Thread by @keeperssaga

People in my mentions: "Different #SelfHelp books work for different people. That's why there are so many."

Different books work for different people is proof that they don't work because self help books are designed to be universal. 1/5

https://twitter.com/keeperssaga/status/1567656802921156608

The entire industry is predicated on the idea that these books are offering universal solutions to universal problems. Like that's the pitch!

Here is the one size fits all guide to
-getting a girlfriend
-being more confident
-getting out of debt
-losing weight. 2/5

#SelfHelp books market themselves on the idea that complex problems can be solved through a series of steps that - if followed correctly - will produce positive results every time.

"Visualize what you want and the law of attraction will bring it to you." 3/5

And when these methods inevitably fail, blame is placed on the individual for not doing it right instead of recognizing that the remedies prescribed in these books were never sound to begin with. 4/5

If we need a 1000 one size fits all guides to acing a job interview, then clearly none of them are a one size fits all guide to acing a job interview.

But that's what they all claim to be. No SH book will ever say "This might work for some of you but probably not for most." 5/5