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self-help

[self-help, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈhɛlp, ˈsɛlf- /


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There is no shortage of articles, books, and social content aimed at curbing what is framed as a lack of discipline, often with a focus on self-help or weight management.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

While in custody, he obtained a master’s degree and completed multiple self-help programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

A thread of fraudulence enters Mr. Gutjahr’s story with the self-help fatuities of Helena Blavatsky and L. Ron Hubbard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"That means we've got to set a budget for this year, there's got to be some savings, some self-help, some revenue raising over the years ahead."

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

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.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


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