https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:45:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-favorite-self-help-book#post-2539852 Tue, 03 May 2016 13:17:19 +0000 Raindrop 2539852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hb3233: Haha actually a friend gave me the book ... gosh like a year ago! I haven't gotten around to read it. :)</p> <p>Edit : I'll let you know how I like it! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-favorite-self-help-book#post-2539845 Tue, 03 May 2016 13:15:20 +0000 hb3233 2539845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: hehe, hopefully you don't regret buying it :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-favorite-self-help-book#post-2539840 Tue, 03 May 2016 13:14:03 +0000 Raindrop 2539840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hb3233: Alright you convinced me. I'm going to read this book soon! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-favorite-self-help-book#post-2539834 Tue, 03 May 2016 13:12:11 +0000 hb3233 2539834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Yeah, I don't think we were that bad in terms of clutter, but still had scope for improvement!</p> <p>The basic idea is to keep only things that spark joy. Underlying this is a philosophy that your things need to be appreciated and taken good care of, and you can't do that if you have too much stuff. I actually like the idea of showing gratitude towards your stuff, though it may sound a bit cooky, because it's a good reminder to be grateful on a regular basis. Then she has specific tips on how to implement her method. Overall, it's a pretty light and easy read... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-favorite-self-help-book#post-2539824 Tue, 03 May 2016 13:04:11 +0000 Raindrop 2539824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hb3233: Yeah an bunch of my friends have read it and thought it was great... a lot of them had a lot of clutter but a lot of them didn't have that much... but I guess everyone has *some* clutter in their life they can improve on? Sorry I haven't read the book yet so I'm just assuming. :) This book has been recommended to me probably a dozen times but I just haven't had time or desire to read it yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-favorite-self-help-book#post-2539822 Tue, 03 May 2016 13:01:16 +0000 hb3233 2539822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: That would be awesome, at first I was skeptical about all the hype but I really do love the book's perspective! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-favorite-self-help-book#post-2539808 Tue, 03 May 2016 12:53:25 +0000 Raindrop 2539808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hb3233: I have actually heard a lot about this book!! :) Maybe you can present for the next book club / read along type thread. </p> <p>Right now I think someone started a "raising cain" read along which I'm trying to do too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-favorite-self-help-book#post-2539032 Mon, 02 May 2016 14:13:08 +0000 hb3233 2539032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: hah, yeah, I don't mind being out of that stage of life (at least the dating part of it!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-favorite-self-help-book#post-2538980 Mon, 02 May 2016 13:34:02 +0000 Raindrop 2538980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was single I really liked "he is just not that into you". It was really funny and uplifting! I must have bought 30 copies to give to my friends and family and they all loved it too. :) Luckily I am past that stage is my life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-favorite-self-help-book#post-2538717 Mon, 02 May 2016 10:12:03 +0000 hb3233 2538717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to be kind of skeptical of the genre, and the hype around certain titles. I recently read Marie Kondo's "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up", though, and it really resonated with me. For awhile it had felt just impossible to create space in my life for the things that are most important to me, and the clutter around our house was one manifestation of not being selective enough about what I let into my life. I've de-cluttered following her method pretty intensively and it's awesome. I'm trying to be more selective about what obligations I let into my calendar - and to say no more - as a cluttered calendar is an even bigger mental drain than a cluttered house. Hopefully I can make changes there as well. </p> <p>I'm curious what has resonated with others... </p>