The Chronic Consumer

Every once in a while, I like to read self-help books, particularly ones that have generated lots of buzz. For example, I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad after seeing it stay on top of the bestseller list for so long, and What Color Is Your Parachute? after everyone insisted it was the key to finding my true calling in life. I actually got some good information out of those titles (well, at least out of one of them!) and am glad to have read them.

Now I’m getting that self-help urge again, so I’ve been trying to figure out which ones I’m going to tackle next. I think it’s high time that I finally take a look at The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, a hugely successful book about the Law of Attraction, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, which is supposed to be one of the best self-help books around.

I know this is not exactly beach reading, but I like to change things up from my usual fiction titles from time to time!