There's astrologers and there's others. Get a good one and well, set your expectations.
But in any case, the real astrologers don't simply exist to mouth platitudes and give you feel good motivation. And the dividing line between "self help" rubbish and sensible management books is rather thin. Some of them are definitely not bite size platitudes -----Original Message----- From: Srini RamaKrishnan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 30 March 2011 14:15 To: [email protected] Cc: Suresh Ramasubramanian Subject: Re: [silk] A crisis of confidence On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 3:45 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[email protected]> wrote: > India is hardly the only country where self help books, get rich quick in > 30 days books etc proliferate. I never implied that we are the only people who lack in confidence. Self help books are on New York Times Bestseller lists and Oprah Book club lists too. That's because self help books are "chicken soup for the soul". They are designed to soothe you, calm you down, and hopefully inspire you to confidence and action. The astrologer who predicts good fortune and happiness isn't actually prophesying, he's a placebo for the soul. So too these books. Indians and other third worlders seem to drink from the bottle of placebos more than most. Cheeni
