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Displaying all articles tagged:
Self Help
celebrity
Mar. 1, 2024
Jay Shetty’s Backstory May Have a Few Holes
He built a self-help empire off claims that he had lived as a monk in India. A new report alleges he was actually filming YouTube videos in London.
By
Danielle Cohen
you should be writing
Jan. 10, 2024
How to Write a Book Right Now
Jami Attenberg and the mysterious case of the 1000 words.
By
Choire Sicha
how i get it done
Jan. 2, 2023
Of Course Julia Cameron Still Does Her ‘Morning Pages’
How the author of
The Artist’s Way
and the upcoming
Write for Life
gets it done.
By
Bindu Bansinath
book review
Feb. 16, 2022
Sheila Heti Does It the Artist’s Way
Her novel
Pure Colour
is strange, even incoherent. But it also has the power to make you feel better.
By
Jennifer Wilson
advent calendar 2021
Dec. 17, 2021
Gift of the Day: Give the Gift of Presence
A book that’ll help you figure things out.
By
Andrew Nguyen
culture
Apr. 7, 2021
Oh No, a White Self-Help Guru Has Some Thoughts on Privilege
Rachel Hollis, of
Girl, Wash Your Face
fame, has apologized after comparing herself to Harriet Tubman.
By
Amanda Arnold
the cut podcast
Mar. 10, 2021
Get Out of Your Head
Weed, TikTok, and water tanks — we tried it all.
By
the Cut
resolutions
Jan. 15, 2019
Help Me!
Author Marianne Power Read All the Self-help Books So You Don’t Have To
A single Londoner learned how to take the self out of self-help.
By
Joanna Scutts
science of us
Dec. 21, 2018
The Best Health and Science Books of 2018
Featuring dreams and social anxiety and psychedelic drugs.
By
Edith Zimmerman,
Katie Heaney,
and
Melissa Dahl
you are a badass
Dec. 19, 2018
Jen Sincero Thinks You Should Be Rich
And that has made her very, very rich.
By
Katie Heaney
hope this helps
May 4, 2018
The Painfully Obvious Productivity Advice I Guess I Needed to Hear
Do less.
By
Melissa Dahl
self-help
May 4, 2018
My Afternoon Manifesting My Career Goals
With L.A.’s next big self-help guru.
By
Leah Rodriguez
power
Jan. 23, 2018
The School Teaching Women to Ask for What They Want
Kasia Urbaniak started The Academy to share a simple lesson — and amid #MeToo, it’s more relevant than ever.
By
Lizzy Goodman
self-help
Dec. 13, 2017
Man Claims Self-Help Group He Joined Is Actually a Sex Cult
A new lawsuit alleges Gratitude Training, which offers personal development seminars, is a cult.
By
Lisa Ryan
stuff
Oct. 10, 2017
The Minimalists Want You to Be Happy With Less
And in a country where many struggle, they’ve found a huge audience.
By
Kyle Chayka
voyages
Sept. 29, 2017
Seven Days on the Oprah Cruise
At sea with a ship full of superfans, including my mom.
By
Allison P. Davis
politics
Aug. 1, 2017
Anthony Scaramucci’s Next Move Is ‘Working on Being the Best Person He Can Be’
He also addressed those
Dancing With the Stars
rumors.
By
Claire Landsbaum
self-help
July 10, 2017
Woody Harrelson’s Instagram Is My Favorite Self-Help Book
His inspirational memes really make you think.
By
Lisa Ryan
May 30, 2017
How the Self-Esteem Craze Took Over America
Sometimes, ideas that are a bit scientifically suspect catch on because they are too good to not believe.
By
Jesse Singal
self-help
Dec. 13, 2016
Status Anxiety About Happiness Is a Dumb American Habit
Are you happy
enough?
By
Drake Baer
Aug. 3, 2016
Big Goals Can Backfire. Olympians Show Us What to Focus on Instead.
It’s about the process, not the results.
By
Brad Stulberg
Feb. 4, 2016
Entitled Millennial Workers of the World, Unite!
Generation Y’s sense of entitlement is a political force worth nurturing.
By
Eric Levitz
recommendations
Jan. 6, 2016
This Terrible Self-Help Book Is Actually Making Me a Better Artist
Join me: Surrender to
The Artist’s Way
.
By
Meaghan O'Connell
dvr this
Nov. 2, 2015
Your Favorite Self-Help Book Will Soon Be a TV Show
A show based on Kondo-ing will absolutely spark joy.
By
Allison P. Davis
cleaning in
May 21, 2015
De-Cluttering Is the New Juice Cleanse (and Equally Annoying)
Stop telling me about
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.
By
Maureen O'Connor
productivity
Oct. 29, 2014
The Case for Self-Affirmation Is Getting Stronger and Stronger
A simple, very beneficial behavior.
By
Jesse Singal
mind hacks
July 11, 2014
How to Talk to Yourself
Referring to yourself in the second-person is a little weird, but it seems to work.
By
Melissa Dahl
the self-help industry
Jan. 3, 2014
Q&A: Jessica Lamb-Shapiro, the Self-Help Guru for Skeptics
Promise Land
sheds light on the oversaturated genre – and offers its own kind of help along the way.
By
Allison P. Davis
cult goop
Dec. 13, 2013
Cameron Diaz Is Writing a Goopy-Sounding Self-Help Book
It probably involves gluten-hating.
By
Allison P. Davis
the power of passive thinking
Nov. 26, 2013
How to ‘Secret’ Christy Turlington Into Your Life
Using the law of attraction for only the most important things.
By
Allison P. Davis
love and war
Jan. 6, 2013
Elizabeth Wurtzel Confronts Her One-Night Stand of a Life
I am 45 and have been living like I’m 25 since I was 15.
By
Elizabeth Wurtzel
self-help
Jan. 6, 2013
The Carefully Cultivated Soul of SoulCycle
“Come on, you sexy spin bitches.”
By
Alex Morris
starting over yet again
Mar. 8, 2010
Self-help Author Falls for Oldest Line in the Book
He told her he’d “moved out of the marital residence and would soon be getting a divorce.”
By
Jessica Pressler
kudos
Aug. 8, 2007
Hey, Publishers: Get These Booker Prize Nominees in Stores!
Finding a home for four longlisted novels in America.