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.
And I’ve seen people who work on self-improvement say that the motivation needs to be refreshed and maintained, so reading (or rereading) self-help books might be a standard approach.
Yes, I have had the same experience, although it always seems short-lived.
Perhaps it says more about the technique of consuming motivational self-help books, more than the techniques described inside.
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.
And I’ve seen people who work on self-improvement say that the motivation needs to be refreshed and maintained, so reading (or rereading) self-help books might be a standard approach.