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If only self-help books could help us find what it promises, that genre would eventually self-disintegrate or wouldn’t be required anymore. On the contrary, ever since Dale Carnegie wrote the bestseller “How to win friends and influence people” in 1936, we know for a certainty, the self-help genre has not only grown into a 10 billion dollar worth industry, but has also captured the hearts and minds of every human being. But questions still linger even as our hearts remain restless — are we really happy, notwithstanding those dancing emoticons on our Facebook post? Are we at peace with our neighbors, if not with our Boss? Can we unabashedly say we are free from the fear of death? Did we really make those quick bucks and if so, did they really stick with us and more importantly, helped us overcome the challenges during COVID19 lockdown? Or can we say, without batting an eyelid, that we aren’t worried about our future? Self-help books like “You can win,” “The art of happiness,” “The mill...

Since the invention of sliced bread, there has never been a time where we were more technologically and intellectually advanced than we are today. And yet the same time, Suicide, Depression, Divorce, Social fragmentation seems to have hit an all-time high. Oh, yes! we have invented a quick intellectual solution to counter these issues of 21st century also  – –  Self Help ! In 2016, the U.S. self-help industry was worth about $9.9 billion dollars, according to a report from Research and Markets . Market researchers have predicted that the industry will be worth $13 billion dollars within the next three years, by 2022. What is "Self Help" industry? This industry generates tons of self-help books (like "You can Win", "The power of positive thinking", "You can heal your life" , etc), blogs, TV Shows, Positive TED talks, social media GIF's  – –  all produced and directed by Self-help Guru's, Life Coaches and sometimes by digital APP...