Skip the self-help – no one is perfect

By Felicity Duncan.I was browsing at a bookstore a few days ago and noticed that one entire wall of the room was devoted to self-help titles. There were hundreds of books, all variations on the theme of "Here's how you can be better than you are.".It made me think of this article, an interview with Danish psychologist and author Svend Brinkmann, whose recent book Stand Firm argues that it's in our best interests to just ignore the self-help movement..___STEADY_PAYWALL___.According to Brinkmann, self-help is an endless cycle – no matter how much you optimise your productivity or improve yourself, you're never really done. Instead, he suggests accepting your imperfections and learning to live with the imperfections of those around you. Good advice..In Premium today, you can listen analyst Dobek Pater explain exactly what has gone wrong for MTN in Nigeria. You can read about the warnings global media have for Cyril Ramaphosa and you can learn about the new line of iPhones that are coming our way.

Skip the self-help – no one is perfect

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