Self improvement resources

I've started NoFap on August 1st, I spent way too much time focusing on chicks and obsessing over stupid shit that dont matter, ive decided to work on myself, to start reading which ive never really done before, learn a different language a start a new hobby. The books ive just ordered are supposed to be the best 2 for self improvement.
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle and also
The Alchemist a fable about following your dream.
Hope this helps I'm yet to read them but should be good

 

What do you want to improve about yourself?

 

If you have Netflix, watch I am not your Guru with Tony Robin's. It's a great documentary and will change your perception completely

 

Power of Now is it

 

Have a religious conversion lol

 

I don't get it.

But if you want to improve your written communication, I recommend a dictionary.

 

I definitely agree with you, however i do feel that amongst all the charlatans out there, there is some absolute gold amongst the rubble...

 

I find self-help stuff difficult because it invariably feels trite to me (sorry!), but I love @Jagliana's journal (here) because her husband and her are super-good at spending time on self-help stuff and she summarises what they learnt in her journal most days.

 

I totally disagree that all self help is a trap, it's about taking on board what is useful and applying with repetition. Most who say these are useless are the ones who don't practice it enough and expect there life to miraculously change without putting in the work. Anyway what's the harm in reading a book and paying 10 or 20 bucks for it... it's not going to kill you is it???