todo tipo de temas (relaciones, trabajo, salud mental, productividad...) y los deconstruye con mucho humor e ironía, quitando la tontería y la palabrería para quedarse con lo útil, lo práctico, lo val

I’m not much of a fan of the self-help genre and I believe that most self-help books do little for their readers other than inducing a greater sense of self-loathing and diminished self-worth when those readers fail to convert themselves into better people overnight. How many copies of ‘How to Win F

Lots of references to other material that I have read which I found very interesting to begin with. After a while though I realised the book itself contained far too many references to an abundance of different material in the self help field but with very few insights from the author. This left me

Not your usual self-help book, thank heavens! This book is like Burkeman's own literature review - he looks at the evidence for various popular theories and systems, combining this with his own opinion and trials and errors. He has a wonderful wry humour and relates well to the material, trying it o

I couldn't quite give it a fourth star, but it was an enjoyable read. Mainly, I like the snarkiness of the author. Maybe not as obnoxious as Simon Cowell, but in the same spirit. Here's an example:

THE ANTI-SECRET

The Secret, a self-help book that is one of the most extraordinary publishing successes