I wish someone would do a study on self-help books/materials, to see if they actually have ever helped anyone.
My issue is not that the advice they give is necessarily wrong, but it's that the format usually goes something like this:
1. Survey lots of "successful" people.
2. Identify common behaviors of these people.
3. Recommend that other people practice these behaviors.
I mean, just look at the title, "Never eat alone". I don't doubt that most successful people have a wide network and rarely eat by themselves. I just don't think that telling an introvert, or worse, someone who is painfully shy, that making them engage in a behavior that is naturally uncomfortable for them will lead to equivalent level of success. I kind of feel like it's the same as telling an alcoholic "stop drinking".
My issue is not that the advice they give is necessarily wrong, but it's that the format usually goes something like this:
1. Survey lots of "successful" people.
2. Identify common behaviors of these people.
3. Recommend that other people practice these behaviors.
I mean, just look at the title, "Never eat alone". I don't doubt that most successful people have a wide network and rarely eat by themselves. I just don't think that telling an introvert, or worse, someone who is painfully shy, that making them engage in a behavior that is naturally uncomfortable for them will lead to equivalent level of success. I kind of feel like it's the same as telling an alcoholic "stop drinking".