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Here are 10 self-help books that offer real, useful advice to help you understand yourself better and make positive changes in your life.

They sometimes blame the individual Most self-help books promote an internal locus of control, the belief that we are responsible for everything that happens to us.

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These claims are compelling. They make me pause and ask a deeper question: Are self-help books really helping us? I’ll say this up front: One book cannot change your life.

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Most self-help books are not rooted in neuroscience, psychology or behavioral science. They’re anecdotal, motivational or philosophical; while that can be useful, it isn’t evidence-based science.

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