What if becoming better has less to do with doing more? Five books challenge self-help clichés with sharper ideas about solitude, perfectionism, purpose, self-awareness and meaningful personal change ...

Are you up for some psychologically helpful summer reading? It's not surprising that a well-chosen book would aid self-improvement in the general population. But meta-analyses also report ...

One of the most popular literary genres is self-help, more recently termed self-improvement or personal growth. Over 18 million copies of self-improvement-focused books are sold every year, generating ...

Self-help books offer advice for becoming a better version of yourself, but fiction offers something different: a chance to ...

For years, the language of self-improvement has followed a familiar script. Be better. Do more. Fix what is broken. Optimise every hour, habit and emotion. While this mindset has fuelled productivity ...