* Tags:: [[selfhelp|Selfhelp]], [[Learning techniques|Learning Techniques]], [[Productivity sam altman|Productivity]], #🗞️Articles * Author:: [[tom-cleveland|Tom Cleveland]] (engineer @ Stripe) * Link:: [How to read self-help](https://tjcx.me/posts/defense-self-help/) * Source date:: [[2020-01-25]] * Finished date:: [[2020-01-01]] [[Knowledge is different than wisdom|Knowledge Is Different Than Wisdom]] >But this is a hallmark of wisdom: **it’s trivial to read but nearly impossible to put into practice** (...) we need lots of examples to drive this wisdom home. We should be more forgiving of self-help (the genre) and more forgiving of ourselves. Putting wisdom into practice takes requxires reading, reflection, and practice. ^1c6dcd