On Mon, 2013-08-26 at 12:37 +0530, Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote: > > Perhaps I've just met the wrong demographic among those who read > self-help > books, but most of those who have pushed such books at me were fairly > successful - and I wasn't aware of any failure that prompted them to > read > such books.
Interesting observation and here is my explanation The person/s who pushed such books were "fairly successful" in your eyes, but they might feel that they are not successful enough. I have seen this among several colleagues of mine, who have, from time to time referred to self improvement books or courses they have attended. shiv
