Indeed, they’re short-lived for me as well, added it to my comment. As per Sturgeon’s law, most ‘self-help’ books are not very good, but just about any are a good refresher of some of the basics - like Focus on the goal or Make goals measurable, and track the progress etc.
In daily use, probably Getting things done has been the most influential for me—maybe because it’s mostly about a number of useful techniques, rather than thinking too much about them.
Indeed, they’re short-lived for me as well, added it to my comment. As per Sturgeon’s law, most ‘self-help’ books are not very good, but just about any are a good refresher of some of the basics - like Focus on the goal or Make goals measurable, and track the progress etc.
In daily use, probably Getting things done has been the most influential for me—maybe because it’s mostly about a number of useful techniques, rather than thinking too much about them.