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Thursday, July 5, 2007 12:00 AM

Does self-help breed helplessness?

Jennifer Niesslein hired diet, financial and other gurus to help her perfect her life. She tells Salon what advice worked, and what drove her batty.
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  • Thursday, July 5, 2007 07:59 AM

    Self-Help Advice for the Human Race

    From Sarah in London: "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."

    Can we get that inscribed on the entrance to every government office, institute, parliament, congress, academy, school, library, temple, church, mosque and shrine in the entire world? Would that be difficult to set up?

    —ChrisWren Read ChrisWren's other letters

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