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Why you should read self-help books

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We're often encouraged to be dismissive of the idea of self-help books, but The School of Life explains why reading in order to grow emotionally is one of the most serious and important of all literary tasks.

How was ancient Greece and Rome’s approach to self-help books different from today?

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