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self-help

noun as in psychobabble

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Serving others expands our capacity for gratitude more than any motivational quote on Instagram or self-help book ever could.

"I kept a journal to gain more self-awareness about my tendencies and read self-help books," says Dayna.

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Tate’s profile only rose afterward, and he began amassing a following as a self-help guru for young men.

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In the decades that followed, Colored people strove to educate themselves— organizing, creating self-help groups, running for office, fighting to change laws, founding schools, and so on.

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She situates the rise of OneTaste in the context of the wellness and self-help industries, “lean-in” feminism and the start-up culture of Silicon Valley, and she pays homage to its founding ideals.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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