i think my stance on self help books is as such:

- you can read as many as you want until you are 25
- THEN, you are only allowed to re-read the deeply transformational ones
- EXCEPT if something mind-blowing or highly time relevant comes along (i.e. nothing about habits, setting goals, or being a good person)

Is there a deeply transformational self help book?

I’ve always considered them to be recipe/ cook books

designer alchemy | everything is experimental |
a decade+ of consumer products | farcaster godview: /intelligent | self exploration: /tanishq

the best ones aren't really "self help" books, but Power of Now and Awareness definitely had a profound impact on my life, and I re-read them often

The Power of Habit and How to Make Friends and Influence People were tactically helpful to me at 18/19 but would feel silly to me today