Comments on: Do Self Help Books or Blogs Really Help? http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/ My Photographic Life Sun, 20 May 2012 18:00:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr. Cason http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Dr. Cason Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:51:33 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=178#comment-522 Leanne- I am looking forward to visiting your site as you get it up and going. With all this talk about whether people do or don't like the self help books or blogs I realized that I am inherently interested in psych and the workings of the mind. I am particularly interested in cognitive therapy. I guess there are probably tons of people who are not interested in this though and spend their time on something else. Thanks for the congratulations- I was pretty excited too! I would love to have your sister visit the blog and offer her perspective!! Thank you for the kind words. I really appreciate it and look forward to having you back again! Leanne- I am looking forward to visiting your site as you get it up and going. With all this talk about whether people do or don’t like the self help books or blogs I realized that I am inherently interested in psych and the workings of the mind. I am particularly interested in cognitive therapy. I guess there are probably tons of people who are not interested in this though and spend their time on something else.

Thanks for the congratulations- I was pretty excited too!

I would love to have your sister visit the blog and offer her perspective!! Thank you for the kind words. I really appreciate it and look forward to having you back again!

]]> By: Leanne Magraith http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Leanne Magraith Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:51:58 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=178#comment-521 Like many of the other commenters here I agree that self help sites are useful in that they offer a different perspective. I have just started my self help / personal development site. I figure that thinking differently can be the catalyst to being/doing differently. So I guess if a site can plant the seed in your mind to get the ball rolling towards positive change then it certainly has value. By the way I know this is a bit late - fantastic to see your blog as NBOTW on Barbara's site. I love the way your words flow. My sister is a doctor (general practice) & her husband is a palliative care specialist. They have two girls and the youngest is asthmatic (so am I). I think she would be interested to read your blog so will be sending your blog address to my sister. Like many of the other commenters here I agree that self help sites are useful in that they offer a different perspective. I have just started my self help / personal development site.

I figure that thinking differently can be the catalyst to being/doing differently. So I guess if a site can plant the seed in your mind to get the ball rolling towards positive change then it certainly has value.

By the way I know this is a bit late – fantastic to see your blog as NBOTW on Barbara’s site. I love the way your words flow.

My sister is a doctor (general practice) & her husband is a palliative care specialist. They have two girls and the youngest is asthmatic (so am I). I think she would be interested to read your blog so will be sending your blog address to my sister.

]]> By: Dr. Cason http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Dr. Cason Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:05:14 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=178#comment-520 Kristen very good point! I always think that the bigger they are the more you tend to get lost. But the readership of PW's site is exactly who'd I'd be honored to come visit me! Looks like I'll stop lurking. :) I really appreciate the visit. Kristen very good point! I always think that the bigger they are the more you tend to get lost. But the readership of PW’s site is exactly who’d I’d be honored to come visit me! Looks like I’ll stop lurking. :) I really appreciate the visit.

]]> By: Kristin http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Kristin Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:59:33 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=178#comment-519 When I post a message on PW's site, I always read through the page that MY comment was posted on and usually one page back. I click on peoples names if I found there comment interesting or funny. When I read comments on other blog sites, I do the same - I click through and see who reads that blog, see if I like those folks and see if I want to continue reading the blog. Be sure to comment on PW's site more often - you already got two visitors for sure from her site - cool!! Have a great day! Kristin Kristins last blog post..<a href="http://ttelroc.blogspot.com/2008/07/going-to-target.html" rel="nofollow">Going to Target</a> When I post a message on PW’s site, I always read through the page that MY comment was posted on and usually one page back. I click on peoples names if I found there comment interesting or funny. When I read comments on other blog sites, I do the same – I click through and see who reads that blog, see if I like those folks and see if I want to continue reading the blog.

Be sure to comment on PW’s site more often – you already got two visitors for sure from her site – cool!!

Have a great day!
Kristin

Kristins last blog post..Going to Target

]]> By: Why I Don't Like Zen Habits http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Why I Don't Like Zen Habits Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:17:54 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=178#comment-518 [...] there had to be another reason. And while I was reading this post, by Dr Cason, it finally dawned on me. The reason I dislike some of Leo’s posts so much is because they [...] [...] there had to be another reason. And while I was reading this post, by Dr Cason, it finally dawned on me. The reason I dislike some of Leo’s posts so much is because they [...]

