[WhiteBlueSkies]

By not reading things like "how to get the most out of...".

[tester457]

Why not, it can be a helpful starting point for self reflection.

Do most people even truly reflect on themselves, or do they lead lives of quiet desperation, the stereotyped unconscious despair?

Any thing that encourages introspection is good in my book.

[CommieBobDole]

Bold of you to assume self-reflection is some sort of antidote to desperation and despair.

[Apocryphon]

If not an accelerant!