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One could very reasonably argue that the Longevity, fitness and diet category of books are to the 2010’s-20’s what Self Help and Get rich quickly nonsense was to the 1980’s-90’s. The Chicken Soup, 7 Habits, Rich Dad Poor Dad were part of those books.
Generic, lazy stories and mostly ghost-written vacuous, repetitive nonsense. Every book is just a version of another one. Any book you read today will generically talk about: managing stress, sleeping enough, what supplements are game changers, how one hack makes all the difference, being mindful, eating enough fiber and protein, strength training, ‘stretching’ and finding what works for ‘you’. Of course, generic time management tips and some form of exhortation to take care of ‘yourself’.
This is lazy, self-evident advice. People mostly know this stuff. What they want is excuses for why they can’t do it.
Most people know eating too much makes them fat. Most people know that going to the gym is good for them (that is if they actually lift weights and work out with reasonable intensity), most people know they need to sleep more and on time.
But we need to look busy. And we need excuses for not doing things. Most excuses are some version of I can’t train now since my mom in law’s cat attacked the neighbours hamster and I had to give it CPR. And the doctor told me not train for two-four weeks after giving a hamster CPR.
Or it’s festive season. So it’s time to unwind. Most people are unwinding all year round. Physical exertion is the rarity.
The book most of us need to read can be fit on one A4 sheet. Actually it can be fit on one little slip:
Stop watching or texting crap, sleep on time, walk to places, go start lifting some weights with reasonable intensity and figure out how much and what you need to eat. And do that for years.