Monday Blogcrawl

I have been absolutely immersed in a self-help book in recent days, y ou won't be surprised to hear. And what is the book? Dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp's simply brilliant The Creative Habit. You really must read it. And in the meantime, here is some more self-helpey stuff from the net this past week:

Do we want the answer or the solution?

• A Letter to those who feel hopeless about life 
• Why kindness has repurcussions
• David Harman does a  video review of Rob Yeung's E is for Exceptional!
• A review of Pragmatism: A Reader, which is edited by Louis Menand, who wrote the quintessential history of the Metaphysical Club
• The Prosperity Gospel is taking Zimbabwe by storm
• Self-help writer Alison Patton joins the anti-optimism bandwagon
• Simple Mindfulness urges us not to let our passions die 
• Cheryl Richardson offers some advice on how to start the day
• A fabulous affirmation from Louise Hay 
• A blogger writes about studying self-help books 
• A sculptor is inspired by Tama Kieves