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          THESE




          BOOKS WILL



          CHANGE



          YOUR LIFE





          Really! We read a pile of self-help
          books to see which might.



                  ost self-improvement books
                  make hard-core demands
         Mon their readers. There’s the
          endless list-making, the constant
          inventorying, the patronising
          assertion that life will all be fine
          if you just ‘breathe’. Thankfully,
          some authors have cottoned
          on to the fact that we just want
          some good old-fashioned advice
          encased in a pretty book. These
          are they...



          The Career One          it—the salary, unlimited free tea   The Healthy One
                                  bags, et al. Mike shows you how
                                  to follow your dreams without
                                  suddenly yelling, ‘I quit, and I
                                  hate everyone here’ in the
                     When To      middle of Monday’s 11am               The 4 Pillar   love. Mainly pasta.
                     Jump by      meeting.                              Plan by
                     Mike                                               Dr Rangan   What’s actually in it? It
                     Lewis,       What’s actually in it? Real-life      Chatterjee,   consists of four sections: Eat,
                     amazon.                                            amazon.in,
                     in, `227     stories from those who left dead-     `639      Sleep, Relax and Move, with
                                  end jobs to pursue dream                        detailed breakdowns on how to  By: CATRIONA INNES, HUMRA AFROZ KHAN, AND MEGHNA SHARMA; Photograph: BIKRAMJIT BOSE
                                  careers, with Mike’s take on                    incorporate healthy habits into
          Why should I listen to him?   what you can learn from them.   Why should I listen to him?   all areas of your life.
          Because all the bosses you                      Because he’s a doctor. And
          admire do. We’re talking Arianna   Best piece of advice? “I feared   he’s cool. And he’s also been   Best piece of advice? That we
          Huffington and Sheryl Sandberg   life without a regular pay cheque.   on television. (He’s the resident   need more Akkermansia
          (who loves him so much, she   An older friend didn’t seem too   medic on a UK series called   Muciniphila in our diet. It’s a
          even wrote the foreword).  concerned: ‘Careers are long,’   Doctor In The House.)  type of gut bug that’s
                                  she told me.” You might be                      associated with weight loss,
          Who is it for? People who really,   worked up about your decision   Who is it for? Those of us who   and can be found in onions,
          really hate their job, but also like   now, but it’s unlikely you will be   want to be healthy without   garlic, artichokes, and broccoli.
          all the benefits that come with   in 10 years’ time.  giving up the things in life we   Rangan is mad about gut flora.

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