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A few common themes echo throughout forthcoming self-help titles: attention is a limited resource, there’s value in a curious mindset, and kindness toward oneself can be as crucial as kindness toward ...

Some books inspire you for a week, and then some quietly stay with you for years, shaping the way you think and live. These ten self-help books belong to the second kind. They don’t just talk about ...

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