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Hope this Helps: How to be Kinder to Yourself and Others
The world can often feel like a very scary, complicated and messy place. It's not always clear what is the correct thing to say, the best thing to do or the right way to be.
HOPE THIS HELPS offers an easy guide that can help you feel and do better, and gives guidance on things that can appear incredibly difficult to navigate. Centring tolerance, kindness and empathy, the book takes us back to our roots as a human race of simply wanting to connect, be heard and enjoy life.
Written in short, bite-sized entries, you can turn straight to the section you need depending on the challenge you're facing. Benjy Kusi will provide insight on . . .
- Why it's not selfish to choose yourself
- Why it's OK to change your opinion as you learn
- Why impact means more than intent
- Why we should listen to others more
- How we can be kinder online
And much, much more.
More than anything this book reminds you that not everyone can be everything all the time, but the little things each of us can do to make the world slightly better can amount to something incredible.
We hope this helps.
HOPE THIS HELPS offers an easy guide that can help you feel and do better, and gives guidance on things that can appear incredibly difficult to navigate. Centring tolerance, kindness and empathy, the book takes us back to our roots as a human race of simply wanting to connect, be heard and enjoy life.
Written in short, bite-sized entries, you can turn straight to the section you need depending on the challenge you're facing. Benjy Kusi will provide insight on . . .
- Why it's not selfish to choose yourself
- Why it's OK to change your opinion as you learn
- Why impact means more than intent
- Why we should listen to others more
- How we can be kinder online
And much, much more.
More than anything this book reminds you that not everyone can be everything all the time, but the little things each of us can do to make the world slightly better can amount to something incredible.
We hope this helps.
- GenresNonfiction
400 pages, Paperback
Published April 22, 2025
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January 18, 2026
Never heard of the author but the title caught my eye and I decided it was a good time to take this off my to read list. Things are hard and it can be sometimes easy to be hard on ourselves. Author Kusi shows us why and how we should be kinder to ourselves and to others.
Chapter by chapter Kusi talks about ways to be nicer to ourselves/others. Why it is not selfish to choose ourselves, how to apologize, how we can better approach those who are different from us or with whom we disagree, etc. Sometimes it might be counterintuitive, but sometimes it actually makes sense to do things like being kinder online.
To be clear Kusi definitely takes on some "harder" topics (why equity is more important equality, why we should acknowledge our privilege, etc.) but it is without judgement or lecturing. It is a more all-around approach that goes a little deeper than what seems like a surface-level self-help type of book.
All the same, I thought it was dull. While I have been trying to pay attention to these conversations for years so a lot oft his was very familiar to me. This felt more like a gentle introduction for people who really have not spent time or effort thinking about these things. I also would not be surprised if some felt this was a little too much self-help speak/tone for some, too.
Recommended for maybe someone who needs to be nudged in the right direction about some of these conversations but needs it framed as improving themselves. Bought as a bargain book and that was best for me.
Chapter by chapter Kusi talks about ways to be nicer to ourselves/others. Why it is not selfish to choose ourselves, how to apologize, how we can better approach those who are different from us or with whom we disagree, etc. Sometimes it might be counterintuitive, but sometimes it actually makes sense to do things like being kinder online.
To be clear Kusi definitely takes on some "harder" topics (why equity is more important equality, why we should acknowledge our privilege, etc.) but it is without judgement or lecturing. It is a more all-around approach that goes a little deeper than what seems like a surface-level self-help type of book.
All the same, I thought it was dull. While I have been trying to pay attention to these conversations for years so a lot oft his was very familiar to me. This felt more like a gentle introduction for people who really have not spent time or effort thinking about these things. I also would not be surprised if some felt this was a little too much self-help speak/tone for some, too.
Recommended for maybe someone who needs to be nudged in the right direction about some of these conversations but needs it framed as improving themselves. Bought as a bargain book and that was best for me.
May 9, 2023
An easy read and a good book to start with when thinking about what to start with when wanting to make a difference in the world
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