]]> By: Dr. Cason http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Dr. Cason Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:32:36 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=178#comment-516 Lissa- Another PW visitor! Yeah :) I've never heard of that book. I'll have to keep it in the back of my mind. (or bookshelf- which is in the closet-not a lot of space here!) Cath- It does get redundant after a while which is why I don't talk about self improvement all the time. Since I write everyday I like to rest with recipes and photography. See the beauty and chill a little while. :) Lissa- Another PW visitor! Yeah :) I’ve never heard of that book. I’ll have to keep it in the back of my mind. (or bookshelf- which is in the closet-not a lot of space here!)

Cath- It does get redundant after a while which is why I don’t talk about self improvement all the time. Since I write everyday I like to rest with recipes and photography. See the beauty and chill a little while. :)

]]> By: Cath Lawson http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Cath Lawson Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:44:24 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=178#comment-509 Hi Dr Cason - I'm a self help book junky and I think they're great if we take something from them and actually apply it to our lives. But it's easy to spend so much time reading and so little time doing. I was thinking about the Zen Habits blog. Some of the posts are amaingly useful but I find others irritating and repetitive. But on reflection, I realised that they need to be that way because we learn better through repetition. Cath Lawsons last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SuccessPasscode/~3/332539160/" rel="nofollow">No More Bold Advice</a> Hi Dr Cason – I’m a self help book junky and I think they’re great if we take something from them and actually apply it to our lives. But it’s easy to spend so much time reading and so little time doing.

I was thinking about the Zen Habits blog. Some of the posts are amaingly useful but I find others irritating and repetitive. But on reflection, I realised that they need to be that way because we learn better through repetition.

Cath Lawsons last blog post..No More Bold Advice

]]> By: Dr. Cason http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Dr. Cason Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:09:56 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=178#comment-506 Linda- How'd I miss you? :) I haven't tried any podcasts. How does that work? Do you have to pay for them or does you just download it? I lost my ipod too! I don't know how! I have to work on organization a little more! Kristin- Welcome! How did you see my comment? She has sooooo many! I never have left a comment because I thought it would get lost!!! Very well put about the "that's not for me part" and then later on it's just for you! Funny how that is! Linda- How’d I miss you? :) I haven’t tried any podcasts. How does that work? Do you have to pay for them or does you just download it? I lost my ipod too! I don’t know how! I have to work on organization a little more!

Kristin- Welcome! How did you see my comment? She has sooooo many! I never have left a comment because I thought it would get lost!!! Very well put about the “that’s not for me part” and then later on it’s just for you! Funny how that is!

]]> By: lissa http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/comment-page-1/#comment-504 lissa Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:00:32 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=178#comment-504 I read The Politically Incorrect Wife by Nancy Cobb And Connie Grigsby. It was very good. I am not overly religious (is that spelled correctly) but this book really helped my marriage. By the way, I love your site. I checked it out after reading your comment over at PW's. I plann to be a frequent drop in. Lissa lissas last blog post..<a href="http://stilldiggingforgold.blogspot.com/2008/06/going-south.html" rel="nofollow">Going South</a> I read The Politically Incorrect Wife by Nancy Cobb And Connie Grigsby. It was very good. I am not overly religious (is that spelled correctly) but this book really helped my marriage.
By the way, I love your site. I checked it out after reading your comment over at PW’s. I plann to be a frequent drop in.

Lissa

lissas last blog post..Going South

]]> By: Kristin http://drcason.org/2008/07/11/do-self-help-books-or-blogs-really-help/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Kristin Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:05:18 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=178#comment-503 Hello! I saw you comment on PW's site and had to come on over. Looks like I'll have to bookmark your site! I love self--help books. I read a million of them in my 30's but now that I am in my 40's I am finding that I am UNDERSTANDING them now. I can actually see the relationship between the way I act and the way others treat me. I finally understand that if I wake up happy and grateful that my day will be infinitely better. If I don't like something that is mentioned in a self help book or blog, I just pass over it. I think - ooh, that's not for me and move on. Sometimes I've found that the info that I passed over two years ago is interesting to me now. Have a great day! Kristin Kristins last blog post..<a href="http://ttelroc.blogspot.com/2008/07/going-to-target.html" rel="nofollow">Going to Target</a> Hello! I saw you comment on PW’s site and had to come on over. Looks like I’ll have to bookmark your site!

I love self–help books. I read a million of them in my 30′s but now that I am in my 40′s I am finding that I am UNDERSTANDING them now. I can actually see the relationship between the way I act and the way others treat me. I finally understand that if I wake up happy and grateful that my day will be infinitely better.

If I don’t like something that is mentioned in a self help book or blog, I just pass over it. I think – ooh, that’s not for me and move on. Sometimes I’ve found that the info that I passed over two years ago is interesting to me now.

Have a great day!
Kristin

Kristins last blog post..Going to Target

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