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Extremely Useful, But Nonexistent, Self Help Books

“Sometimes you don’t need to be your best self, just a better self.”

Kyrie Gray
Nov 4 · 5 min read

The self help industry is filled with books promising to transform you into the best version of you. Yet these books often make one fatal assumption. They think we want a life like theirs. Yet what if this is not true? What if you simply want to learn to exist in…

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Kyrie Gray

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Freelancer, comedian, and illustrator. Writes humor, practical advice, and about life. Check out Jane Austen’s Wastebasket for most of my funny scribbles.

Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Humor inspired by the literature, history, and other non-lucrative college courses

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