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On blogging & which blogs I'm reading

Some people maintained their blogs on regular weekly, monthly and yearly bases. My blog was in the forgotten and neglected land. I'm aware that some bloggers generate income form their blogs, my blog had started as a personal journey for writing discoveries. So the blog wasn't the goal of itself. It was a mean to an end. Moving forward, and after reading some exceptional, & inspiring blogs, I changed my mind on blogging. The blog by itself is an art, people use it in many different ways, to inform, entertain or for self discovery. So perhaps I can delve into some topics that I'm interested in, and write about them. I wasn't in the past consistent blogger, from now I try to find my rhythm by publishing on regular basis. I'm not sure yet, if it'll be weekly, but at least I should aim to publish monthly. I admit that the blogs I enjoy reading currently are personal finance blogs and its a big & huge thing, these kind of blogs attracts many comments by si...

When self help isn't enough?

I admit in my previous life I was and maybe still I am to less degree, self improvement, self help, psychology books reader junkie. I read/listen to the good the bad and the ugly from: the flow, codependet no more, the 7 habits of successful people, Freud, Deepak Chopra, Anthony Robbins, Christopher Howard, the 80/20 principle, positive thinking, cognitive therapy, learned optimism, the secret and its variations, the art of war, how to win friends and influence people, feel the fear and do it anyway and many other countless books. What really strikes me first with psychology books and self help books is that you feel the guilt, that it is your fault you are not good enough or work hard enough or smart enough to achieve, you can’t recognise an opportunity and run with it or network the right way with the right people to advance your career.   Well let me tell you, I have also happened to be interested in reading about sociology the individual living in and within the larger society...